architecture There was light

To understand the title, view in largest size and check in the lower left corner. The flare supports the idea, to some extent at least. I hope it works for you. Colors were not modified in any way.

D'accord, "there was light" mais pas assez en haut et en bas de la photo. Avec un peu plus de recul et un temps de pose plus long l'éclairage aurait été mieux réparti, non ? C'est dommage que l'on ne voit pas les détails de l'architecture des clochers. Sinon, la couleur, superbe.

 

J'ajoute que j'aurais fait un cadrage plus centré pour mettre en valeur les trois ogives qui semblent être de toute beauté.

Woooow ! Non seulement tres beau, mais un angle tres personnel ! Spendide !

This picture was taken while experimenting with a 24 mm wide angle

lens to create dramatic effects. Some people might find it extreme in

nature, but I like the effect of this tower going straight for the

sky. The progressively diminishing light suggests that the tower might

indeed reach the pitch black sky. Does it work or you? Does it really

stand out from run of the mill church pictures? Thank you.

 

(This photo looks better seen in the largest size)

Gee, Philippe, you say "extreme" and this isn't even shot on Velvia, I'm disappointed of you... ;-)

Just like this one here, I'm more interested in the overall feel of the picture. The light and textures game we see here is what makes this shot so good.

Yes, Philippe is now a friend, but this has nothing to do with the way I rate his pictures... Except maybe that I don't rate the pictures I find to be the weakest...

Let me just explain in brief what I find great about this shot... 1) How many shots of such subjects have we seen with this kind of angle, and what's more, shot at night ? It is the contrary of an obvious decision. The night light brings up the textures, and the shadow area on the side, left, give the subject an incredible volume - which I find very important in architecture photography... Finally, the perspective changes a normal shot into a madly impressive image. 2) The top of the towers end up in the dark, which one can regret of course, from a commercial perspective at least, but it enhances the mistery of this amazing cathedral, and reinforces the strong mood...

I've almost always been bored by the standard angle we find everywhere for such subjects, and I appreciate the fact that this picture broke all the rules to finally deliver far more than a normal angle under normal light would have done...

Congrats Philippe, and I mean it.

I think this is a great picture. The only thing that bothers me is the light halo in the top right. I would remove it for a cleaner look.