Thursday 25 September 2008

Painted Skies


Copyright 2008 by Merisi. All rights reserved







Afternoon with Clouds
Mörbisch am See
Burgenland, Austria

Mörbisch is a small town on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl
(Neusiedler See), 45 miles south of Vienna in the Burgenland Region.
The Mörbisch Operetta Festival, with its picturesque setting
on a floating stage in the lake, is only one of the attractions that draws visitors from all over to this quaint place.

The pedestrian friendly streets and paths are lined by beautifully kept old vintner houses, traditional flower and vegetable gardens, and quiet courtyards beyond. Excellent sailing on the lake enhances the region's appeal, as do miles of hiking and biking trails which lead through vineyards and along reedbeds into Hungary, from there on to the eastern shore of the lake on the Austrian side, and back to Mörbisch on the western lake shore.

The landscape around Mörbisch is a World Heritage Site.
A large part of its shores and reedbeds belong to
Neusiedler See and Fertö-Hanság National Parks.

For more images of the beautiful Burgenland region, click on the "Burgenland" label below, please.

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43 comments:

  1. Hello !
    Lovely skies Merisi !
    See You soon.

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  2. They really look painted.
    Caught perfectly by your artistic eyes.

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  3. webradio,
    merci,
    see you! :-)

    Britt-Arnhild,
    thank you! :-)

    Those clouds were fascinating,
    I couldn't take my eyes off them.

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  4. The skies ARE painted. How incredibly beautiful and interesting. Very nice post!

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  5. Such clouds! Beautiful shots here:) Mine is posted HERE too. Happy SWF!~

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  6. They do look painted. Amazing. I love the angle on the last. Great stuff...

    To answer your question, I took the picture of an approaching storm near Kyle, SD, in June of last year. I was shooting a television show about storm chasing. The same storm knocked over tractor trailers and produced one tornado.

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  7. Beautiful skies and an enchanting place.

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  8. Merisi: What lovely clouds you showed in you post today.

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  9. Very nice series of clouds.

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  10. Lovely painting, the artist is great! =) I like the angle of the last photo too.

    Ps. I was supposed to write on my guessing contest that vienna bloggers are exempted...=D

    HAve a nice one!

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  11. Great shots - well done.

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  12. Nice job on capturing the moody feel of the clouds. Happy skywatching.

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  13. I enjoyed seeing the moody skies over a pretty little town. Happy Sky Watch!

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  14. Lovely set of sky shots!

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  15. A beautiful if somewhat sombre sky.

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  16. Oh, wow! Does the tourist industry pay you!? If not, it should. What wonderful photos and the description of this quaint place sounds deliciuos.

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  17. All beautiful and striking but my favorite is the first. Love the composition with the weathered brick building and those clouds.

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  18. Your clouds do look like paintings! Very well captured! Happy SWF

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  19. Lovely skies.
    Great photos! Really enjoy your site.
    Nina at Nature Remains

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  20. Lovely photos, which really give a feel for the area. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Such dark clouds, and to crown all the white leaning towers of Moerbisch! Hope you had a great time there.

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  22. Stunning, Merisi, to say the very least. Beautiful.

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  23. they are all beautiful i was going for the first one as it had a old feel to it. With the old building

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  24. very impressive. indeed like a painting

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  25. They look painted.
    Oil not watercolor...

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  26. These are really beautiful and make me long for happy trips to Austria and to Slovenia made some time ago. Wonderful to view the sky from different world locations!

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  27. Beautiful skies! Were you using a polarizing filter?

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  28. The majesty of the imposing sky against modest rooftops. The picture of the spire in the last is fabulous.

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  29. Splendid sequence of beautiful and interesting skies.
    Happy Sky Watch!

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  30. How beautiful! You've got an excellent eye.

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  31. Beautiful photos!!!! I have enjoyed visiting your blog very much.

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  32. A beautiful set of pictures from a very beautiful looking place...

    Excellent Sky Watch Post

    Tom

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  33. Your opening picture looks like it could be a Vermeer painting. Wow!

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  34. Dear readers,
    thank you all for visiting and for your kind comments. I appreciate them immensely, and shall do my best to come see your Sky Watch pictures over the coming days!

    As regards to Seamus' question, "Were you using a polarizing filter?", no, I did not, I don't even own any for my digital camera. I also don't photoshop my pictures, or they like. It is either go as they come, or no blogging for me. ;-)

    Willow,
    when I spotted those puffy clouds, I did indeed think of Vermeer, of his "The Little Street" painting. I saw it at the National Gallery in Washington DC, when they had the big Vermeer exhibition there some years ago (and lines that stretched around the block, four hours of waiting time, at least). It has remained etched in my memory for the exquisite detailling, and the clouds, of course. ;-)

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  35. Merisi, you know - jedes Mal wenn du von Wien nach Mörbisch fährst, kommst du bei mir vorbei :-)

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  36. Lovely images. Thanks for sharing with us.
    Cheers

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  37. Great series of sky photos! The clouds paint the sky with such beauty!

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  38. What beautiful clouds! I have done extensive painting of clouds in people's homes and I will never tire of looking at them.

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  39. Beautiful skies & an informative little write up. Very nice! Have a great weekend.

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  40. Excellent photos and I enjoyed the description. Thank you very much. I also loved the angle on the last one, but they are all great.

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  41. belli. belli i cieli viennesi, nel tuo caleidoscopio
    ;-)
    L.

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