Church of Saint Vivien Photo

Photographer’s Note

Civrac-de-Blaye is a rural commune in Haute-Gironde. Its population of around 750 is spread over a number of small hamlets as well as the small village that gives the commune its name. Its economy revolves around wine making, mixed farming, animal breeding and forestry.

The church of Sanctus Vivianus of Syvraco (Vivien de Saint-Civrac) first appeared in texts in 1398. Saint Vivien, patron of the parish was bishop of Saintes (Charente-Maritime) around the year 450. Today, of this first Romanesque church dating from the twelfth or thirteenth century there are only a few remains in the semi-circular apse. The original church was apparently destroyed during the Hundred Years War.

The existing church has its origins in the late 15th or early 16th centuries.

The picture is a stitch of two photographs.

besnard, jlbrthnn, saxo042, Budapestman, kiwi_explorer, danos, ChrisJ, asajernigan, feather, dareco, maltese, gunbud, Muse, salvator, COSTANTINO, PixelTerror, Didi has marked this note useful

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horatiuTT (4566) 2008-04-22 0:32

Very nice photo Stephen,great mood with your well known shadows
and branches.Regards,
Horatiu

besnard (30072) 2008-04-22 1:49

Bonjour Stephen
Une belle église de plus à ton actif avec une belle architecture et une pierre bien mise en valeur avec une bonne luminosité.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

Budapestman (40866) 2008-04-22 2:10

Hi Stephen,
Peaceful and picturesqze atmosphere with nice composition. I like the attractive details and colours, clarity is excellent. Splendid mood, Have a nice day
George

saxo042 (15054) 2008-04-22 2:11

Hi Stephen,
A fine church with irregular angles and the shadows contibuting to the composition. Fine atmosphere and also a good note.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

jlbrthnn (36802) 2008-04-22 2:12

Bonjour Stephen,
Un travail d'assemblage sans trace. L'église et son cimetière créent avec les bancs et les arbres une atmosphère paisible de petit village. Bonne image très expressive.
Bonne journée
Cordialement
Joël

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-22 2:49

Hi Stephen,
Cleverly composed with the trees framing the church nicely. The long shadows created a nice perspective to the whole scene. Well captured and presented ... image quality and overall contrast is also very good. Excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

danos (31562) 2008-04-22 2:53

Salut Stephen,
nice composition with the trees to create a depth of field in your shot.I like the brilliant light and the natural colors,as the unique sharpness and clarity of the Saint Vivien's church.Informative your note too.

Have a nice day,Danos

ChrisJ (69430) 2008-04-22 3:23

Bonjour Stephen

Good graphism of the steeple tower against the blue sky, with superb sharpness & composition. Excellent use of the trees, as a framing device. Tfs!

asajernigan (13865) 2008-04-22 4:00

Stephen,
Your composition is great here using the path to lead the eye into the shot. The trees frame the scene nicely helping to focus our attention to the main subject. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and detail. The shadows are great forming nice lines in the shot.
TFS,
Asa

Nicou (43771) 2008-04-22 4:01

Hello,

mangigique image que cett église, avec les 2 banc tous blan dans le cadrage, les beaux arbres et leurs ombres, superbe.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

feather (49848) 2008-04-22 5:48

Is this a vertical stitch? It is very well done without leaving any evidence. The light was good and there are some lovely contrasts, especially on the trees. The spring leaf buds add just that bit of colour; I suspect in a week or two this POV would not be possible as the leaves will obliterate the church. As it is they form almost a guard of honour. Well done
Kath

amaryllis (17011) 2008-04-22 6:10

bonjour,
un excellent cadrage de cette entrée d'église entre les deux rangées d'arbre, cette allée, deux bancs , une luminosité parfaite et j'aime bien les ombres des arbres et de leurs branches
belle composition
juliette

dareco (17024) 2008-04-22 6:54

I really love the lighting and shadows in this. A very beautiful picture!! TFS

jurek1951 (25708) 2008-04-22 7:03

Hi Stephen,

An very fine architecture picture, wonderful church, the sharpness and clarity are fantastic.I like strong colors and excellent quality of this picture.
Georg

maltese (21527) 2008-04-22 10:04

Bonsoir Stephen
Une photo bien construite avec le chemin qui guide le regard jusqu'à cette porte, une très belle lumière pour bien mettre en valeur cette église.
une très bonne réalisation!!
Amicalement
Hervé

Fis2 (45152) 2008-04-22 11:00

Hej Stephen!
Very curious church. Good composition and frame. I like the light and colours. Well done.
Regards
Krzystzof

UnTrained (0) 2008-04-22 13:13

Hello Stephen,
well placed and framed church tower with some wonderful shadows on that way to the church. The soft and warm light is my favourite. Good stitch without visible flaws.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

gunbud (27515) 2008-04-22 18:31

Hi Stephen,
Love the profile angle of this venerable old church. Great use of light brings soothing shadows to the foreground to go with the equally effective blue sky background.
Regards, Tom

Muse (30559) 2008-04-23 3:46

Hello Stephen,
Parfaite netteté et tout bon cadrage.
De très jolies couleurs sous une très belle lumière et un ciel azur.
Best regards
Denise

salvator (18743) 2008-04-23 5:09

Hi Stephen,
Very nice use of the trees to gice a nice sense of depth. The clarity, the sharpness and details are superb and the blue of the sky is a definite plus to this wonderful photo.
Best regards. Salvator.

Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2008-04-23 11:11

Hi stephen also this picture
is nice
great colours nice sharpness and good view threw the trees
well done
Toba

Gerrit (35417) 2008-04-23 11:42

Hi Stephen,
beautiful little church in great light. The lane with trees and benches leads the eye very well to it.
Regards, gerrit

COSTANTINO (22126) 2008-04-26 1:25

Hello STEPHEN,
interesting photo with nice colours too.Very good work and a very impressive shot.
I like this subject bravo
THANKS FOR YOUR PHOTO
costantino

PixelTerror (85994) 2008-04-27 8:47

Hi Stephen
A very good stitch and a pleasanr church at the end of the alley, apparently not possible to detach it from the branches, but through them we get an idea of a very nice blue sky.
Have a nice day JY

Didi (35668) 2008-11-08 0:50

Hi Stephen Going deep into your collection.
I stopped in this nice church.
Well done for the trees framing around the subject.
Best regards.

npecanhuk (12947) 2009-07-09 13:46

Hello Stephen!
This time I went back into your gallery to find preciosities such as this one!
Truly attractive picture with excellent photo qualities!
I'd like to point out the perfect composition and the outstanding management of light!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan