Cathedral of St Domnius Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the Cathedral of St Domnius, built in Diocletian’s Palace, which forms the basis for the old town in Split. Roman Emperor Diocletian retired here in AD305 and had an octagonal mausoleum built for his body. During his time as emperor, Diocletian was responsible for the killing of more Christians than any other emperor and in an ironic twist, the mausoleum was consecrated as the (Christian) Cathedral of St Domnius in the 7th century. Diocletian’s sarcophagus was removed and replaced by the remains of St Domnius. Between the 12th and 16th centuries the Romanesque bell tower was added, standing proud and visible from all around.

I found it very difficult to get an uncluttered photo of what was the mausoleum and the bell tower together. This is one of my seconds attempts on the second day there. It was taken from the side behind the main thoroughfare and you can just make out part of the octagonal shape of the mausoleum. One of my first attempts the day before was taken from the other side and is in the WS. There is also a perspective view of the bell tower taken from a limited POV

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barrufeto_77 (25943) 2008-07-31 15:30

Hi KAth.

Lovely POV with amazing contrasts and colours!

My compliments!

daddo (11567) 2008-07-31 16:18

Hi Kath. Your recent shots from Croatia have given me the incentive to revisit my photos of various places i have been to and to post a few more. This is a lovely mix of light, architectural elegance,lovely details and evocative POV. The colours are vibrant and the whole thing eye-catching. Regards. Klaudio.

leo61 (43816) 2008-07-31 20:56

Hi Kath!
Great POV and nice perspective.Colors and contrast are fantastic,it looks a bit like 3D.Very well seen and managed.
Regards,leo

jurek1951 (26162) 2008-07-31 21:06

Hi Kath,
Excellent shot of architecture, amazing light and contrast with darkly blue sky. Perfect quality and perspective. Great work
Georg

Stepan (27175) 2008-07-31 22:50

I suppose it was not that easy to crop. Looks a little empty, but it's ok.
Great colors and good off-centering too.
Stéphane

shevchenko (10084) 2008-07-31 23:00

Hi Kath,
indeed we are not easy to make photo with complete view from narrow space, nice to see partly old architectures in variety design and built in different materials, fantastic white clouds create abstraction on the sunny blue sky, distinct image, thanks for sharing.
Ally

derek3755 (2341) 2008-07-31 23:52

Hi Kath

Beautiful architecture, nice POV and composition. light has brought out some nice textures and details.

Regards
Derek

dareco (17104) 2008-08-01 0:33

I love to see the intricate detail on these cathedrals, and your picture shows this perfectly. Very sharp and excellent colors.

snunney (35522) 2008-08-01 1:13

Hello Kath,
The rather menacing blue sky makes a very good backdrop for the golden tones of the architecture. The composition has a pleasing balance to it. Clarity is excellent as usual.

mark_mk (246) 2008-08-01 4:07

Hi Kath,
once again a great quality you deliver, but I didn`t expect to see anything else from you. The colors are great, especially the red of the roof in front of this wonderfully blue sky. Your POV is well chosen to only show us the upper part of the cathedral against this sky, very nice!

Take care
Mark

robiuk (10763) 2008-08-01 5:14

Hi Kath,
this is kind of shot editing which would give me nightmares,
even shot at 24mm - because of the lens corrrection (top
of the tower).
Here you pulled it of well choosing good POV and including
the roofs underneath - love the balanced composition with
that lightly cloudy sky on the right hand side.
Great light management, good contrast and warm colours.
Robi

Dyerco (9310) 2008-08-01 7:10

I like this image the best as the tower shows so well against the deep blue sky. There is wonderful detail in the tower.
Phil

sacavem (8525) 2008-08-01 9:19

Olá Kath,

Good work to capture this image.Beautiful composition Good color and contrast.
Well done.
Best wishes,
Filipe

Cricri (43790) 2008-08-01 9:27

Hi Kath,
Grand et bon POV, un cadrage parfait avec un contraste magnifique et des WS trés intéressant
Best regard
cricri

Royaldevon (5944) 2008-08-01 11:50

Hello Kath,

Thank you for showing us such a complete picture of this beautiful tower. It is very imposing and your pov gives it even more stature! Excellent details of the architecture. I must sdmit, I do rather like it where you have framed it against the sun. It sort of gives it a religious aura, though I appreciate that was not its intention!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

coco (28146) 2008-08-01 12:01

Hi Kath.

This romanesque is beautiful and one of the WS is great too.
Amazing perspective and composition and also very good and nice contrasts.

Well done.

sleon (9352) 2008-08-01 12:06

Hi Kath
You managed to get an uncluttered look here with this composition which leaves plenty of space for the nice blue sky. The stonework glows pleasingly in the sun and the POV gives an imposing feel to the tower.
Regards, Susanna

eska (520) 2008-08-01 12:11

Hi Kath.
Nice contract between sky and church walls. fantastic colours. I have promised never mention anything about colour - it's very objective subject. But this time I must, they are just the way I like them. You did a lot of work looking for your point of view. Good job!
Chris

gilou530 (35710) 2008-08-01 12:46

salut kath
une super luminosité sur le clocher, dans un ciel d'un bleu azur presque du sud, un cadrage choisi avec une position du clocher bien calé sur le coté
amitiés
gilbert

UlfE (9188) 2008-08-01 13:02

Hi Kath,

A really well-composed photo taken in excellent light. The blue sky is superb. Perfect colours and sharpness. TFS and have a nice week-end!

Cheers,

Ulf

gneufeld (15235) 2008-08-01 18:29

Hi Kath,
Very nice colors and details here, almost enough to make me wonder what the remainder of the impressie building looks like? TFS. Gerald

Wandering_Dan (3297) 2008-08-01 20:14

Hi, Kath -

Well worth the effort. Lovely balance, great light capture and nicely crisp. The wisps of clouds on the right are perfect. Great note, too.

Greetings from DC, on the road...
Dan

zeca (20026) 2008-08-01 21:32

Hi Kath!
Very good point of view! The lights are excellent, and the polarization enhance the colours a lot! Well taken!
Regards,
Zeca

danyy (69499) 2008-08-02 0:38

Bonjour Kath,
j'aime ce genre de photo et cuaque fois que je le peux, quand le ciel est bleu, il me plait de faire trancher sa couleur avec celles des vieilles pierres frappées par le soleil.
Un cadrage efficace et adéquat, de très bonne lumières et une mise au point précise.
Excellent week-end.
Daniel.

josepmarin (34131) 2008-08-02 3:43

Hello Kath,
On having seen this photo, my wife has said to me that I would have used the same setting. And it is true, your vision for the composition in this photo of religious architecture, centring asymmetric your setting on the elegant and slender belfry, coincides with my own criterion, without having problems to cut the low part of the building.
You show us what you want to show us. It is a great work, I like its great light and its beautiful colors.
Best wishes,
Josep

Philippe (11787) 2008-08-02 12:56

Hi, Kath. The cathedral tower stands well out against the blue sky and the beautiful red tiles you've included also offer an interesting contrast with the light-coloured stones of the church. You've also created a good balance in the composition by putting the fluffy clouds in the right part of the image.
Have a nice weekend,
Philippe

Sanderson-Brown (1697) 2008-08-02 13:42

Hi Kath,
beautiful architecture against a very well exposed sky. well composed with a very useful pov
thanks for sharing
regards
paul

gunbud (28165) 2008-08-02 18:01

Hi Kath,
The ornate details of this lovely old cathedral tower standout brilliantly agains the vivid blue sky with its wonderful wispy clouds.
Excellent POV that takes full advanatage of the sky and traditional orange roof.
Regards, Tom

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-08-02 18:47

Hello Kath:

Indeed, it seems to me a great shot, with some very warm colors.

The location of the dome in the frame, has been very successful, the handling of light, allows us to highlight some beautiful tones. Although the tower presents a slight inclination, I think it's a very pleasant and meaningful. Thank you for sharing

John

papagolf21 (56765) 2008-08-03 0:40

Bonjour, chère Kath,
Très belle prise de vue en contre-plongée pour magnifier ce très beau clocher (très bel ouvrage architectural).
L'ensemble se détache harmonieusement sur ce ciel d'un bleu presque pur.
Très belle présentation.
Amitiés.
Philippe
P.S. : Merci pour les photos présentées en atelier ! un pur régal.

albertz (2310) 2008-08-03 8:19

The light is extraordinary here, the subject enhanced by warm light created by the low angle of the sun made this shot striking. Your viewpoint work well. good timing, great shot. Well done.

ruisc_pt (6209) 2008-08-03 13:12

Nice work "around" this Cathedral.
I like the way you framed this one.
TFS Kath
R

Angshu (34141) 2008-08-05 20:53

Hello Kath
I do remember this church seen in a distance in your earlier post. You seem to have done some distortion correction here. I do like the 'alternative' post, maybe a bit more. The other WS is a classical POV looking up. The crop works well here & the large amount of sky also looks good & a fine contrast with the red tiles. Well done!
Best Regards
Angshu

Didi (36516) 2008-08-06 10:59

Hi Kath
Wonderfull latéral lights on the bell tower, very nice picture.
But it's not forbiden to try an 8 pictures stitch :)
Cheers.

pablominto (41398) 2008-08-06 23:31

Hello Kath,

I like the composition with this details from this special architecture, the point of view adds dynamics!
Attractive colour palette, in particular the red roof pans add fine contrast...
Well balanced composition with fine details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Emile (20151) 2008-08-07 10:09

Hola Kath.
The presence of the bell tower with the mausoleum and this beautiful sky produces a nice composition, very good colors and a perfect POV. Good perspective and lighting. Your WS are also good shots.
Well done.
Cheers.

riclopes (33135) 2008-11-14 3:52

Olá Kath, this one of those simple compositions that can have the best visual impact if it has the best technical quality. And of course that you can provide well that quality. The result is quite appealing in every detail, including the red roofs at the bottom. It's nice to see the glimpse of clouds appearing from the right and balancing with the wonderful tower on the opposite side. Love the close approach in WS2, so diferent from this one.
ric