Krasiczyn Castle, a photo from Podkarpackie, East

Photographer's Note

Hi there,

Today a piece of architecture from my homeland. I took this picture in Krasiczyn.

It is a village in Przemy¶l County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn. The village has a population of 440. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemy¶l and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

I tried to dug out some info about castle itself, and below are few bits I was able to find:

Located on the Przemy¶l – Sanok route, near a crossing of the San River, the castle in Krasiczyn is one of the most magnificent and impressive pearls of the polish Renaissance Time Period. Its construction was begun in 1580 by Stanis³aw Krasicki, a descendant of the Masovian nobility of the Rogala army of coat, continued and eventually accomplished by his son Marcin in 1631. Marcin Krasicki was regarded as an outstanding patron of art in Poland at that time, who transformed an austere fortress, erected by his father, into a splendid mansion which was named after him and so was a town encompassing a nearby area.. In spite of many fires and wars, the castle has almost maintained an unaltered shape from the beginnings of 17th century, built in a form of a quadrangle with the walls pointing to the four quarters of the globe. Each corner of the castle has a cylindrical tower, called Divine, Papal, Royal and Knightly. The rectangular and specious courtyard is surrounded by the rooms and chambers from the north and the east, whereas the south and the west curtain walls are topped with a beautiful attic. In the middle of the western wing, where the Rectangular Tower Clock stands there used to be the main entrance. This is also where a road from a once existing town led to, over a moat and through a drawbridge.
Another exceptionally valuable architectural element of the castle is a chapel located in the Divine Tower, compared to the King Sigismund’s Chapel of Wawel. Ornaments such as a richly carved portal, loggias, arcades and the unique murals - sgraffitos are really tremendous and spectacular. Construction works were designed and supervised by Italian architects and the interior decorations were executed by artists of Przemy¶l. The significance of the castle was approved by numerous visits of the Polish kings, some of which were Sigismund III Vasa, Casimir and August II. After the Krasicki family passed away leaving no successor, the whole estate was inherited by the Modrzewski, Wojakowski, Tar³o, Potocki and Piniñski families, respectively. In 1835 the Piniñski family sold it to the Prince Leon Sapieha whose family possessed the estate until 1944, greatly contributing to its development. They renovated the castle, opened a sawmill, a brewery and a farming machinery factor, being active in social fields of the region as well. After World War II when the state took the castle over, a forestry school was located here. From 1973 to 1996 the Car Factory (FSO) took patronage and it was a rest center. In 1996, as part of the FSO’s liquidation process, the castle was taken over by the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) in Warsaw. The renovation works carried by the Agency turned the castle into a modern tourist, hotel and catering base called the Castle and Park Complex. The top class of this facility and the quality of services was confirmed in 2000 by The European Castle Hotels & Restaurants – a programme grouping hotels and restaurants in historical buildings.
(source:http://www.krasiczyn.com.pl/en/index.html?p=p_28&sName=historia)

Have a nice evening Folks,

pauloog, bartekp, lousat, snunney, jjanczyk, alvaraalto, jurek1951, feather, shevchenko, danos, bobocortis, Longroute, Tukan-T5 has marked this note useful

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GREGG (7888) 2009-10-04 10:15

Witaj Dariusz,
dobra ,czysta praca.
Miły dla oka HDR, co nie jest zbyt częste.
Pozdrawiam Grzegorz

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-10-04 10:20

Witaj Darek,
to juz jak dlamnie jest formula 1 w fotografi,poprostu super,piekna architektura,kolorystyka dobra(bd)ostrosc i ladny kadr,pozdrawiam
Jurek

gilou530 (34) 2009-10-04 10:20

salut dariusz
un contraste qui est fabuleux dans cette photo ca donne une ambiance spéciale qui met ce chateau en valeur de la meilleure des facons plus cette perspective qui nous guide droit dessus, un ciel qui rehausse le haut de l'image, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

bosskokoss (2272) 2009-10-04 10:29

Witaj Darku. Ładny ten zameczek, zachęca do odwiedzin.
Bardzo ładny kadr, świetna głębia i ostrość. Pozdrawiam
Piotr.

bergese (6699) 2009-10-04 10:39

Une belle perspective et un super pdv sur ce château.Le chemin pavé est trés beau et le ciel nuageux ammène un contraste trés sympa.
Bonne soirée Isa

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2009-10-04 10:47

hi dariusz,
great picture, excellent contrast and sharpness, good saturation.
technically flawless.
bravo.

bye

alessandro

pauloog (11751) 2009-10-04 10:57

Hello Dariusz,
A crystal clear view o nthe castle with both the paveway and the clouds leading the eye to the centre.
Regards,
Paul

boa (8039) 2009-10-04 11:09

Hi Dariusz,
a great castle to visit,and a very fine castle to photograph. Especially when the result is like this.
Excellent perspecive and very sharp all the way.
Well done !
Have a nice evening.
Boa

angie-barcelona (2784) 2009-10-04 11:10

Hi,

the sky is... superb! Great!!!

Regards,

Gemma

bartekp (4746) 2009-10-04 11:15

Cześć Dariusz,

Bardzo ładne światło na fasadzie zamku. Chmury nadały trójwymiar temu zdjęciu.

Pozdrawiam
Bartek

Pablo25 (3186) 2009-10-04 11:32

witaj Darku,
znakomita odslona Panie kolego, wzrok leci w glab az do pieknego zamczycha. Kompozycja wzorowa, wykonanie mistrzowskie, a sam obiekt mmm... jak z bajki.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

Fis2 (155762) 2009-10-04 11:35

Czesc Darek!
Widze, ze dotarles do Krasiczyna...
Ciekaw jestem na ile sie zmienilo nalepsze bylem dosc dawno tam.
Ciekawa kompozycja z przesunieciem osi kadru.
Co do kolorystyki to juz Twoj znak firmowy.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Bartleby (13552) 2009-10-04 11:56

Hi Dariusz,
impressive perspective! Technical quality is top-notch as usual. I like that.

Philippe

zanzi (13690) 2009-10-04 12:22

Hi Dariusz
You are a master in managing colors and light. And you did again a great job with this one.
Bravo
Chris

raszid62 (18457) 2009-10-04 12:32

Cze¶æ
Ten zamek to naprawdê pere³ka wsród polskich pa³aców. Ta brukowana droga na mo¶cie wspaniale prowadzi wzrok ku przepiêknej budowli. Wspania³e kolory i doskona³a kompozycja kadru.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

dkeus31 (27739) 2009-10-04 13:07

hi Darek
a nice wide anlge shot of the castle, the light is also good, congratulations
didier

yquem46 (38752) 2009-10-04 13:10

Top quality shot Dariusz
Sharp, luminous and well composed with the bridge and the clouds both leading the eye to the main subject
very well done
regards
patrick

Ireneusz1970 (524) 2009-10-04 13:34

kapitalne, bomba!!
extra kolory i fantastyczna ostrość. jestem pod wrażeniem
Irek

lousat (130061) 2009-10-04 14:43

Hi Dariusz,this is a wonderful pic....a beautiful castle,a fantastic sky,perfect lights,impressive colors....all is at the top of quality...my best compliments for the very interesting note about this place unknown for me before,have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

emka (152388) 2009-10-04 23:03

Witaj darek, jeszcze nie widziałam takiego ujęcia Krasiczyna. Fantastyczna głębia, kolory. Znakomity kadr. Pozdrawiam i zyczę miłego tygodnia

Małgorzata

JanD (0) 2009-10-05 1:14

Czolem Darku!
Kiedy tam bylem, zamek byl w remoncie i nie przedstawial sie tak okazale. Jak masz chwile, rzuc okiem na moj Krasiczyn sprzed lat.
Pozdrawiam.

snunney (130967) 2009-10-05 1:24

Hello Darek,
The cobbled bridge makes a wonderful perspective and lead line towards this very imposing castle. The dramatic sky suits the mood perfectly. I like the difference in style between the two flanking towers, your note is very useful here. Superb lighting and colours. Perfect sharpness throughout.

pablominto (53746) 2009-10-05 1:33

Hello Dariusz,

The low point of view adds strength to the lead-in!
Interesting medieval architecture, that brings my mind to contemporary fairytales...
A fine dynamic composition with good details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

macjake (96157) 2009-10-05 2:01

Hello Dariusz

this is one of your best!!

the long entrance you've captured, makes me want to walk right up to it and knock on the doors!

Fabulous wide angle shot, with brillant cloud coverage.
excellent clarity and depth of field

I'm adding it to my favorite list!
Craig

ymrk (15099) 2009-10-05 3:16

Oooops!You had taken at an impressive angle Dariusz.There is a very great depth,and we have been affected than it...
Congratulations!

Yağmur

jjanczyk (2579) 2009-10-05 6:28

Czesc Darek,
Doskonala praca!
Fantastyczna kolorystyka, swietny POV.
Super notka.
Pozdrawiam

jafadabret (56501) 2009-10-05 7:38

Bonjour Dariusz.
Cette photo est très impressionnante avec la perspective de la voie pavée très nette qui aboutit à l'entrée du château. La lumière et le ciel ajoutent à la beauté de l'ensemble.
Une belle réussite !
Amical salut !
Jacques

ophelcia (0) 2009-10-05 11:28

Ach DAREK DAREK....normalnie chyba Cię polubię...
Na kartkę w kalendarzu...
G.
Ach nawet dodam do faworitów, a co mi tam...

alvaraalto (42354) 2009-10-05 11:42

Hi Darek,

Excellent composition with the low POV and the access road leading to the gate.
Good choice to place the gate a little away from the centre in the picture.

Groet Rob

feather (51130) 2009-10-05 15:02

The architecture is wonderful; very unusual. Excellent composition with good use of the perspective to carry the eye through the scene. The depth is first rate, as the first cobble on the road is as sharp as the castle itself. Well done
Kath

shevchenko (20560) 2009-10-05 19:05

Hi Dariusz,
Fantastic color and lighting, still able to see soft sunlight shining on the wall, good pov to include big part of bridge for leading our vision to the castle, goof perspective and good balancing of symmetry, well done.
Ally

danos (110407) 2009-10-06 0:26

Good morning Dariusz,
excellent perspective and POV of this castle with the sharpness and the clarity to be fascinating.I like the depth that created from the corridor as the whole building outlined against the blue sky.Perfect.

Have a nice day,Danos

maxmitzu (455) 2009-10-06 0:56

Hi,
another great shot from you. What a amazing sky, your point of view is great. The building is very well sharped.
Very good composition.
All the best

mkamionka (61366) 2009-10-06 8:24

Czesc Darku,
bardzo urokliwa architektura. Slyszalem czesto o tym miejscu ale nigdy nie mialem okazji zobaczyc. Zreszta jak juz wspominalem nie bylem za wiele na wschod od mojego rodzinnego miasta...
Ladna perspektywa: bliskosc lewego muru wprowadza ciekawa gre linii. Swietnie dopracowany HDR.
Pozdrowienia
M

carper (96) 2009-10-06 8:27

marvelous shot Duriusz
a fantastic perspective, good balance, fine details a very good photo job and I like it a lot. this is a top shot of your hand. have a good evening.
regard jaap

bobocortis (16090) 2009-10-06 10:56

Hello Dariusz.
Great perspective and depth, colors, contrast and fine sharpness are great too.
Best regards.
Bobo.

Longroute (19600) 2009-10-06 11:22

A classic composition with an incredible dof and sense of prpective which does justice to this remarkable castle.
The light is perfect and so is the framing that focus our attention to the door and tower at the end of the mall. The excellent clarity create a fine sense of reality: only some knights riding horses towards the castle are missing to feel that time has stopped at Middle Age.
Well done,
Donato

chawax (20764) 2009-10-06 14:48

Hi Dariusz,
Wow, great view ! You used very well the path to the castle to give some depth to the photo. The light is absolutely fantastic and sharpness is excellent. I really love it !
Regards,
Olivier

ManuMay (36447) 2009-10-07 9:45

Witaj Dariusz!!

Absolute composition and definition!!

Great point of view usung the path to lead our view...very good, an amazing sky all over and superb definition!!!

Great one more time my friend...

Have a nice day...

Manuel

Graal (103040) 2009-10-08 8:19

Czesc,
Krasiczyn w pelnej krasie. Piekny zamek, fajne ujecie z dluga perspektywa chodnika. Podoba mi sie.
Pozdr. Al.

cargus (13363) 2009-10-09 23:52 [Comment]

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sacimar (38173) 2009-10-10 14:55

Hi Darek,

excellent picture! I love the castle, the perspective is excellent, great details and colours, good light management as well, great job!

Have a good sunday!

Sergio

john1 (4028) 2009-10-10 15:03

Hi Dariusz,

Wow, what perspective and depth of field.
The sky is beautiful and wonderful architectural details.
a masterpiece of composition.
One of the best I've seen today, the contrast is excellent.
good evening.
john

Juntas (7960) 2009-10-13 7:03

HI Dariusz. Wonderful details on this picture that has a great clarity. Your pov is very good with the road and the wall leading to the entrance. Very nice colors and a great sky. Wonderful work. Best regards. Paulo

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-10-14 1:24

Czesc Dariusz! Bardz dobry POV, doskonale ujecie, swietna kompozycja. Bardzo dobra kolorystyka. Imponujaca fotografia. Klaniam sie!

ilDottore (5252) 2009-10-31 11:30

Hej Darku,
Uparcie trzymam się polskich klimatów w Twojej galerii.
Zamek w Krasiczynie słusznie zebrał tyle pozytywnych ocen: przepiękna kompozycja, interesująca architektura, inteligentnie wyzyskane zalety ultraszerokokątnego szkła... Do tego super kolorki i definicja.
Zaprawdę, Signal Womb może iść się paść.
Już od dawna jesteś lepszy od niego.
Czas chyba na żółtą Trójeczkę i zarobić trochę na swoim hobby... ;)
Pozdrówki!
Krzysiek

pajaran (102782) 2010-02-03 0:49

Pozdrav.
Dvorac kao u bajkama, dobra perspektiva i oblaci, neko je ovde nekad uzivao, lepa fotografija i arhitektura.
Prijatan dan, Paja.

Google.

Hello.
The castle, as in fairy tales, good prospects and clouds, someone here once enjoyed, beautiful photography and architecture.
Nice day, Paja.

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2010-05-05 3:35

Cześć Darek,
nigdy na żywo nie widziałem zamku w Krasiczynie.
Ale jako dziecko, oglądałem książkę moich rodziców "Zamki i pałace" i widząc Twoje zdjęcie, te rysunki stanęły mi jak żywe przed oczyma.Ba, rysunki.Urywane obrazy mego dzieciństwa.
Oto siła fotografii!
Piękny obraz, piękna perspektywa, piękny kolor.
Serdeczne pozdrowienia Tomek
PS I znowu nie zauważyłem,że mi "wyszły" małpy.
Oczywiście, pełna małpa!!!