About Old Synagogue, a photo from Malopolskie, East

Photographer's Note

About Poland. Page Twelve: About Old Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue
This is the first founded and the smallest synagogue in Kazimierz, a Jewish quarter in Krakow. It was built in1553.

After the WWII the synagogue was completely reconstructed in1957. It is still a cultural place of the Jewish people. It is visited by Jews from all around the world. The Remu'h Synagogue and Cemetery is still used by Krakow's surviving Jews.

Beside the synagogue there is a unique old cemetery founded in the year 1533 with Renaissance and Baroque tombstones from the16th, 17th and 18th centuries. It is the only Renaissance Jewish cemetery stayed intact in all of Europe.
With this photo I’m back to my Polish series. I’ll return to Portugal later.

AiresSantos, mark88, delnaja, Ulishna, syd1946, luisafonso, jlynx, Paolo, sebcz, marknunnerley, designsoul, pastadog, TeresaT, pasternak, tcht, vagabondtravels, eleparc, Vato_Law, PJE, wishlist heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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AiresSantos (56155) 2006-11-08 3:29

Hi Jerzy,
Very interesting shot with a magnificent graphism. I like your POV and note. Very good focus and light.
TFS and greetings,
Aires

mark88 (2) 2006-11-08 3:41

Ciekawe podejście do tematu, podoba się bardzo.
Pozdrawiam.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-11-08 3:44

Hi J.

The composition with the close up and the blur in the background is lovely.

Maybe this time a B&W version?

Rgs, Oscar

delnaja (2056) 2006-11-08 3:47

Hi Jerzy,
quite interesting work on light... I like the POV and focus...
It seems to be graphic, abstract... very artistic image... and I like the blurred part of course : )
Great work.
Fred

jasmis (58653) 2006-11-08 3:50

Dajesz mało zdjęć bez ludzi... Tu mamy ciekawą perspektywę i DOF. Ostrość taka jak trzeba, kolory stonowane. Kompozycja na duży plus. No i temat oraz notka - na poziomie. Pozdrawiam.

jinju (14265) 2006-11-08 4:00

Duzo lepsze,

zdjecie znowu bez ludzi ale tym razem jest tu jakis glebszy przekaz, cos nam mowisz o strasznie waznym okresie w historii. Swietnie uzyles plytkiej GO, te swiatelka tam w na gorze wygladaja jak male duszki. Super.

Ulishna (2268) 2006-11-08 4:07

Hello Jerzy,
Very interesting photo and note! Very artistic and full.
Julia

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-11-08 4:21

Hi Jerzy,
a great graphic image with bautiful lights and a perfect focus on to the words..
perfect compo.
Ciao
Valeria

syd1946 (1167) 2006-11-08 5:05

Hi Jerzy,
Excellent composition,different from a great point and superb light!Unique!

Greetings,
Thomas

luisafonso (862) 2006-11-08 5:29

I wonder what these little lights mean... Nice graphic work Jerzy. Your focus point is crucial here. It let us study the element you are going to repeat in detail and then imagine the rest. Much to learn from you here. A regular guy like myself probably would capture this with a narrower aperture thus showing the entire structure in focus. You, on the other hand, had a very clever and sensitive approach. If everything is going to repeat, what's the point of having it clearly focused? A great photo! Love the color toning...

jlynx (12647) 2006-11-08 5:56

Witaj Jurek,
Jest co¶ mocno symbolicznego w tych ¶wiate³kach znikaj±cych w obszarach nieostro¶ci. Bardzo dobra konwencja kadru i choæ "nie u¶wiadczysz" tutaj ni jednej judzkiej postaci, to jednak kadr przesi±kniêty jest opowie¶ci± o ludzkich losach. Kadr jak deklaracja czystych i otwartych pogl±dów. ¦wietne operowanie g³êbi± ostro¶ci to podstawowy atrybut tego zdjêcia. Bardzo u¿yteczny opis spina wszystko w jedn±, niezmacon± ca³o¶æ.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

Paolo (41258) 2006-11-08 6:24

What a fantastic and brilliant view Jerzy!
there's a great idea on that image, with a good quality and a great mood.
thanks, ciao

Butrus (224) 2006-11-08 7:49

witaj,

co mi sie podoba to glebia, ktora "robi" zdjecie. nigdy nie bylem w tej synagodze mimo ze mieszkalem chyba zaledwie sto metrow od niej, ale tak to jest, najlepiej sie patrzy cudzymi oczami :-| Tak czy siak zdjecie udane i bardzo w klimacie dzielnicy

pozdrawiam
piotr

sebcz (2345) 2006-11-08 8:37

Witaj Jerzy!
Super kompozycja, dobrze zagrałeś glębia ostrosci i kadrem. Pomyslowe i starannie wykonane.
Seb

coco (30439) 2006-11-08 10:21

Witaj Jerzy.
Interesting picture.
The history behind these walls and the graphism of the photo looks really good. Sure, this photo belongs to TE.

Carlos.

marknunnerley (2780) 2006-11-08 10:31

Hi Jerzy,
was going to dive into your archives then saw this. This has wonderful tones here, with the shallow dof focusing on a small area and then shooting off into the stars created by the blur of the lights. Are you trying to be symbolic here?
Regards,
Mark.
Oh well off to the archives.

pastadog (13111) 2006-11-08 11:20

Hi Jerzy - a festival of beautiful tones and geometry; superb idea! Rgds, Daniel

Polonaise (5802) 2006-11-08 11:40

Your excitement and your curiosity travels with you wherever you go, Jerzy.
But your soul is definitively in your country, enchanted in those stones, and bricks, and faces.
Splendid photography on the world class level.
My deep bow for you, my friend.

g.

ben4321 (9875) 2006-11-08 12:23

A dark, mysterious and atmospheric image Jerzy, with a superb use of shallow depth of field.
The many small lights have had a great impact on the effectiveness of the image, indeed the quality of light and your control over it are one of your trademarks, I think. I'd be interested to know the meaning of these lights, I've never seen anything like that before.
Outstanding.
Cheers,
Ben

Gustaw (21670) 2006-11-08 13:13

CZe¶æ!
Bardzo ³adne zdjêcie! Mo¿na rzec artystyczne. Szkoda, ¿e w polsce ju¿ prawie wcale nie ma ¯ydów, jeste¶my du¿o biedniejsi bez ich kultury. Bardzo dobry kard, podoba siê.
Marek

TeresaT (10806) 2006-11-08 15:12

Hello Jerzy,
A very graphical composition with all this blurred lights.
The Pov is perfect and the light of course is good.
I like the fact that all the lights seem to converge to the same point on the left top of the composition.
regards
Teresa

maki (0) 2006-11-08 16:03

No pieknie,
sam nie wiem czy bardziej do mnie przemawia sama tresc, tlaca sie symbolicznie w tych zarowkach, napisach po hebrajsku
czy w samym sposobie spojrzenia na to miejsce z cala geometria uchwycona z tego swietnie dobranego kata, z pieknymi blikami na tablicach, z odbiciami wszelkimi.
to trudny wybor, ale powiem Ci, ze to zdjecie przemawia do mnie, trafia w moja wrazliwosc zakrecona :)
pozdrawiam,
maki

Furachan (0) 2006-11-09 5:42

Oh that is beautiful, Jerzy, superior use of DOF across the Hebrew writing. Intensely moving shot.
First class!
Francis

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-11-09 6:43

Hello JErzy
I like hte graphism here,
interesting repetition of the lights and the scripture in repetitive patterns
well seen
regards
Daniel

pasternak (15185) 2006-11-09 10:13

Interesting, Jerzy, I've been in Germany this weekend and visited the oldest sinagogue in Europe, in Worms, and now you show the oldest one in Krakov... Deep mysterious atmosphere here, and simply beautiful, the photo which grows on the viewer. The Hebrew script adds so much, it is a pity my Hebrew is not that good to get the meaning... Anyway, it is fantastic how the letters work well with the myriad of lights...

Cheers
Alexander

tcht (7565) 2006-11-09 16:48

Hi Jerzy
The atmosphere is very impressive here. Excellent light management and great focus. I see it like a synchronized mixed of graphism and minimalism. Well seen & superbly taken!
Cheers
CheukHin

vagabondtravels (6511) 2006-11-09 20:57

Hi Jerzy

Great focus and dof. You handled the light well, spot on with the exposure. Good work.
Ben

ninaL (21348) 2006-11-10 8:44

Przepiekny efekt swiatalek, refleksyjna atmosfera. Pozdrawiam.

designsoul (17843) 2006-11-10 12:39

I've been meaning to comment on this amazing shot earlier, Jerzy. There is ample beauty here; not only beauty but also depth, a depth of meaning and symbolism... the fading lights as they become softer and softer recall both the horrors lived by and the incredible perseverance of the survivors of the Holocaust. A very moving tribute, very important and gorgeously executed work this is.
Tc,
sasa

eleparc (24063) 2006-11-11 5:24

Not only this photo is heavily emotionnal, but it has a sure aesthetic quality to it! i love the angle of shoot and the use of the f/2.8 aperture. great shot and good instructive note!

Eric (not very present commenting at the moment, but i try to keep up though;-) )

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-11-11 20:48

Hello Jerzy,
This absolutely wonderful, with loads of simbolism on it. Love the diagonals of light and the rusted letters on the wall.
The light management is terrific giving your photo a tremendous ambiance.
Cheers.
Paulo

PJE (20758) 2006-11-12 11:33

Well Jerzy I don't stop by your gallery enough to see what you are up to as of late. This photo is a real creative piece of work. Esp to see how the lights blur into the upper left frame signifys to me how the many Jewish prayers for the dead are taken up to heaven on their behalf. A very insirational photo indeed...thanks for sharing!

wishlist (4133) 2007-01-11 6:00

Hello Jerzy,

what a wonderful picture! Great composition as well as the pov and the focus; the geometry is just superb.

regards
Igor

ps: beautiful gallery!!

Photo Information

Copyright: Jerzy Bucki (bantonbuju) (51815)
Genre: Plaatsen
Medium: Kleur
Date Taken: 2006-11-02
Categories: Architectuur
Belichting: f/2.8, 1/60 Seconden
More Photo Info: view
Fotoversie: Originele versie
Thema's: About - a trip around and about Poland, Synagogues, AA Your Favorites 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-08 3:26
Favorieten: 1 [Zicht]