A street in old Albi Photo

Photographer’s Note

A street in old Albi where, as you can see, brick and tile reign supreme.

Albi was built around the cathedral of Saint-Cecile and the Bishop's Palace, both of which are brick built, the cathedral being claimed as the largest brick built building in the world. The historic area covers some 63 hectares with red brick and tiles being the main architectural features.

Along with Toulouse and Montauban, Albi is one of the main cities in France built in so-called Languedoc-style brick .

Hope you like this view of a street close to the cathedral taken on a rainy day with not many people about.

Budapestman, papagolf21, besnard, jonathan_hart, cunejo200, saxo042, evanrizo, jlbrthnn, chinchini, gunbud, Tort, dareco has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (40866) 2007-11-04 1:31

Hi Stephen,
Beautiful place, indeed. This is a fascinating atmosphere the composition is very attractive. I like the graphic details and the impressive POV, clarity is superb. Very well done! Have a nice Sunday
George

papagolf21 (55872) 2007-11-04 2:44

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
De l'amarante à la pourpre, la brique et la tuile romaine se déclinent à l'infini en harmonie subtile.
Il y a de la noblesse à travers ces façades qui marquent le temps qui passe d'une bien jolie façon.
Très bonne et très intéressante réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

amaryllis (17011) 2007-11-04 3:03

bonjour

belle photo de cette vieille rue d'Albi ou personne ne circule, pas de piétons (pour mon gout personnel j'apprécie)
cette couleur de briques roses comme le dit Philippe fait ressortir une certaine noblesse
et la météo était toujours aussi maussade dommage mais tu as su gérer au mieux cette luminosité
bon dimanche
juliette

besnard (30072) 2007-11-04 3:04

Bonjour Stefen
Joli cliché de cette rue bordée de maisons aux couleurs ocres très agréables au regard. C'est juste dommage que le ciel n'était plus lumineux, mais on ne choisit pas toujours le moment.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

Gustaw (21670) 2007-11-04 3:30

Hallo, my friend!
It is very oryginal shot. I like your composition with interesting architecture. I like your red walls. Good composition. Nice colours and light.
Marek

jonathan_hart (22564) 2007-11-04 3:52

hello Stephen
good architecture shot, with the (maximum) square format which suits perfectly, fine quality
regards
jo

wolf38 (12475) 2007-11-04 4:06

Hello Stephen. An unusual sight. All houses are built from clay bricks. Optically a wonderful eyecatcher. Only the road with the balls works somewhat modern/mismatching. Otherwise a motive worth seeing. Best regards, Wolfgang.

cunejo200 (7157) 2007-11-04 5:19

Hello Stephen, Terrific brick texture and details, the curvaceous road is a highlight, and the small peak in the sky nicely breaks the pattern. Best regards, Danilo

TopGeo (21357) 2007-11-04 6:03

Hi Stephen an excellent characteristic scene! Marvellous your total work and outside and through the Almpi, Is heat the atmosphere that presents the red brick in the scene, but the absence of persons frightens as also and the sky. I congratulate and thank
Georgios

mrmike1935 (2014) 2007-11-04 7:29 [Comment]

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saxo042 (15054) 2007-11-04 8:21

Hi Stephen,
I like to believe that somewhere down the street and round a corner there will be a very nice restaurant, where one can have a good, typical French meal with a good regional wine. Something in this photo tells me that... The cafe to the right seems nice but deserted. A fine and attractive picture!
Regards
Gunnar

evanrizo (456) 2007-11-04 8:24

Hi Stephen, I love such neighborhoods, I love to walk in such streets, they are so peaceful and so idyllic!.
The lightness, depth, POV, sharpness and contrast are ideal.
The metallic round things on the sites of the street work very effective, a part of them have a perfect alignment so we ca see it on the left side very good from the point you shot it.
Cheers
Evan

Nicou (43771) 2007-11-04 9:05

Hello,

mangifique couleurs ocre mêlée de rose dans cette rue, très beau graphisme avec les boules qui brillent légèrement, vraiment un belle compo.

Bravo et belle soirée

Nicou

Fis2 (45152) 2007-11-04 13:25

Witaj Stephen!
Very interestin place. Curious street. Good frame and perspective. I like the colours and sharpness. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

jlbrthnn (36802) 2007-11-04 14:54

Bonjour Stephen,
Belle image typique d'Albi, avec ses millions de briques assemblées les unes aux autres.
Joli choix de cadrage. Bravo.
Bonne nuit
Cordialement
Joël

chinchini (27253) 2007-11-04 15:46

Salut Stephen,
Albi aurait-elle été vidée de ses habitants ? Il n'y a pas âme qui vive dans cette rue, rien de vivant.
Dommage que le ciel n'ait pas été au rendez-vous pour apporter de la couleur des briques des bâtiments. Très bon POV et PDC.
Mes amitiés
Pierre

gunbud (27515) 2007-11-04 20:28

Hi Stephen,
Wonderful POV that winds us down the narrow lane between the wonderful brick buildings renders excellent depth. The details are remarkable with very clear colors and excellent sharpness.
Regards, Tom

UnTrained (0) 2007-11-04 22:24

Hello Stephen,
fine choice, the curve and the lane create depth and the good quality helps to enjoy the fine brickwork and pavement. Some people would be adding life, that's right, but we can't have everything.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

John_F_Kennedy (30545) 2007-11-04 23:34

Wonderful shot. Great architecture view. Beautiful perspective. Well composed
Best wishes,
Achim

Tort (2266) 2007-11-05 4:15

Salut Stephen
Une très jolie vue d'une vieille rue d'Albi avec superbe architecture a brique très bien conservée. Des couleurs douces et une lumière agréable.
Amitiées
Juan Tort

dareco (17024) 2007-11-06 13:28

I love these buildings!! Fantastic detail!! This picture brings back memories of my trip to France. I love the narrow streets. Excellent pov!! TFS

Gerrit (35417) 2007-11-07 11:42

Hiu Stephen,
\good composition, beautiful houses and funny street elements in the form of balls.
\Groeten Gerrit