^^^hrad^^^, a photo from Presovsky, Est

Photographer's Note

Situated on the lime rock, 648 m above sea level, on the historic route connecting Hungary with Poland, frontier castle in Stara Lubovna (Ľubovniansky hrad) is one of those amazing places, where history of Central European Nations was written.

It was built in the early XIVth century by Hungarians. The place of famous peace treaty from 1412 between Polish king Wladyslaw Jagiello and Hungarian monarch Zygmunt, and - few months later - agreement regarding takeover of 13 towns of Spis by Poland as a pawn of lent royal money. Stara Lubovna was ruled by Polish castellans right up to 1769. In the meantime the castle was visted by kings: Jan Kazimierz and Jan III Sobieski. The Polish crown jewels were deposited here from 1655 to 1661, during the Swedish invasion of Poland. Later, for some years it was kept by Austrian Habsburgs, but lost its importance and was finally sold. It became private property and state property after 1948. Located in the heart of Slovakian Spis, now it houses a local history exhibition.

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holmertz (102672) 2007-06-22 12:26

Hello Mateusz,
A great picture. The scenery itself is beautiful, but I think it is your decision to put so much emphasis on the sky that has made this such a good composition.
Gert

belido (19934) 2007-06-22 12:37

Hi Mateusz,

beautiful scenary and great capture of it. Intelligent idea to emphasize the sky which is part of the beauty indeed. Excellent POV and DOF. I like it very much!
Regards,
Carlos

Cormac (26565) 2007-06-22 13:14

Great shot! The lighting on the ground is very good, because the angle of the sun shows the shapes of the hills very well. Also, the castle being right on the skyline really makes it stand out very well. I like the positioning of the horizon, low, with the sky becoming huge. It gives this a great sense of space. Beautiful work!

vincent24 (9060) 2007-06-22 13:22

Hello Mat,
Clever framing with the large place for that beautiful sky,the castle is well placed between sky and earth..perfect light condition to,good job,
have a nice week end,
vincent
PS i don't see any differents with the WS...

claudigan (2843) 2007-06-22 13:34

hello,
i like the symmetry between clouds in the sky and trees in the fields.Colours are wonderfull. I understand that this castle could have been a strategic place with such a view.
thanks for sharing.
regards,
Claude.

ocskaymarci (2832) 2007-06-22 14:20

Hello Mateusz,
Nice panorama with great POV and composition. You had luck with the weather conditions.
But I think the clours are a bit yellowish and the sky's colours is pale. I sent a ws, hope you don't mind! Did your original looked like this one?
TFS!
Best wishes,
Marci

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jasmis (58653) 2007-06-22 15:26

Pięknie pokazane i skomponowane z dużą ilością nieba i ciekawymi cieniami.
Pozdrawiam.

jwmunro (286) 2007-06-22 16:04

Hello Mat -

This is a nice image. At first I was going to comment on the fact of too much sky but the moor I look at the image I like it. I think that it is that the castle is on a third point and is making the image work. All of the technical stuff looks to be spot on. Well done.

Thank you for sharing.

John

anesugur (18789) 2007-06-22 16:28

Hi Mateusz,
Very beautiful landscape!!!
Great colors, very good composition with POV. Excellent work!
Have a nice weekend. Uğur

angelsimon (2466) 2007-06-22 18:26

Hi Mateusz.
A great shot this one, colors are wonderful and composition is very good, i ove this depth given by those clouds and hilped by this polarizer filter. Lighting is very interesting in this picture. Well worked. Congratulations and best regards.
Angel.

dkeus31 (27739) 2007-06-23 4:14

hello Mat,
A nice view, I like the placed that you give to the sky with all the clouds.
regards
didier

balatrek (7455) 2007-06-23 15:42

Hi Mateusz,

A correct composition, with a very interesting light, the sky is fantastic and is the perfect complement for the green fields, good perspective and a beautiful place to visit. Thanks to share.

Regards
José

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-06-24 8:29

Verz good panaroma view to the castle in the background. I like the green environment.
Best wishes
Achim

Budapestman (82620) 2007-06-24 11:40

Hi Mateusz,
Beautiful place. This is a realy picturesque atmosphere, I like the fascinating gleaming colours and the spectacular castle in the background. Very effective POV, superb clarity. Very fine shot. Have a nice sunday, Thank you
George

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-06-24 12:20

Witaj Mateusz,
super pejzaz,wspaniale kolory,piekne niebo z tymi chmurami,zamek prezetuje sie wspaniale na ich tle,pozdrawiam

bwiti (402) 2007-06-24 13:42

I am really impressed by the quality of your work, in particular on the light... Perfect framming, congratulations...

tospi (883) 2007-06-24 15:48

Beautifull,great compo and excellent photo.
regarts

gary91 (15348) 2007-06-24 15:58

Hello Mat,
Very good composition. I like the room you left for this wonderful sky and this great green skyline. The polarizer allows for high contrast and is used very efficiently.
Have a nice evening.
Best regards, Christian

xkolba (596) 2007-06-25 8:50

Czesc Mateusz,
Bylem nie tak dawno pod tym zamkiem z tym ze robilem zdjecia z tego pagorka widocznego u Ciebie z daleka. Kadr bardzo mi sie podoba, bardzo fajne sa te drzewka porastajace gorke, trafiles na piekne niebo i dobre swiatlo. Dobrze wyglada oprawione w rame ktora wybrales.
Pozdrawiam!
Maciek

capthaddock (28790) 2007-06-25 17:16

What an amazing sky, I can definitely understand why there is so much emphasis on it, of course the castle makes a fine suject as well, I like how the landscape is undisturbed by modern development.

Prop (234) 2007-06-26 12:12

Serwus Mateuz!
Nice picture.Like the composition and the softness of the sky.
TFS,
Damien.

darrasin (2860) 2007-06-26 23:53

Hello Mat! I was pleasantly surprised to see the castle when I came in for a closer view, I didn't notice it as a thumbnail. That fantastic sky brought me in for a closer well. The hills contrast beautifully against that sky. Very good sharpness too.

Well done!
Doug

euryan (8442) 2007-06-28 16:37

Well, this is a fairytale photograph if I have ever seen one. The cloudy sky looks great, and the shadows on the green hill create lovely contrast. I really like how much sky you included. The castle is a very small part of the photo, but it still looks huge. Great shot, I love it.
Regards,
Ryan

alainh (33209) 2007-07-04 23:17

Hello Mat
i had a great pleasure to disvover your last pitures !
this one is a true pleasure with a good place for the sky, and for this nice small village. the colours are not too incresed and for me it's better.
a very beautiful capture.
have a good day Mat
alain