UNESCO Papagolfade Photo

Photographer’s Note

St Gallen is a rather obscure city of Northeastern Switzerland that currently faces the opportunity to get a much better coverage on TE, it is worth it because the city is beautiful and listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to the building complex you see on this image, a stitch of 5 frames.

The Convent of St Gall has been during 10 centuries starting in the VIII th century one of the most important in Europe, it is a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery and features one of the richest and oldest libraries in the world with very rare manuscripts. The comprehensive view you see here results from the Baroque rebuilding that occured between 1755 and 1768.

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bobocortis (14136) 2008-11-16 2:12

Bonsoir JY.
Image de grande nétteté, compo superbe avec des figures humaines bien placé dans le cadrahe. Très bon rendu de l'église aux clochers jumeaux.
Bien vu.
Amicalement, Bobo.

dkeus31 (26106) 2008-11-16 2:12

bonjour JY
presque voisins ce matin, tu as une belle lumiere sur cette imposante batisse qui se casse un peu la figure a cause de la parspective due au grand angle, mais c'est comme ca.
didier

ymrk (8553) 2008-11-16 2:13

Hello jeanYves;
Very nice view and compo.Wonderful shot.Good perspective.Color and contrast balance super!
See you soon,
Have a nice sunday

YAĞMUR

bema (8619) 2008-11-16 2:13

Good morning Jean Yves,

wow, what a colorful and well composed image, brilliant composition with a great depth, like it a lot..

best regards Bernd

besnard (30468) 2008-11-16 2:31

Bonjour Jean-Pierre
Une belle image dominicale avec cette église et cet ensemble de bâtiments qui ont beaucoup de classe, le tout sous un beau ciel bleu.
Merci poour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

cyborg83 (3772) 2008-11-16 2:32

Hello PixelTerrorist :)
Great photo with amazing light and superb sharpness,
I like this lady with camera - she has interesting pose :)
TFS

Budapestman (41530) 2008-11-16 2:37

Szia Jean-Yves,
A wonderful photo, the time were superb to taking a photo. The composition very beautiful, perceptible the size of the imposing square. I have a series from this picturesque place, but there did not is time to me yet to show what should do. Superb photo! Congratulations. Have a nice Sunday!
George

Royaldevon (5888) 2008-11-16 2:37

Good Morning Jean Yves,

We are rubbing shoulders this morning!
The immediate impression is one of superb colours, clarity, and fine lines.
On closer inspection, you can detect more than one focal point.
The eyes are lead first to the ornately decorated building on the left which is nicely detailed and the contours are highlighted by the steep shadows. This is nicely balanced by the long, much smoother building on the right which ultimately leads to the old, multi-tiered buildings, off-centre, in the distance.
A very well composed shot.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Kielia (8373) 2008-11-16 3:30

Bonjour JY,
an outstanding capture of these fascinating buildings under that cold blue sky. The tourist are giving an idea of the dimensions of the place. Excellent photo work (as usual)!
Have a nice sunday,
Harriet

jlbrthnn (37559) 2008-11-16 3:35

Bonjour Jean-Yves,
Une très belle image d'architecture, très large et ouverte. La lumière est au mieux. Le premier plan est bien sympathique pour équlibrer l'aspect monumental et austère de cet édifice. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
Joël

snunney (34574) 2008-11-16 3:41

Hello Jean-Yves,
A lovely ensemble of architecture captured under a sympathetic ambient light. Excellent clarity, which brings out the detail under that lovely blue sky to very good advantage.

baba_flies (7951) 2008-11-16 4:09

Hallo Jean-Yves! This makes me CRAZZZZZZZY!!!! I drove to St. Gallen on Friday afternoon and stood at the same spot but I was also standing in the fog and there was no chance to make a decent photo so I went shopping instead ;))) This is a great photo and you give us an excellent idea of the beauty of these buildings. I have not been to the library in this district since school "Stiftsbibliothek" and this is another treasure to visit, maybe not on a sunny day like you had but when it rains (www.stiftsbibliothek.ch). Schoener Sonntag, beste Gruesse ... Barbara.

MarcT (21089) 2008-11-16 4:28

Salut Jean-Yves,
Ca c'est de l'ultra-grand angle par stitch avec une déformation des perspectives qui reste agréable.
Amitiés
Marc

AiresSantos (41820) 2008-11-16 4:29

Hi JY
Lovely vivid colours and wonderful light in this very good picture.
Very well framed and I like the inclusion of the photograper on left side.
Thanks and have a nice Sunday
Aires

mark_mk (246) 2008-11-16 4:55

Hi JY,
great one! The stitch is very well done and even though you have some distortions, it is beautiful! Strong colors and the people add life to the scenery. I really like the blue sky and the stitch itself is flaweless. Very well done, thanks for sharing and thanks for sharing your interesting note!

Take care
Mark

Muse (30849) 2008-11-16 5:16

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Je ne connais pas cet endroit mais tu me donnes bien envie de le découvrir!
Magnifique architecture, parfait cadrage, superbes couleurs et un pov très bien choisi.
Une compo très nette et très belle.
Je te souhaite un excellent dimanche,
Bisous,
Denise

asajernigan (14072) 2008-11-16 6:13

JY,
This is a nicely composed shot showing the church on one side and balancing it with the building on the other. The pathways leads the eye through the shot nicely giving the shot a nice sense of direction. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

jjcordier (24436) 2008-11-16 7:01

Jean Yves
Un bel ensemble de bâtiments, une superbe lumière, un choix de grand angle bien venu et ton sens parfait de la composition, et voilà le résultat! Une image superbe et, en plus, d'une incroyable netteté.
Amitiés
JJ

barni (14479) 2008-11-16 9:05

Re
Avec un stich pareil ce n'est plus une vue grand angle mais c'est du super grand angle.
Joli travail.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-11-16 10:46

Salut Jean-Yves,
Encore un bien beau ciesl bleu!
Belle prise avec une bon choix de format.
Bonne soirée.
Igor

cbrman (18786) 2008-11-16 11:54

Hello Jean_Yves,

Ca c'est du grand angle qui impressionne la rétine ! Les couleurs saturées sont parfaites et joue un grand rôle dans l'attrait particulier de cette image. Un endroit que je connais très peu.
Bienvenu dans ton nouveau terrain de jeu !

A+

Dominique

sleon (9350) 2008-11-16 12:17

Bonsoir Monsieur!
Wow, what a sunny bright day! Just what I need after a dull day here. I like the compo and the inclusion of the photographer and subject. The stitch has caused a curious distortion which intrigues and is quite effective. Makes me think of that huge ballon that Nikki posted!!!
A+, Susanna

fayeulle (26543) 2008-11-16 13:38

Salut JY
Tu ne pense pas que c'est avec ton EFS 10-22 que tu as fait ce shot ?
Parce que un 17-40 avec un coeff 1.6 ça ne donne pas a priori une telle perspective !
néanmoins j'aime le résultat très sharp avec des couleurs qui pètent bien
Amitié
JP

Sistercosmo (2569) 2008-11-16 13:55

Hi Jean-Yves,
another one with wonderful distortion, sharp, interesting buildings and again, someone taking a photo with a small camera! Excellent shot with wonderful colors. Again, well done, my friend!
Thanks and take good care!
Linda

toni_al (15430) 2008-11-16 15:43

Salut JY
Celle-ci c'est la flying papagolfade à nikki. tu as surement du attendre l'atterisage ;-)
A+
Toni

ktanska (16502) 2008-11-17 0:08

Hi Jean-Yves,
Beautiful sunny view of this churchyard. Extremely wide angle makes this look big. I remember that I had difficulties to even fit the towers into vertical frame when I visited the place. Quite tricky stitch that looks good even though the lawn doesn't seem to be quite level.
Kari

jemaflor (39183) 2008-11-17 11:07

Salut JY,
Bel ensemble avec cette vue et surtout superbe teintes très lumineuses, c'est bien capturé et rendu.

bebbetto (2947) 2008-11-17 14:51

This picture is gorgeous too !!
Wide and bright, greatly detailed. The deformation must be considered as a feature.
The people in foreground give depth to the shot

kevinos (6927) 2008-11-18 1:41

A very typical JY presentation, a magnificent structure, full of history and perfectly presented, The stitching seem particularly perfect here. Regards Kevin

cherryripe (18869) 2008-11-18 11:52

Salut JY
Sympa mon Papagolfade en vrai. Le sentiment d'espace est superbe et j'aime beaucoup de ciel bien polarizé agrémenté de petits nuages. Le gamin est bien placé.
Bonne soirée
Nikki

Angshu (33533) 2008-11-18 19:59

Bonjour JY
A stitch of 5 frames...that explains the ultrawide view! You got super light & a superb blue sky. Fine balance between the baroque church on the left with the spire of the church on the right. Fine work!
With Regards
Angshu

ocskaymarci (2508) 2008-11-23 0:55

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Fantastic panorama with amazing lights. The colours are beautiful and the distortions of the stitching makes this photo very intersting! One of my favourites!
TFS!
Best wishes,
Marci

marjan (6081) 2009-01-02 10:20

good evening J Y, happy NY 09 , loot of good shots and alll best in your life to you and your family.
This is very nice shot with good useful information. first I thought that you used fish eye lens but now I am not sure. are you ?? Excellent composition and colours.
Marjan

denisn72 (6959) 2009-01-14 15:47

Bonsoir Jean Yves
Parmi plus de 1330 photos dans votre galerie, le choix est
plutôt difficile. Celle-ci a capté mon attention avec ses
couleurs vives et captivantes. La netteté est au poil
également. Le point de vue est très intéressant puisque le
bâtiment de droite crée un effet d'entonnoir. L'église est
vraiment stylisée et son architecture me plaît beaucoup.
Bien capté et merci du partage.

Amicalement
Denis!