West Facade Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Saint Peter's church, Echebrune, dates from the 12th century though it bears evidence of restoration work carried out in the 15th century. The west façade depicted in this photograph is a fine example of Saintonge Romanesque style.

Echebrune is a 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.

The picture was taken from some steps below the church which were in total shade. I had to do quite a bit of work in Photoshop to recover the detail in the bottom third of the image. Just hope I didn't go to far in this. Let me know what you think.

besnard, robertosalguero, kiwi_explorer, dareco, ChrisJ, Muse, jlbrthnn, maltese, gunbud, amaryllis, salvator has marked this note useful

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besnard (30072) 2008-04-18 0:42

Bonjour Stephen
Un cliché bien cadré et mis en valeur avec une belle luminosité. L'architecture est riche et intéressante. Je suppose qu'il n'y avait pas assez de recul pour faire autrement.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

robertosalguero (2759) 2008-04-18 0:51

Hello Stephen,

Indeed the bottom of the image seem a bit touched up. I didn;t notice the loss of quality there until I read the note though. I was too absorbed in the details of the church. Excellent perspective to show us the interesting facade. The building seem big. Thanks.

Roberto

Nicou (43771) 2008-04-18 0:57

Hello,

mangigique ce cadrage au-traves de cette végétation, un très beu contraste d'ombre et llumière, superbe.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-18 3:03

Hi Stephen,
Nice framing created by the branches. I like the way you positioned the hedge to lead ones view towards the building which has a beautiful architecture. The repeating arches in the door entrance is a work of art. Well composed! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

dareco (17024) 2008-04-18 3:25

A beautiful entrance!!! Very nice architecture and detail. TFS

ChrisJ (69430) 2008-04-18 4:59

Hi Stephen

A good upward pov, on this impressive French church. Well managed exposure, in tricky lighting conditions. Tfs, et bon weekend!

chrisnet (20354) 2008-04-18 5:43

Salut Stephen,
Je trouve que les branchages cachent trop le haut de cette église, c'est dommage. La porte est très jolie.
Amicalement

UnTrained (0) 2008-04-18 7:36

Hello Stephen,
just a nice view covered by the branches and leaves and the shadow on the stairway. The bows of this archgate seems to be the natural end of this good composition. Well balanced exposure and the PP is in acceptable limits.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Muse (30559) 2008-04-18 7:43

Hello Stephen,
Superbe architecture mise en valeur par ce cadrage en contre plongée. Très joli ciel sur lequel contraste bien la pierre.
Best regards
Denise

jlbrthnn (36802) 2008-04-18 8:24

Bponjour Stephen,
C'est l'art roman poitevin et charentais dans toute sa splendeur. L'illumination de la façade et l'inclusion des arbres font une très belle image.
Bonne journée et bon week-end
Cordialement
Joël

jurek1951 (25708) 2008-04-18 10:19

Hi Stephen,
Interesting church. Interesting architecture.Very nice POV and perspective. Perfect exposure with good color saturation.
Georg

Fis2 (45152) 2008-04-18 10:28

Hej Stephen!
Interesting portal, curious facade. Good frame and light. Nicely colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

maltese (21527) 2008-04-18 12:59

Hello Stephen
Un petit bijou de façade romane avec une très bonne lumière pour la mettre en valeur. une bonne contre plongée avec ces quelques marches pour guider le regard. La branche à gauche est peut-être un peu trop présente.
Du bon boulot quoi qu'il en soit, amicalement
Hervé

gunbud (27515) 2008-04-18 18:40

Hi Stephen,
You have managed the lighting very well as this old marble church looks marvelous against the the blue sky and contrasting green foreground. Excellent details and sharpness to this fine image.
Regards, Tom

trekks (14260) 2008-04-19 3:37

hello Stephen

I like the main entrance arch of the church, repeated curves and the windows. Really fine architecture details.

tfs, bill

amaryllis (17011) 2008-04-19 7:56

Bonjour,
j'avais été voir sur le site pour avoir des renseignements et j'avais vu la fàçàde que tu nous présentes ce jour, le portail roman avec une architecture sublime, une belle luminosite, une église dans son ensemble magnifique
bon week end
juliette

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-04-20 7:39

great photo,in your style,the branche on the top.Charming place
again very nice presented
Horatiu

salvator (18743) 2008-04-21 2:38

Hi Stephen,
Very nicely composed image with a wonderful blue sky, and nice details. Nice control of the light and shady areas.
Best regards. Salvator.

delpeoples (5318) 2009-03-06 1:29

Hi Stephen, great job here. Really, every shot you upload outdoes the former. The curves of the path lead the eye up to this amazing structure with all its curves. I know you don;t over-PP, so I know how good this shot really is. The church stands out like its 3D, superb composition, sharpness and colour. Congrats, Lisa.