Lipscani, a photo from Bucuresti, East

Photographer's Note

Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which in the Middle Ages was the most important commercial center of Bucharest and the whole Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler.

It was named after Leipzig (Lipsca in 17th century Romanian), as that was the origin of many of the wares that could be found on the main street. The word lipscan (singular of lipscani) came to mean trader who brought his wares from Western Europe.

All trades were found in the area, including goldsmiths, hatters, shoemakers, tanners, saddlemakers, etc., many guilds (or isnafuri) having their own street: even nowadays, the nearby streets bear the name of a trade (Blănari = Furriers street, Şelari = Saddlemakers street, etc).

During the Communist period, the whole area was scheduled to be demolished, but this never came to fruition. The district became neglected, but nowadays is the most attractive area for tourists of all Bucharest. As of 2008, most of these buildings were restored. In the early 21st century, much of the district has been transformed into a pedestrian zone.
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Source: Wikipedia

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pajaran (114781) 2011-05-24 12:52

Dobro vece.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst o mestu ...
Dobar snimak i ostrina kojom ste naglasili detalje na fasadi, lepa fotografija.
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici.
Prijatno vece i mirna noc sa lepim vremenom.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Good evening.
Very interesting and good article on the site ...
Good clip, and sharpness with which you expressed the details on the facade, beautiful photos.
Good work with the beautiful photography in the workshop.
Pleasant evening and quiet night with the beautiful weather.
All the best.
Paja.

ines8 (6128) 2011-05-24 13:53

Foarte frumoasa si atemporala poza, deosebita.
Toate cele bune,
ines

Budapestman (82620) 2011-05-24 13:58

Hi Ovidiu,
an attractive street shot with spectacular vertical composition and very nice architectural details, I like the nostalgic atmosphere, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

papagolf21 (152605) 2011-05-24 15:03

Bonsoir, cher ami Ovidiu,
En contemplant cette réalisation, j'ai l'impression de voir une vieille carte postale laissée au fond d'un tiroir d'une commode.
L'ambiance est parfaite pour donner un petit air rétro des plus sympathiques.
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-05-24 18:48

Hello Ovidiu,

Lovely vertical shot with warm colors.I like those 2 colored flags . Nice inclusion of the people showing the activity on the street. Great sharp image.

Lakshmi

geoant68 (331) 2011-05-24 23:45

Hi Ovidiu,
the view of this side of the road with this Sepia format makes the scene fine.The perspective and the clarity are superb.

Peter

Graal (103040) 2011-05-24 23:45

Hi Ovidiu,
fine stylized photo on the old postcard. Good street reportage and presentation of old tenement houses in Bucharest. Well note and done photo.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

mauro61 (53411) 2011-05-25 0:08

ciao Ovidiu,
buono il taglio verticale su questa zona del centro con un viraggio che rende l'immagine senza tempo.
un saluto
maurizio

PS: non giocavo a biliardo da tantissimi anni... :))

Nicou (193806) 2011-05-25 2:25

Hello

quelle compo nostalgique superbe, on se croirait à l'époque, mangigique compo et iamge, quelle ^facade et perspective, splendide.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

macondo (20449) 2011-05-25 4:05

Hello Ovidiu.
Your photo has a real 'old' look about it - apart from the clothes of the pedestrians, this could be from 100 years ago. It's a beautiful scene, and a good close crop. I would remove the bicycle wheel by cloning - I think it is a distraction in the bottom left corner. Pleasing composition and effective desaturated/sepia effect.
Regards,
Andrew

kato (11630) 2011-05-25 8:07

Hi Ovidiu,

You're capturing well this town scenery by excellent cepia tone and a good composition, so it's impressive to see buildings with old style. There is atmosphere in an old age and the building looks graceful profoundly. It is also interesting that there is a standing signboard in front of the shopwindow. And, people who come and go on road draw out a good effect in this photo, I think.

Regards,
mikio

Silvio1953 (220443) 2011-05-25 9:24

Ciao Ovidiu, fascinating urban view, splendid perspective, wonderful sepia conversion, fantastic light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

alex4ndru (1418) 2011-05-25 10:03

frumoasa poza de strada...chiar misto efectul de vechi imprimat fotografiei...

numai bine!

dkmurphys (79209) 2011-05-26 1:11

Salut,
Au facut treaba buna in Bucuresti. Efectul asta de culoare neduce in alte timpuri. Foarte reusita.

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2011-05-27 9:29

Hi Ovidiu,
nice old style picture. good p.o.v. and light.
regards
Alessandro

danyy (0) 2011-05-31 0:21

Bonjour Ovidiu,
magnifique prise à l'ancienne. Tout y est parfait, cadrage, lumières, j'adore, rien ne trahit le contemporrain.
Mes amitiés.
Daniel.

elkab (3780) 2011-09-06 8:38

Hi,
Very moody and artistic daily life scene. Especialy amazing colors - delicious and beautifull. Super perspective and details
Congratualtions
eb

Photo Information

Copyright: Ovidiu Sotiriu (Schnappilic) (9692)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Blanco y negro
Date Taken: 2011-04-02
Categories: Arquitectura
Camera: Canon EOS 450D, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S, RAW, 58mm Hoya Circular Polarizer
Exposición: f/8, 1/200 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2011-05-24 11:41