Ostrów Tumski

Intriguing name, isn't it?

OK, "ostrów" == "an island on the river", "tum" == "church, cathedral", "ostrów tumski" == "an island on the river where the cathedral is located".

This is an oldest part of Wrocław - the town I live in. By oldest I mean that most probably this is the place where first settlement appeared (quite safe and easy to defend). It is not an island any more as some "branches" of the river disappeared, but it is still very peaceful, "magical" place. Very good for a Sunday walk.

A view on the Archicathedral towers (Cathedral of St. John The Baptist). The yellow building on the right (obscuring the cathedral) is, I think, bishop's residence:



A view on the Church of The Saint Cross.



A view on the Saint Mary Church on Sand ("Sand" is the name of another small island, spearate from Ostrów Tumski). The building on the left was a monastery but now it serves as an university library:



And the last (more panoramic) view on Ostrów Tumski with Cathedral and St. Cross Church:



I hope that you enjoyed this short walk. Thanks for watching.

Regards,
MiPr
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Very nice, makes we want to go ... actually we are planning to go on a short city trip to poland. Which city depends which is the cheapest flight from Scotland.

Frenske said:

Very nice, makes we want to go ... actually we are planning to go
on a short city trip to poland. Which city depends which is the
cheapest flight from Scotland.

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Ryanair has direct connections to several towns in Poland. To Wrocław too. AFAIK all they are from Stansted airport.

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MiPr
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Mipr

I look forward to glimpses of your home town. It looks like an idyllic place to live. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us.

Frank

How do you take these and get all the cars to disappear? Oh I know, it's not California. ;-)

Very rich colors, perfect for the subject. I like em all.

The photographs have a lot of 'presence'.
Which lens(es) did you use on your walk?
Maurus

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What beautiful landscapes, just gorgeous with the reflections, great sky. Nice to see your part of the world.

Thanks

CC

Canadian Club with a chaser.

3D Frames and OOB Gallery
http://www.pbase.com/otfchallenge/george_mocks_3d_frame_gallery&page=all

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Schwany said:

How do you take these and get all the cars to disappear? Oh I know,
it's not California. ;-)

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That's hidden feature - you have to get to the hidden service menu in camera and set the "Cars" option under "Town shots" to "None". By default it is set to "Plenty". The other possible value is "Few"

Schwany said:

Very rich colors, perfect for the subject. I like em all.

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Thank you very much,
MiPr
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me_2 said:

The photographs have a lot of 'presence'.

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Thanks.

me_2 said:

Which lens(es) did you use on your walk?

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This time I took 18-70/3.5-5.6, 24-105/3.5-4.5 and 75-300/4.5-5.6 (oldest one, aka "big beercan").

Settings for photos (in order of appearance):
24-105, 1/400s, ISO 100, 35(52)mm
24-105, f8, 1/250s, ISO 100, 26(39)mm
18-70, f8, 1/250s, -0.7 EV, ISO 100, 60(90)mm
18-70, f8, 1/400s, -0.7 EV, ISO 100, 18(27)mm

Thanks again,
MiPr
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Canadian Club said:

What beautiful landscapes, just gorgeous with the reflections,
great sky. Nice to see your part of the world.

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Hi CC. Thank you very much for your kind words. I miss your "flying photos" in here, but recently I decided to join Sony forum (not that I changed the brand ) so you may expect some comments from me in there.

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MiPr
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Wow, very nice series Mipr.

Mipr,
Those are wonderful. Such rich colors and a beautiful place.
Thank you,
Darwin

I like all four of them. Great color and clarity.

-- Kate

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Wonderful photos, I hope you will show us more of your beautiful city!

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