105- Fan-vaulting Photo

Photographer’s Note

Most English cathedrals are doted with beautiful cloisters. The one at Gloucester Cathedral is one of the most beautiful in Europe; and it's where this fan-vaulting was invented between 1337 and 1377; It was later used in other Gothic buildings, like Christ Church college Oxford, or the Chapel Royal at Windsor!

These cloisters were used to shoot some of the scenes from "Harry Potter 1 and 2". It shocked more than one, that a Christian religious place should be used to shoot a film about sorcery! If you look at the floor of this cloister, it's paved with tomb stones of monks and clergy!
So that the "sorcerers" wouldn't tread on these sacred tomb stones, they covered it with a wooden floor and plastic lining during the shooting. This is where the scene of the flooding from the girls'bathroom took place. Despite the plastic lining, the water went through the wooden floor, and affected the stone floor! If you look well, you can still see the marks of the flooding on the right by the wall.

In WS: - the quadrangle which you always find outside the cloisters.
- The cloisters seen from another POV. Please tell me what you think of the difference.
- Finally, a WS of my own photo, to try and correct it a little, according to several members'advice!
I am here to learn, so I re-do my homework if it's faulty.
Thank you for all the constructive critiques.

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isabela_sor (42166) 2009-02-28 9:06 [Comment]

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dabeed (341) 2009-02-28 9:14

very nice photo of a beautiful place
you might have considered a multi-exposure composite for this scene
great note
thanks for posting
dabeed

Longroute (9355) 2009-02-28 10:32

Ma questa è una meraviglia! Una architettura insuperabile che ci fa restare muti per lo stupore e l'ammirazione. E la tua composizione la mostra in tutto il suo splendore. La foto ha una bella profondità e un'ottima esposizione che ci permette di apprezzare ogni dettaglio sia nelle zone illuminate che in quelle in ombra. Grazie per avercela mostrata.
Ciao,
Donato

dougie (2920) 2009-02-28 11:33

Hi.
This has a very attractive light and colour quality to it...the classical shapes are interesting and show the strength of the structure well.
It's a bit noisy tho', is it scanned film, or digital? you don't say, and something has happened to the vertical features on the left wall. Maybe just because it's such a small file. Thanks,
Dougie.

fanni (8737) 2009-02-28 13:14

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
the photo shows a very impressive perspective! it is a pity that it looks a little tilted.
most probably I will never go there to see this with my own eyes, so it is interesting to look at it here :)
But this part of the Cathedral looks a bit uncomfortable to me, a little scary - I don't know why. But this feeling has nothing to do with the photo itself! I think it is because of the architecture (especially the ceiling) which looks "fantastic" to me. Maybe this is because of a strange combination of two tints; bluish and yellowish, but both are cold.
You might be surprised but I have not seen a single episode of Harry Potter and I have read only the very first book about him. Strange, isn't it? :)
Have a nice Sunday!
Kind regards,
Elena

mlmurray (205) 2009-02-28 16:14 [Comment]

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jjcordier (24674) 2009-02-28 22:22

Marie Louise
Ce cloître est absolument magnifique et très original. Superbe perspective.
Amicalement
JJ

bracasha75 (22125) 2009-02-28 22:33

Helo Marie

Unbelivable beauutiful architecture inside

this cathedrale and very impresive place

TFS

Cheers,Braca

berek (28909) 2009-02-28 23:22

Hi Mariel,
Incredible details and perspective. good idea and result . have a nice Sunday.
Burak

UlfE (8990) 2009-03-01 0:20

Hi MarieLouise,

A perfect POV and really fine composition. The lighting was perhaps not the best but the soft tones and colours are really attractive indeed. TFS and have a nice Sunday!

Cheers,

Ulf

JCG (25343) 2009-03-01 1:44

Bonjour Marie-Louise,

Effectivement cet endroit me disait quelque chose et c'est vrai, comme j'ai vu tous les Harry Potter, maintenant je sais où !!! Cette cathédrale est vraiment d'un intérêt architectural incontestable, extérieur comme de l'extérieur. C'est de la véritable dentelle ici. Je pense qu'il faut tout de même regarder où l'on met les pieds car il me semble que le sol ne soit pas de niveau, l'usure du temps et les différents passages, mais c'est ce qui en fait tout son charme. Très intéressant et merci Marie-Louise pour la photo qui nous montre l'extérieur et son calme reposant.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon dimanche,

Jean-Charles

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pablominto (40732) 2009-03-02 3:31

Hello MarieLouise,

An interesting perspective, where you make well use of the possibilities in the architecture!
Interesting light renders pleasant colours, and the details are well recorded............

Greetings,
Pablo -

stego (22352) 2009-03-02 9:35

Salut Marie-Louise,
Tu as capturé très bien l'ambiance mystique et grandiose de ce cloitre, ou la lumière aide les reliefs en pierre rendre une sensation de beauté céleste. Très bien cadrée, bien qu'elle est un peu inclinée. Je regrette seulement que la netteté n'est pas meilleure. Je remarque que le fichier a seulement 100 Kb, probablement si tu avais utilisé moins compression aurait résolu le problème.
Amicalement, José.

Silvio1953 (41803) 2009-03-03 6:03

Ciao Maria Luisa, fantastica prospettiva e splendida luce, gran bella foto di una magnifica architettura, brava, ciao Silvio

Kielia (8505) 2009-03-03 9:59

Bonsoir MarieLouise,
a great capture of this wonderful architecture. I can imagine how this beauty gives inspiration to the people walking around here! It is a fine example of human achievement in the service of something greater than us that can even let the unbeliever's heart jump just a little. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

manatee (4285) 2009-03-03 17:35

Wow this is an amzing picture I like this path the, the ornamentation in the structure is amazing and the ligth between the windows give it more efffect of big space
Thia place makes me remember the school of Harry Potter :))

Have a grat day

Elias

papagolf21 (56421) 2009-03-04 0:58

Bonjour, chère Marie-Louise,
Quelle splendeur présentée à travers les différentes images ! Je suis admiratif devant l'habileté des artisans de tous états.
La magnificence est parfaitement présentée (l'image présentée en atelier est meilleure quant au respect des verticales, exercice toujours très difficile).
Un grand merci de nous offrir une gemme patrimoniale de cette qualité !
Amitiés.
Philippe

diomed (4043) 2009-03-04 9:31

Hi Marie Louise,
è meravgliosa la prospettiva di questa cattedrale. Un gioco di luci e di ombre, colori tenui e soffusi. Bellissima. Complimenti!
Saluti
Antonio
P.S. Grazie per i gatti

gildasjan (23787) 2009-03-04 12:55

Bonsoir MarieLouise
Très belle perspective de cette magnifique architecture.L'horizontalité est mieux respecté dans le WS et la partie gauche et sa distorsion est moins visible.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
gildas

vbbreizh (2622) 2009-03-05 8:05

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,
Un très bel endroit superbement capté.
Étonnante cette fine dentelle de pierre courant sous les voutes...
Les couleurs sont également remarquables, bien servies par une lumière appropriée.
Beau travail !
Amitiés, Gilles

francio64 (11072) 2009-03-05 12:59

Ciao Marie Louise,
la foto mostra un particolare parecchio interessante, ma pecca di sharp e presenta una notevole distorsione prospettica.

Ho pertanto fatto un WS dove correggo tale distorsione, aumento lo sharp e correggo anche le alte luci.

Mi farebbe piacere sapere cosa ne pensi.

Francesco

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s_lush (2220) 2009-03-06 2:05

Hello MarieLouise,
This is a really outstanding piece of architecture. You have shot it very well. Both the original and the WS are good, but the WS seems to be slightly brighter and better composed. Thanks for the picture and for the very informative and interesting note!
Best regards,
Sergiy

emjleclercq (14302) 2009-03-07 13:29

Magnifique voute et bonne perpective. Un peu dommange néanmoins pour le tilt vers la droite, tu aurais pu le rectifier sans problème.

Bien cordialement,

Emmanuel

gunbud (27891) 2009-03-08 8:51

Hi MarieLouise,
You manged the light expertly here bringing out all the fine intricate details of the 14th master stone cutters.
Great depth and sharp details to this beauty.
Very interesting note about the movie.
Regards, Tom

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2009-03-08 9:44

Hola Marie.

Y con una persona por allí andando...tremenda ya! En cualquier caso, me gusta. Y mucho. Ese techo es tremendo y seguro que el sitio sería "de cine"...

Un abrazo!

Didi (36136) 2009-03-10 11:51

Bonjour chère Marie Louise
Je suis fan des cloitres.
J'apprécie cette image, mais je me suis permis un WS un peu plus technique que les précedents.
Amitiés

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hispic (7399) 2009-03-10 20:05

Hi MarieLouise
An attractive cloister has been softly and beautifully captured though an architectural photo requires verticality. The edge of the cloister has been put in place with the rule of thirds. i like this soft rendering, especially the color of artistic ceiling.
Best wishes, Hisashi

jafadabret (39669) 2009-03-12 0:50

Bonjour Marie-Louise.
Cette photo a beaucoup de détails qui auraient eu plus de netteté si tu avais utilisé les 300 Ko tolérés pour poster les photos sur TE. La question du tilt est vite résolue avec ShiftN ou un autre logiciel. Je pense qu'un jour tu repostera cette photo pour mettre parfaitement en valeur cette très belle architecture. J'aime ce gothique si particulier en Angleterre.
Amicalement,
Jacques

mauro61 (15594) 2009-03-14 2:19

ciao MarieLouise ,
splendide queste volte da te ben riportate.
Ottima la gestione delle luci e la profondità all'interno del corridoio.
Un caro saluto
maurizio

ManuMay (10836) 2009-03-14 2:47

Hi Marie Louise!!

great point of view, very good light management and details on this work, very well choosen your anglke to capture!!
Well done.
Have a nice week end.
Best Regards

Manuel

siolaw (25736) 2009-03-26 4:12

Bonjour Marie Louise,
Une architecture remarquable de ce plafond incroyable! La lumière et la nettete sont bien maîtrisées. La perspective décentrée donne un effet intéressant!
Amitiés
Laurent

Charo (31671) 2009-03-27 16:22

Bonsoir MarieLouise,
Superbe galerie avec une belle architecture.
Excellente profondeur et une très bonne lumière sur le plafond. Bon travail.
Amitiés,
Charo

cfreire (11647) 2009-04-05 12:25

Hola MarieLouise,
Muy impresiva e interesante esas bellas formas architetonicas de esa gran nave. La luz suave que pasa por entre las ventanas añadió un atractivo agradable al nuestro mirar. Un bello registro de esa edificación histórica. Saludos desde Brasil. Consuelo

Ninello52 (3359) 2009-04-12 14:34

Ciao Marie Louise!
Fantastica questa galleria! Meravigliosa architettura gotica, bella la luce e la prospettiva!
Martedì 31 Marzo e Giovedì 2 Aprile (tre giorni prima della tragedia) ero all'Aquila per ragioni di lavoro, la gente del posto era molto preoccupata, le scosse si ripetevano con frequenza già da metà Dicembre! I giornali invocarono lo stato d'allerta, si avvertiva un senso di inquietudine, certo non ci si aspettava una botta così forte! Purtroppo questo tipo di eventi non possono essere previsti ne nell'intensità ne quando arrivano, non ci sono ancora gli strumenti! L'unica cosa che si può fare è di costruire con criterio e non in zone ad alto rischio sismico!
Saluti e grazie! Nino.

Bluejeans (32335) 2009-04-26 9:30

Ola Marie ,
Boa profundidade de foto, ficou magnifico este corredor tem lindos detalhes de arquitectura bons detalhes capturados , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Jakab (3470) 2009-05-05 14:15

Hello Marie Louise,
I agree, you should have chosen the WS2 picture preferably close to the allowed 300 kB file size. But who would care about technical details when observing such an architectural beauty? Simply phantastic!
Best whishes
Laszlo

luighi (4108) 2009-05-09 4:31

Hi MarieLouise , estupenda arquitectura y presentacion .Muy buena la sensacion de profundidad y buenos contrastes.
Recuerdos.
Luis

carlab (2087) 2009-05-11 14:43

una prospettiva bellissima di un edificio incredibile
brava!
tfs
Carla

plimrn (19664) 2009-05-17 13:19

Hi Marie Louise,
I like the original post better than the, "Added View." Your instincts are good, the color is better in the original, the straightening WS is a good addition and showing the quadrangle is very interesting.

Your note is excellent, you cover many fascinating details without being too wordy.
HLJ, Pat

danos (32512) 2009-05-19 8:23

Hello MarieLouise,
very nice and impressive the perspective of this beautiful cloister,with the light to be managed well.I like the depth of the scene as i see till the end of the corridor.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

clic (4063) 2009-06-25 5:43

Bonjour Marie Louise
Quelle belle dentelle!!...et la lumière est superbement maîtrisée pour une perception parfaite partout dans l'image.
J'y donnerais bien un dîner!!
Merci pour votre visite dans mon album.
Amicalement.
Robert

xuaxo (5733) 2009-07-01 10:24

Bonsoir Marie Louise,
Très belle photo. Il est devenu mieux au workshop.
Amitiés,
Francisco

josepmarin (33785) 2009-07-25 11:17

Hola Marie Louise,
La perspectiva es profunda y el elegante grafismo de estas bóvedas góticas en el claustro funciona muy bien en la composición, con un resultado muy dinámico.
Me gusta.
Un abrazo,
Josep

pajaran (3183) 2009-09-22 11:36

Pozdrav iz Cuprije.
Mocna gradjevina sa bogatom istorijom.
Odlicna perspektiva prikazna preovladavajucim bojama i ostrinom snimka.
Lep pogled.
Puno uspeha, Paja.

bebbetto (3029) 2009-10-27 13:52

Ciao Marie.
Great perspective and perfect light balance in this beautiful picture

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Photo Information

Copyright: MarieLouise Davies (maloutim) (3959)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-02
Categories: Architecture
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
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Date Submitted: 2009-02-28 9:05