Cathedrale Sacre Coeur, Orleans (Loiret)

Woww what a beautiful cathedrale mon cher Dennis :) Love the tones too :) for me this is a beautiful exemple of how the human is small and the churches and God are made bigger :)

 

Merci mon cher Ami :) You are great as well :) Merci pour tes mots de tout mon coeur :)

 

Gros bisous de Belgrade et Joyeux Noel :)

 

Biliana

Impressive and grandiose. The feeling of space and symmetry are exquisitely captured. The exposure is amazing and the touches of color provided by the different elements enhance the appeal of this composition.

These great gothic cathedrals in France are magnificent. They strive toward heaven and transport the worshipers elsewhere. The light and perspective on this photo pay tribute to the place. Well done.

What grandeur! A place where faith has room to fly.

Great space Dennis,it shows again why people are faithful.. it has a majestic look.

A change from my normal Romanesque, the great Gothic cathedral in Orleans. Thanks for

your comments.

Nicely taken, like usually Dennis. Particularly prefer elegance of Gotic... I like your change. Regards.

Nice work. The light is beautiful balanced. Regards.

A perfect place for a quiet moment. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!!

Aside from the choirs, ambo, and altar, it's all about repetition and rhythm in this enormous space. This structure cascades like the cathedral at Cologne, and you've caught that feeling. The architect also introduces a feeling of awe and veneration through the play of ambient light, which the HDR technique tends to remove. Never been there, so I can't tell what you've caught of that, but it's still in your RAW files. Putting a short-range overlay over your HDR and fading it in and out lets you control precisely the effect of the ambient light, and is well worth experimenting with. Great technique, very well executed.

... you are so right about repetition and rhythm, which is one of the great features of these churches. As for ambient light, this was a gloomy day in Orleans (in fact, after shooting we were eating at a brasserie across the street and got caught in a rainstorm!), so we missed the rays of lights and shadows, the glorious patches of color that we have come to expect at these churches. I see from your bio that you contribute to quondam. Where are your shots?

Somptuous cathedral architecture ! This is for me the most attractive kind of photography ! Love it !

Thank you for your wishes;

I send all my best for a merry christmas and Happy New year !

This is very good.Posses an infinity looked

 

Thanks for sharing.

Simply magnificent. To be standing there would be overwhelming. In a world focused on destruction, we should take a step back and ponder creation.

Superb !

Denis, I'm back! Got a new connection and an OLD KEYBOARD!

Cheers to that!

PDE

I only would try 0,5 degrees to the left!

Unbelievable light for an interior!

Outstanding image. Makes me feel so small...

Dennis, I keep coming back for a look at your pictures - they are really superb! I found myself buying a travel guide to France....

I notice you use a 24mm TS-E lens quite a lot. I had toyed with the idea but decided against it until I had a full sensor camera. 24mm becomes a 38 mm on a 20D, which is not very wide angle for church ineriors - or so I thought until I looked at some of your pictures. So, my questions is, is this image a panorama? As I understand it the 24mm TS lens is actually is a very wide angle lens and you are just selecting 24mm worth of image - by shifting you can get two overlapping images which are easy to stitch together, hence capturing the hidden wide angle capability of the lens.

Cheers! Rick Du Boisson

... no, this is not a panorama but a single shot. So far I have only done horizontal panoramas using the tilt shift (in the Panorama folder). All of the interior shots are single frame. Remember that the larger of these churches can be immense. The very early Romanesque at Saint Michel de Cuxa is 100'x30'. Conques is about the same length but half again as wide. I don't remember the exact dimensions here at Orleans, but it is somewhere around 425 long (including the apse).

 

As for the lens, I absolutely love the 24TS. Am going to get a 5D in a month or so and that will be very exciting for me. But even as is, I used the it for about 90% of my shots in France. Actually, had to geek out here, just calculated: 6786 of 7656 shots (88.6%) were shot with that lens.

 

Using the shift function to do panoramas is wonderful. When the platform is completely stable, there is no overlap on the images. They fit together perfectly. Again, thanks for your interest and feel free to ask any more questions about these churches. They are fantastic places to shoot. If you would like some recommendations as to locations, or how to get access to those you've chosen, I'd be glad to help if I can.

Only have one word for this image Dennis. Breathtaking!

Hi Dennis, unfortunately I have what is probably the worst internet conection on the planet and it is taking me some time to look through your photographs. I thought I would just say that the locations that you are photographing are just awe inspiring for me and would love to visit some of them sometime. I love your use of the 24mm tse lense, I have just bought the very same lens along with a digital slr and hope to make images that compare to yours.... regards Colin.

... thanks for the post. I love the 24TS lens, in fact on my last trip did 90% of the shots with that single lens. If it wouldn't have been for the Vierges Romanes and the other lenses, it would have been 99%! Thank you for the time you are spending looking at my images. Converting from the Hasselblad to the digital must be a big more for me. I'll be looking at your images as you post ... we'll have a TS club!

...can I join too? I just ordered a 24mm TS lens in anticipation of my trip to France at Easter. You're quite a salesman Dennis!

... one great church shot! :) Enjoy the lens. Where are you going in France? I'm so jealous! PJ and I don't get there again until September.