View to the modern Warsaw, a photo from Mazowieckie, East

Photographer's Note

View to the modern Warsaw, The Śródmieście district

Śródmieście district could be called the cultural and recreational heart of the capital. Many cultural and sport events of local, national, and international importance are held there. The biggest number of museums, galleries, theaters and cinemas are located here as well as a complex of monumental parks.
The area is home to the most important national and municipal institutions, many businesses, higher education establishments (e.g. Warsaw University, Warsaw University of Technology and Medical Academy) and theatres. It is also home to most of the tourist attractions in Warsaw, including the tallest building in Warsaw (234 m), the narrowest street (5.3 m), the oldest university (est. 1809), the oldest public park (opened 1772), the oldest secular monument (1644) and the oldest historical building (13th century).
The name is also colloquially used for Warszawa Śródmieście railway station.

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of June 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,631,902. The area of the city covers 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the city's agglomeration covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area – Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 9th largest city in the European Union by population.
"Warszawianka" is widely considered the unofficial anthem of Warsaw. On 9 November 1940 the City of Warsaw was awarded the Silver Cross of Poland's supreme military decoration for courage in the face of the enemy, the Order Virtuti Militari for the heroic defence in 1939.
Warsaw is also known as the "phoenix city", as it recovered from extensive damage during World War II (during which 80% of its buildings were destroyed), being rebuilt with the effort of Polish citizens. Warsaw has given its name to the Warsaw Confederation, Warsaw Pact, the Duchy of Warsaw, Warsaw Convention, Treaty of Warsaw, Warsaw Uprising and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.(Skyscrapers of Warsaw & wikipedia)

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bayno (18348) 2011-12-10 0:34

Hi George, graphics and exceptional texture, great depth and clarity, it might have been beautiful in B&W, beautiful shot, have a good WE, valter

rbassin (27472) 2011-12-10 0:43

Hello George
Une vue impressionnante,j'aime le POV qui permet de voir loin entre les toures, avec les détails du premier plan.
Bon W-E
Roland

vasilpro (41801) 2011-12-10 0:55

Hello George,
Wonderful architectural composition with splendid details, excellent POV and perspective, beautiful view, lovely soft light and colors, very good clarity and sharpness, TfS!
Have a nice weekend, Vasilis.

JFS (32459) 2011-12-10 1:04

Hello George,
Effective shot of modern architecture, very appealing and well done. I love it!

Enjoy the WE!
Cheers,
Juan

vrabieionut (2189) 2011-12-10 1:27

Hi George,

This is a good point of view...Tall buildings, no empty space. i really like your dense composition here.

Have a nice weekend,
Ionut

jemaflor (146168) 2011-12-10 1:50

Hi George,
Well framed from this pov and presented in a good vertical format, impressive buildings, great contrast with your last shots with historic monuments ...

Silvio1953 (220443) 2011-12-10 2:21

Ciao George, great POV on fantastic buildings, wonderful graphic and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

siudzi (34141) 2011-12-10 2:24

Hello George,

A truly great image of the InterContinental Warsaw Hotel located in the centre of the city. Your unique point of view provide me with a really unusual sight on it. Thank you for that!:)

Have a nice weekend!
Malgorzata

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mkamionka (73198) 2011-12-10 2:35

Hi George,
brilliant composition with the whole in the building well visible. Plus I like the background filled with the cubical architecture. Fantastic geometry. Sadly you did not have a great light but I see you tried to compensate it with the processing.
Very interesting POV, well seen and captured,
M

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-12-10 3:04

Hello George,

Love the green colors of the hotel. What a pleasant image to look at. The colors, sharpness and graphics are superb. The architecture is equally beautiful. Well chosen pov.

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2011-12-10 3:12

Hi my dear George

Sorry for my late reaction weekday as usual, but I enjoy your garalley very much. A little different style as you but still impressive secenary shot.
Marvelous clear and sharp presentation indeed.
Thanks for sharing with your finest work and have a good Saturday,
Best regrads.

Takero from cold sunny Nagoya(my birth place)

timecapturer (49288) 2011-12-10 3:34

Hi Gyorgy
lovely contrasting shot when compared to the beauty that you have shown us in this series. Love the composition and crop here it is very effective and the fg building is really unique in design. Hard to believe how many high rise blocks are in this town, they look like they go on forever. Excellent execution as always.

Wishing you a peaceful weekend - regards Brian.

ChrisJ (171146) 2011-12-10 5:30

Hello George

It's good to see architects breaking away from the traditional rectangular block style of skyscraper. And the color deviates from the mundane grey or white, to this nice green shade. Tfs!

francio64 (39888) 2011-12-10 5:53

Hi George,
vedo che anche tu ti appassioni con il grafismo ottenuto fotografando grattacieli.
Buono il risultato qui!

TFS!
L'Assessore

npecanhuk (79329) 2011-12-10 6:05

Hi George!
Now, a more modern Poland!
I like it!
Very attractive architecture & urban picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov, vertical format, black & whtie borders and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

jlbrthnn (76043) 2011-12-10 6:21

Hello George,
It is the district of the superlative degrees. The photo is very spectacular, with this building in overhang, hardly supported by frail one pillar, very impressive. Excellent quality of the realization. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Sergiom (117241) 2011-12-10 6:22

Bonjour George

On n'imagine pas d'ici Varsovie avec des immeubles modernes à l'architecture audacieuse comme celle-ci. Par contre, les couleurs ne déparent pas du centre historique.

Bon weekend

Serge

Schnappilic (9692) 2011-12-10 11:12

Hello György,

You found a very original way to play with these buildings architecture. The result is wonderful. Congratulations!

Have a nice week-and!

Ovidiu

cornejo (61504) 2011-12-10 12:00

György Szia, tetszik ez a szép képet az érdekes épület, egy jó kép jól áll, és végre világosan és mélységét, és nagyon jó a jól végzett munka, gratulálok barátom. Jó éjszakát és boldog vasárnap. TFS.

Üdvözlettel.

Angel.

siamesa (28231) 2011-12-10 16:07

Boa noite George

Very good to see the other side of Warsaw, although I prefer the old houses with its marvelous architecture.
Abraços
maria

jjcordier (79299) 2011-12-10 23:28

George
Une image qui nous change du Varsovie historique mais qui est superbement réalisée avec un cadrage excellent et une belle unité de tons verts. Une très bonne photo!
Amicalement
JJ

dkmurphys (79209) 2011-12-11 0:37

Hi Gyorgy,
First I thought this is a NY photo. Very nice POV, so attractive composition.
Have a nice Sunday.

jhm (211734) 2011-12-11 0:55

Witaj György,

We get here a excellent picture of it modern Warsaw.
Excellent image with the modern architecture as subject.
The skyscrapers are the real eye catchers.
Composition and presentation are very well. TFS.

Have a nice Sunday,
John.

sacavem (18620) 2011-12-12 6:56

Olá George,

In Portuguese :)

Esta é uma construção interessante e massiva eu gosto da área circundante, boas cores e gestão de luz, bem visto e feito. Vertical perfeita, nem cabe no meu monitor é necessário fazer scroll, :)

Tenha um bom dia,
Filipe

macjake (98256) 2011-12-12 11:53

Hi George
great to see the modern side too.
Love the style of composition.
its a collage full of concrete and glass, hundreds of windows all over the frame.
wonderful visual effect.
cheers
craig

kordinator (8738) 2011-12-13 1:47

Hello György
Wonderful modern buildings perfect captured.
I like composition ang grafics effects.
It is so attractive image.
Fantastic job.
Best wishes
Saša

pauloog (11751) 2011-12-15 14:52

Hello George,
A fine graphism and at the same time a lot of details to discover, well done.
Regards,
Paul