Romanian postcard, a photo from Brasov, East

Photographer's Note

I got temporarily tired of my scanned photos from decades ago, so I thought I would shock you with a relatively recent postcard showing no people at all.

This is the city of Brașov in the Transylvanian part of central Romania. It is a multi-cultural area with a long history. In medieval Latin the city was known as Brassovia, in Hungarian it is called Brassó, and it is also sometimes known by its German name Kronstadt. During the 1950's the city was called Orașul Stalin.

It is a very nice city, attracting lots of tourists enjoying the narrow streets and beautiful buildings of the Old town. Brașov is surrounded by steep mountains and deep forests being the home to hundreds of bears, sometimes said to enter the suburbs of the city.

This is obviously not a scan. You can see a larger version here.

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macjake (98544) 2015-05-12 3:19

Hi Gert
yes indeed you shocked me.
in fact i'm still not believing its you!
will the REAL Gert please stand up! :)

there may not be any people in the photo that we can see, but you can take pleasure in knowing there are many people IN the buildings haha

a postcard shot for sure, and I personally have nothing against that - I love a good postcard.

nice to have the green in the lower fg, it creates a barrier between it and the main subject, therefore also creating depth perception. a simple yet tried and tested method proving worthy.

excellent city shot, looks quite charming.
cheers
craig

Angshu (56760) 2015-05-12 3:40

Hello Gert
Fine postcard as a result of a 'momentary lapse of reason'?
A lovely one actually with the sea of red roofs, and the clock tower a strong point of focus. I like the idea of framing with the foliage in the FG.
Lovely!
Best Regards
Angshu

jhm (211738) 2015-05-12 3:43

Hello Gert,

Notwithstanding your old pictures were very nice and also very instructive, but I understand your idea.
Back to the contemporary reality with a nice panorama view about the village.
Nice perspective and depth picture, nice daily life picture too.
Sharpness and clarity are made in high quality.
Nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Kind regards,
John.

Gerrit (62042) 2015-05-12 3:50

Hello Gert,
looks like a very attractive and compact town perched between some real mountains and surrounded by a lot od green. Excellent postcard,
thanks and regards,
Gerrit

dta (98848) 2015-05-12 4:01

Hello Gert ,
We are not tired of your outstanding old pictures ! But nice to see also fine post cards like this one . I love tiled roofs , and theit are especially beautiful when they emerge from the greenery . The bell tower provides an excellent focal point .
Regards

lousat (140046) 2015-05-12 4:26

Hi Gert,i never been there but i seen a lot of pics from there and i think that this is a very lovely town with its particular square and nice architechtures.You show us a beautiful full view,it's a pity that the main square view is disturbed by the white building and its roof but no problem,the quality of the composition is fantastic.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Sergiom (117241) 2015-05-12 5:34

Bonjour Gert,

J'aime bien ces point de vues élevés qui donne une belle vue sur les toits d'une ville, Ici, l'architecture est remarquable avec les beaux dômes qui pointent un peu partout. Une belle photo profonde.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (193814) 2015-05-12 5:39

Hello

Avec la végétation verte en premier plan quelle compo quelle vue plongeante sur cette ville avec cette église quir essort tout ce graphsime de toits ocres le coupoles blanches qui resortent fantastique.
Belle journée
Nicou

serp2000 (47063) 2015-05-12 6:16

Hello, Gert,
I bet this town is more attractive in the summertime, than during the snowfalls in December or January.
But I can recognize these familiar buildings with the towers. Well seen.
Best wishes from the warm and sunny Ural,
Serghei

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-05-12 7:26

Nice panoramic view of those roof tops and from what I can deduce from the towers and dome there are variety of religions in this densely pack city. I like the architectural styles of those roofs, appear solid. Good details. Well done, tfs.

saxo042 (38078) 2015-05-12 10:21

Hej Gert,
En helt normal TE-bild, men likväl en bra bild med alla röda tak avgränsade frĺn grön vegetation. Uppenbarligen frĺn exakt samma plats som SNOOP_Chan tog sin bild (#1428955). Verkar vara en trevlig stad med mĺnga vackra byggnader och man anar en intressant stadsmur i bakgrunden.
Hälsningar
Gunnar

cornejo (61504) 2015-05-12 10:28

Hello Gert, very good view of this interesting and beautiful city, very well composed and captured in this good and beautiful photography. An interesting image with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and nice job well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good evening and happy week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

Graal (103040) 2015-05-12 10:43

Hello Gert,
good shot from fine POV. Interesting view of red roofs, domes and towers of Brasov. Amazing green mountain in BG. Nice presentation.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander

Fis2 (172023) 2015-05-12 10:48

Witaj Gerrit!
Beautiful panorama,
interesting view.
Very impressive roofs.
Excellent framing, colours and sharpness.
Well done.
Good evening
Krzysztof

PaulVDV (63530) 2015-05-12 10:55

Hello Gert,
Brașov is beautifully embedded with green hills on all sides and they contrast well with the many red roofs.
We see different architectural styles to crown the religious buildings.
This time I really had to look for your most loved human presence on pictures. But they are certainly there: on the square and in front of the tents.
Best regards, Paul

pajaran (117137) 2015-05-12 12:22

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar snimak, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo pokazan deo grada i crveni krovovi.
Lepa arhitektura.
Prijatno vece i mirna noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Good picture, contrast and perspective, a beautiful part of the city and shown the red roofs.
Beautiful architecture.
Good evening and peaceful night, all the best.
Paja.

ChrisJ (172436) 2015-05-12 12:31

Hi Gert

I spent a few days there recently and liked it. Apparently there are wolves as well as bears so I gave the solo hiking along forest trails a miss. There is some lovely architecture in this town and the central square is an especially nice spot. Here I like the sea of red roofs contrasting against the blue sky. Good colour and saturation. Tfs.

fabbs99 (17179) 2015-05-12 12:38

Hello Gert,

Impressive view of the city of Brașov.Great presentation in colors and sharpness.TFS.Keep sharing.

Cheers
Farhat

cargus (14004) 2015-05-12 13:10

Beautiful architectural composition, beautiful colors, well framed and rendered, image well done.!
cordially
Adrian

ourania (51103) 2015-05-12 13:25

Hello Gert,
it's a very picturesque and attractive city and the lighting condidtions under which you captured it give it a special allure. I like very much how it nestles between the foliage in the foreground and the mountain on its other side, it looks protected and cozy. I also like the rhythm of so many perspectives and details. The foreground interest is solid and provides reference, the clock tower is excellently placed as the city's landmark. Strange there aren't any people to comment on:) Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a good night,
Ourania

Tue (93530) 2015-05-12 14:21

Hello Gert,
A friend of mine spent a week in this town recently, as his family-in-law lives in a vilage nearby and he was very enthusiastic about the place. This great view of the city proves him right. It's very nice to see all the roofs and small towers of the city and the trees are a nice foreground too here.
Lars

mesutilgim (0) 2015-05-12 14:35

Hello dear Gert,
This one from Brasov is also very nice but do not get tired to scan your oldies !
I shall also soon get back to my scanner.
Have allreay set new b&w developer and fixer and shall soon start with prints of pictures I'd made mid sixties in Anatolia !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

dkmurphys (79209) 2015-05-13 0:21

Hi Gert,
Lovely shot from one of my favorite Romanian cities. It is the second most visited from foreign tourists after Bucharest.
Have a good day!

Daniel

Matyas (0) 2015-05-13 1:05

Hello Gert! Wonderful cityscape. Amazing town. Fine roofs. Nice colours. Good high perspective. Perfect focus. Good contrast and sharpness. Well done!

rychem (72187) 2015-05-13 7:23

Attractive sea of roofs, I like the church tower in the FG and this beautiful landscape of surrounding slopes, the color combination of red and green is very attractive
regards Ryszard

Silvio1953 (223027) 2015-05-13 10:45

Ciao Gert, fantastic postcard from beautiful city, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

carlo62 (81265) 2015-05-13 15:01

Ciao Gert
una foto moderna, ha solo 5 anni!!!!
Conosco questa cittŕ perché la moglie di un mio amico viene da qui, ma non l'ho mia visitata.
Bella questa panoramica con la montagna a ridosso delle abitazioni.
Saluti
Carlo

batalay (41261) 2015-05-13 20:30

Hello Gert,

I've never been to Brasow, but I knew that it was nestled among the Carpathian Mountains. The presence of the Church is clear, the churches most built before the Communist Era. This is an excellent postcard-like photo of the city, informed by an informative note.

Warm regards,

Bulent

marabu61 (11587) 2015-05-14 4:39

Hej Gert
Yes, I must say you got me here. A recently taken photo from you ...?
But having said that, this town looks very pleasant indeed with the green hills surrounding the pleasant looking old town. I would just love to see the bears there.
But I do hope you we will continue to see your very interesting old pictures too.
hejdĺ och trevlig dag
Daniel

Cricri (176) 2015-05-14 23:25

Hi Gert
Belle vue sur les toits rouges de la ville ou ressort les dômes et le clocher, un tout bien cadrer entre la végétation, belle présentation
belle journée
cricri

gervaso (28437) 2015-05-15 4:33

Hello, Gert!

It reminds me of Ouro Preto, a colonial city among the mountains here in my state of Minas Gerais, but with a different architectural style. A very good POV to show the beauty of this city surrounded by so much green! Very good job!

nikkitta (17070) 2015-05-15 14:11

Ops Gert, is really your post?

Your note made me smile, really I checked twice before reading the it
Not people , not scanned, just a well composed postcard´?
Anyway an original one, only roofs contrasting well with vegetation

Good to see not modern building yet
Warm regards
Maria

COSTANTINO (117884) 2015-05-15 14:18

Hello dear Gert and have a nice
weekend
thanks for sharing with us this impressive
postcard from the city pf Brasov in the
transylvanian part of central Romania
I like the red roofs dominating
the place welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

emka (158932) 2015-05-15 15:24

Hi Gert, What a shock! A postcard with no people from you ?? Brasov is a nice city but I liked more Sibiu and first of all Sighisoara (even with the adventure with a dog). You have found original POV, have you climbed the tower? We see the usually shown the tower of City Hall but only small part of the square with umbrellas. Nice contrast of lush vegetation in fg and bg with the red roofs. Excellent quality.
When you go to Lviv? I had wonderful Italian trip and was lucky with the buses. I wish you great trip.
Warm regrads MAlgo

kasianowak (17676) 2015-05-16 0:53

Hi Gert
Indeed, unusual image for you. But there is nothing wrong with a nice postcard shot from time to time. :-) I like this rooftop view, typical of Romania where many small towns are cradled between mountains and hills.
You are either in Ukraine or Poland now or going soon - so have a good trip!
Best wishes
Kasia

Hansaphotos (11381) 2015-05-16 2:56

Hei Gert

Jeg har hřrt om denne byen fřr, og det ser ut til ĺ vćre en by som er vel verdt et besřk, med flott, gammel arkitektur og sikkert et yrende folkeliv. Du har funnet et fint utsiktspunkt i fjellsiden, som gir oss et flott inntrykk av det du beskriver i den tilhřrende teksten. Veldig fint:)

Ha en fin helg.

Hilsen Erling

Didi (61591) 2015-05-21 18:04

Hi Gert
Very good dominant point of view on the town with nice red tiles
Very good lights ambiance
Best regards

danos (110407) 2015-05-22 23:25

Hello Gert,
nice the panoramic view of this section of Brasov with the houses to are 'climb' on the woody hill.The excellent light and colour management enhance the beauty as the clarity of the image.

Have a good WE,Danos

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-05-23 12:14

Hallo Gert!
Lovely, charming and attractive cityscape!
Very beautiful picture too!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition really pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your week-end,
Neyvan

berek (50518) 2015-06-02 22:47

Dear Gert
I like these views high point which gives a beautiful view over the rooftops of a city, Here, architecture is remarkable with beautiful domes that link everywhere. A beautiful deep picture.
Greetings.
Burak

abmdsudi (95869) 2015-06-04 21:52

Hi Gert
A wonderful vista over the red roofscape of a cute medieval country town with its historic core is remarkably intact showing a great wealth of architectural works whilst the impressive church steals the show. Nice dab of light, beautiful rich colours, crisp & clear and great narrative too. Congrats
Best wishes

Periko (9107) 2015-07-04 20:27

Hi Gert
Beautiful postcard indeed. The red rooftops, and the green surroundings are complemented very well and the tower is a good focal point.

Regards
Pedro

mcmtanyel (69310) 2015-07-19 20:53

Hello Gert,
I love these red rooftops sandwiched in between two emerald green areas. Well seen and rendered, TFS!
Regards,
MT

adramad (73484) 2016-12-31 9:28

Hi, Gert.
Wonderful panoramica of this city, which I love for the uniformity of the height of their houses and for their roofs all the same, the beautiful church tower stands out of everything, ideal as it is surrounded by green mountains.
I wish you a New Year 2017 full of happiness.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; Are all factors perfectly accomplished, in this beautiful image.
Well done. I like very much.
Enjoy this special weekend.
Best Regards.
Luis.

jmdias (116579) 2017-02-24 6:19

gert

lovely old town. the localization and the presence of its monuments is visible in the compo. nice contrast between the red sea of roofs and the slopes covered with a forest. TFS.

hugs

jorge

pierrefonds (115624) 2017-06-21 16:12

Hi Gert,

The mountain is framing well the town. The point of view is showing the details of the buildings. The good luminosity is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PiotrF (56116) 2019-10-24 12:42

Hello Gert
An interesting view of this part of Brasov.
I like high POV here.Picture with perfect exposure and good color saturation.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr