St Peters Basilica Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a shot of Saint Peters Basilica taken from St. Peters square. The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people. It is the symbolic "Mother church" of the Catholic Church and is regarded as one of the holiest Christian sites. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". In Catholic tradition, it is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the papal succession.

swiatopelk777, besnard, PaulVDV, saxo042, jlbrthnn, pierrefonds, bukitgolfb301, PixelTerror, Budapestman, feather, JanD, Gerrit, adramad, Fis2, Charo, Jakab, herowono has marked this note useful

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jurek1951 (26176) 2009-08-30 10:44

Hi Asa,
Absolutely beautiful old architectur, this view is fantastic.
Also, the mood in your image, the colors, it's great work.
Best regards.
Georg

swiatopelk777 (9814) 2009-08-30 10:44

Hi Asa!
Very fine pair, wonderful scene, excellent basilica, famous architecture. Good panorama.
Greetings from Warszawa!

besnard (31348) 2009-08-30 10:58

Bonsoir Asa
Une bonne prise de cette superbe architecture mise en valeur par une bonne luminosité.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

PaulVDV (5451) 2009-08-30 11:23

Hello Asa,
Very beautiful photo of Saint Peters with the square and the long rows of visitors.
Beautiful colours.
Best regards, Paul

saxo042 (16576) 2009-08-30 11:33

Hi Asa,
However a very wellknown place, I don´t believe it has been pictured with a couple in love, improving the composition at exactly one third from the frame ;-) Goor colours all around and a pleasant street scene!
Kind regards
Gunnar

jlbrthnn (39501) 2009-08-30 16:46

Good evening Asa,
The perspective is interesting on this so famous building. The powerful light makes it possible to see many details. The presence of the visitors is pleasant, and I appreciate your humor with the foreground.
Good night.
Cordially.
Joel

pierrefonds (26823) 2009-08-30 17:01

Hi Asa,

The presence of the people has an effect of scale. The wide angle point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the basilica and of the other buildings. It is clear and precise. The nice blue is sending a light which is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

bukitgolfb301 (5144) 2009-08-30 21:01

Hello my dear Asa

What a common but comfortable landscape shot!
Good composition and well calculated soft color balance/coordination is splendid, very good mood!
That seems to one scene from the movie!!!
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a nice week !
Takero

PixelTerror (87195) 2009-08-30 22:14

HI Asa
Nice comprehensive view of the basilica you had very good light conditions on the day
Have a nice day JY

emka (22797) 2009-08-30 23:52

Hi Asa, Well known vuew beautifully shown. Interesting composition and fine everyday life scenes.

Regards

Malgorzata

delpeoples (7008) 2009-08-31 0:53

Hi Asa, I love the things the 10-22mm can do. You;ve used it to great effect here - what better architecture could you use it on? And seeing as we're in the City of Love, how fitting that you've included a couple hugging in the FG. Nice touch, Lisa.

Nicou (46211) 2009-08-31 1:40

Hello,

Fantastique vue de la Cathédrale St.-Pierre et sa place. quelle merveille d'architecture, superbe image, nette et pure.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Budapestman (43292) 2009-08-31 4:24

Hi Asa,
beautiful photo of this amazing place with spectacular panoramic composition. The colours and lights are excellent, great details. Have a nice week!
George

jplebrun (17490) 2009-08-31 5:29

Bonjour Asa
superbe photo de la basilique St-Pierre qui baigne dans une superbe luminosité.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

feather (50560) 2009-08-31 13:17

It is for images like this that the wide angle lens comes into its own. Without it you would probably have to do a stitch. The harsh light of what appears to be close to mid-day (short shadows) has been well managed to produce a well exposed image with good capure of the details.
Kath

JanD (15273) 2009-09-01 5:09

Howdy Asa!
Famoius church, nice scenery, good perspective, spectaculer shot, original panorama.
Regards.

Gerrit (36553) 2009-09-01 5:38

Hi Asa,
good overview with the two people embracing as a fine element on this spot.
Great and well controlled light
regards, Gerrit

adramad (4178) 2009-09-01 13:23

Hello Asa.
Really it is a brilliant very well constructed image, I like much the angle of capture with the Basilica and the colonnade gathering as end the nice lamppost, great color and good balance of the light.
Regards.
Luis.

Fis2 (46713) 2009-09-02 10:47

Witaj Asa!
Wonderful POV, curious frame.
Fantastic old architecture.
Good colors and light.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Charo (32190) 2009-09-03 17:48

Hello Asa,
If you go to Rome, this place is obliged to visit, you are a believer or not.
Very good perspective with a wonderful light and great dynamism.
Best regards,
Charo

chrisnet (20378) 2009-09-04 12:28

Hi Asa,
This basilaca is a nice architecture, good light and colors.
Regards
Christian

rodgerg (25535) 2009-09-06 0:45

Hello Asa,

An excellent presntation of this famous place. The peoples give an element of life and an interesting idea of the scale of the place. Greap prospect effect too and great depht. Good mangament of light under this beautiful blue sky.
Best regards,
Roger

mauro61 (16638) 2009-09-06 0:48

ciao Asa,
ampia inquadratura della piazza con la chiesa e il colonnato attorno.
Coppia che si abbraccia in FG a dre un tocco di romanticismo allo scatto.
saluti
maurizio

Jakab (3534) 2009-09-06 13:49

Hello Asa,
an instructive picture. Compared it with the excellent photo of Giorgio (and leaving its special lighting and figures now out of consideretion) it seems to me that the miracle of this basilica can only be reproduced when we try to show the complexity of the great work of Michelangelo. The facade is only one element (by the way designed by Maderna and not in harmony with Michelangelo's work), more important are the mass of the building, the cupola and the square with the colonnades. It is proven by scientists how carefully Michelangelo projected the visual effects that can only be perceived when
1. the whole cupola is visible (it is not possible from the square - that was the big failure of Maderna) and
2. the symmetry of the whole complex (incl. square) is saved. That is why the via della Conciliazione is praised by many architects though for its building in the 20th century the old Borgo must have been sacrified.
Of course, you can be ispired by the atmosphere there and take a part of the facade or even a few drops of the fountain, but then you did not shot the masterpiece, a kind of Gesamtkunstwerk, of Michelangelo - in contrast to the title of this photo. It is good that you have uploaded this picture, we all can learn of it.
Best whishes
Laszlo

buscape (4040) 2009-09-07 6:33

Hello Asa,
nice view to this very famous building in the Vatican City. Good sharpness with many details of the buildings architecture. Good management of light and a nice POV.
Best wishes,
Helmut

Juntas (3692) 2009-09-17 1:50

Hi Asa. It's a nice view of St. Peter's Basilica nd square. THe light is very good and natural colors are nice too. Well done. Best regards. Paulo

mkamionka (5028) 2009-09-22 2:59

Hi Asa,
never too much classic.
I like your shot very much.
The people hugging make a nice scene.
Great colors,
TFS
M

herowono (484) 2009-09-23 2:33

Hello Asa,
Nice picture and very carefully composed. Beautiful architecture. Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
Ismojo

fserajian (4619) 2009-09-29 9:32

Hi Asa,

Nice shot, Love the framing with an effective lighting control. TFS

Fara

Photo Information

Copyright: Asa Jernigan (asajernigan) (14414)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-22
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 50D, Canon 10-22 EF-S f/3.5-4.5 USM, DIGITAL Circular P.L.D. 72mm
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Italy, Switzerland & France 2009
Date Submitted: 2009-08-30 10:33