Sainte-Cecille Ceiling Photo

Photographer’s Note

A short series of interior views of the Cathedral of Sainte-Cecille at Albi. Today, a detail from the magnificent painted ceiling.

The following from Wikipedea:

“It is built in the Southern Gothic Style. Notable architectural features include the bell-tower (added in 1492), which stands 78 meters tall, and the doorway by Dominique de Florence (added circa 1392).

The elaborate interior stands in stark contrast to the cathedral's military exterior. The central choir, reserved for members of the religious order, is surrounded by a roodscreen with detailed filigree stone work and a group of polychrome statues. Below the organ, a fresco of the Last Judgement, attributed to unknown Flemish painters, originally covered nearly 200 m² (the central area was later removed). The frescoes on the enormous vaulted ceiling comprise the largest and oldest ensemble of Italian Renaissance painting in France.

The cathedral organ, the work of the artist Christophe Moucherel, dates from the 18th century.”

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Fis2 (45286) 2007-11-07 0:42

Witaj Stephen!
Wonderful interior. Fantastic details. Good frame and colors. I like the composition and light. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Nicou (43977) 2007-11-07 1:04

Hello,

mangigique gors plan cur ces détail de cette église, les courbes des reliefs sont très bien mis en valeur et donne un très bel effet aux autres détails, superbe.

Bravo et belle journée

Nicou

salvator (18759) 2007-11-07 1:07

Hi Stephen,
Wonderful sharp details and superb colors. Very nice of you to present us this beautifully ornamented ceiling.
Best regards. Salvator.

UnTrained (0) 2007-11-07 1:17

Hello Stephen,
thanks, just the right order :-)
First: Excellent quality: sharp, well exposed with soft shadows to get an idea of the structure.
Second: Puzzling as I cannot decide if this is the right direction and my eyes always tell me that some of the writings are in the wrong way.
Third: Well framed to have different parts but close enough for details.
Questions: Did you use a flash or any other help as I know you often work with higher ISO?
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Budapestman (41086) 2007-11-07 1:31

Hi Stephen,
Magnificent architecture image the details is rich and beautiful. I like the impressive and spectacular composition, lights and colours are amazing. Great shot! Have a nice day
George

jlbrthnn (37038) 2007-11-07 2:38

Bonjour Stephen,
Bravo, c'est une vraie réussite. Lumière, couleurs, détails sont absolument superbes. Excellent travail.
Passe une bonne journée
Cordialement
Joël

amaryllis (17131) 2007-11-07 6:41

l'intérieur de cette cathédrale est superbe et tu nous le montres bien ici de par un gros plan de ces peintures anciennes mais sublimes
merci de ce beau partage
juliette

pasternak (13038) 2007-11-07 6:42

This is so nice, Stephen, the straight upward shooting angle works very well here, as the lines and ornaments of the celing possess sufficient interest to entertain a viewer. very good clarity and sharpness. A lovely picture.

Cheers
Alexander

wolf38 (12549) 2007-11-07 9:03

Hello Stephen. A wonderful motive. At these works of art one can only be astonished. For the viewer they open descriptive for the mental Cosmos. Very beautifully and interesting. Best regards, Wolfgang.

maltese (21531) 2007-11-07 9:24

Hello Stephen
Un POV à se décrocher les vertèbres, mais qui donne une photo très graphique avec morceaux de voutes!!
De très belles couleurs pour une bonne réalisation!!
Amicalement
Hervé

gunbud (27585) 2007-11-07 20:26

Hello Stephen,
Excellent POV gives a very interesting of the intricate drawings on this beautiful cathedral celing as they meet at the apex and move in opposite directions. Very clear colors and very sharp details to this unique composition.
Regards, Tom

marietom (31782) 2007-11-08 1:00

Hi Stephen,

Joli graphisme, renforcé par le choix du format carré. Bien vu.
Marie

evanrizo (456) 2007-11-08 10:19

A clever seen composition Stephen, the way you framed it makes it very artistic, all details are very ice to see, are very good illuminated.
Have a nice evening.
I will be back...

ChrisJ (69618) 2007-11-09 0:32

Hi Stephen

Missed this one! I like the exquisite & ornate detail, in the roof, with a marvellous colour combination of the gold & blue. Congratulations!