Mission San Jose Photo

Photographer’s Note

Founded in 1720, the mission was named for Saint Joseph and the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo, the governor of the Province of Coahuila and Texas at the time. It was built on the banks of the San Antonio river several miles to the south of the earlier mission, San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo).
San José, as it became known, was the largest of the missions in the area. At its height, the community contained about 300 Indian neophytes sustained by extensive fields and herds of livestock. Viewed as the model among the Texas missions, San José gained a reputation as a major social and cultural center. It became known as the "Queen of the Missions." Its imposing complex of stone walls, bastions, granary, and magnificent church was completed in 1782.

Standa, ChrisJ, doubay, besnard, snunney, jlbrthnn, Buin, Charo, gunbud, danos, MarianneS, huahoa, pasternak, Cretense, Jakab, pablominto, Didi, dip, Pitoncle, francio64 has marked this note useful

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besnard (31060) 2007-11-20 3:49

Bonjour Asa
Joli cliché de ce lieu de culte à l'architecture très intéressante. C'est bien cadré, bien mis en valeur avec une belle luminosité.
Merci pour le partage, la note instructive et bonne journée.
Nicole

snunney (35436) 2007-11-20 4:04

Hello Asa,
A fine composition with a very good point of view. Some nice contrasts between the different elements: sky, stone and greenery. Superb colours and clarity that bring out the detail in the old stonework very well indeed.

jemaflor (39755) 2007-11-20 4:26

Hi Asa,
Well taken and good quality for your shot, nice colours and light, good angle.

giorgimer (21478) 2007-11-20 5:08

Hi Asa,

it's quite surprising to to see a so ancient architecture in the US. I didn't know it. Very good details

Compliments

Gio

jlbrthnn (38867) 2007-11-20 5:57

Hello Asa,
This building resembles that of the photo preceding one. Good framing for showing us the details of the mission. The interesting note teaches us and points out an interesting History. Cheer.
Have a good day
Cordially
Joël

Buin (38196) 2007-11-20 6:27

Hallo Asa!
Always again astonishing to see buildings like this in the USA. You show it from a skillful point of view. It looks a bit like a fortress. This must be a speical place...
Greetings from cool and wet Germany!
Frank

gunbud (28143) 2007-11-20 21:50

Hi Asa,
Wonderful sharp image with the lovely old mission seen in all its origianl details. The green shrubs contrast beautifully with the the gray stone church that in turn look wonderful set against the vibrant blue sky. Very interesting historical note.
Regards, Tom

UnTrained (0) 2007-11-20 22:04

Hi Asa,
good composition with an interesting view. The well, the tree and the bushes make a foreground layer before the church. Good contrast against the sky and an interesting architecture with these arches and straight walls and edges. Very much cube based I think.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Charo (31747) 2007-11-21 1:47

Hola Asa,
Una gran toma de esta iglesia. La luz es magnífica, hay una buena perspectiva y estupendos colores.
Una singular arquitectura.
Cordialmente
Charo

Budapestman (42756) 2007-11-21 2:52

Hi Asa,
Splendid architecture image and the composition is very attractive. I like the spectacular details and the beautiful colours. Clarity and sharpness is excellent. Very well done!
Have a nice day
George

danos (33192) 2007-11-21 6:02

Hello Asa,
i like this floodlighted magnificent church with the splendid sharpness and clarity.Your note about the history of this superb church is very informative.Well the management of the light and the colours.It's a memorable shot that has been captured superbly.

Regards,Danos

MarianneS (14402) 2007-11-21 8:57

Hello Asa,
Very nice picture. Colours are great and emphasize the natural beauty of this old mission. Sharpness allows us to enjoy the detail of the architecture.
TFS. Marianne

huahoa (3691) 2007-11-21 14:35

Hi Asa,
Very nice church in a beautiful sky !
Your note is interesting too !
TFS
Hoa

Gerrit (36229) 2007-11-21 16:09

Hi Asa,
beautiful complex and a very good picture from a perfect POV. The light and colours are excellent.
Groeten Gerrit

pasternak (13632) 2007-11-22 2:53

Again a nice architectural composition, Asa, with good contrasts serving well to convey the shape of the building. Good sharpness and clarity.

Cheers
Alexander

Cretense (57010) 2007-11-22 6:35

Hi Asa!

What an extraordinary building! A fantastic church or monastery! The composition is simple but great but what's really impressive are the beautiful colours! Great sharpness and definition, I can almost feel the texture of these old walls. Congratulations!

Hercules

jwmunro (6251) 2007-11-22 9:07

Hello Asa -

You seemed to have managed the harsh mid day light very well in this image. I do like the interplay of the deep shadows and the light stonework of the old mission. The greens of the shrubbery add some nice color and contrast to the image. Exposure, DOF, etc seem to be right where they belong. But, the image looks just a bit soft to me and could be sharper. Anyway, well seen and done.

Thank you for sharing and have a nice Turkey Day.

John

jmcl (14135) 2007-11-22 15:00

Hi Asa,

You have found a tremendous light for this old building ... the tone and the shadows add a great mood. wonderfully done.

take care,

John

mikeo (12117) 2007-11-23 3:04

Hello Asa,

What a great building...I was not expecting it may exist in USA:) Good composition, nice colours, interesting POV.

Good job!
Greetings
Aga

Jakab (3494) 2007-11-24 15:42

Hello Asa,
a phantastic building again with dominating Romanesque (and the original version, not the Neo-version of the 19th century) style from the 18th century! (OK except the dome and one single window.) It looks as massive as a fortress but this is not strange for a Romanesque abbey/mission. Thanks to the well chosen point of view we can see the structure of this magnificent complex.
Best whishes
Laszlo

pablominto (41314) 2007-11-25 0:49

Hello Asa,
Always interesting to see one of the old missions!
This seems to be well preserved, and the impressive walls are captured with great details...
You make well use of the fine angle of light to create depth in the composition, well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

ChrisJ (70443) 2007-12-02 0:37

Hi Asa

I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one, who has problems with noise in the sky, & using gaussian blur with the right feather. But a superb shot, nonetheless, with a marvellous blue sky, & good sharpness. Tfs!

Standa (1861) 2007-12-02 6:44

Hi Asa,
splendid architecture and your POV is excellent. Good light management and colours, all details are well seen. Sharpness is great!
Best regards,
Stanislav

ahmet54 (2249) 2007-12-03 10:27

Hi Asa,
great capture of ths castle-like mission church. I like the composition with the corner in the centre, the dome at one third to the right and the tower to the left. TFS.
Kind regards,
Roland

Didi (36420) 2007-12-05 11:37

Hello Asa
Interesting point of view on the castle.
I appreciate well the luminosity and the sharpeness of your composition.
I shouls upgrade to Internet explorer 7 for seeing biggest posts on my screen.
Well done.
Cheers.

dip (12834) 2007-12-17 22:18

Hello Asa,a beautiful and interesting image of this old building,very good POV and clarity,natural colours and informative note too,
thanks for sharing,
Dimitris.

Edyta_B (1195) 2008-01-29 13:52

Hi Asa
Well I have to tell that I'm suprised at this kind of architecture in the USA, anyway very nice. It seems to me like medieval building ;). So it is very nice. And about the image - I like the frame, rich colours and lovely light. I love it :).
Regards

romanaa (2551) 2008-02-06 11:44

Hello Asa,
the Spanish influence is so visible in this piece of architecture. Great sharpness allows to enjoy the shapes of stones.
Thanks for sharing
Romana

doubay (5043) 2008-02-11 7:17

Hi Asa!
Fascinating subject, somthing one normally don´t expect to see in the USA. It looks like the old churches on Crete in Greece.
Cheers
Andreas

Giedra70 (583) 2008-02-26 12:23

Hi Asa,
Very nice and interesting object. Well done.

BR Giedrius

Pitoncle (3743) 2008-05-05 13:05

Bonjour Asa,
Toujours beaucoup de rigueur et de reflexion dans tes compositions dont les sujets sont admirablement mis en valeur.
A bientôt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

francio64 (11688) 2008-09-30 4:57

Hi Asa,
bellissima l'architettura di questa vecchia chiesa ed eccellente il POV da te scelto, che ce la mostra in tutta la sua maestosità, con l'aggiunta del pozzo d'acqua.
Ottima la gestione delle luci e lo sharp!

Complimenti!
Francesco