Chateau de Castelnou

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Beautiful light, Henri. The angle explores it in a masterly way, as if there were a projector at the UR-corner door. It would be nice to give some information about the location, age and/or history of the monument.

Bonjour Henri, you have chosen a wonderful time to capture this old stone stairway, with its inviting light leading us to the bright archway at the top. The texture in the wall and the pespective give it great depth. I particularly like the balance of the composition both structurally and with the light and shadows. It looks a place worthy of a visit.

Excellent light and the composition takes one up the steps towards the light. Very good indeed.

I like the diagonal stairs Henri that are leading you up towars the light.

 

I like as well the bluish tint of the upper archway, the texture, the shadowy play on the stairs , well exposed and composed, beautifuly done.

Salut Henri, voici encore une image que j'apprecie vraiment. Une belle lumiere, ce contraste de couleur entre les zones ࠬ'ombre et celles eclairees par le soleil, cette echappee lumineuse de taille reduite qui invite l'oeil ࠳e d鰬acer. Du beau travail !

Bien a toi, Fernand.

 

Excellent diagonal, amazing light and shadows, you captured it so well. my regards...

Thank you all for your kind comments. For Manolis (and the others), here are some informations about Castelnou:

Castelnou ("new castle" in Catalan), is a little medieval village in the Pyrenees orientales, and its castel of 1000 years old had burnt in 1981. It is possible to visit it again since 1992. From here you have a view as far as the sea (it is situated at about fifty kilometeres from the mediteranee). The village is very picturesque, with winding lanes, some in stairs, craft shops, houses in shale stone, as if the village was dug from the hill. Of course, cars are not allowed. The castle is at the top of the village. Built at the end of the Xth century, it was one of the first fortress in the Roussillon and was the headquarters of the counts of Cerdagne and Besalu.

You can see above a general view of the village and the castel.

Great lighting and composition, Henri. Best regards.

Salut Henri, excellent shot. This is really an intruiging shot. Regards, Oliver

Very good example of a successful diagonal composition, I love the wide angle, and the lighting. BTW, which sharpening after resize method is this, looks fine

Thank you Huy, Oliver and Carsten for your kind comments. Carsten, I haven't sharpened the photo after resized it. Paint Shop Pro 6.02 makes automatically the sharpening when you reduce the photos.

The composition and the light gives an excellent mood

//Roger

 

Hello Henry, that is the kind of photo that i really love, for me excelent.

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It is a 7/7 but i?m not allowed by moderators :(

Great picture. The stairs looks wonderful in this strong light. The arch creates this composition. Very good work.

Thank you for all your kind comments, and do not forget to take a look on my Pyrenees folder.