Amadeus, a photo from Prague, Bohemia

Photographer's Note

Why Amadeus will TE viewers wonder ?
Most people know that Milos Forman filmed many sequences of his "Amadeus " feature in Prague, and I never forgot these arches so close to Stare Mesto, Prague's extremely popular Grand Square.
But finding the arches free of crowds was a real challenge, and as usual I took my time. I used a long lens and because I had no tripod I preferred a very short exposure.

rigoletto, suhan, salvator, Tezic, bostankorkulugu, riclopes, pboehringer, mursaloglu, levocan, ChrisJ, enedimd, smash2707, AnimeshRay, Mistral has marked this note useful

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konok (2068) 2007-05-01 4:11

Perfect composition!!! I like the play of the light and shadow on the row of arches.
Regards
Janos

nwoehnl (122) 2007-05-01 4:16

Hello Izzet. This is one of my favorite movies actually (and I knew that they used Prague locations to create the late-18th Century setting), not least for Miroslav Ondricek's magnificent cinematography in that movie. Your photo - almost reminiscent of a papier d馗oup� - makes a fine use of the graphical impact that is created by the repetitive arches and the shadows. The female silhouette is beautifully placed in the frame. I am glad you left the subtle colors intact, as opposed to going b&w with this one.

rigoletto (34279) 2007-05-01 4:23

M�thiş bir grafik eser.
Bir Magritte tablosu gibi, ders gibi...
Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

paulalex32 (4) 2007-05-01 4:24

Excellent!

suhan (3552) 2007-05-01 4:40

Yine grafik, yine perspektif, yine siluet, yine ışık-gge oyunu ve yine 輟k estetik bir kare.
tebrikler hocam.
suhan

salvator (19110) 2007-05-01 4:45

Hello Izzet Bey,
Wonderful (1 L), superb, and impressive composition. Your patience has paid well, and as always you came up with this extraordinary shot, with superb graphics, and shades, and a wonderful silouette. I am impressed, and I really adore this masterpiece.
Best personal regards. Salvator.

inanuc (0) 2007-05-01 4:54

merhaba İZZET bey.
-kemerlerin �st ovak kısmındaki ge hoş gelen ışık ton ge輅şlerini gebiliyor insan.
-asimetrik g�nt� enfes .
-bayan sil�etinin .軋ntasıyla ve kolunun v�cuduna olan a�ıklığıyla ,fotoğrafta 輟k zevkle izlenir detay olduğunu d�ş�n�yorum.
-bence fotoğrafın en g�zel detayı.軻r軻vedir.
ilğiyi hemen kendine 軻kmiyor ancak fotoğrafın i輅ndeki b�t�n tonlarıda kabul ediyor sanki.
teşekk�rler. saygılarımla
İNAN ...

Tezic (17867) 2007-05-01 5:01

Merhaba İzzet Bey,
Muhteşem bir grafik 軋lışma... Işık ve gge ile bayan siluti olduk軋 dikkat 軻kici ve enfes...
Sevgiler-Coşkun

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-05-01 6:44

"adnan 輟ker" tablolarını hatırlattı bana, mor tonlarının hakim olduğu 軋lışmalarını... kusursuz kompozisyon, m�thiş ışık ve gge oyunu... elinize sağlık... selamlar

korkut

hackman (151) 2007-05-01 6:47

This is simply excellent,, very beautiful shot, right moment and beautiful setting.

riclopes (35577) 2007-05-01 7:12

Ol� Izzet, what an incredible good capture. Good that you have time to achieve such perfection. Simple and sooo good. Graphical and isolating one single soul, so well placed - this is the kind of work I love more from you. No dogs seen here, though :)))
My cats just had the best time of their life in the countryside ;-)
Friendly regards,
ricardo

Uzi (1240) 2007-05-01 7:31

It's a very very good composition of lights shadows and geometry :)
Only this two lamps on left corner for me distroy pure composition. TFS
:)

Cormac (26565) 2007-05-01 11:04

This is a very striking image! The repeated line of arches, with the light coming through at just the right angle, makes a wonderful shot by itself. When you add in the woman, abosolutely silhoeted but perfectly positioned in one of the arches, this becomes an extraordinary image. Amazing work!

pboehringer (770) 2007-05-01 11:33

The composition is certainly quite simple but very powerful, Izzet. The placement of the ladies silhoutte is perfect. I wonder why you only took the upper part and not the whole figure. I guess that there must have been somethingin the bottom that you didn't want to take into the composition.
TFS, Peter

mursaloglu (8682) 2007-05-01 15:37

Dear Izzet bey
The pattern of arches and the favolous silhouette of the lady is a typical Keribar style. I m very glad to see your last pictures in the field. Best regards. It's marvellous with great impact. ihsan

scalerman (26900) 2007-05-01 16:18

Izzet: your years of self-taught photography evince themselves clearly here. Superb composition my friend. Best, c

ChrisJ (172440) 2007-05-02 1:09

Merhaba izzet

Wonderful repetition of the arches, with the silhouette of the woman nicely breaking the pattern. Good sharpness & effective tight framing. Tfs!

recepyuksel (18640) 2007-05-02 4:29 [Comment]

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asoley (0) 2007-05-02 6:03

yine muhteşem bir kare.FOTOĞRAFLARIMIN GELİŞMESİNDEKİ KATKILARINIZ İﾇİN AYRICA TEŞEKKﾜRLER.SELAM VE SAYGILARLA..

efi (5303) 2007-05-02 7:30

sayın ustam;
ben işin fiziğini 銹zemedim ama g�nt� m�kemmel..saygılarımla..

bantonbuju (51815) 2007-05-02 13:26

merhaba izzet,
how i wish there were no lamps in the top left corner...other than that - this is just an awesome take, my friend...so plain, so clear, so justified...clasically beautiful use of repetitions...so good...
best,
j.

enedimd (1532) 2007-05-02 14:48

İzzet bey merhaba,
Tablo gibi olmuş. Kompozisyonunuz harika.
TFS
Elinize sağlık.
İyi akşamlar,
Emir Nedim

smash2707 (3320) 2007-05-03 15:09

Hi Izzet. Great signature picture with shadows in different tones and sizes. Excellent idea to include the silhouetts. It's simply an amazing shot and it goes directly to my other favorites. Regards, Yvonne

AnimeshRay (9089) 2007-05-06 1:01

Yes, I remember those arches in Amadeus and had then decided to visit Prague as soon as possible--so I did. Here the austere curves of the arches, the row of clean shadows and walls, the severe geometrical elements complement the deliciously attractive feminine form. Wonderful photo.

BAKO (1691) 2007-05-06 13:42