Posts Tagged ‘bulgarian’
Caption:
Changing of the Guard at the office of the President in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Description:
The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is the successor of the Personal Cavalry Convoy of Knyaz Alexander I, founded in 1879, when on July 12 the guards escorted the Bulgarian Knyaz for the first time.
Today it includes military units for army salute and wind orchestra and the guardsmen have changed their arms from cavalry to infantry.
The National Guards Unit has its own war flag, seal, distinctive insignia and uniform.
The Guards’ uniform was created in 1883 and includes elements of Bulgarian national traditions and symbols.
Members of the National Guard unit stand outside the president’s residence and every year the National Guard have a central role in the celebrations of Army Day on 6 May which is also St George’s Day.
Photo Notes:
In recent years, the ceremony of the changing of the Guards has become a familiar sight in Sofia and a successful tourist attraction.
From the photographic point of view it’s important to know exactly the route taken by the soldiers.
As it’s a fast moving event I prefer to use pre-arranged manual settings for exposure and make sure of keeping the shutter speed fast enough.
Once again I find shooting RAW is a help here.
Another factor is that with the sun shining it’s important to keep an eye on exposure to make sure the highlights aren’t blown.
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Caption:
Statue of John Atanassof in Sofia.
Description:
John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and electrical engineer of Bulgarian descent.
In a 1973 decision he was confirmed in a patent suit as the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer, a machine that has come to be called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer.
This statue is outside the Bulgarian Telecommunications Building in Sofia.
The sculptor was Valko Tsenov and the piece was cast by the Cariera monumental casting company.
Photo Notes:
For this photo I decided to make a square format image by taking two vertical shots and later stitching them together in Photomerge.
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Caption:
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Description:
Ivan Vazov ( 1850 – 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright.
He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria.
Ivan Vazov’s 1893 novel Under the Yoke, which depicts the Ottoman oppression of Bulgaria, is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature and has been translated into over 30 languages.
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria’s national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
It is located in the centre of the city, with the facade facing the City Garden.
The theatre’s Neoclassical building, designed by famous Viennese theatre architects Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner, was finished in 1906 and opened on 3 January 1907.
The building was extensively damaged by a fire in 1923 during an anniversary celebration, but was reconstructed in 1929 by German architect Martin Dülfer.
Photo Notes:
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is one of the finest buildings in Sofia.
From the photographic point of view there are a number of challenges.
One is that it can be difficult to capture the detail in both highlight and shadows as some of the building is shaded by archways.
One approach to this is to shoot in RAW mode to ensure maximum dynamic range.
Another problem is that Bulgaria is still a nation of inveterate smokers so close inspection of a photo reveals cigarette butts between all the tiles.
My approach is to clone them out, but clearly this is painstaking work.
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