la cathédrale Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of the sunlit façade of the Saint-Étienne cathedral of Metz, France, the seat of the Bishop of Metz. The cathedral was created starting from the 14th century by attaching the Gothic nave of the present cathedral to the north side of an earlier Romanesque church. It was completed in 1520. Its nave is the third highest in France, reaching 41 meters, and has the largest surface of stained-glass windows in France (6500 sq m). Its colorful massive windows were created by such master craftsmen as Hermann de Münster (14th century), Valentin Bousch (16th c) and painter Marc Chagall (20th c), among others.

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Valerka (8159) 2008-04-30 9:06

Bonjour,Michel,
Jolis contours et belle lumiere.Une belle ruelle romantique et gaie a la fois avec ces jeunes gens.
Valerka:)
Merci our le partage

asajernigan (14284) 2008-04-30 9:15

Michael,
This is a nice shot of the cathedral. The lighting is very nice spotlighting the facade while leaving most of the foreground in shadow. The buildings on the side help lead the eye into the shot.
TFS,
Asa

Disparador (164) 2009-09-05 13:29

Amazing cathedral.
I like this picture a lot however, in my opinion i prefer the same image without the first two people or, the ideal was the presence of them but without "cutting the legs". The exposure and definition is quite good.
Best regards,
Jorge Figueiredo