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Monday, 21 October 2013

The Sofia cathedral Alexander Nevski: colourful mosaics and blue hour

 
With risk to repeat myself I will be showing you some more pictures from the symbol of my home city, Sofia: the cathedral Alexander Nevski. While walking in the city on a sunny day one cant miss the golden domes...The inside is simply breathtaking, however no pictures are allowed. I did though discovered few beautiful details and colourful mosaics at the entrance, which I did photograph for you.
 
The last two pictures are my first attempt for blue-hour-photography. In the minutes after sunset the sky gets incredible blue tones and lots of photogpraphers simply die to take pictures with such a background. I was impressed to see how quick the blue colour changed (about a minute between the two pics below)!
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11 comments:

  1. Lies21 October 2013 at 22:07

    Dankjewel, Jana. Echte beelden... !
    Lie(f)s.

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  2. Erika21 October 2013 at 23:23

    Gorgeous shots ! Kisses

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  3. Barb22 October 2013 at 01:20

    Your Sophia shots are always so intriguing, Jana - makes me want to visit. That mosaic is lovely, and the ancient architecture so impressive. Love the "blue hour."

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  4. Kristie22 October 2013 at 04:37

    Jana,

    What breathtaking pictures! I can't believe the blue color in the background of the last two photos and how quickly the blue shades changed in a matter of minutes! Very beautiful!

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  5. Joop Zand22 October 2013 at 10:44

    WONDERFUL pictures with nice light and details..... compliments Jana.

    Greetings, Joop

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  6. LilliStJohn22 October 2013 at 13:00

    The Blue Hour shots are fantastic and I am most impressed to see the difference in a minute. I love the colours. The photos that you were able to take are just stunning and oh, so beautiful - they just kinda take one's breath away to glance at such beauty and you are surrounded by it my dear. Thankyou so much for sharing :)

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  7. papillon22 October 2013 at 18:02

    Hi Jana,

    wie immer ganz tolle Bilder. Wir wünschen Dir weiterhin viel Spaß in Sofia.
    LG J+C

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  8. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment23 October 2013 at 07:30

    Intricate details in colour and texture on every surface. What a feast for the senses and spirit.

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  9. Filip and Kristel23 October 2013 at 20:03

    Beautifull, looks a bit similar to the Alexandr Nevski church in Tallin but I prefer this one.

    Greetings,
    Filip

    http://filipdemuinck-kristelpardon.blogspot.nl/2012/06/alexander-nevski-cathedral-face-of.html

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  10. Koryn24 November 2013 at 10:05

    You capture the blue-hour photo perfectly! What settings did you use?

    The domes are amazing. Gives so much character to the cathedral.

    You have a beautiful hometown :)

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  11. Jana2 December 2013 at 13:02

    thanks a LOT!
    @Koryn: my settings for the blue hour were: f/3,5 at 1/6s (for the first one) and f/5 at 1/4s(for the second), both at ISO400...

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