Allegory and art Photo

Photographer’s Note

Esta foto está tomada durante mi paseo de descubrimiento de las calles de Mataró, y nos muestra la escultura que está situada en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Es una alegoría de la ciudad, que en su escudo tiene una mano agarrando una mata, igual que la mujer de la estatua.

Detrás suyo se aprecia un trozo del edificio del Museo de Mataró, antigua Casa Arnau del S. XVI, de estilo Renacentista, que fue construida en 1565.

En el WORKSHOP 1 pongo la vista de la fachada principal de esta antigua Casa Arnau.

En el WORKSHOP 2 pongo un plano más cercano de detalle de la bella escultura.
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This photo is taken during my stroll of discovery of the streets of Mataró, and it shows the sculpture to us that is located in the Plaça de l'Ajuntament (City Council Square). It is an allegory of the city, that in its shield has a hand taking hold a bush, just as the woman of the statue.

Behind his a piece of the building of the Museum of Mataró is appraised, old Casa Arnau (Arnau House), of the XVIth century, of Renaissance style, that it was constructed in 1565.

In WORKSHOP 1 I post the view of the main facade of this old Casa Arnau.

In WORKSHOP 2 I post a closest plane of detail of the beautiful sculpture.

Exif Data:
Device maker: SONY
Device model: DSC-W12
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
ISO level: 100
Compression: 8 bits/pixel
Exposure time: 1/250 sec
White balance: Default

TeresaT, balatrek, nwoehnl, chrisnet, leo61, carper, jhm, CRATEOS, jafadabret has marked this note useful

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nwoehnl (118) 2006-08-17 16:16

Hola Josep. A good upward angle to show this very nice sculpture, with a well-balanced exposure that renders all the textural details despite the bright sunlight. The tilt is a good choice here to give a balanced framing and add a dynamic aspect. The two workshops are a nice add to better understand the context of the location. Nice work, thanks.

balatrek (7419) 2006-08-17 17:08

Hola Josep,

Buen punto de vista, creo que le has dado un aire diferente a la toma con esa inclinación, llenaste muy bien todo el cuadro y de una forma acertada y como siempre nos otorgas el honor (que como sigas así sera un derecho) de poder leer tus notas informativas plagadas de lujos y detalles, gracias compañero y buen trabajo.

Abrazos

José

TeresaT (10727) 2006-08-17 18:39

Hola Josep,
Muito bem escolhido este POV inclinado que resulta numa imagem muito bem balanceada.
As texturas da escultura estão muito bem captadas.
A luminosidade está excelente e as cores estão muito nautrais.
Saludos
Teresa

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-08-18 2:23

Interesting POV in this mater...the light is controled exelland and the lines of the foto have a great anarchia...living the viewer to take position about the fact of the statue..very well expressed!!!un abrazo amigo!!!1 Nikiforos
PS (the anis was good?...i thing yes...jejeje..also you can drink it with lamonede...exelland coctail)

jhm (81687) 2006-08-18 8:25

Hi Josep,

I look to your WS and *1 I find also very beautiful, you took this picture with sculpture really in a art proposition.
Very well done!

Have a nice weekend,
John

feather (49848) 2006-08-18 10:12

I like the dynamics of the tilt you gave this. Her arms seem to be embracing the corner of the image. I love WS2 - the closeup of the beautiful sculpture. The contrast between the blue and grey is spectacular.
Kath

carper (64026) 2006-08-18 12:31

very nice photo Josep,
the art is in your shot and thats a compliment from me to you it is the quality of the photographer that this is a nice piece of art, well done.
gr. jaap

leo61 (42808) 2006-08-18 14:35

Hi Josep!
I like the way how you show the nice sculpture.Good idea to rotate and the light is verry nice.
Your WS "closest view" would be a good primary post I like it.
Regards,Leo

peter1892 (3201) 2006-08-18 17:22

Hi Josep - the details in this shot are really good, not just of the statue (which looks really good in the WS version) but also the wall of the building behind it, the finish on the plasterwork is clear too & acts as a backdrop. Good idea to keep some sky visible in the image too.

chrisnet (20354) 2006-08-19 6:28

Hola Josep,
Original tilting photo Josep,this sculpture is really nice,good framing and sharpness,good work my friend.
Un saludo
Christian

Angshu (33267) 2006-08-21 3:35

Hi Josep
Incredible architecture shown superbly thanks to your POV...Wonderful tilt here to show what IMO is dynamism of the image. I love the WS..this is an iuncredible series of shots you're showing of your city Josep..and thanks you for sharing them with us
Regards
Angshu

manatee (4279) 2006-08-22 14:56

Hola: Felicidades me gusta esta foto, sabes que significa Arnau? es el apellido de la fmailia u otra palabra en Catalan?

He vsuto los workshops y me gsutan las tres fotos, la escualtura donde se ve el cielo azul es muy bonita y lo que me gusta es la combinacion que hiciste en la foto de lo moderno con lo antiguo de esta fotos. Es muy interesante y bonita.
gracias por la nota

Elias

Giorgio (8604) 2006-08-23 2:09

- Belle statue au caractère bien trempé semble t'il, le côté allégorique n'aura échappé à personne, le cadrage est très bien vu, bravo Josep, c'est du bon travail !
giorgio

jafadabret (38927) 2006-09-11 12:15

Josep, tu as choisi un bon POV, on dirait que la statue fait partie du bâtiment. Le dynamisme de la sculpture est très bien rendu par la lumière et le jeu d'ombres.
Jacques