A small street in Saint-Aulaye Photo

Photographer’s Note

A quite corner in the little town of Saint-Aulaye.

Saint-Aulaye is a small pleasant bastide town in the département of the Dordogne, Aquitaine region. It is located 24 kilometres to the west of the market town of Ribérac overlooking the river Dronne.

The name is the masculine version of Saint Eulalie. The name devolves from Sainte-Eulalie de Mérida, who, according to tradition was martyred at the beginning of the 4th century under the Roman Usurper, Maximus of Hispania.

Its economy is mainly dependent on agriculture and tourism.

Extensive information about the town including its history and patrimony can be found in French only on the web site of the Saint-Aulaye Syndicat d'Initiative via this link.

macondo, mikolaj_kawa, besnard, PixelTerror, asajernigan, leonorkuhn, dareco, Charo has marked this note useful

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rodgerg (25575) 2009-07-05 0:59

Hello Stephen,

Une belle invitation à la découverte de ce village. L'angle de vue est bien choisi et provoque un bel effet de perspective. de très beaux contrsates entre l'ombre et la lumière. De beaux détails variés très bien captés.
Amitiés et bon dimanche,
Roger

macondo (13361) 2009-07-05 1:25

Hi Stephen,
Great viewpoint for this picture, looking down a narrow, cobbly sort of village street which curves around a corner. I really like the brightly lit facade of the large house, against the shadowed one facing the viewer on the bend in the street. The flowers, the bicycles, even the little Italian car, all add to the summer atmosphere. I would guess this to be an early morning shot, from the nature of the light and the longish shadows. The lack of lens distortion is good, and the use of the ivy-covered wall on the left creates a sense of 'peeking' around the corner into the scene. Very nicely done.
Regards,
Andrew

mikolaj_kawa (31959) 2009-07-05 2:18

Hello Stephen! Nice houses, very nice street. Wonderful small car. Good capture. Well done!

besnard (31362) 2009-07-05 2:40

Bonjour Stephen
Un bon cliché de cette rue tranquille et ensoleillée. Le village semble bien tranquille et on aurait envie de partir à sa découverte.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
Nicole

Nicou (46257) 2009-07-05 3:21

Hello,

mangigique image, le cile pur et limpide, ces belle fleur, avec le lierre sur une de facade, le bau pavage,
on aussi un joli banc et un vieux vélo qui fait porte fleur, superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

PixelTerror (87215) 2009-07-05 5:41

Hi Stephen
Nice village street under good light, even the ages old cinquecento is not missing !
Have a nice day JY

asajernigan (14414) 2009-07-05 6:31

Stephen,
This is an excellent shot of this peaceful corner. The angle of the shot is great giving the shot nice depth and detail. The ivy covered wall provides nice balance for the house. The winding street leads the eye into the shot. The lighting and colors are great as is the sharpness and detail. The play of sun and shadow creates nice contrast in the scene.
TFS,
Asa

leonorkuhn (14391) 2009-07-05 6:36

Hi Stephen,

Very nice composition. I like these small villages when the life life used to be peaceful. Very good POV, excellent light and colors, great details.

Have a nice week
Leonor

darek1978 (11699) 2009-07-05 7:34

Hi Stephen,
A very good architecture picture with good sharpness and many details and this little, very old car. I especially like the textures of the walls. I also like the vivid colours and the simple, but effective composition. Well done.
Best regards
Have a nic evening,
Darek

Fis2 (46747) 2009-07-05 13:30

Witaj Stephen!
A very interesting alley.
I like the light and frame.
Wonderful windows ;)
Regards
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (43458) 2009-07-05 13:34

Ciao Stephen, great view of lovely house with beautiful perspective, very well done, ciao Silvio

phwall (5821) 2009-07-05 17:09

Hi Stephen,
A nice shot of this quaint village. Good POV and framing.
I wish I was there.
Regards
Peter

dareco (17104) 2009-07-05 18:15

This place looks very cozy with all of the flowers. Good pov and detail. Great lighting. TFS

npecanhuk (15212) 2009-07-06 2:33

Hello Stephen!
I love those streets and this was such a great capture! The management of light was pretty effectively done with a very good balance of light and shadows! Sharpness is excellent! Colors are soft and natural! The pov was very well chosen and the composition is a wonderful highlight in this one! The old houses, the old car, all the plants here and there, everything looks lovely and beautiful!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

Charo (32234) 2009-07-07 10:05

Bonjour Stephen,
On dirait un joli village tranquille qui vous invite à flâner dans ses rues. J'aime son architecture aux façades décorées avec des plantes.
Excellent composition aussi capturer ce mur plein de lierre.
Amitiés,
Charo

wolf38 (13187) 2009-07-09 11:09

Hello Stephen. A beautiful and well composed photo. The balance between light and shade is handled very good. Worth seeing. Regards, Wolfgang.