Tomb of a Hero, a photo from Malopolskie, East

Photographer's Note

This photograph presents Mausoleum of General Józef Bem in my home town Tarnów. This place has some extraordinary atmosphere and although this is my third photo (here is the first and the second one) and this time I cannot complain about bad light, still I didn’t manage to give it a justice. I will keep trying.

While taking the photo I heard a primary school teacher talking to children about the late general Bem. I always thought that he was such an extraordinary person and that is why they have build a mausoleum for him, but the teacher said – the real reason was that he change his faith, and so he could not be buried on Catholic cemetery.

Józef Bem (1794, Tarnów – 1850, Aleppo) was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary. Bem, similarly to other Polish generals, fought outside Poland's borders for the future of Poland; anywhere his leadership and military skills were needed.

Except for the mausoleum shown in this photo, which is situated in the most beautiful town park in Tarnów, there is also a monument of General Bem, a street named with his name, a monument of his fellow friend, Hungarian poet Sándor Petofi, who has also his street. In the 170 anniversary of one of the battles fought by gen. Bem (26.05.2001) Tarnów received a gift from Hungarian friends: Seklerska Gate (click here).

PiotrF, Royaldevon, tyro, macjake, timecapturer, No_One, ikeharel, danos, Graal, jhm, nikkitta, adramad, Cricri, Didi, kordinator, COSTANTINO, PaulVDV has marked this note useful

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PiotrF (52330) 2014-09-16 16:14

Czesc Mariusz
rzeczywiscie pogoda tym razem najlepsza z trzech prob, ale poprzednie w poziomych kadrach mialy swoj urok. Tu skupiasz sie na samym mauzoleum i ciekawie to wyszlo, ale pewnie kiedys zmierzysz sie ponownie z tematem.
Dobra prezentacja i ciekawa notatka
pozdrawiam
Piotr

jemaflor (136248) 2014-09-16 23:09

Hi Mariusz,
Well taken, this tomb, a good vertical format, a pleasant light and lovely colors, well presented.

Royaldevon (76700) 2014-09-17 1:08

Hello Mariusz,

I was interested to learn about your home town. For you, it must be a warm experience to return to family, friends and familiar places.

You do yourself an injustice. This is a beautiful photograph, composed with great care and skill. It is a lesson to others in compositional excellence, the angled branch and shrub defining a starting point, which leads diagonally to the mausoleum and its shimmering reflection.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

tyro (30513) 2014-09-17 1:42

Hello Mariusz,

Make no apology for the lighting here: whatever the light was like, you have made the very most of it to produce a stunningly beautiful photograph of this very imposing mausoleum to a great Polish man. And you have also written a very interesting and informative note.

The monument stands out beautifully against the light blue sky and the reflections of it in the calm water are delightful. Your composition is excellent too with the little spray of bright red flowers holding the foreground together perfectly.

Gorgeous light and colours, perfect exposure and, as always, impeccable details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. Thank you too for including a map - I was able, with the aid of the "little yellow man", to see this mausoleum through the trees from the roadway!

P.P.S. I see that I have already critiqued the "second" shot to which you refer in your note - I shall now go and write something about your "first"!

macjake (96319) 2014-09-17 4:29

Hi Mariusz
well, looking at your map now I know where to find Tarnow! Its not far from Krakow.

so listening to what the teacher had to say about Bem, did it change your own opinion? were you a bit disappointed?

Personally, I think it looks quite beautiful!
I would be honored to have such a burial site when I die - but i have a funny feeling that won't be happening!

I'm not sure how you could have improved on this photo, looks great to me. warm and attractive colors for sure.

interesting note
cheers
craig

timecapturer (49288) 2014-09-17 4:35

Hello Mariusz
an impressive looking tomb and it is in such a beautiful setting as all 3 images proves. I think all 3 do show us excellently the majesty and sublimity of this place. So it is a success for me!

Regards - B.

Gerrit (59968) 2014-09-17 5:36

Hi Mariusz,
Fine monument in great park setting. The reflections are very good and so is your well balanced composition.
regards, Gerrit

No_One (4) 2014-09-17 6:15

Hi Mariusz
An impressive tomb, and quite unusual to my eyes too, I have never seen one on raisd columns like this. You comsed the scene beautifully and as mentioned above, the light is excellent, bringing such great color out across the view. That reflection on the shimmering water is such a bonus. Really lovely capture and great note, thanks!
All the best
Noel

Sergiom (117241) 2014-09-17 7:00

Bonjour Mariusz,

Un très beau cadrage vertical. Le point de vue derrière ce qui ressemble à un bonzai est superbe et les quatre colonnes se reflètent superbement dans les eaux calmes.

Amicalement

Serge

danos (110407) 2014-09-17 13:59

Witaj Mariusz,
excellent the view as the presentation of Mausoleum of General Józef Bem,with the created reflections on the surface of the calmly waters to make the image even more effective.The surrounded trees as the plants too complete perfect the whole scenery.

Regards,Danos

emka (153352) 2014-09-17 16:09

Cześć Mariusz, trzecia próba, bardzo ładny kadr i super kolory w sloneczny dzień. Tarnow godnie uczcił generała. Ciekawa notatka. I jaka wiare przyjął? Jesli pasza to pewnie islam.
Dziś od rana deszcz w Irkucku, ięc dorwałam sie do komputera przed wylotem do Moskwy.
Pozdrawaim serdecznie

MAłgorzata

Graal (103040) 2014-09-18 3:13

Czesc,
ladne miejsce w Twoim miescie. Bardzo ladny monument ku czci Bema. Swietny kadr i jakosc zdjecia. Ciekawe informacje. Brawo!
Milego popoludnia.
Aleksander

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-09-18 3:40

Hello Mariusz!
Attractive details!
Beautiful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, vertical format, chosen pov and composition are all very good photo qualities that I really enjoyed!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

jhm (203955) 2014-09-18 3:40

Witaj Mariusz,

Wonderful picture, but a pity that we everyday get new heroes in the world, never peace in the world.
People become never smart.
These picture is wonderful taken with pleasant reflection too.
This panorama view is very well taken with this statue as subject.
Excellent captured nice composition.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice Thursday,
John.

Fis2 (156714) 2014-09-18 12:12

Witaj Mariusz!
Slyszalem o tym mauzoleum,nie myslalem, ze jest tak ciekawe.
Ladna kompozycja ozdobiona odbiciem w wodzie.
Przyjemne kolorki.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

nikkitta (17070) 2014-09-18 14:59

Hola Mariusz

I cant understand why to try a better capture, this is well presented one, vertical format, good reflects, artistic branch at the front and some red spots given by the flowers

Don t know about polish history, but the tomb has an Indian look given by the pigeons
Good work
Maria

rychem (72179) 2014-09-18 22:09

Bardzo oryginalne mauzoleum, pięknie wyszło z odbiciem, doskonale skomponowane zdjęcie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

adramad (67596) 2014-09-19 5:44

Hello Mariusz.
Very interesting note, to learn a little of this character, of course his grave could not be more ideal, with that wonderful around atmosphere, beautiful location next to the pond and surrounded by vegetation, I like the POV detail, including the dry branch of tree in the foreground is the ideal touch.
A perfect very natural color.
A very bright image with optimum clarity.
Good job.
Happy weekend.
Best wishes.
Luis.

miumiu (6117) 2014-09-19 7:25

Hi Mariusz,
Wonderful pic!
l love the peaceful atmosphere of this place.
The reflections, details and colours are lovely on your photo.
Best wishes
Agnes

abmdsudi (89395) 2014-09-19 19:54

HI Mariusz
The light gives a wonderful colour to the structure and the composition is nicely balanced as well. Add in the reflections, foreground interest and cloud detail, you have a lovely image. A clean clear shot nicely taken, Congrats
Best regards

mesutilgim (0) 2014-09-20 12:02

Hello Mariusz,
Very nice capture of this memorial taken from a good pov. Enriched with many interesting notes also relatedto the history of my country.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

ikeharel (106375) 2014-09-23 8:36

Prominently on pillars and above the treres canopies, Mariusz, General Bem is present there all the time...
Fine mingling green tones of the garden, and contrast by the monument.
Fine taken from chosen POV.
Good evening,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2014-09-24 8:51

Hi Mariusz
Une note intéressante suivie de belles présentation sur les liens, trois belles images, un autre choix du format sur celle ci, toujours avec les reflets , un tout joliment entourée de verdure, très belle présentation
Belle soirée
cricri

Didi (61589) 2014-10-07 4:16

Hi Mariusz
Very peaceful romantic ambiance
Interesting reflexions on the water
Well done
Kind regards

kordinator (8738) 2014-10-29 8:00

Dear Mariusz
Impressive Mausoleum surrounded by green vegetation.
I like play of shadows.
Well taken, this tomb, a good vertical format, a pleasant light and lovely colors.
Rerfect photo job.
Kind regards
Saša

COSTANTINO (104983) 2018-03-27 13:36

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
excellent capture perfectly executed
with artistic details very well composed
yes I agree with your useful notes that this
place has some extraodinary atmosphere
an impressive looking tomb
welldone
regards
Costantino

PaulVDV (55509) 2018-12-19 14:25

Hello Mariusz,
That's indeed a very special reason to get a mausoleum.
I do not particularly like the monument but I do like your picture.
Of course, this mausoleum is best shown in the vertical format but you've added an interesting foreground that created more depth.
The slightly distorted reflection of the columns combines well the monument with the foreground.
I also think the picture is excellently balanced.
Best regards, Paul