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Church Of The Assumption In Koprivshtitsa , Bulgaria

Description:

This beautiful church dates from 1817 with an iconostasis created by the wood carving artist Hasji Georgi in 1821.

There are many icons including some by Zahari Zograf, Joan Kableshkov and Father Ivancho.

Many famous citizens are buried in the graveyard.

Koprivshtitsa is one of the most picturesque town in Bulgaria.

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Photo Comments:

This photo is a good example of the benefits of shooting in RAW.

The top of the church was in bright sunshine, the bottom in the shade.

Shooting in RAW gave me the extra detail and exposure range I needed to post process the photo later.

New Feature:

Every post on this site shows one of my Bulgarian Stock Photos with details and comments:

Still, I know some people like to view a few photos together.

So, I’ve introduced a slide show type portfolio of 50 stock photos of Bulgaria.

Now, I don’t like those slide shows where you have no choice so I’ve used the simpleviewer plugin which gives you thumbnails you can choose.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

This feature is under the heading Portfolio-50

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Todor Kableshkov Statue in Koprivshtitsa.

Description:

This bronze statue of Todor Kableshkov stands in Koprivshtitsa.

Todor Kableshkov  (1851-1876)  was the local station master and one of the leaders against the Turnovo occupation of Bulgaria who took part in the April uprising of 1876.

Koprivshtitsa is one of the most picturesque towns in Bulgaria.

It has many colourful National Revival buildings from the 19th.  century.

It’s about 100 miles from Sofia and straddles the river Topolnitsa.

It’s famous historically as the place where the first shot was fired in the 1867 against the Ottoman occupation.

Shooters Bridge (Kalachev Most) commemorates this.

Since 1956 there has been a national festival of Bulgarian folklore which takes place every 5 years.

Koprivshtitsa is a centre for hiking and sightseeing in the Sredna Gora mountains.

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Photo Comments:

Photographing a statue like this is a bit like shooting a portrait.

It’s important to focus carefully on the eyes, the nearest one especially.

But there are some differences:

Statues cannot respond to direction so the mood is fixed.

Statues cannot move or change posture so you have to select the viewpoint carefully.

One good point is that bright sunshine doesn’t make for screwed up eyes!

This is one of a series of pictures I am taking to illustrate the national heroes of Bulgaria who are often not much known outside the country.

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Todor Kableshkov’s House In Koprivshtitsa.

Description:

This is Todor Kableshkov’s house in Koprivshtitsa.

This house was built in 1845 by master builder Gencho Mladenov, influenced by styles from Plovdiv.

The owner, Todor Kablenshkov was a leader of the April Uprising against the Turks in 1876.

Koprivshtitsa is one of the most picturesque towns in Bulgaria.

It has many colourful national revival buildings from the 19th. century.

It is about 100 miles from Sofia and straddles the river Topolnitsa.

It is famous historically as the place where the first shot was fired in the 1867 uprising against the Ottoman occupation. “Kalachev Most”, Shooters Bridge commemorates this.

Since 1956 there has been a national festival of Bulgarian folklore which takes place every 5 years.

Koprivshtitsa is a centre for hiking and sightseeing in the Sredna Gora mountains.

If you want to use this picture, click here for Alamy

Photo Comments:

This is a traditional wide angle/architectural photo.

The restrictions of the courtyard meant that it was not possible to walk further back so the choices were to use a wide angle lens or pick out detail.