Side aisle of Eglise Saint Etienne, Nevers (Nievre)

This photo is really about the subtle lighting and how it shapes all the different surfaces in

this truly special Romanesque church. Thanks for your comments.

Indeed, beautiful subtle lighting... but I like the floor, worn smooth and slightly concave by oh, so many feet. The aura of ageless just permeates this place... Mike

... they are worn, aren't they. There is one other thing that is quite common to a pilgrimage church that is seen here. The floors are often subtley graded so that they could be washed out easily and the water would run to the center. Since the pilgrims often slept in the churches, this washing was part of the routine maintenance.

the light on the floor in front of the windows is very inviting. i really appreciate you documenting these wonderful buildings

Fantastic use of light circumstances, the subtle layers of the colors accentuate nice mood tell the great story, very original capture, Dennis!!! Best regards

May I make a constructive criticism? To me, the light coming from the right and the end has a better feel than the one coming from that one which is the most powerful in the picture...straight above. It almot blinds you and your eyes can't see the nuances below. I think that by removing it, you can bring the better players in value. It's like when you have an actor who is not too good but loud and overact so greatly that he outstage more talented actors (kinda like Martin Short does) Also Dennis...I bet you love the addition of those wonderful speakers in the churches...I would try to use the stamp tool to remove them. It's major cheating but then putting speakers like that is a crime to us photographers, like those sign posts, stop lights, electrical and telephone posts in the sky and on walls...unless your name is Jeff Long...then a lightpost with wire becomes the object of study itself. Conclusion Dennis...how about taking pictures of the speakers only? Ouch...if Jeff reads that, he's going to wonder what kind of turncoat I am...And I will reply to him that I am just a scoundrel looking for an excuse to pick on his celebrity.

It's like a talent competition where each candidate tries to grab your attention minus the fierce competitive nature. Somehow all the elements work together to create a greater whole. It's a splendid study of light.

A beautiful composition with very nice lighting, Dennis!

No technical remarks, no analysis, just one word: great

Keep the top light. You know why.

... Mary, appreciate your kind words and the fact that you like these churches. Always a pleasure to see a comment from you.

 

Richard, I like the subtlety in this image, it really feels like the church in Nevers felt at the time. You can almost feel the chill of the stone.

 

Pascal, don't mind the criticism at all, as you well know. It's the whole point of the exercise! I leave the speakers, though, partly because ils sont partout and also because my PS skills are not so good. Frankly, at this point they don't bother me. As far as the change you suggested, I'm sticking with this because I like the tones on the arch between the two sets of windows very much.

 

Adan ... Pascal always apologises when he suggests a change, he should know better by now, it is always welcome. As are you. Thanks.

 

Ruud ... nice to hear from you again.

 

Ton, I'm glad you don't mind that it is color :) Glad you like it. I have about six to eight more shots of Saint Etienne that will someday be processed. It is very fertile ground for photography.

 

Pierre, you terminated your HTML!!! Oooops. Not.

 

Ned, thanks. I think I do. Appreciate your thoughts.

I like very much this one, Dennis. The use of light is superb and the composition very good too. I think it would be a nice B&W as well.

... I did a black and white, which was nice, but I ended up with a preference for the soft lovely tones here. It just seemed a bit more mysterious.