Stone & Fire Photo

Photographer’s Note

Austère, la cathédrale de Mulhouse cache sous ses voûtes cette sainte chaleur qui rassemble les hommes depuis la nuit des temps...

Nobody has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

timotey (1926) 2004-03-22 12:43

Quel point de vue ! Celà donne une impression d'immensité à cette cathédrale. Le Noir & Blanc afine les détails architecturaux et les différents tons de la pierre. Juste une toute petite rotation anti-horaire centrerait parfaitement cette image. C'est très beau !

piozac (2058) 2004-03-22 12:44

Great shot Carlos! I like that perspective very much. Reddish lights give this pic unusual atmosphere and b&w is perfect.
Well done!

Pompey (1117) 2004-03-22 12:53

Excellent picture that really conjures up a feeling of menace, with the building towering over you. Just the hint of colour at the bottom adds to the effect. All round a very good composition that i wish i had taken! Well Done!

claudiaf (4406) 2004-03-22 12:57

Excellent perspective. Very good work.

Edwin (2039) 2004-03-22 13:23

I really like the angle here, and you got the focus on the right spot. More DOF would have decreased the suggestive fog, or what is it actually with your sky line? Is that due to post processing work? Somehow it looks unreal, and though I think the choice for B/W was really great, the reddish in the arches does not really work for me, sorry Carlos. Nevertheless, a great catch.

wtolyz (20) 2004-03-22 13:44

Excellent!!! The lighting, composition, B&W tint, it's perfect. I like it alot. Beautiful shot, Carlos!!!

jmb (150) 2004-03-22 14:10

Gigantesque, très belle angle. belle petie touche de couleur aussi. Dans l'ensemble, une très belle photo avec un très bon cadrage... bravo.

pamastro (7213) 2004-03-23 2:32

Very nice. Such great detail in this photo. And your control of the color is very nice. The lighting really adds to the greyness of everything else. It's very impressive. Very massive and dominating with the sky especially but still somewhat light and inviting because of the light. Very nicely photographed and worked. Really evokes a sense of power extending high above and in such mass.

lost (694) 2004-03-23 8:42

Excellent photo..a good mood..i like it a lot..congratulations.

manny (21378) 2004-03-24 7:36

this is good. very very good. I like how the colors pale down as you move your eyes up. Good PP work and wonderful details. pts later

gmsanchez (0) 2004-03-26 5:08

Very Nice phot a little dramatic and scary that reflects power. I like the contrast on B&W and orange. Ghotic Picture.

quegardens (1469) 2004-03-27 7:07

A very imposing shot with an angle that makes us feel the kink in our neck as we look up..up...up.Good symmetry in the cropping brings out the strength of the geometric forms.Bien vu Carlos.

GuillaumeR (131) 2004-03-29 10:23

Quelle perspective !!! Techniquement et visuellement impressionnant !!! Les jets de lumières orangés sur les arches donnent à mon gout une impression presque inquiétante, diabolique, comme si les flammes de l'enfer menacaient d'attaquer le batement, bon je divague un peu mais c'est mon impression... si le ciel avait été encore plus sombre, cela aurait été peut être encore plus accentué.

moketni (100) 2004-04-13 7:22

Carlos, this is absolutely visually stimulating, great perspective gives one a very good impression of height and size, the black and white contrast give it a very mystical gothic look.
The composition, angle, focus and craftsmenship in PP is to be commended.
Very well taken, I like it!
Just a pity you don't have a note about it!
::M::

vbourrut (30644) 2004-04-17 13:04

Un cadrage interessant, et un post traitement efficace font de cette image un petit chef d'oeuvre, bien vu !

papagolf21 (56749) 2004-04-25 8:20

Félicitations Carlos, très belle composition d'un édifice religieux. La mise en valeur est parfaite. Le mélange N&B et l'ajout d'une couleur sont du plus bel effet.
Très bien.
J'aime la note poétique.

dsidwell (9745) 2004-05-03 15:38

This is really terrific! I'm glad I stumbled onto it. The majesty and mystery of this structure are captured so well!

twjthornton (1888) 2004-05-21 11:26

Very cool. Nice balance between the grey and the illuminated lume off the archs. Also, there is not a siginificant distortion of vertical angles that ofton occur with such a shot.

nice job

soundsangels (1695) 2004-06-14 21:07

Une image vaut mille mots....C'est surement ce que vous vous etes dit.
Travail raffiné et atmosphère a couper...les mots!!
Bravo!!!

Jorge (497) 2004-07-26 18:02

Boa perspectiva.
Aprecio fotos com este enquadramento.

avigur_11 (21307) 2004-07-27 15:12

I don't know what kind of PP you have made here, but it works great, Carlos. The combination of b/w ant the fire colors is great. I like the angle and the symetry, too.

sn00zie (2384) 2004-07-30 13:31

excellent... is the building really tall or were you lying down??? amazinggggg shot and love the way you've done the colors...

Hanssie (9133) 2004-08-04 15:17

What an angle, Carlos !
And the few colours in here, great, superb shot !

CVTJan (1244) 2004-10-12 5:01

Dear Carlos,
I must have missed this one, today it is on the start page... :)

What a cool perspective, very different from what we usually see. I like it a lot. Too bad that you didn't give a note as I would like to know how you did that lava glowing. BTW have you been to TrekLens.com ? I spend quite some time there lately. Great picture. Yours, Jan

arknikon (17) 2004-12-11 10:20

very nice,look like a horror scene,well done

Ina (2681) 2005-04-02 16:28

This is the ultimate power of light... Very vell done... TFS...Ina...

mjparker (42) 2005-05-31 15:41

Probably the most dramatic photo I've seen on this site. The greyscale with the colored lighting is excellent. The domineering facade of the cathedral is very imposing.

Don_Gusti (0) 2006-09-23 2:01

Dear Carlos,

Powerful POV, I like the idea of the lights on the gates its very creative. TFS

Gusti

Jason_teale (703) 2007-03-14 17:12

wow! The sky, that POV, the EVERYTHING! is just amazing in this shot! This is a great photograph. I think if you added something like a black frame around it, it may look very cool too.

presidente (1115) 2007-03-14 17:59

EXCELLENT! Pefect definition and I like how it move your eyes up. Very well done.
Andrea

Skwrl (0) 2007-03-14 18:01 [Comment]

Show Comment

Photo Information

Copyright: carlos martos (cmartos) (6086)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-11-29
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Minolta Dimage 7Hi
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/45 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cathedrals, Cathedrals of the world, Castels, Some of my Favs [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-03-22 12:40
Favorites: 3 [view]