Church Entrance Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here we see details from the entrance to Budal Church, also with reference to my former posting of June 20, 2009.

This is Sunday morning, an hour or so before start of the mass. The light is crisp and clear since the church is located in a mountain village at an altitude around 500 m.

They say the interior of this church is quite special, so I guess I should have a look inside next time! But then I have no experience at all with church interior photography, I can’t even recall last time I used a tripod…

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This little wooden church is serving a parish of less than 600 souls, living in a mountain area in Central Norway. The architecture is special since the layout is a Y-form, which is used in only four other churches in the country.

The building of the church was finished in 1754; it was done by the parish and without any public support financially or otherwise. Later the building had a major restoration in 1906, and today the church seats 200 persons.
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jplebrun (16966) 2009-07-11 5:38

Bonjour Pablo
photo original de cette porte d'église qui attend ces fidèles, belle présentation, bravo.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

ChrisJ (70203) 2009-07-11 6:01

Bonjour Pablo

Good lighting contrasts with superb framing & excellent sharpness. The red wall at right contrasts well against the blue grey door at left. Tfs!

belido (16455) 2009-07-11 6:10

Hi Pablo,

very attractive photo. I like the play between the highligh and the shadow which enhanced the details of the architecture, specially the door and window. Very good one!
Regards,
Carlos

dip (12576) 2009-07-11 6:40

Hi Pablo,
wonderful detail shot of the church,light and colors are fantastic,great clarity and good framing as well!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

wolf38 (12765) 2009-07-11 7:09

Hello Pablo. The photo pleases me very well, because it is affectionately arranged. Light, shade, contrasts, colors etc. are handled very good. Very beautifully. Regards, Wolfgang.

jmdias (19225) 2009-07-11 7:57

pablo

beautiful these architectonic details, the colors, light and framing are amazing. perfect view, the bench and the vases are nicely put in the image.
congratulations

hugs

jorge

npecanhuk (13881) 2009-07-11 8:17

Hello Pablo!
Very attractive and truly beautiful picture!
The composition is simple but quite effective, with eye-catching visual results, specially because of the well managed light and the wonderful saturated colors!
TFS - congratulations!
Have a great week-end!
Neyvan

Ola_Kwiatek (2524) 2009-07-11 8:37

Beautiful door, very beautiful window. Nice bench. Very nice colors. Good capture. Ideal white frame. I love it.
Cheers

wgreis (6024) 2009-07-11 8:55

Pablo,
nice view of this door with this two beautiful flowerpot. The lights are good too and the little yellow fowers at the lawn is very harmonic.
Congratulations,
Wagner.

besnard (30656) 2009-07-11 9:05

Bonjour Pablo
Un cliché net, un cadrage soigné pour nous faire admirer cette porte d'église qui pourrait être une porte de maison, il n'y a pas de signe distinctif.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

Silvio1953 (41719) 2009-07-11 9:42

Ciao Pablo, beautiful composition with splendid door and window, wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

delkoo (34296) 2009-07-11 9:50

hi pablo,

A simple shot of a simple subject,but so effective.It`s an excellent exposure with fantastic colors and contrast.with a skilful use of the light.

didier

Kielia (8487) 2009-07-11 10:50

Hi Pablo,
you made great use of this beautiful light and created a very pleasant impression full of contrasts. The colors and the perspective are really wonderful. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Nicou (44799) 2009-07-11 12:00

Hello,
Merveilleus image, quel beau contraste, entre le blanc et le rouge, de très belle coueurs, superbe.

Bravo et maitié

Nicou

emka (21423) 2009-07-11 15:00

Hi Pablo,

Interesting entrance to this chuech, nice graphic effect. beautiful light and shadows, good colours, very contrasting. Very nice simple frame.

have a sunny Sunday

Malgorzata

yedirenk (7351) 2009-07-11 15:56

Hi dear Pablo,very nice graphical details with superb red and white effect.light and sharpness are eye catcher.a very nice and impressive entrance.also elegant presentation with nice frame.well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

darek1978 (11183) 2009-07-11 16:28

Hi Pablo,
I just love this old church, the woody walls and the window. Clearness is perfect and it is a pleasure of seeing the details. The architecture is indeed very unique. I like it.
Best regards,
Darek

dareco (17104) 2009-07-11 19:31

I like the lighting and shadows. Beautiful colors and excellent detail. TFS

gunbud (27851) 2009-07-11 19:46

Hi Pablo,
I don't think I have ever seen a red church in North America where almost all wooden churches are white.
Love how you used the light in this shot giving us varying shades of red.
Strong details and lines with the twin flower pots and single bench a definite plus to this fine image.
Regards, Tom

maloutim (3949) 2009-07-11 22:41

Hi Pablo!
Very cute this little church entrance! Who would think it was a church? It just looks like a normal house!
I always find it amazing that wooden buildings in your northern countries can last for so long! The wood must be of a very good quality and also the paint, and perhaps the climate has something to do with it!
I like the way you managed the light on the right side, with the front in the shade, and yet it doen't look too dark.
Thanks for sharing!
Have a good Sunday!
Marie Louise.

UlfE (8972) 2009-07-11 23:23

God morgon Pablo,

You make excellent use of the lighting here and your timing was perfect. A little bit of your trademark Wonderful stong colours, good detail and an excellent composition. TFS and have a nice Sunday!

Hälsningar

Ulf

P.S. I noticed that your Härjedalen pictures are featured in the TE home page this morning. Really great.

Graal (57909) 2009-07-12 0:21

Hi Pablo,
an interesting fragmrnt of architecture. Nice contrast of colours. Good photojob.
Have a nice sunday.
Aleksander

JCG (25315) 2009-07-12 1:39

Hello Pablo,

I am in a hurry to see the interior of this charming church… While waiting you propose here a quite pretty detail of outside to us. The light was not, certainly, easy but you managed well the situation and I like much contrasts and colors that gives. The small bench is well exposed to the sun what is quite pleasant certainly. Thank you Pablo.

With all my friendships and very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles

macondo (13107) 2009-07-12 3:03

Greetings, Pablo.
Ah, another of those red-painted Norwegian buildings that I like so much. Quite bold to present so much of the building in dark shadow, but the highlights really stand out and the bright parts are very well exposed. There are some pleasing lines and angles produced by the path and the chair, too. The church looks beautifully maintained; it's hard to believe it's over 250 years old.
Regards,
Andrew

mikolaj_kawa (30117) 2009-07-12 3:05

Hello Pablo! Interesting composition. Nice lightness. Very nice colours. Splendid work. Good luck!

jhm (82487) 2009-07-12 4:14

Hello Pablo,

Quiet picture with a fine structure.
Very good work of a particular subject. You play excellent with light and shadow and contrasts.
Good composition and presentation, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

pierrefonds (26273) 2009-07-12 4:36

Hi Pablo,

The path leads our eyes toward the door giving a type of depth to the conposition. The flower pots are framing well the door. It is clear and sharp. The intensity of the light is highlighting the door and the side of the church and putting in the shadow the facade of the building. Have a nice day.

Pierre

paura (38388) 2009-07-12 5:01

Pablo,
Uma fotografia muito charmosa, com bonitos detalhes arquitetônicos mostrados em linda imagem.

Abraço

Paulo

leonorkuhn (13559) 2009-07-12 12:40

Hi Pablo,

The entrance is simple but I like the great contrast of colors. The light is nice here. Very good details.

Have a nice week
Leonor

ophelcia (5392) 2009-07-12 14:51

Hi:)
Simply and perfectly shown, typical colours and Norwegian charm and chill out well captured:)
Gosia

Charo (31671) 2009-07-12 17:28

Hallo Pablo,
Superb fangst mellom lys og skygger, utmerket eksempel på arkitekturen i området. Detaljer og farger er utmerket.
Hilsen,
Charo

aadilj (17950) 2009-07-12 23:37

The lights and the colours play so well together in this lovely and upfront composition. I like the mood and the ambience

John_F_Kennedy (31391) 2009-07-13 0:31

Brilliant POVwith the dark shadow to the left to make this house very interesting, Well done.

Best wishes,
Achim

AKITA (5331) 2009-07-13 0:35

dear Pablo,
refined contrasts are impressive.
light and shadow, window and door, green grass and white pavement, and bench and vases,
each contrast and whole effect are very nice to make artistic space.
and I like round light ball, it looks the symbol of this peaceful view of the church.
thank you,
Akihisa

serp2000 (9487) 2009-07-13 1:50

Dear Pablo,
Excellent colours and shadows!Fine composition,nice frame.Good minimalist entrance to church.TFS!
Serghei

Amaz (6732) 2009-07-13 1:54

Wonderful colors, Pablo!!
Good composition and interesting note!!

Well done!!

My congrats!!!

ghilain (1714) 2009-07-13 1:57

Hello Pablo,

Si tu n'avais pas dit que c'était une entrée d'église, on y aurait jamais pensé!
j'aime beaucoup les couleurs tranchées et la "propreté" de l'ensemble!

TFS

brigitte

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-07-13 5:17

Nice shot Pablo, love the deep shadow, crisp focus and fine detail, good stuff.

Greg

Longroute (9345) 2009-07-13 6:37

Very fine contrast, both of light and chromatic. The result is a highly graphic image and a well balanced composition. A good eye and a fine taste, really smart and enjoyable.
Well done,
Donato

mvdisco (11508) 2009-07-13 9:01

Bonjour Pablo,
Très belle présentation et composition,
joli contraste et détails,
j'aime bien le banc et ces jolies pots de fleurs à l'entrée..
Excellent point de vue..
tous mes compliments
Bonne journée Michel

stego (22352) 2009-07-13 9:28

Hi Pablo,
The church is very charming, it reminds more of a cottage than a church. You achieved a great graphical arrangement, with all those vertical lines of the walls, and the contrast of light and colour (red, white and green). The path in front of the door and the corners on the right give a 3D sense that isn't so usual in this kind of graphical exploit.
Regards,
José

toto (18709) 2009-07-13 11:05

Bonjour,
belle photo de cette entrée d' église, de toute beauté, attirente pour le regard.
De plus le rouge et blanc est deux couleurs qui rapellent notre standart de liège, équipe qui a gagné notre champignon.

Amitiés Thomas

emjleclercq (14284) 2009-07-13 13:06

Interesting plays with light and shadow for this close up on the church entrance.

All the best,

Emmanuel

anducina (8091) 2009-07-13 22:30

Hi Pablo,
Glad to see you again ! Excellent daily-life scene, a peaceful corner, I like the traditional wooden red and white building contrasting with the green, sun-lighted grass and yellow small flowers. The lonely bench seems to be waiting for the visitors...
TFS,
Andreea

TopGeo (21789) 2009-07-13 23:22

Hi Paplo! Interesting picture of details of church A lot balance and quality the different levels add Importantly colours
My simple greetings!
Georgios

Waylim (10781) 2009-07-13 23:52

Hi Pablo,
A very simple but charming and effective composition. I like the very inviting image, using the path leading us to the door and bench in the beautiful sunshine, superb clarity and sharpness. the contrast is almost a little too strong on my monitor but effective. Good work and very pleasant atmosphere. My complements.
Way

bobocortis (14140) 2009-07-14 0:12

Hello Pablo.
High contrast and graphic effect in this shot taken under a strong light.
Many interesting items and shapes create a goot outcome.
Best regards.
Bobo.

bracasha75 (22097) 2009-07-14 23:42

Helo Pablo
Great POV on this church who have extra nice colors
Excellent detailful picture
Cheers,Braca

robertosalguero (110) 2009-07-15 0:25

Hello Pablo,

This is a nice combination of colours. The paint look fairly new as well. Interesting perspective of this door against the shadows. Nice sharp image. Thanks Pablo :-)

Roberto

jafadabret (39591) 2009-07-15 2:11

Bonjour Pablo.
Belle photo qui joue avec l'ombre et la lumière, le rouge et le vert.
J'aime bien !
Amicalement
Jacques

AiresSantos (42080) 2009-07-15 2:22

Hi Pablo
Beautiful picture of the Church Entrance.
Fine contrast between walls and colours
Great details, well framed and done
Have a nice day
Aires

ellelloo (4761) 2009-07-15 7:17

Hello Pablo,
A really attractive photo, where you have deliberately left the shadows dark creating an interesting artistic and graphical effect. The composition is also skilful with nice details to view. Great colours and clarity. Excellent!
Greetings,
Lasse

Cricri (43092) 2009-07-15 12:31

Hello Pablo
L'on dirais une maison, j'aime ce contraste du blanc et de rouge, les partie sombre et celle avec la forte lumière super bien gérée, vraiment une belle image
maintenant j'ai envie de voir l'intérieur :-))
Friendship
cricri

shevchenko (9914) 2009-07-16 20:44

Hi Pablo,
Creative frame to the selected part at the facade of an old church, good contrast of color between bright and dark side, nice reddish wall against greenery garden, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

molla (6883) 2009-07-17 2:01

wonderful piece of door design, something to take after maybe :)
like your composition here with the bench splitting up the image in a smart way.
Anders

foozi (4717) 2009-07-19 4:29

Hi Pablo,
you have waited good enough for the light to fall on the red plank wall. It is red too.
Every aspect render a lovely graphical presentations of lines, design and shapes.
things work very well.

regards,
Foozi

Buin (37634) 2009-07-19 5:14

Hallo Pabblo!
A well composed photo with a really wonderful light and beautiful colours. This seems to be a humble and in its dimensions "human" church - I like it.
You really should try to show the interior of these churches - of course with a tripod. Sometime however it's sufficient to have a church bench or the balustrade of the gallery ... ;-)
Greetings from cool and rainy Germany!
Frank

rodgerg (24029) 2009-07-19 8:43

Hello Pablo,

An excellent framing give a very pleasant graphic effect. Nice colours and especially beautiful contrasts very well collected. The FG give a great depht.
Best regards,
Roger

plimrn (19624) 2009-07-19 16:53

Hi Pablo,
I remember this bench, together with the pots of flowers it gives the church a welcoming air that you have framed just right to emphasize it. I aslo especially like the way you captured one side in sunlight and the other in shadow. I'll look forward to your interior shot.
HLJ, Pat

Angshu (33641) 2009-07-20 21:07

Hello Pablo
A neat shot, which is well composed & framed. Full of lines, geometry & strong graphic element, also stands out on account of the strong contrast between the red & white & also the patch of green. Compositionwise this is very well done IMHO
Regards
Angshu

aloyho (6109) 2009-07-23 23:15

Hi Pablo,
This is a refreshing still life and especially also for being sensitive and being able to see the opportuniy for an exciting composition here. The contrast is beautifully managed to create a strong visual impact and the pov ensures for the best layout of the elements.A lovely shot indeed!!
Best regards and nice to hear from you.

Giorgio (8700) 2009-07-31 22:53

- Nice and attractive composition Pablo, this architecture of wood is superb, color in bonus, well done, it's very successful!
Have a nice weekend.
giorgio

josepmarin (33785) 2009-08-05 3:21

Hi Pablo,
A minimalist composition and with a lot of graphical power in this capture.
The different luminosity of the image, with areas illuminated by the Sun and areas in the shade is balanced well, and the effect of the beautiful colors is very great.
A beautiful photo, and very interesting wooden architecture in this church.
Best regards,
Josep

jusninasirun (10199) 2009-10-20 6:37

Kodiang 2009

Hi Pablo: Red and white with light and shade are so well managed and you have metered the shot in fine sharpness and details. Excellent close view with the empty bench looking so inviting to sit. Well done and best regards. Jusni