Biron Detail 03

Biron, France - the first of several images of details from this

walled castle city in the countryside of the Dordogne region of

Southwest France. If you have time, please check out my wide angled

image of the whole city: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?

photo_id=4358461

 

Thank you for your time, your comments, and your ratings!

In my first post from Biron, I mentioned that I would be uploading several detail images from this particular Chateau. I really loved all of the nuances in the architecture in this place. The decorative work on the tops of the walls in the castle was wonderful, and the colors of the stones used in all of the buildings worked so well together. It was just a gorgeous place ... and I obviously had a gorgeous day. If you haven't looked at the wide image of the entire city, please check out that previous post. As always, any thoughts or comments or ratings that you have for me are greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time!

Lou Ann, I'm a softy for old castles (ruins or not). I can wander around in those places for hours and hours and your series of photos really make me want to go out and visit some of these places... This one, again, has some beautiful shapes and colours in it.

You have done an outstanding job with the light on this one, Lou Ann. Excellent detail throughout. Nice job.

Nice balanced composition with interesting textures! You did a really nice job with the shadow detail too.

I join them Lou Ann, not a neasy situation ,but you did well with the shadows, texture of the place is interesting and the flowers are adding a nice touch of color.Good composition.

Very nice! Good composition!

Thanks, ya'll ... here's the original for comparison....

I like the strong stonework contrasted with the delicate flowers - nice!

Good job on handling the exposure under bright sun conditions.

Beautiful stonework. I wish there was a little more definition between the background and the wall over the arch. I wonder if you could burn it in a bit, or blur it some to create that....

Linda, that was my main problem with this shot. But, unfortunately, my PS skills aren't there yet. I'm working on them, though ... maybe someday. :-)

I like it brighter :o) with less contrast and more of a square crop to emphasize the lighting contrasts.

I vote for David's version

A beautiful detail, very representative of that wonderful light we have in the summer in France, and of the medieval castles you can find all over the country. This one is beautiful. BTW, I live near Paris, but my family name, Lacoste, is originated in the Dordogne region, in Perigueux. I was in the Burgundy region last summer, and visited wonderful castles and abbeys and cathedrals from the middles-ages.