Inside the abbey of Gellone, founded in 804.
I waited until somebody opened the main door, allowing some light in, to take this (handheld, iso 1600, f/4, 1/5 sec, thats a limit, both for me and my "old" 5D ).
Curves, lights, texture, brooding darkness and mystery.
It those wall could talk.
Excellent photography Santiago, especially taking into account that you were "handicapped " using that "old" camera
Santiago- A fascinating place, and well presented (of course ).
That huge vertical piece is a bit too dominant to my eyes- but that's just a 2-centime opinion .
Charlie
santiago - contrary to what Charlie dislikes, I feel the vertical piece ties the image together, uniting the two light area. great place to shoot; glad you waited.
regards, tom
lazlo369 wrote:
Curves, lights, texture, brooding darkness and mystery.
It those wall could talk.
Excellent photography Santiago, especially taking into account that you were "handicapped " using that "old" camera
Many thanks, Lazlo. I don't know if walls speak, but it must not be far from the truth. I once witnessed a choir singing in there, years ago. The accoustic this Roman architecture affords is just unbelievable.
sbeme wrote:
Really nothing to add to Lazlo's comment, other than echoing the fine quality of the work you have produced and Lazlo has described so well.
Scott
Charlie Shugart wrote:
Santiago- A fascinating place, and well presented (of course ).
That huge vertical piece is a bit too dominant to my eyes- but that's just a 2-centime opinion .
Charlie
Thank you, Charlie. The nave, from where this was shot, is unusually narrow (less than 6 meters) and unusually high (18 meters), so that kind of restricts the view points. I wanted one of the vertical pillars holding the nave in the frame. It is massive (this is ancient Roman architecture), and I purposedly wanted it to provide a dominant anchor. Despite the lourdeur of some of its elements, the abbey (from inside at least) looks amazingly pure and uncluttered, almost aethereal.
tomandmarj wrote:
santiago - contrary to what Charlie dislikes, I feel the vertical piece ties the image together, uniting the two light area. great place to shoot; glad you waited.
regards, tom
Thanks Tom. I agree, the vertical pillar is the cements that brings all together.
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