This is my second attempt at HDR effects. This stunning chandler was at the St. Nicholas Church at Old Town Square, Prague. While many say that skies are best suited for such effects, I am trying them out with anything that has elements of lights. For now, these are the only two bracketed shots that…
Tag: Old Town Square
Stained with Goodness
I always believed that a clean and clear glass is better than one which is stained. But those stained on purpose, what is their significance? I am a bit curious to find the origins and reasons to have stained glass windows in churches. This window belongs to the St. Nicholas Church, at the Old Town Square…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Comfort
This is a door handle at the St. Nicholas Church, at the Old Town Square, at Prague, Czech Republic. This past month has been a bit rough on me and has managed to make me more resolute as a human being. It made me re-evaluate my choices and understand people’s perceptions and insinuations. The post…
Music For the Soul
This beautiful organ which is out of public bounds now sits on level one of the St. Nicholas church at Old Town. The church was designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, and was ready in 1735. The chapel is believed to draw its influence by the chapel of St. Louis-des-invalides in Paris. This pipe organ in…
Old Town Square at Prague
Old Town Square at Prague is usually bustling with visitors and is visually a very beautiful place to visit. You will find people meeting, having a beer, eating or just enjoying a splendid walk with the guides, understanding the history of Prague. In the picture, you can see the Gothic-style Church of Our Lady before…
Meet Anna
Anna is the first Weimaraner that I have come across. (Yes I am as shocked as you are that I remembered the breed!) She was quite huge, but surprisingly she wasnt scary. She seemed like a friendly dog who was getting bored that she had to sit on her walk. She did seem extremely restless…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall
It has been a difficult time in our country for a while now, and the past few months have been plagued by not just natural disasters but also several man-made acts of destruction. While we were away, Russia and Czech Republic also suffered loss young of sporting talents in the ill-fated Moscow air crash that wiped…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces
Meet Vladimir Pinta, a 78-year old Bohemian street musician I had the pleasure to see perform at the old town square at Prague City, Czech Republic. He sings along a taped version, with an over powering and strong voice, and plays two types of trumpets to complete his performance. Will try to put up the video someway, but the…
Snapshots of my World 