Little chapel, a photo from Vorarlberg, West

Photographer's Note

Maria Schnee Chapel

This baroque pilgrimage church was founded in 1637 by Lukas Tschofen II, member of a respected family from the 17th century, because he promised to built church if he was saved from misery. It's an important baroque pilgrimage church and is a famous landmark. The traditional baroque art and the rare representations of the Shroud of Turin (at the Grace altar from the 17th century) and of the legend of Maria Schnee (ceiling fresco on the right side) are worth a visit. The figures of St. Lukas and St. Anna above the choir arch represent Lukas Tschofen III. and his wife Anna Clawothing, owners of the biggest inn of the Montafon region in the 17th century (Alpenrose Inn, burnt down in 1927). The Lukas Tschofen parlour (1681) at the offices of the local authority reminds of Lukas Tschofen VI. as does the Lukas-Tschofen House next to the road to Partenen.

Gaschurn, Vorarlberg, municipality in the district of Bludenz, alt. 979 m, pop. 1,714, area 176.78 km2, bi-seasonal tourism (424,748 overnight stays), situated in the upper Montafon valley close to the Swiss border; the municipality consists of the Walser settlement G. (first documented mention 1423) and the Partenen village (1499); largest municipality of Vorarlberg in terms of area.
(Source: www.tiscover.at)

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xavshot (69835) 2007-05-05 12:48

Bonsoir George
elle est superbe cette petite chapelle au milieu de ce paysage. Bon cadrage qui la met bien en valeur. Bravo
amicalement
Xavier

besnard (59196) 2007-05-05 12:48

Bonjour George
Joli clichй de cette petite chapelle typiquement autrichienne comme j'en garde le souvenir lors de mon passage dans ce pays. Bien campйe sur ce promontoire, je suppose qu'elle domine un village que l'on devine sur l'autre versant.
Bon travail - merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

pablominto (53746) 2007-05-05 12:52

Hello George,
Excellent point of view and an attractive composition!
The church is captured with fine details and the setting is simply stunning...
Great clarity in colours and a wonderful feelong of depth!
Greetings,
Pablo -

hay_kes (31439) 2007-05-05 13:11

Hi George,
What an amazing landscape&church photo.Great perspective with impressive colours.Well composed.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-05-05 13:23

this is a very cute chapel with a very good setting... stunning view also... thanks for sharing this beauty george...

cheers

korkut:)

sleon (9402) 2007-05-05 13:30

Hi George
What a charming scene, typical of this area. The chapel is happily set against the mountain backdrop and the green scenery is very pleasing to the eye. A lovely spring shot.
Susanna

Buin (42580) 2007-05-05 13:38

Hallo George!
Even in the thumbnail I realize this small chapel. In some weeks I'll be there (in Partenen). You show it from a very nice angle with the "Zamangspitze" in the background. It's astonishing how you could hide the nearby village. A really beautiful picture and note as well!
Greetings from sunny and very dry Germany - and have a nice Sunday!
Frank

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-05-05 14:19

Hello George,
I love this small chapel on the top of its hill, with a magnificent background. Very good framing and colours. Bravo.
Cordially
Joлl

Gustaw (21670) 2007-05-05 16:57

Hallo my friend!
Thank you ror visit in Malta. Photos from Malta was very interesting. Now visit in Austria? Interesting photo to! Today I come back from Hungary. Now in my gallery will be some photos from your country.
Marek

izmirli (3989) 2007-05-05 18:58

merhaba dear george
wonderful picture.beautiful trees and little chapel.very good mountains and landscape.
well done my friend.best regards.
gьrkan akзakır.

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-05-05 19:07

Hello George,
As someone who has not visited Austria, this is indeed my impression of the countryside. Very beautiful, peaceful. Well framed. The church atop the hill looks graceful in this photo. Best wishes - Danilo

paura (25802) 2007-05-05 20:00

Excellent photo here, George. Colors, lighting, pov, composition. Beautiful in all photographic pharameters, friend.

Paulo

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-05-06 2:37

Hello George!
Lovely specific austrian chapel!!!
Looks like Ellmau little chapel!
Beautiful place!
Nice colours and perspective!
Excellent done!
Lili

Greg1949 (9011) 2007-05-06 2:44

George,

If you are not in the postcard or picture puzzel business then I think you have missed a great opportunity. This is another perfect or nearly so photogtaph. From the dandelions in the fg to the clouds in the bg everything ties together and adds to the overall. Great capture.

Greg

MarekP (4750) 2007-05-06 4:18

Hi George,

This is a sweet scenery, so typical for Austria. I like the composition and colours, but I prefer higher sharpness, so I tried a workshop.

Thanks,
Marek

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vincz (19113) 2007-05-06 4:36

Very nice shot, so neatly composed, so fresh. Everything seems perfect here, so quiet, so peaceful, so beautiful. Bravo!

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-05-06 5:15

Hi George,
Great view of this gorgeous Maria Schnee Chapel. I like the POV and the excellent details. Very good colours and note.
TFS and greetings
Aires

PARDAL (624) 2007-05-06 5:56

Hi George!!!
What an amazing landscape!
Itґs like a dream...The green tree, the sky, the little church, the big mountain...
Everything is a beautiful composition!
No words,
TFS
Regards
Natаlia i Joan

Wanda1 (15142) 2007-05-06 5:59

Hi George,
Beautiful colours and light and the clarity and sharpness is good. I love this little chapel on the hill in this pretty landscape. I like the other two houses rooves peeping out and the mountain in the background.
Regards
Wanda

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-05-06 8:45

Hi George,
You are really lucky to be travelling to all these beautiful places one after another. Excellent POV, love the way you have framed the chapel on top of the grassy slope. That tree beside the chapel seems to complement it in every way.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

syd1946 (1167) 2007-05-06 11:55

Hello George,
So beautiful composition you present to us with this shot!The light conditions are very fine with the two levels in front and in the backround.The small chapel stands nicely near the tree with vivid green colour.Beautiful...

Best wishes,
Thomas

carper (96) 2007-05-06 12:28

a nice pov george,
the church whole in the middle is well seen, good light and a very good composition and quality, fine photojob, well done,
gr. jaap

leo61 (0) 2007-05-06 15:11

Hi George!
Your POV for this nice image is well choosen and I like the view upwards to this nice,little chapel.Good light,too and the many,many little yellow blossoms are very nice.
Regards,Leo

agbonavita (0) 2007-05-06 16:42

Another pretty photo of Austria. I like the mountaing on the background. Did you take a photo from the church to where you where to take this photo?

Hugs
Andre

Graal (103040) 2007-05-07 3:01

Jу napot George,
interesting view, pleasant composition, unusual chapel, good note and well done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

clnaef (6289) 2007-05-07 3:31

Bonjour,
Belle composition bien йquilibrйe qui met bien en йvidence la chapelle.
Bonne journйe.
clnaef

salvator (19110) 2007-05-07 4:33

Hi George,
Wonderul composition. The colors, the clarity and sharpness of your photo, the skies and the hint of clouds are superb. I wşsh you a great week. Best regards. Salvator.

sacavem (18620) 2007-05-07 16:12

Hi George,
Nice POV on that chapel, with excellent colors and clarity. Light is very good too.
Best regards and a good week.
Filipe

berek (50518) 2007-05-08 3:29

Hi George,
beautiful green beautiful nature with small chapel. well framed picture. have a nice day.
First impact : 7
Composition : 8
Burak

Angshu (56760) 2007-05-09 5:20

Dear George
Picture postcard perfect! Glorious colours, perfect placement of the church on the small elevation & the tree next to it. Lovely!
Regards
Angshu

robertosalguero (292) 2007-05-11 2:16

Little and with a beautiful surrounding. Excellent shot with the subject well placed atop the mound. The different shades of green and the blue mountains on the back create a nice contrast and blend of shades. Thanks George.

Roberto

saxo042 (38078) 2007-06-04 10:23

Hi George
Pretty stereotype of this small typically Austrian vault like I have of it the memory at the time of my passage in this country. Camped well on this headland, I suppose that it dominates a village that one guesses on the other pouring. Good work - thank you for sharing.
Regards
Gunnar

rigoletto (34279) 2007-09-04 12:01

Again found this one in your Austria gallery Mr Rumpler. As you see, i cannot forget those beautiful places with nice buildings rising in refreshing nature. The diffrerent colors of the trees, placing of the church in the composition and the small hill on which the church is standing look really beauitful with your touch. Excellent light and quality supporting my nice memoirs. TFS,
Deniz