- Aachen Cathedral II - Photo

Photographer’s Note

A second picture inside of the Aachen Cathedral. I was impressed by these rays of light...

See the fist one here.

The Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom) of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. Charlemagne began the construction of the Palace Chapel in 786. When he died in 814, he was buried in his own cathedral, and his bones are still preserved in a special shrine.

The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palace Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 kings of the Holy Roman Empire.

Read more here (Wikipedia).

xavshot, hrschwartz, mugush, carper, danyy, quillo, Didi has marked this note useful

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MiguelP (14338) 2005-11-01 9:59

Bonjour Christophe. Aller a Aachen etait une belle surprise, parmi les raison cette cathédrale si plein d´histoire. Merci pour nous montrer. J´aime la lumiére lá haut aussi.

Paolo (40818) 2005-11-01 10:14

Hi Chris, excellent shot with an impressive perspective on the cupola.
good focus, light and colors.
thanks, ciao

hrschwartz (708) 2005-11-01 11:20 [Comment]

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mugush (2088) 2005-11-01 11:37

I am also impressed by the light
what a place to visit and capture..
nice composition,, good angle
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

jasmis (52354) 2005-11-01 11:57

Marvelous! Excelent lights, high quality of the photo. Difficult circumstances, but you did it well.

lestans (15616) 2005-11-01 12:04

You captured every detail of this nice interesting church... and also a very good light! Thank you for sharing! Livia

carper (67302) 2005-11-01 13:22

Mooie serie Christophe,
geen gemakkelijke foto, het licht komt mooi uit en de compositie is zeer goed genomen.Zeer goed werk.
gr. Jaap

Graal (60312) 2005-11-01 13:45

Bonjour Christophe,
very nice architecture. Good shot. I like the composition and sharpness. Difficulty light but photo is ok. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

danyy (70659) 2005-11-01 16:35

Bonjour Christophe,
un suberbe POV et cadrage et des règlages parfaits d'exposition pour faire ressortir ces rayons de lumière et n'avoir que très peu de surexposition et sous exposition.
De belles couleurs et bcp de détails.
Compliments de pas loin de chez toi.
Daniel.

greg64g (11193) 2005-11-02 3:32

bonjour Christophe,

Ce point de vue est encore plus mystique et c'est aussi tres beau grace a la lumiere et a au plafond octogonal.
magnifique.
amities
greg

xavshot (63863) 2005-11-02 3:37

Bonjour Christophe,
Magnifique composition et très beau cadrage. j'aime beaucoup les rayons de lumière.
Amitiés
Xavier

carobnica (1336) 2005-11-02 6:56

great angle, and good position to caputre the most important characteristic of this church,
also you caputred the ray of light beautiful which also gives this whole photo a bit of mysticism which by it's nautre it already has, but it's hard to show it in a photograph...
well done
ciao
ana

quillo (7594) 2005-11-02 13:41

Bonjour Christophe, est très joli le contraste entre celui doré de la coupole et les rayons du soleil qui entrent par les fenêtres. Le encadre est très bonne et la définition parfaite.

Félicitations et une salutation.......Paco

AnneFrance (921) 2005-11-04 11:39

j'aime mieux celle-ci, il y a un vrai air mystique....avec ces rayons de soleil parfaitement rendu!!!! pas trop de lumiere.......belles couleurs et chouette "POV" decentree !

Didi (37199) 2005-11-05 12:27

Bonsoir christophe
Une jolie vue qui donne le vertige.
J'apprécie la richesse de cette décoration.
La lumière naturelle éclaire le dôme et ce la donne un bel attrait à cette composition.

rosaline (0) 2005-11-06 17:47

Christophe
Was a tripod used for this shot? It works very well. The rays of light,always a tricky technique to master in churches which tend to be too dark, is well handled here.

Well composed too.

Aubrey

dkeus31 (26865) 2005-11-10 6:24

Bonjour Christophe,
Superbe lumière et couleurs!
Un tout petit regret pour le cadrage: la petite arche claire dans le bas du mur d'en face, elle attire mon regard.
Amicalement
Didier

mumek (17530) 2005-11-10 20:49

Good evening Christophe!
Very well captured and composed interior of the cathedral. Sharp architectural details, beautiful colors and fantastic light.Very well done.Thanks for posting and thanks for the note.
regards
ziggy

huahoa (3691) 2005-12-28 12:28

Bonjour Christophe,
Grâce à tes photos, je visiterai l'intérieur de cette cathédrale lors de mon prochain passage à Aachen.
En tout cas il faut avoir pas mal de maîtrise au niveau de règlage pour réussir de telle capture.
Merci pour ton partage
Hoa

shirgold (2440) 2006-10-09 14:43

Hi Christophe,
Beautiful capture. The golden dome contrasts well with the dark walls.
The light coming through the windows is just great.
Only comment is the cropped dome...
TFS - Shir