Posts Tagged ‘sofia’
Caption:
Crocuses on Mount Vitosha.
Description:
Mount Vitosha is a National Park just on the outskirts of Sofia and is the weekend playground of Sofia residents.
It’s also a site of outstanding natural beauty and environmental importance.
When Spring comes, the mountainside comes alive with many flowers, some of them very rare.
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Photo Comments:
Walking in the mountains demands some attention to the weight of your equipment.
I had chosen in advance to travel light with only my 28-75 mm Tamron SP zoom and a Cullman monopod.
With this equipment I was able to get down low enough, focus close enough and keep the camera steady.
I feel this photo captures at least part of the feeling of spring awakening.
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Caption:
Art Gallery and Royal Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Description:
The National Art Gallery of Bulgaria in Sofia houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art.
It is located on Battenberg Square facing the the famous yellow brick road so called from the yellow Viennese cobble stones.
It occupies the building of the former royal palace of Bulgaria which is a typical example of Second Empire architecture in the style of a chateau.
It was constructed in two stages, the first lasting between 1880 and 1882 during the rule of Knyaz Alexander Battenberg, when Austro-Hungarian architects under Viktor Rumpelmayer worked on the building.
It was inaugurated on 26 December 1882.
The second stage, during the reign of Tsar Ferdinand, saw the construction of the palace’s east wing by Viennese architect Friedrich Grünanger, who incorporated elements of Viennese Neo-Baroque.
In 1946 after the abolition of the monarchy the palace became the National Art Gallery.
Photo Notes:
In my film days I mainly used 6x6mm medium format equipment with 35mm as a back up.
So, the transition to digital meant consideration of picture quality.
These days I mainly use a DSLR but as backup I’ve tried a compact ot two.
For this picture I used my Canon Powershot G9.
The main problem with this camera is that the small sensor exhibits significant noise at anything over 100 ISO.
Harking back to the old days of Kodachrome and Velvia I’m quite happy to use low ISO settings and for this picture I set the camera to 80 ISO.
At this setting, the powershot provides excellent quality.
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Caption:
A modern office building in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Description:
Modern office blocks like this are increasingly common in Sofia.
The business climate has changed since Bulgaria became a member of the European Economic Community.
Photo Notes:
Buildings like this are another sign of the changing face of the city.
I chose a low angle to emphasise the shape and angular structure of the building.
For this photo I used the Tamron 28-75 SP zoom lens
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