Uniate Church in Kostomloty Photo

Photographer’s Note

Wooden Uniate St. Nikita's the Martyr Church from 1631 in Kostomloty (southern Podlasie). Church reconstructed in 1852. Refurbished in 2002. The only Uniate (Greek-Catholic) parish in Poland.
"The beginning of the second millennium was marked by a fracture within the European Christian family. In 1054, unity in communion was broken between the Eastern (Byzantine) and Western (Latin) Church. Two independent centres of ecclesial authority evolved, one in Rome, the other in Constantinople. From this time onward the term, „Orthodox” was used to denote Christianity linked with Constantinople, and the term, “Roman Catholic” for that linked with Rome. Before that time the names "Orthodox" (i.e., faithful to the truth) and Catholic (i.e., universal) where considered complementary and could be used interchangeably. Several centuries later efforts were made in an attempt to re-establish unity between Constantinople and Rome. In Latin the word „unio” signifies unity. Thus the community of the Greek (Byzantine) rite, which adopted reunion with the See of Rome, was called the „Uniate” Church. Within the territory of the Republic of „Obojga Narodów” Russian and Roman Catholic Bishops came to an agreement - establishing Church unity. This reunification was signed in 1596 at Brest in Lithuania (now Belarus). In modern day Poland, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the neo-Uniate parish of Kostomloty are the living legacy of this Brest Union."
source: www.kostomloty-parafia-unicka.siedle.opoka.org.pl

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bosskokoss (1898) 2009-10-04 2:47

Witaj Nika. Wyj±tkowo aktywni s± nasi rodacy w tych sekundach, a nasze fotki s± ko³o siebie. £adna cerkiewka,
dobry kadr i ostro¶æ. (Nie obra¼ siê, ale moim zdaniem ten kolor ramki mocno siê gryzie z fotk±).Pozdrawiam Piotr.

vasilpro (9092) 2009-10-04 2:49

Hello Nika,
Another excellent composition with a beautiful church, You have many different architecture and beautiful churches in Poland. You are a specialist photographer, to these kind pictures.
Have a nice Sunday, Vasilis.

Ola_Kwiatek (2682) 2009-10-04 3:30

Sliczny kosciol, drewniany i greko-katolicki, ciekawa historia z tym kosciolem i z unitami, fajowskie kolorki. Wbrew malkontentom, ramka mnie sie podoba.
3maj sie

JanD (14953) 2009-10-04 3:58

Czolem Nika!
Nastepne solidna fotografia w Twoim zbiorze, ladne swiatlo, ladne kolory, bardzo wesola cerkiew, ze sie tak wyraze.
Pozdrawiam.

siamesa (13120) 2009-10-04 4:27

Hi Nika

Amazing composition. This wooden church is lovely and your picture is perfect to show it.Excellent point of view, beautiful colours and perfect sharpness. Congratulations.
Abraços
maria

leonorkuhn (13829) 2009-10-04 5:07

Witaj Nika,

Amazing church built in wood and surrounded by beautiful trees.
Excellent composition, great colors, sharpness and very good light.

Have a nice sunday
Leonor

pauloog (6701) 2009-10-04 8:33

Hello Nika,
A photo that seems to come from grandmother's time, the dark wooden church well captured amidst the greening trees.
Regards,
Paul

chinchini (27703) 2009-10-04 9:08

Hello Nika,
Intéressante église chrétienne qu'accompagne une intéressante note. Sa structure me semble être de bois, dans le style d'édifices de ce type que j'ai rencontrées en Slovaquie orientale.
Have a nice sunday.
Pierre

wojtpod (209) 2009-10-04 9:12

Cześć Nika!
Powinnaś odwiedzić Bieszczady i Beskid Niski, tam znalazłabyś wiele ciekawych cerkiewek do fotografowania. Ta mnie się bardzo podoba. Ładna perspektywa!
Trzymaj się!
Wojtek

pajaran (3528) 2009-10-04 9:50

Dobro vece.
Mnogo stara crkva.
Dobra fotografija, dobre boje i ostrina snimka.
Lepa stara arhitektura, dobro obnovljena.
Prijatno vece, Paja.

raszid62 (3323) 2009-10-04 12:21

Cze¶c
Piêkny ten ko¶æió³ w otoczeniu wiosennej zieleni. Lubiê drewnian± architekturê. Piêkne kolory, dobrze dobrany kadr.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

LeeLoo (5218) 2009-10-05 3:26

Dear Nika Swolkien!
Amazing Uniate church.
Wonderful wooden chapel.
Nice scenery.
Excellent sky.
Superb clouds.
Good blue frame.
TFS!

s_lush (2350) 2009-10-05 4:29

Hello Nika,
This is a really unique shot as it depicts the only Uniate parish in Poland. The church looks very picturesquely among spring vegetation. Very good composition and capturing parameters. The note is very interesting and informative. Perfectly good post!
Best regards,
Sergiy

Jonathan_Tree (4459) 2009-10-05 6:09

Witaj Niko!
Piekne kolory, dobre swiatlo, bardzo dobrze wpatrzony POV, solidne ujecie. Podoba mi sie to zdjecie, tak jak podoba mi sie caly Twoj cykl zdjec z Podlasia.
Serdecznosci!

jjanczyk (1894) 2009-10-05 6:18

Witaj Nika,
Wspaniala architektura!
Sliczna kompozycja kadru, super kolorystyka.
Pozdrawiam

john1 (2241) 2009-10-05 9:36

Hi Nika,

Another beautiful church you and puts us all in wood.
They are several different architecture in your area, an unparalleled wealth.
You'll become a expert on the subject, has never tire of your choice.
Thank you for sharing.
john

npecanhuk (14324) 2009-10-07 4:20

Hello Nika!
What I mostly like in this beautiful picture is its composition, very well seen, thought and done, with effective and pretty attractive visual results!
Level of sharpness, exposure and colors are quite suitable to the image as well!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

celmaleite (2804) 2009-10-07 8:57

Olá, Nika!
Mais uma foto de uma linda igreja para sua galeria. Excelente composição de cores e nitidez. Parabéns, belíssimo trabalho! Saudações!

syrus_persia (2190) 2009-10-08 2:20

Salam Nika
Good clarity
Nice composition
Beautiful colors
Staning photo
Well ligh management
TFS!
Cyrus

Budapestman (42424) 2009-10-08 3:11

Hi Nika,
beautiful architectural photo with nice composition, the details and colours are picturesque, superb shot. Have a nice day!
George

luciola (1052) 2009-10-08 4:26

Witaj Nika!
Masz swoj rozpoznawalny styl w foceniu tych swiatynek. Ladna perspektywa i mocne kolory, ktore mi u Ciebie bardzo pasuja.
Trzymanko
Lucja

darek1978 (11375) 2009-10-08 11:17

WItaj Nika,
Kwietniowa pogoda pomogla Ci pokazac ta cerkiewke w calej krasie. Bezlistne drzewa odslonily cala ta tajemnice, ktora doskonale przelalas na "papier". Dobra robota.
Pozdrawiam,
Darek

serp2000 (9629) 2009-10-09 6:10

Witaj, Nika,
Interesting job for me. My grandfather Michail was born in East Poland in 1912. He was got in Uniat Church. Interesting note.
Pozdrawiam!
Serghei

AiresSantos (42544) 2009-10-10 7:22

Hi Nika
Great collection of churces !
Fine perspective of the Uniate Church in Kostomloty
Beautiful colours, excellent sharpness
Have a nice weekend
Aires

mauro61 (16040) 2009-10-10 7:30

ciao Nika,
bella immagine della chiesetta in legno immersa nel verde.
ottima la saturazione dei colori che rende viva l'immagine.
un caro saluto
maurizio

jusninasirun (10211) 2009-10-10 7:47

Another beautiful architecture Nika. The wooden color making nice contrast with the surrounding. Fine details of this very well metered shot.

Regards,
Jusni

ghilain (1714) 2009-10-11 11:03

Hello Nika,

This is a good shot of a interesting subject! Very old church!

Good composition!

TFS

brigitte

photoray (1328) 2009-10-11 17:20

Hi Nika,

Interesting Orthodox church for its roof lines, and well composed with the surrounding trees.

Thanks for sharing,
Ray

Uhu (7422) 2009-10-13 9:50

yeah, it's worthy to mention the Florentine meeting,k which tried to establish unity of the churches.
Nice note, and quite good photo!

mikolaj_kawa (30727) 2009-10-14 1:08

Czesc Nika! A z ksiadzem Romanem rozmawiales? Swietny czlowiek. Cerkiew w ladny oswietleniu, przy dramatycznym niebie, w dobrej kolorystyce. Klaniam sie!

ecureuiltimide (656) 2009-10-14 2:42

Bonjour Nika,
Elle est superbe cette chapelle en bois, avec les arbres et l'environnement verdoyant. Les couleurs sont harmonieuses. Tout est réuni pour faire cette très belle photo.
Bravo !
Bonne journée à toi.
Cécile

adramad (3752) 2009-10-16 7:25

Hello Nika.
Another excellent composition with this nice church, the trees that surround it create a nice natural frame, great colouring and good balance of the light.
Good weekend. Regards.
Luis.

subhendu_bagchi (3337) 2009-10-17 8:29

Hi Nika,
nice wooden church. You have captured it with neatness. Nice light. Colours are beautiful. Framing with the trees made it great. Very well done. TFS.
Have a nice weekend.
Subhendu

Pablo25 (1767) 2009-10-21 11:02

witaj Nika,
dawno mnie tu u ciebie nie bylo. Widze ze nie zmienilas swoich upodoban i nadal pokazujesz nam przepiekne zabytki polskiej ziemi. Swietne swiatelko i naturalne kolorki, a sam obiekt rownie czarujacy. Tak trzymaj.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

pierrefonds (26479) 2009-10-22 19:29

Hi Nika,

The angle point of view is allowing me to see the deatils and colors of two sides of the church. The trees are framing well the church. The intensity of the light is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

kingurek (630) 2009-10-24 11:50

Witaj,
Ogl±daj±c Twoje fotki chce mi siê krzyczeæ NIE CHCE ZIMY!!!!!!! ¦liczne niebo, ciep³e kolorki i zielona (perfekcyjnie) trawka to jest to co ja akurat bardzo lubiê. Rewelacyjnie przedstawiasz tê cerkiewn± architekturê. Naprawdê mi³o siê to ogl±da.

Pozdrawiam

Kinga

Silvio1953 (42331) 2009-10-29 12:44

Ciao Nika, great view of lovely church, beautiful composition with wonderful trees, splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

bakes888 (18257) 2009-10-31 1:01

Hi Nika.
There’s not too many people using film these days, you are in the minority but that’s not a bad thing (you still have full frame ;-). Nice capture, nice use of the natural framing of the trees. Good colours and clarity also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.