St Peter's columns, a photo from Geneva, West

Photographer's Note

This photo is a detail of contrasting shapes between the round columns on the main entrance of geneva’s cathedral, St-Pierre, and the rectangular facade of one of the buildings in the square in front of the cathedral (Cour St-Pierre).

Built between 1160 and 1289, St Peter’s Cathedral is surprisingly small. Even more surprising is its combination of Romanesque, Gothic, and neo-classical styles. The neo-classical façade was inaugurated in 1756, following a project designed by Benedetto Alfieri, first architect of Charles Emmanuel III, duc of Savoy and King of Sardenia.

The columns are made in pink marble coming from the Chablais vaudois.

Cool-ice, papagolf21, RGatward, omritoppol, jhm, ale, sunny, Hanssie, cgrindahl, elihesamian, joseelias, cmartos has marked this note useful

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manny (21833) 2004-06-10 4:52

VERY nice contrast between shapes and patterns. I am enjoing your series very much. I also look the colors and the texture are so defined. A good picture.

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-06-10 5:13

Excellente aussi, celle-ci.
Je me pose une question (mais je ne suis pas sûr de la réponse) : peut-être recadrer légèrement à droite pour faire disparaître le départ du quatrième pilier; je pense que cela doit encore davantage mettre en évidence que l'image est coupée en deux parties égales, piliers d'une part, façade de l'autre et par là même accentuer le très beau graphisme.
Et aussi, mais là c'est purement perso, j'y verrais bien un personnage gravissant les marches.
Une très belle poursuite de la visite, en tout cas.

papagolf21 (76561) 2004-06-10 5:23

Les marbres roses, la pierre de taille, les architectures réalisées avec soin ne sont plus de mise aujourd'hui. Je ne suis pas nostalgique, mais je reconnais que le béton n'a quand même pas le charme des bâtiments anciens.
Une très belle prise de vue Gal. Très belles couleurs et l'angle est parfaitement choisi pour mettre en valeur ces édifices.
J'aime beaucoup.

RGatward (20050) 2004-06-10 5:34

Nother to add to Manny today, so have a smiley face.

omritoppol (826) 2004-06-10 6:23

Hi Gal,
This is a very abstract way to show this amazing architecture. Well done!

jhm (122444) 2004-06-10 7:37

Very excellent picture Gal, wonderful sharp and clear. good job!

prlcs (63) 2004-06-10 7:46

Capture graphique parfaite où les textures sont très bien rendues. La composition très équilibrée est excellente. Encore bravo !

ale (1819) 2004-06-10 8:30

Perfect composition Gal!
Very graphic and detailed. Bravo!

pridel (233) 2004-06-10 9:10

trois colonnes, quatre fenêtres et cinq marches. Jolie composition. Belle lumière. je suis tout de même gêné par la masse des colonnes. Peut-être que 2 colonnes suffisaient. en tous cas j'attends les prochaines photos de la série.

sunny (3068) 2004-06-10 12:21

Magnificent composition of details, Gal! :-) The light works finely in outlining them and the marble texture is really great. Perfect POV and sharp eye to capture it! Excellent job!

Hanssie (9921) 2004-06-10 13:41

Yes Gal, it is a fantastic picture and it is very well framed, great work !

vbourrut (32462) 2004-06-10 14:52

L'image semble séparé en deux plan bien distinct et qui se marient pourtant très bien l'un avec l'autre. Une image au graphisme interessant et très bien présentée

Ebbe (9617) 2004-06-10 15:06

A very fine composition and a perfect cropping following the natural contours. Maybe could be a bit tighter on the right. A nice light, soft but hard enough to give shape to the columns.

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-06-10 23:07

The period of time in which this cathedral was built was transitional from the Romaneque to the Gothic, so considering it took so many generations of church leaders and craftsmen to build them, it is not unusual that styles became mixed. It wasn't as though they had detailed working drawings for these buildings, relying instead on a series of chief stonemasons to realize the bishop's vision. Your comments make me wonder if you might be an architect Gal.

I appreciate the juxtaposition of the massive round columns and the more linear facade, though the arch over all the windows provides a counterpoint to the curving columns. The staircase leading to the church also is a fine element of this composition. The colors are subtle and the geometry precise. You are a master at managing both. This is very fine Gal.

yesterday (9833) 2004-06-11 3:41

I could start telling all the good things of the picture the way I see it.

One word is enough: PERFECT.

Regards Kaj Nielsen

Jeppe (18654) 2004-06-11 15:42

Very fine and interesting composition - the round pillar at the right and squared windows at the left - very nice to watch indeed - thanks for sharing Gal

elihesamian (26127) 2004-06-12 0:20

Graphical Architecture shot,Well seen,Gal!
The contrast & colors very nice & great,well done,Really I like it.

Isabelle (9044) 2004-06-12 8:23

entre fotos elegantes, esta se sobressai.
muito bom ter resolvido fazer a série em cor. todas as da série, pelo que vi, têm as cores sutis...
muito linda, Gal, muito linda.
você me traz de volta uma Europa que eu nunca vi.

dominique (11414) 2004-06-12 18:16

In the same kind, I find framing on this really powerful blow, likes the composition and the colors go well together.

joseelias (369) 2004-06-17 4:36

Composição muito interessante com a foto dividida ao meio entre os dois edificios. Para mim a chave da foto são as escadas e o corrimão que quebram a simetria e não permitem que a composição ficasse estática ou aborrecida.

Excelente clareza e detalhes.

cmartos (242) 2004-06-20 5:26

Et en plus le marbre est vaudois, on aura tout vu :-). Excellente mise en évidence du contraste de formes, les larges colonnes et les lignes des marches donnent beaucoup de force à l'image du point de vue graphique. la lumière et l'exposition sont parfaites, de même que la netteté. C'est vraiment très bien recadré, j'aurai eu le même doute que toi concernant la droiote de l'image. Excellent travail Gal.