Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona

?Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a

universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all,

regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all

men and be a living reality.?.....Thank you for your comments.

Great composition and tonal ranges. I also like the explanation of the image. Overall very lovely! Katherine

Magnifica perspectiva, con una bonita luz y b&w. Un saludo -Tolo

a great building perfectly catched in a photo. you did a very good job on this. i like the high contrast which brings out the cross so sharply. cheers.

Thank you, that is exactly what I was aming for.

a dramatic shot of a very interesting structure. intresting selection of perspective and stark tones.

 

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Juan Carlos, this really is well done; high key presentation in the vertical format. Really superb interpretation of this iconic building. I have seen the church many times, and zillions of photographs; but this is really a sterling representation. Very well done. Cheers! Chris

Muy buena y dramatica composicion! Me gustan mucho las luces pero como en todas tus fotos esa combinacion de texturas y luces es genial. Se me olvidaba decirte que me gusta tambien el mensaje que acompana la foto

 

saludos

 

Ricardo

the sharp contrast along with the cross position and the angle is making the image very dramatic. where is this cross??

It's in a small town in Arizona, it's name is Sedona. Quite a beautiful place.

I like this very much, especially the black sky in contrast to the white lines of the chapel - it looks almost apocalyptic. Was this done with the combination of red and polarizing filter you once mentioned? The composition is flawless as well, congratulations! Lennart

this is a wonderful composition, congratulations.

best regards from Mishu

It's something quite similar, the digital equivalent you could say. I used a polarizer to get the most saturated colors I could, then I saturated the sky even more on the computer, and used a red filter equivalent in Nikon Capture NX, after that it was just a matter of a slight contrast adjustment. Regards

Perfect composition. Very beautiful work, best regards.

Very, very nice. The high contrast of the image makes this really special indeed. Masterly use of light. Excellent work, Juan Carlos. Regards.

Para mi lo valioso de esta imagen es el angulo desde la que la has tomado. En mi opinion es lo que desprende esa dinamica que tiene, ensalzando la cruz como tema principal, y dandole ese contraste al cielo que la hace brillar por si sola. Es un tema dificil que has sabido interpretar de maravilla.

Good control of shadow areas here Juan. I am still working on images I took of this chapel last April when I was there. You obviously climbed the rocks on the way up the hill to get this vantage point. Well done.

it is a must building to visit for every architecture student in arizona, and i was one of them. as dramatic as the image needs to be.

Thank you Dror, I was lucky enough to have the sun hitting the cross almost perpendicular, had I visited the chapel at other time, this image wouldn't have been possible. I just had to do something about that....I'm glad you enjoyed the result.