Ruins of Carmelitan Monastery in Zagorz, a photo from Podkarpackie, East

Photographer's Note

Hi there,

The ruins I've captured on this photo are located in Zagorz - a small town in county Sanok, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. In other words - about 10 minutes drive from where I grew up :)

The monastery is believed to have been buit in early XVIII century, funded by Jan Franciszek Stadnicki. In 1714 according to some sources the monks have settled in the the place for the first time, however the construction works were not been finalised until 1730. The core aim of the monastery was to become an asylum for local community in case of war or any threat of that kind. The location of the Monastery is also typical for Carmelites, who usually built their monasteries on high hills, a bit on the side, being quite exposed and visible.

It didn't take long for the monastery to be attacked - the first battle involved Russian army in 1772 . During that time it suffered quite significant damage and although it was later re-built it never really regained its initial blilliance. Then in 1822 there was a huge fire in the monastery premises which significantly destroyed the construction of the roof. The true cause of the fire was never discovered. Seven years later the monastery was officially disbanded, with some of it's sacral equipment moved to the parish church in Zagorz, where they still can be found today. For the next 135 years the monastery remained unoccupied. In 1957 Carmelites tried to rebuild and restore the monastery, however this initiative was not successful.

Up until now the ruins remain unchanged. There are some minor preservative works done by local authorities, however due to lack of funding - the ruins remain as you can see. I would recommend visiting the place - its really picturesque.

Happy Halloween Folks :)!

Modeste, atljax, fotomis, macjake, mkamionka, jafadabret, Graal, subhendu_bagchi, jurek1951, shevchenko, Longroute has marked this note useful

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Tweety (4546) 2009-10-30 11:05

Bonjour Dariusz,
Une belle image de ce monastère avec des couleurs superbes. Peut-être faudrait-il quelque peu redresser les perspectives pour la statue du fond.
Bravo à toi.
Christophe

Modeste (638) 2009-10-30 11:20

Very pleasant picture, well composed, the colours're saturated and the photo's sharp.
Nevertheless, I agree with Tweety, there's an important problem od perspective. If you agree, I'll make a workshop, hoping a good result.

[workshop] [compare]

Pablo25 (3186) 2009-10-30 11:30

czesc Darek,
bardzo fajnie pokazane od dolu z bajecznym niebem i ostroscia co niemiara. Sama budowla jest rowniez bardzo urocza i chetnie bym pospacerowal dookola i cyknal pare fotek. Nie wiem tylko jaki problem z perspektywa widza moi dwaj przedmowcy?! Jak dla mnie rewelacja.
pozdrawiam, milego wieczoru
Pawel

chawax (20764) 2009-10-30 11:49

Hi Dariusz,
A nice point of view, excellent light and fantastic colours one more time, with a great sky in particular. Sharpness is excellent. Just a shame there's a little distortion because of wide angle, I think it could have been easily corrected with a PP software ;)
Regards,
Olivier

Adrian_S (1179) 2009-10-30 11:54

Hello Dariusz!

Very interesting color saturation! Is it PP, or did you really use a perfect exposure? Nevertheless, I'm impressed.

All the best
Adrian

Ola_Kwiatek (0) 2009-10-30 11:56

Wspaniale ruiny, robia wrazenie, ruiny ktore zyja i to w sensie doslownym, mysle o tym drzewie, ktore wyroslo na kamieniu. Ekstra kolorki.
3maj sie

bema (26591) 2009-10-30 11:59

Witaj Darek,

really very fine colors here, and a motive what is worth to be captured, like your good pov..
you got a magical light for this wonderful picture..

have a nice weekend, greetings Bernd

sacimar (38171) 2009-10-30 12:01

Hi Darek,

excellent picture! the details are impressive... I like these ruins, colours and light are beautiful, you have a good eye to capture this type of sites, congratulations,

Happy Halloween!

Sergio

pajaran (102612) 2009-10-30 12:26

Zdravo iz Cuprije.
Bogata istorija manastira, steta sto se ne obnovi i sacuva za pokolenja. Odlicne boje pokazuju pravo stanje arhitekture. Dobar rad.
Sve najbolje, lep sutrasnji dan, Paja.

LOOOK13 (19046) 2009-10-30 12:33

Salut.
Trés belle photo, avec une trés belle lumière, le cadrage est approprié, des couleurs superbes, et les nuages que l'on peut comparer a de la fumée sortant tout droit de cette ruine...
Bravo.

gilou530 (34) 2009-10-30 13:05

salut dariusz
une lumiére etdes couleurs magiques qui mettent en valeur ces vieilles ruine, un excellent travail comme d'habitude
amitiés
gilbert

macjake (96157) 2009-10-30 13:07

Hi again Dariusz

This is one of your best, one of my favorites
I'm certainly going to add it my my list.

the blue sky creates such a wonderful contrast, and the whispy clouds are a bonus.

Great detail and sharpness in the stones.
excellent work
have a great Halloween!
Craig

john1 (4028) 2009-10-30 13:10

Hi Dariusz,

Wonderfull composition , once again.
Very fine architecture view of the ruins monastery.
Great blue sky with excellent sharpness and beautifull
light.
Have a good day.
john
Ps sorry for the mistake of the datum

Fis2 (155599) 2009-10-30 13:23

Czesc Darek!
Miejsce dobrze mi znane, klimat tam jest fantastyczny.
Ruiny ciekawe i jest co focic.
Jak zawsze ladnie to zrobiles ale powiem Ci szczerze, ze dla mnie za cukierkowo :(
Moze dla tych co tam nigdy nie byli to jest super.
Ale moje zdanie nie umniejsza wartosci Twojej pracy.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

ophelcia (0) 2009-10-30 14:10

WOW, świetna kiszonka:)
Bardziej przypomina mi wyspiarskie klimaty, więc napis POLAND mnie zmylił:)
Nie wiem o co chodzi z tą perspektywą, lewa ściana przypomina mi MACAU:)

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2009-10-30 14:39

HI DARIUSZ,
INTERESTING BUILDING AND NOTES. NICE P.O.V WITH EXCELLENT COLORS AN P.O.V.

BYE
ALESSANDRO

pauloog (11751) 2009-10-30 14:47

Hello Dariusz,
A fine view of the ruins on a summer day, well profiled against a dream sky.
regards,
Paul

mkamionka (61206) 2009-10-30 15:09

Witaj Darku,
poza granatowym niebem zarosniete ruiny wskazywalyby na Irlandie :)
Bardzo ladne wykonanie tradycyjnie zreszta.
Najwiekszym atutem zdjecia jest chyba wlasnie niebo. Doskonale podkreslone w PP. Znaczki na niebie sa bardzo atrakcyjne.
Ciekawe ze mam okazje zwiedzic troche Polski dzieki Twoim zdjeciom, Nigdy nie bylem w tych okolicach.
Nie zastanawiales sie zeby ewentualnie poprawic perspektywe tak zeby wyprostowac te Matke Boska?
Piekna praca oglada sie z przyjemnoscia i ciekawoscia.
Pzdr
M

wolf38 (30) 2009-10-31 0:26

Hello Dariusz. Here you show an all round successful photograph. Composition, light and colors are best. Good technical quality. Compliment. Best regards, Wolfgang .... and a nice weekend.

swiatopelk777 (0) 2009-10-31 1:41

Cze Darek!
Ciekawe, czy tu straszy o polnocy. Bardzo frenetyczne ruiny, ale kolorki sielskie, anielskie.
Pozdro!

raszid62 (18457) 2009-10-31 3:00

Cze¶æ
Przez moment my¶la³em ,¿e te ruiny to w Irlandii.
Piêkne zamczysko, chyba jeszcze lepiej prezentowa³ by siê w zamgleniu i deszczu. Ciekawe , czy tam straszy. Super niebo.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

ciakgiak (30) 2009-10-31 8:43

Hello Dariusz,
the view of these ruins is very pleasant, it's a very interesting site.
As usually the image is very well saturated, the colours of the field and of the sky are really superb.
Have a great WE.
Giorgio

ilDottore (5252) 2009-10-31 10:27

Hej Darku,
To teraz w Polsce rządzisz? :)
Wypracowałeś już własny, od razu rozpoznawalny styl!
Kolejne zdjęcie, gdzie Autora bym wskazał bez pudła. :)
Piękna kompozycja, rewelacyjne niebo i kolory.
Happy Halloween zatem!
Krzysiek

jafadabret (56501) 2009-10-31 12:17

Bonjour Darek.
Ces ruines sont très belles sous l'excellente lumière et devant un ciel magnifique. Belle prise en contre-plongée !
Amicalement
Jacques

emka (152182) 2009-10-31 15:54

Witaj, ale super kolorki! Byłam w Zagórzu, kilka razy nawet, ale nie pamietam tych ruin. Bardzo malownicze. Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-10-31 16:00

Hello Dariusz
the perspective here is very nice. The light also. You also find a very nice subject for picture
Bertrand

Graal (103040) 2009-11-01 0:56

Czesc,
ciekawie wygladaja te ruiny na tle zieleni i mocnego blekitu nieba. Fajna gra swiatla i cieni. Jednak statyw umozliwia robienie zdjec w swietnej jakosci a mnie sie najczesciej nie chce dzwigac. Cale szczescie, ze moj Tamronik jest jasny.
Pozdr. Al.

carper (96) 2009-11-01 1:20

marvelous shot Dariusz,
good composition, fine atmosphere, good contrast, a pleasure to look at, nice photo job here.
regard jaap

jimkil (1706) 2009-11-01 1:28

Hi Dariusz
Blues are a tad strong but the light is beautiful and the sharpness is pin-stripe. Good to have foreground green to contrast with blue, with nice wispy cloud formations.
Well done
Jim

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2009-11-01 3:41

Hi Darek,
very picturesque perspective here taken with nice light and a great POV. The colours are fascinating. Nice to the shed in green foreground. Very well done.
Congrats.
Have a nice sunday.
Subhendu

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-11-01 13:21

Witaj Darek,
fotka dak doskonala ze zadnego warsztatu jej nie potrzeba,super przedstawione ruiny,dobra kolorystyka,pozdrawiam
Jurek

pablominto (53746) 2009-11-02 22:21

Hello Dariusz,

I like the point of view, looking slightly upward and showing the ruin on background of the blue sky!
The angle of light gives the structure a fine 3D effect, I notice the sharp fine detail and vivid colours...

Greetings,
Pablo -

shevchenko (20560) 2009-11-02 22:56

Hi Dariusz,
You were shoot on the right time, while clouds painting the sky, sunlight and shadows are painting the field, good frame to the damaged church and statue, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

andywo (4725) 2009-11-07 12:23

Czesc Darek
To jest jedno z najlepszych zdjec tego monasteru jakie widzialem. Jest na nim wszystko: fascynujace ruiny, figura NMP i nawet sylwetki turystow, a mocne kolory dodaja zdjeciu uroku. Swietny kadr i wykonanie.
Gratuluje!
Andrzej

Longroute (19600) 2009-11-12 4:32

One of your classical composition with an ancient monastery (or other monument) taken by a low pov so that it can stands out very well from a gorgious blue sky! The lovely sideway light gave you intese colours and long shadows which make the composition more intriguing. The ruins are very evocative and that tree on top of them is so characteristic and picturesque. I like also the presence of the two people with the red garments.

I don't know why some people can't accept the perspective distorsion which is the natural vision when a building is shot from below. I don't like the ws, it adds nothing to the beauty of the composition and on the contrary there is a evident lack of sharpness.

Best regards,
Donato

Yves-triga (5149) 2009-12-25 9:10

Hello dariusz,
very nice perspective beautifull color with a spendide sky.
very nice realisation.
I wish you a Merry Christmas
Yves

siam2005 (1566) 2009-12-30 6:50

Bellissima foto di una interessante opera architettonica.
Eccezionale cromia, ottimo il POV..
Il cielo sempra disegnato, complimenti. Bello scatto
Anna