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Photographer’s Note

This is starboard side of a spaceship heading wherever you're headed. It's been cruising now for eight centuries in the distorted lanes of the town of Bourges. Bourges, a town the Romans used to call Avaricum, burgeoned, so much so that it could claim to become the City of Bourges. Its bourgeoisie, the Berruyers, christened the heavenly starship Saint-Etienne. Thence the jocular "A la tienne, Etienne." (haha, qu'à cela ne tienne) Nice fairy tale, isn'it?

Photo from a loophole in the staircase of the tallest belfry of what of course is the Cathedral here in Bourges. The tower was originally nicknamed Tour de Beurre, because it was mainly built thanks to the clerical tax on dairy butter. Now you'd better check this out, it's a childhood knowledge which I'm satisfied with, but you may not be.

PP: The original version has been PaintShop filtered in phosphorescent-like purple light (shadows: red+40 ; clarity: blue+100) and B&Wed then.

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sined (4483) 2006-08-14 4:04

j'aime cette vision d'oiseau
faucon, pigeon ou moineau
les trois frequentent surement
ce majestueux vaisseau ..

etiennejr (1014) 2006-08-14 4:07

Hi Francois,
The POV is what makes your shot. The dark sky and the B/W work well here.
Nicely done!
TFS
Etienne

tcht (7298) 2006-08-14 8:49

Bonjour François,
Yes this is a giant ship! The architecutre of the cathedral resembles that of a ship's hull :) Your PoV is good and I like your BW treatment; adding to the already dramatic atmosphere. Perhaps it'd need some tweaking with Photoshop since sharpness is not excellent. Good attempt overall.
Best,
Cheuk Hin

Click3 (1871) 2006-08-14 15:51

Francois...great perspective...just looks like a ship or train! Love the photo, analogy ¬e. Regards, Robert
Ps Just a minor detail try increasing the sharpness and the whites in the foreground...but without touching the sky...thats a difficult one - just to keep you entertained- and this is only being "picky" because overall like it very much!

lotis (132) 2006-08-14 21:55

Salut François,
2 mots à dire: ça fait peur! Bon ben c'est 3 mots mais c'est pas grave... Quelle architecture! On distingue bien le style moyen-âgeux. Le noir et blanc va bien à cette photo. Mais le ciel est surexposé, ce qui est sans doute causé par le fait que vous ayez pris cette photo au beau milieu de l'après-midi. L'architecture l'emporte cependant haut la main sur la surexposition!
Bien fait.

Amicalement,
Louis

Silke (3023) 2006-08-15 6:55

This is a truly superb POV and a wonderful composition. The Christian church as ship of war was ever thus in the battle against sin (in whatever forms its leaders envision it). Well-seen and superb PP work.
TFS
Silke

PJE (19575) 2006-08-15 22:09

Francios I like the viewpoint in this photo. Such a magnificient place to see from any angle view. I would like to see a little more sharpening applied to this scene. Perhaps a workshop might be in order. Thanks for sharing!

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jinju (14265) 2006-08-16 3:45

Hi Francois,

the focus is a bit soft, although not too bad. But its a very nice shot. The POV was worth walking up all those stairs to get to! What a fantastic view of the city, framed well by the beautiful details of the cathedral. Well done.

rewshearer (682) 2006-08-16 4:26

A beautiful - and massive - cathedral. When was this one built? I love the perspective, you've shown both the cathedral, and its dominance over the town. I can imagine in years gone by the cathedrals certainly would have been the most awe inspiring building in any city, reflecting the kind of glory the Church intended.
Great shot - excellent work!
TFS
Rew

peter1892 (3201) 2006-08-16 18:21

Bonsoir François - excellent POV on this mothership! Your choice of a B&W conversion is certainly correct for this gothic beast. The focus could be sharper, but that would only be a minor correction, the details are still good.

Benedict (7062) 2006-08-31 13:23

i like this b and w shot. in a way it reminded me of the notre dame cathedral in paris minus the gargoyles....:)
hello to you from LA.
benedict

Budapestman (43238) 2006-09-01 13:40

Hi Francois!
An excellent photo, again! You used diagonal composition which is perfect and B&W was a very good choice! I like this old-fashioned mood! View and POV are amazing! Details are clean and beautiful!
Thank you, nice days
George