Lucca's façade of the Cattedrale, a photo from Lucca, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

Façade of the Cattedrale San-Michele in Foro, Lucca.
Built from the 11th century up to the 14th century, in the intersection of Roman street Decumano / grid in the center of the old-town.
It doe's not have the typical biblical figures rather a unique Romanesque ornated and curved columns, each one different in shape.
In the WS, a larger inclusive view of the Piazza and Cattedrale.
Lucca's Giacomo Puccini was a choir-boy at San-Michele.

Ike
Location on piazza: 43.8432, 10.5024

Kofman, snunney, pierrefonds, baddori, jhm, delpeoples, danos, clic, nobuikehonda, adramad has marked this note useful

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rodgerg (55767) 2011-09-23 1:13

Hello Ike,

Very efficience framing to the frontage of San Michele with the details of this superb architectur very well collected. A pleasnt impression of balance, of symetry.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

lousat (57542) 2011-09-23 1:18

Hi Ike,beautiful architechture and excellent capture in the difficult light of this cloudy day,great sharpness and natural colors,i like the crop too.Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

snunney (67228) 2011-09-23 1:51

Hello Ike,
A finely detailed capture of this beautifully decorated façade. I like the way the layers of colonnades rise up the frame culminating in the statue.

JFS (32053) 2011-09-23 4:13

Hello Ike!
I've never been in Luca and its cathedral looks like great. Good POV, lots of details. Thanks my friend!

Cheers,
Juan

pierrefonds (48301) 2011-09-23 4:34

Hi Ike,

The tight frame is putting the cathedral in evidence. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the architecture of the cathedral San-Michele in Foro. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2011-09-23 4:38

Hello Ike,

A nice facade with so many architectural details.Nice columns and arch doors. Nice to see the angel standing on the top as if to protect the cathedral. Nice sharp image with soft colors.

Lakshmi

baddori (18984) 2011-09-23 9:30

Ike
Uno stile pisano o Pisa in stile lucchese.
Una facciata ricca di decorazioni e fregi.
La giornata plumbea da tono a questa opera imponente.
La bella toscana con il suo passato storico che rivive nelle immagini .
GF

eldancer1 (16970) 2011-09-23 9:30

Buildings of yore are beautifully designed and more durable than the new ones. Awesome capture and presentation of architectural wonder. Great pov and dof with nice details. Well done, tfs.

jhm (122334) 2011-09-23 9:52

Hello Ike,

A nice facade with so many architectural details.
Beautiful detailed and excellent capture in the difficult light.
I find your WS also very well taken.
Excellent perspective and depth image.
Sharpness and clarity are nice.
Very well taken, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

pajaran (36149) 2011-09-23 11:13

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled na deo katedrale i prikaz lepom fotografijom.
Dobar tekst, snimak, i rad, lepe boje.
Imajte mirnu noc i dobar vikend.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Nice view of the cathedral and view the beautiful photography.
A good text, photo, and work, beautiful colors.
Have a quiet night and good weekend.
All the best.
Paja.

delpeoples (44900) 2011-09-23 18:06

Ciao caro Ike

A nice tight composition of the wonderful duomo of Lucca. The details really are fascinating. One could stare and stare at this lovely creation and find even more details every time. Good light management, the conditions look a little difficult. And good sharpness too.

TFS and I wish you a beautiful Saturday
Lisa

danos (73926) 2011-09-23 18:23

Hello Ike,
nice presentation of Cathedral's facade at Lucca,with the details of it to are superb.I like the symmetry of the image as the clarity and the sharpness of it.

Have a good weekend,Danos

emka (58024) 2011-09-23 23:51

Hi Ike
Wonderful facade of Lucca Duomo. When I was there (in 1979) it was covered and "chiuso per restauro" . They did the job well and now it looks fantastic.

Warm regrads

Malgo

jemaflor (68837) 2011-09-25 2:56

Hi Ike,
Beautiful architecture, good pov, light and sharpness are well managed, tfs.

DjoleEric (0) 2011-09-25 2:57

Hello friend.
Excellent work and a nice view of rahitekturu.
Good kontras, lighting and display of colors.
Pleasant and comfortable to Sunday.
Hello.
Djole.

Silvio1953 (98001) 2011-09-26 1:01

Ciao Ike, great POV on beautiful architecture, difficult light, splendid clarity and fine details, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

pablominto (53744) 2011-09-27 1:33

Hello Ike,

Impressive decoration work has been done, with all ornaments and even statues to catch our attention!
Tight framing helps focusing on mentioned details, in this impressive piece of early architecture...

Greetings,
Pablo -

fabianoleite (9014) 2011-09-27 8:51

Wonderful construction, from a great low perspective, giving magnificence to the whole palace. Congratulations!

nobuikehonda (3846) 2011-10-02 2:36

Hello Ike,

I find the weather; a solid sky is serving for your interests. You have also decided to concentrate on the upper portion of the façade where the most delicious detail is concentrated, as you have already described in your note. The variety of columns is truly the highlight of this façade. Low POV is giving dignity to the church. The church stands tall before us is very impressive. Nice and tight framing reminds me that it is you who take this particular view of the church. I enjoy following your trip, hopefully as much as you have enjoyed the journey. Thank you Ike for this intriguing image.

With my very best regards,
Have a great week ahead,
Nobu.

P.S: I thank you once again for the WS image. I feel better today.

adramad (27544) 2011-10-05 8:17

Hi Ike,
Really spectacular this facade, your wonderful POV shows all its beauty and decoration, I love the variety of its columns, is a city I do not know but I love to visit.
A soft colorful highlights to us the magnificence of the building. Well done.
Best regards.
Luis.