The Old Stone Cross Photo

Photographer’s Note

This old stone cross stands next to the church in the village of Echebrune in Charente-Maritime. Echebrune is small village with a population of around 460. Located in the ancient Saintonge area, it stands in the middle of the "Petite Champagne" vineyards that are a source of grapes that go into the production of cognac.

mikolaj_kawa, saxo042, jlbrthnn, ChrisJ, dareco, Muse, amaryllis, carper, evanrizo, Buin has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (30263) 2008-04-16 0:39

Hello Stephen! Mysterious place. Fantastic cross. Original composition. Very good picture. Good luck!

saxo042 (15726) 2008-04-16 0:55

Hi Stephen,
A fine and well balanced picture of this cross. As usual good and soft colours. My only remark would be that there could be a little bit less of the gravel in the foreground. Otherwise very fine.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

jlbrthnn (38055) 2008-04-16 2:53

Bonjour Snunney,
Voilà une rencontre que j'aime bien faire en randonnée, ça provoque la curiosité et motive un arrêt. Je connais un superbe parcours en Deux-Sèvres, dit des "croix de granit", où les croix sont systématiquement visitées. Beau travail intéressant.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

ChrisJ (70283) 2008-04-16 3:07

Hi Stephen

Good sharpness, & superb pastel colours. Perhaps I would have tried to position the pillar in the gap at left but I know its not always possible. I like symmetrical relation, between the 2 stone structures. Tfs!

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-04-16 4:25

Very nice place and very well used light with great shadows of the branches the contrast is solid.
Horatiu

dareco (17104) 2008-04-16 4:35

This cross looks very old! A pretty scene with very nice color. TFS

Muse (31011) 2008-04-16 6:30

Hello Stephen,
Un ancien monument dans un joli cadre de verdure capturé sous un ciel très printannier.
Good comment.
Best regards
denise

amaryllis (17549) 2008-04-16 7:07

bonjour Stephen
en effet ces calvaires que l'on rencontre sur les chemins sont toujours différentes, sont là depuis des années et là avec ta photo tu nous le montres bien avec un cadrage parfait et par là il y en a beaucoup
belle composition
juliette

UnTrained (0) 2008-04-16 8:00

Hello Stephen,
that is a nice juxtaposition of the cross and the water basin. Good diagonal lines all in parallel or in the height like the cross. The good light and shadows on the ground make this to a pleasant spring capture, more spring than we have here.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

carper (64936) 2008-04-16 8:10

very beautiful shot,
good composition, fine contrast in it, good pov and a fine quality here, have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (456) 2008-04-16 8:50

Hi Stephen, a very nice presentation of it, the clearness of the image, the excellent sharpness and POV+frame make it very amazing
Have a nice evening.
Evangelos

Fis2 (45873) 2008-04-16 11:23

Hej Stephen!
Curious place, very interesting stone cross. Good frame, colors and light. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

salvator (18819) 2008-04-16 12:08

Hi Stephen,
Wonderful colors and very nicely composed image. The sharpness and details look superb.
Best regards. Salvator.

maltese (21535) 2008-04-16 15:02

Hello Stephen
Une belle lumière pour bien mettre en valeur cette croix et cette ancienne tombe, les couleurs très douces donnent une bel impact à cette photo.
J'aime beaucoup!!
Amicalement
hervé

Buin (37736) 2008-04-17 11:33

Hallo Stephen!
Here I like especially the wonderful atmosphere of this place - emphasized by the great light you have had there. A meaningful picture... Not an everyday photo.
Greetings from springlike Germany!
Frank