Cathedral of Our Lady #2, a photo from Antwerpen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

The Cathedral of our Lady was built between 1352 and 1521 as one of the world's tallest buildings, Antwerp's majestic cathedral still dominates the city's skyline.

The wide central nave is flanked by three aisles on each side, creating a huge interior space with 48 pillars in each aisle. The cathedral has a length of 117m. In 1566 and again in 1581, the interior of the cathedral was badly damaged by the Calvinists during the iconoclastic furies. In the 18th century, the French even threatened to demolish the building entirely. Fortunately, the city architect could hold off those plans. During the French occupation, most of the interior was sold by the French. Despite all the plundering, major art treasuries have survived. The most notable are three large paintings by Rubens: Descent from the Cross (1612), Elevation of the Cross (1610) and the Resurrection Triptych (1612). There are many more notable objects inside like altars, confessionals, statues and the pulpit. The main relic that survived the middle ages is the bronze tomb of Isabella of Bourbon. The Cathedral is also adorned with 34 huge stained windows. Source: aviewoncities.com

timecapturer, tedesse, ikeharel, Noel_Byrne, Romano46, williewhistler, jusninasirun, Sonata11, ChrisJ, danos, trevormoffiet, abmdsudi, annjackman, Didi, Curious_Eye has marked this note useful

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mjw364 (4038) 2013-03-05 1:38

Hello Gosia

Arches within arches - frames within frames and the lone person in prayer adding a point of interest for the eye. Nice composition.

TFS

Mike

timecapturer (31278) 2013-03-05 2:35

Hi Gosia
not an easy shot to get right, with difficult lighting variations, but this is perfect. Your POV emphasises the height and magnificence of this interior and the chairs add to the depth and effect superbly. Executed and presented wonderfully!

Regards - Brian.

tedesse (22493) 2013-03-05 2:37

Witaj!
Interesujacy fragment katedra Naj¶wiêtszej Marii Panny z pieknym witrazem. Dobry POV i kompozycja, ladnie skadrowane zdjecie.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Tadeusz

bayno (16423) 2013-03-05 8:13

Ciao Gosia,
you cut perfectly the image, very good shot and with only 200 ISO, you set very well your Camera and you managed very well the not easy light....superb details...
best regards,
Valter

Noel_Byrne (8073) 2013-03-05 9:55

hi Gosia,
beautiful framing of the arch in an arch in an arch, adn what a treat to find that stunning stained glass at the heart of it all. You have done superb to capture such detail on the glass while maintaining great light in the whole scene, something I find terribly difficult to do.
the inclusion of the one person gives excellent scale too.
Thnaks for sharing
Noel

Romano46 (5988) 2013-03-05 11:47

Ciao Gosia,
molto buona questa ripresa. Mi piace la perfetta simmetria nell'includere un arco dentro l'altro e trovo anche molto buona la gestione della luce che solitamente costringe a rinunciare alla bellezza delle vetrate a favore di altri elementi.
In questa tu invece sei riuscita ad equilibrarla in maniera perfetta senza dover rinunciare ad alcun dettaglio.
Complimenti
Ciao e buona serata
Romano

williewhistler (7595) 2013-03-05 12:52

Hello Gosia,the upright format works very well in a shot that is well exposed and imaginatively composed,I really like the lady sitting alone in the pew.
Lovely work.
Kind regards Les.

lousat (58446) 2013-03-06 2:59

Hi Gosia,beautiful simmetric capture of this arcade of the cathedral of Antwerp,the architechtural style is serious and different from Barcelona..eheh...i like your great pic despite the difficult light,great exposure,details and colors.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

berek (31959) 2013-03-06 4:36

hi Gosia,
Very good inside taken. You managed light very good. I love colorful details.
greetings.
Burak

jusninasirun (17144) 2013-03-06 19:06

Hello Gosia.
You have shared with us another fine architecture with well framed details. The colorful stained glass attracted my attention.
Thanks and have a nice day.
Jusni

Sonata11 (28758) 2013-03-06 20:03

Witaj Gosia,
piekne wneterze katedry z pieknym witrazem. Slicznie wykonane z wspaniala symetria. Kolorystyka, swiatlo, ostrosc jak i czystosc obrazu doskonala jak zawsze. Wspaniala praca. Moje gratulacje.
Serdecznie pozdrawiam,
Barbara

dkmurphys (37419) 2013-03-06 22:52

Hi Gosia,
Impressive architecture of this cathedral. I remember it well. Good capture, enjoy the day.

Daniel

krzychu30 (9399) 2013-03-07 1:12

Czesc Gosia,
piekno wnetrza tej Katedry jest niezaprzeczalne.Ale mi podoba sie rowniez sposob w jaki skadrowalas scene.Ciesze sie,ze zdecydowalas sie na zrobienie zdjecia prostopadle do glownej nawy.Do tego czesc sklepienia lukowego w gornej czesci zdjecia,ktore niejako zamyka kadr bylo rowniez dobrym pomyslem.Niesamowite jak wiele detali bylas w stanie uchwycic i to przy ISO 200.Super jakosc!

Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Krzysiek

ChrisJ (87654) 2013-03-07 3:26

Ciao Gosia,

Well managed perspective and a good side on view of the church walls and pews. Excellent sharpness and a pleasant diffused light. Nice graphic rectangular grid patterns in the upper part of the image. I like the soft diffused light. Tfs!

danos (74518) 2013-03-07 7:45

Witaj Gosia,
excellent the interior view of the Cathedral of Our Lady with the light management to brings out the details and the charmy of it.Excellent the clarity as the sharpness of the scene.

Regards,Danos

trevormoffiet (927) 2013-03-07 19:54

Hi Gosia,
You have composed this image very well to showcase the architecture but at the same time include the human element and solemnity of the interior .
Regards,
Trevor

Alco (4683) 2013-03-07 22:29

Hello Gosia,
Beautiful vertical shot of that cathedral.Good management of the light because there was a big contrast between the upper part and the lower part of the picture.Very nice stained glass.Very well done.
Regards
Alain

abmdsudi (27118) 2013-03-08 20:11

Hi Gosia
This makes an enchanting interior architectural shot with excellent tonal contrast, colors and clarity, abound of minute details even the panes above and the stained glass panels are visible clearly from this pov. A fine shot with stunning graphical effect as well and the sense of depth and scale proportion are pretty obvious. Simply delicious and easy on the eye too. Congrats, TFS.
Kind regards

annjackman (13463) 2013-03-09 0:20

Hello Gosia,
You show us very different architecture from your previous post. The more simple lines and contours are beautifully framed in your picture. The person in red is perfectly placed in the frame and is an important part of the composition. Very well taken.
Kind Regards, Ann

jcpix (3796) 2013-03-11 16:13

Hi Gosia,

I'm always intrigued with patterns and shapes, so this certainly appeals to my senses. Framing this photo with an arch and also using them as a pattern is a creative idea. Always difficult to manage light in a cathedral, but you've done a fine job to show plenty of detail and texture without losing any highlights. Well balanced and symmetrical, very nice perspective with limited space. Nicely accomplished and well planned out, impressive shot!

Cheers,

Jason

Didi (49158) 2013-03-16 9:27

Hi Gosia
Very good control of the lights and good point of vien on this part of the church
Well done
Warm regards

Curious_Eye (864) 2013-03-29 3:19

Witaj Gosiu,

Swietnie skomponowany kadr - jest tu i wykorzystany element nawy, powtarzajacy sie motyw luku, linie oraz turystka, ktorej obecnosc poteguje uczucie majestatu katedry. Kolory i szczegoly sa fantastyczne. Doskonale!

Serdecznie pozdrawiam,
Iza

mehranjahangiri (96) 2013-06-03 21:27