St. Peter's Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

St. Peter's Church (built 1710 onwards)

St. Peter's church is the oldest operational Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was built in 1710 after the Dutch allowed the people of Melaka to openly follow their faiths. It was constructed by the descendants of the Portuguese emigrants who came to settle in Melaka and made it their home. At the time this area was outside the core city of Melaka. Today, it can be reach by driving within 5 minutes from Melaka city center, it is oppesite to a bridge connecting Kampung Morten too.

The oldest item in the church is the bell, manufactured in Goa in 1608. It was salvaged from an earlier church burned by the Dutch during their 1641 occupation.

Workshop 01 : Another POV

Workshop 02 : Mosaic's Mural

serp2000, mvdisco, TopGeo, alftrek, papagolf21, pierrefonds, pally3100, darek1978, jafadabret, lrw1966, satyakki, gunbud, paura, fanni, fulvio52, s_lush, Tue, Charo, stego, Urs has marked this note useful

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serp2000 (9305) 2009-04-26 19:35

Hi, Ally,
Beatiful architecture,nice POV, excellent composition! TFS!
Have a nice week!
Serghei

mvdisco (11440) 2009-04-26 22:03

Hi Ally,
Beautiful picture and lovely old St.Peter's Church in Malaca, very nice architecture and Nice point of view... I made a workshop to correct the Tilt in your picture ..wish you like it ..
All my compliments
Michel

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alftrek (2767) 2009-04-26 23:31

Hello Ally

This immaculate shot seems to prove one thing, that is we dont really need direct light for a good shot. Absolutely clear for a building facade in the shade. Excellent work

Ally

trekks (14262) 2009-04-26 23:58

hi Ally

I think very soon, you can publish a book called Malaysia Buildings because you may finish shooting all the them soon.

This one is a good composed shot of the church from 1710 which I believe I have never seen before, in this color, and reading from your note, I do not believe I have visited that place.

Well done.

tfs, bill

papagolf21 (56096) 2009-04-27 0:46

Bonjour, chère Ally,
Un grand merci pour ce partage (particulièrement avec les photos présentées en bonus).
Très intéressante architecture d'un édifice religieux édifié au dix-huitième siècle.
La différence de construction est patente avec l'environnement existant.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jmdias (19041) 2009-04-27 3:01

ally

something elements in this façade remember the Portuguese style of that time. Yes, the dutch destroyed many churches in Brazil too in that time, they wanted to get a part of Brazil and stayed here for many decades but were expelled.
beautiful pov and I liked the light and the way you framed this image.
TFS

hugs

jorge

pierrefonds (26039) 2009-04-27 4:49

Hi Ally,

The presence of the people has an effect of scale. The palm trees are framing well the church. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the church. The picture is clear and sharp. The good luminosity brings out the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

pally3100 (3073) 2009-04-27 8:21

Hello Ally
Achurch very different then in Belgium it seems being à mexican or brésilian Church.
may be spanish or portugése idea building
I am now reading your text i have a just idea of who was built his church the portugèse ,thank for haring friendly Henry

darek1978 (11161) 2009-04-27 8:40

Hi Ally,
Thanks for sharing with us your notes about this excellent church. Shot well done and well seen. All the details are well captured. Congratulations!
best regards from rainy Ireland,
Darek

claudeD (11240) 2009-04-27 9:11

Hello Ally,

very nice architecture shot with a fine composition. good colors and perfect sharpness.Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

jafadabret (39263) 2009-04-27 9:26

Bonjour Ally.
Cette photo est agréable avec le gazon au premier plan et l'ombre portée de la croix. L'église de 1710 est bien entretenue et a un style très européen.
Beau travail §
Jacques

TopGeo (21609) 2009-04-27 23:48

Hi, Ally,nice POV, excellent composition! TFS!The picture is clear and sharp, A likeable church of ST Peter'? s with impressive architecture and style I agree with ws by Michel
Georgios

Waylim (10717) 2009-04-28 0:25

Hi Ally,
Nice to see all the different culture and religious in the area of Malacca. Good shot even against the light, nice details, good colors, good sharpness, and beautiful composition. The paml trees, give it the essence of the tropical setting. Thanks
Way

jurek1951 (25880) 2009-04-28 3:55

Hi Ally,
Great capture of the church with beautiful colours and contrasts.
Georg

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-04-28 7:27

Ally, Hi:

Really wonderful composition of amazing architecture. The extra images in WS are very educational, as well, along with the notes. Very nicely done.

Larry

Bluejeans (31963) 2009-04-28 11:09

Ola Ally ,
Muito bonita esta igreja tem uma arquitectura bem interessante e tipíca de 1700 , bonitas as linhas cinzentas fazem um belo contraste com o branco , gostei do primeiro plano com este jardim bem verde, boa luz,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jemaflor (39167) 2009-04-28 11:53

Hi Ally,
Well taken with a good result for the light and the colours, interesting architecture, good sharpness.

sacimar (7325) 2009-04-28 12:42

Hi Ally,

beautiful church, it's very different from european churches, I like the detail of the cross on the left side, good perspective and colours, thanks for the workshops, nice job,

Best regards

Sergio

satyakki (312) 2009-04-28 12:42

Dear Ally,
With due respect to everybody's comment, I see the picture diffrently. First, the composition is not balanced. The church has slipped towards the right (tilt?), exposing an uninteresting sky to the left.
Secondly,I am not too sure what Visual Value the patch of the road is adding in the bottom part of the frame.
Third, since this is a frontal shot aligning with the insignia of the church from the front while shooting would have helped.
Best Regards,
Satyakki

gunbud (27741) 2009-04-28 19:48

Hi Ally,
The old church has been beautiful kept as it like it did 300 years ago.
Wonderful details and crips clear colors to this lovely architecture.
Regards, Tom

Graal (57571) 2009-04-28 23:25

Hi Ally,
nice architecture of catholic church. Good presentation with complementary views in WS. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

rodgerg (23625) 2009-04-29 1:06

Hello Ally,

A very nice church with a beautiful architectur. The light is here not esay but the colors and especially the details are very well collected. An image full of life with the peoles in the FG.
Best regards,
Roger

John_F_Kennedy (31087) 2009-04-29 3:17

Very sharp and clear shot, good framing with the green in the FG. Beautiful architecture of this church too.
Best wishes,
Achim

paura (38176) 2009-04-29 3:27

Ally,
Efficient point of view in your composition. It looks like similiar to some of here. Colours are beautiful and exposure settings nice. well done!

Regards

Paulo

fanni (8733) 2009-04-30 0:11

Hello Ally,
you always choose interesting places to capture with your camera :) Very nice! and this is a very interesting building (especially as seen in juxtaposition with the nearby very modern building on the right). Very good composition.
And thanks for the additional WS photos: they help to make a full impression of this church.
Warm regards,
Elena

Silvio1953 (41340) 2009-05-02 5:18

Ciao Ally, great view of lovely church, great POV, wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-05-03 0:12

Hi, Ally.
A pretty interesting architectural daily-life, excellent in terms of lighting. Shot against the light and yet crystal clear in all of its elements. Good job, TFS! Have a good day and a good start of the week tomorrow. I'll see you soon,
Fulvio.

stego (22350) 2009-05-09 13:53

Hi Ally,
It's curious how it looked much more "Portuguese" in the thumbnail than it looks here, but there is still something familiar about it.
It's a very nice presentation, despite that having the sun almost in front didn't produce the the most favourable light. However, you did a good job with the exposure, so we can still appreciate the austere façade of the church. You made the perfect choice of POV and framing/crop.
Regards, José.

foozi (4687) 2009-05-12 0:20

Hi Ally,
beautiful capture of the building. Such smooth and calm foreground of green grass.
The sky is lovely blue and the colours of the building complement each other.
Well presented shot.

regards,
Foozi

s_lush (2018) 2009-05-12 8:53

Hello Ally,
Beautiful church, and so old! You have captured it very well, with perfect composition and quality. Very good job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

Tue (25608) 2009-05-16 15:37

Hey Ally,
A very good photo of this church, captured from a good POV. The light is pleasant and well handled too and the sharpness is great. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Charo (31665) 2009-05-19 13:36

Hello Ally,
Very beautiful church with its distinctive architecture. Fantastic perspective and the contrast with the modern building. Excellent details and colors.
Saludos,
Charo

Urs (2680) 2009-07-02 6:43

Dear Ally

Despite being in the shadow the church is impressive and the shadows actually add to the DOF. A very interesting solution to shot more or less against the sun. Colors are vivid and sharpness is great. Well done

Best regards
Urs