Gaudi serenity, a photo from Barcelona, Catalonia

Photographer's Note

Picture shows a detail of Gaudi architecture in Casa Batlo.It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona.

The building looks very remarkable — like everything Gaudí designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.

It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles (trencadís) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or dinosaur. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the lance of Saint George (patron saint of Catalonia, Gaudi's home), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.

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Derya (877) 2012-01-26 8:10

hi,
I like it,
Derya

bennyfunky (586) 2012-01-26 8:10

Very beautiful graphical picture and perfect frame.
TFS

ManuMay (30536) 2012-01-26 8:31

Hi Huub!

A very good capture!!

Excellent graphic sense and optim point of view choosen in oreder to compose the scene, very good light management and colours, wonderful and original work!!

My compliments...

Manu

Zengi001 (1984) 2012-01-26 8:32

Hello,
Absolutely beautiful shot!
TFS,
Engin.

JFS (21966) 2012-01-26 8:56

Hello!
This only could be Gaudi! Your sharp eye made a super shot! Good light management and smooth colors. I love it!

Cheers,
Juan

sacimar (23639) 2012-01-26 9:34

Hello,

this is a great composition, the combination of shapes and lights here is excellent, well seen and well presented,

Best regards,

Sergio

dta (40012) 2012-01-26 9:38

Hello Huub ,
We see many examples of the Gaudi architecture these days on TE . It is a good thing : I like it a lot . A superb capture , here , with splendid tonalities , lines and shapes . The exposure is excellent .
Regards

korbee (5233) 2012-01-26 9:38

Elke keer als ik jou gallerij ze denk ik wauw,ik kan nog zo vell leren,zoveel goeie ideen va compositie enz enz .
Het licht is echt betoverernd hier Huub.

jan

Pentti (1340) 2012-01-26 10:06

Hi Huub,

you have great eye for detail
good forms and shapes by Gaudi
excellent composition

Pentti

Rafer (12716) 2012-01-26 10:09

Astonished I remain ... very good....good style and raelisation...Greetings

Jeppo (17269) 2012-01-26 11:55

hi huub,

I like this cropping on a detail of house batlo.
a simple detail to show gaudi's genius

tfs
silvio

faletiz (10699) 2012-01-26 12:10

Hi Huub
excellent very artistic composition. I like the grafical impact and soft tones.
Best regards
Letizia

SteveH (5919) 2012-01-27 20:58

Hi Huub, a well chosen part of this building conveys well the whole, as you describe, without any straight lines. Good to see your A700 being put to good use. cheers, Steve

Waylim (20289) 2012-02-19 13:19

Hi Huub,

Another really nice modern abstract shot. Beautiful toen of differnet earth tones. I like the frame that match very well the photo. good details, good texture and well composed with strong graphic visual.

Way

danos (64295) 2012-05-11 23:22

Good morning Huub,
a really very interesting and relaxing scene with the serenity to be spread all over the image.I like the excellent light and the colour management as the play of the light and the shadows.

Have a good weekend,danos