Mosque of Cordoba II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hola amigos de TE,

Hoy he querido publicar esta foto de la Mezquita de Córdoba, supongo que es una de las foto más atractivas, típicas y gráficas que podemos hacer en la Mezquita, pese a no llevar tripode.. y prisas.. a lo mejor notais un poco movida, he utilizado el Photoshop para corregirlo y intentar conseguir mejor resultado.

Es un sitio que a mi particularmente me gustó, hay muchos rincones interesantes para fotograficar, hay un gran impacto entre la cultura musulmana y la cultura cristina. Ya que en la misma mezquita hay también una gran iglesia, una fusión de culturas.

La Interveción Islámica: Tras la conquista musulmán de Córdoba, derriban la basílica de San Vicente visigoda, para ampliaciones durante el Califato de Córdoba, y tras la conquista cristiana en 1236 fue convertida en catedral, para lo que se realizaron modificaciones, las más sustanciales y polémicas en 1523, cuando la parte central de la antigua sala de oración se transformó con los criterios propios de la arquitectura del Renacimiento.

La antigua Mezquita de Córdoba, convertida en el siglo XIII en la actual Catedral de Santa María de Córdoba, constituye el monumento más importante de Córdoba, y también de toda la arquitectura andalusí, junto con la Alhambra.

http://www.mezquitadecordoba.org/
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Hello friends of TE,

Today I have wanted to publish this photo of the Mosque of Cordoba, suppose that it is one of the most attractive, typical and graphical photo that we can do in the Mosque, in spite of not taking tripod .. and hurries .. probably a bit blurred, I have used the Photoshop to correct and to try it to obtain better result.

It is a site that to my particularly I liked, there are many interesting corners for photographic, there is a great impact between the Moslem culture and the culture Christiana. Since in the same mosque there is also a great church, a merger of cultures.

The Intervention Islamic: After the conquest Muslim of Cordoba, they knock down San Vicente's basilica Visigoth, for extensions during the Caliphate of Cordoba, and after the Christian conquest in 1236 it(she) was turned into cathedral, for what modifications were realized, the most substantial and polemic in 1523, when the central part of the former room of prayer transformed with the own criteria of the architecture of the Renaissance.

The former Mosque of Cordoba, turned into the 13th century in the current Cathedral of Santa Maria of Cordoba, constitutes the most important monument of Cordoba, and also of the whole architecture andalusí, together with the Alhambra.

http://www.mezquitadecordoba.org/

Look this WS!!!!!!!!!!!!! What do you think?

ciakgiak, bakes888, josepmarin, Jeppo, ymrk, Charo, bobocortis, belido, Emile, Cretense, fanni has marked this note useful

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ciakgiak (10460) 2009-06-26 13:48

Ciao Elena,
L'hai detto tu, l'effetto grafico che sei riuscita a tirare fuori con questo POV è il migliore possibile. Davvero bello l'intersecarsi di colonne, archi e colori.
Splendida la prospettiva e lo sharp, malgrado non avessi il trepiedi.
Un abbraccio.
Giorgio

bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-26 14:08

Hi Elena. Nice catch, well spotted and captured. Good graphics and strong colours make this an eye catching image. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

ptibelo (2958) 2009-06-26 14:22

superbes voutes et couleurs ..très agréable à regarder.
JMarie

Kurioso (43) 2009-06-26 14:26

Olá Elena,

A mesquita de Córdoba é espantosa com todo aquele emaranhado de colunas.

É um local onde podemos sentir a História, e imaginar o conflito de culturas.

A tua foto consegue mostrar aquilo que dificilmente podemos descrever.

Saludos,

Kurioso

jonathan_hart (22570) 2009-06-26 15:20

this mosque is a must to be seen, i hope i'll go there
the repetitive patterns are a very nice photographic subject
jc

mkamionka (4246) 2009-06-26 23:55

Hi Elena,
You got some trouble with the quality here.
But I can see why you still want to share this shot. I spent in the Mezquita half a day and I didn't want to leave. It was extremely atmospheric place. It seemed to be very photogenic too but I did not have the tripod and without it it was a real struggle trying to take a decent shot.
In any case, with a bit more sharpness and less noice that would be a fantastic presentation from Cordoba,
TFS
M

mauro61 (15112) 2009-06-26 23:58

ciao Elena,
bella la sequenza di archi arabi in questa splndida costruzione.
Ottima la luce per una foto di interno ed eccellente la prospettiva.
un abbraccio
maurizio

rodgerg (23625) 2009-06-27 5:11

Hello Elena,

A superb view in this famous mosque. The framing and the POV are very well selected. Good managment of (a not easy) light. The grafic effect is superb.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

josepmarin (33755) 2009-06-27 5:15

Hola Elena,
se nota un poco de movimiento, pero es que disparando a 1/4seg sin trípode es normal. Quizá hubieras podido seleccionar una mayor abertura, ya que al usar el zoom en 18mm te permitía seguramente una f/3.5, y entonces la velocidad aumentaría un poco, pero en una foto como ésta, en interior, luz difícil, y con prisas.....no se le puede pedir más.
De todas formas, el encuadre, la geometría de esta magnífica arquitectura y la perspectiva funcionan, y nos ofrecen un grafismo muy interesante.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Jeppo (11768) 2009-06-27 5:23

maybe it's a bit unsharp...but perspective and depth are great!

I hope I will see this place one day....

jeppo

ymrk (8533) 2009-06-27 11:06

I guess,you'd uploaded to this photo at last times...
Magnificent symmetry and graphism Elena.The wall colors with its harmonic view's affected me...Good viewpoint and that photo is as most beautiful as you've other photos...
Congratulations,and my best compliments.

Yağmur

Felip (3905) 2009-06-27 15:52

Hola Elena,
Aquí he de decir que laidea de postal es buena, que la composición también lo es, así como la perspectiva, peeeero le falta algo de luz, y mas definición. Mejorando estos aspectos sería un torpedo!

Un beso

Felip

Charo (31665) 2009-06-28 7:26

Hola Elena,
Es una imagen que siempre da gusto contemplar, por su belleza y el grafismo que aportan los dibujos de las columnas.
Excelente captura!
Un abrazo,
Charo

bobocortis (14136) 2009-06-28 7:50

Hello Elena.
A magical composition and overlapping arcs.
It 'a pleasure to watch these columns and these colors.
Kind regards.
Bobo.

ManuMay (10552) 2009-06-28 8:47

Hola Elena!!

Puro arte, una vista magnífica que nos da idea de profundidad y espacio, bonito color y buen punto de vista...

Saludos

Manu

Silvio1953 (41340) 2009-06-28 14:18

Ciao Elena, ottima prospettiva su questa fantastica moschea, spplendida composizione, brava, ciao Silvio

angie-barcelona (1839) 2009-06-28 15:55

Hola Elena,

mira es un lugar que tengo pendiente de visitar... Pues por hacer la foto deprisa, te ha quedao de postal! Buena perspectiva!

Un abrazote,

Gemma

belido (16243) 2009-06-29 5:09

Hola Elena,

linda arquitetura. Gostei da captura fechada e de baixo prá cima, o que acaba por valorizar a imponência desses arcos. Um belo registro!
Saludos,
Carlos

sacimar (7325) 2009-06-29 11:17

Hola Elena,

muy buena fotografía... yo cuando estuve la luz era escasa y no pude sacar ninguna imagen decente..... esos arcos son fantásticos, buena perspectiva y buen trabajo,

Un saludo

Sergio

jemaflor (39167) 2009-06-29 13:31

Hi Elena,
great effect with this vertical shot, interesting architecture and interesting depth for your photo, well framed.

berek (28838) 2009-06-29 21:53

Ola Elena,
nice architectural details with right point of view. i like depht and colors. well framed picture.
Greetings.
Burak

gilou530 (34993) 2009-06-30 5:52

salut elena
trés belle perspective en enfilade de ces arcades colorée trés bon travail
amitiés
gilbert

Emile (19869) 2009-06-30 9:33

Hola Elena.
Me gusta la repetición de los arcos y sus columnas así como sus contrastes de colores rojo y blanco, hay una buena perspectiva y un buen efecto de profundidad. El uso del formato vertical nos permite disfrutar de este bello lugar con sus grandes arcos.
TFS.
Abrazos.

Cretense (55528) 2009-07-01 2:09

Hola Elena!

Tremenda foto de arquitectura, un interior fantastico, una toma dificil pero muy lograda! Perfecta composicion y encuadre, una perspectiva excepcional,, bellos colores y mucho grafismo! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

thor68 (5537) 2009-07-02 12:34

nice capture, especially at 1/4s handheld. details are great, love the repetition of the colorful arches.
i will have to remember this place, maybe i will go there in august too (with visits to malaga, sevilla,
granada). well done & best wishes, thor.
ps. the WS looks great.

fanni (8733) 2009-07-03 12:42

Hola Elena,
well well, it seems to me that the task was rather difficult! to capture this most unusual ceiling and the arches!
I've looked at the Workshop variant - yes, it looks better thanks to Photoshop :) But I know how it is - when you are in a hurry, no time to stand, aim, wait...
I've just thought that if you had some more moments at your disposal, you could have taken several shots to make a stitch of them later - and thus you would have both the top and the bottom.. but another this is: to spend some time stitching the photos in Photoshop :)
Anyway, I myself always forget to think of taking several photos for stitching when I take a photo of a big object! :)
Warmest greetings from cool Moscow,
Elena