Basilica, Quito Photo

Photographer’s Note

Basilika - Quitos colonial old part of town was already appointed end of the seventies as a world cultural heritage. Most impressing however Basilika throned over the old town, After a 98 years construction period it was finished in 1985. Today the Basilika is the highest church towers of South America (140 m), which could be climbed. Partly you stood outside - a phenomenal impression.

If you would like have a look to the workshop to a picture with another focal length.

DateTime - 2005:09:04
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ApertureValue - F 9.00
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
FocalLength - 95 mm
Pic cropped

ChrisJ, papagolf21, paura, aloyho, maloutim, leo61, jhm, banyanman, sarahnatalie has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70443) 2006-10-14 6:20

Hi Achim

Marvellous pov, with excelelnt repetition of the myriad of rooftops & geometric shapes. Tfs!

Paolo (40755) 2006-10-14 8:13

Hi Achim, good view of the cathedral and the city. the POV was perfect to have a so nice view and the quality is quite good.
i think that without the small corner of mounts on the top side the view should be more...urban, more on the sprawling of the city.
thanks, ciao

Budapestman (42876) 2006-10-14 13:35

Hi Achim!
This is a very spectacular and expressive city photo! Its an excellent POV and fascinating view. Very fine and decorative details. This is an effective and successful shot!
Thank you, nice days
George

paura (39376) 2006-10-14 18:11

Very beautiful church, Achim, from this landscape. The POV is excellent. The architecture shapes are wonderful.

Paulo

aloyho (6109) 2006-10-15 1:21

Hi Achim,
A good shot of the Basilica amidst the sea of houses. The details are well captured and the space at the top allows the eyes to breathe and take a little break. I do sense a slight tilt but nothing serious. I enjoyed this panoramic view. Well done!! Regards and a nice day ahead.

maloutim (4055) 2006-10-15 2:54

Very good composition, with the great basilica watching over the sea of houses in the background.
The colourful dots of a few roofs and walls give a good effect.
All the best.

papagolf21 (56765) 2006-10-15 3:55

Bonjour, mon ami Achim,
Difficile de trouver meilleur endroit pour valoriser cette fameuse basilique qui semble écraser la ville par son gigantisme.
Une excellente prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

leo61 (43816) 2006-10-15 3:58

Hallo Achim!
gestochen scharfes Bild der Basilika mitten im Häusermeer.Mir gefällt der Bildaufbau mit dem langen roten Dach im Vordergrund und dem Stück Wald in der Ecke gegenüber.
Gruß aus Mannheim,
Leo

jhm (83378) 2006-10-15 6:52

Hi Achim,

You did very well this picture taking with a 70-300mm lens, you show us a splendid view of the Basilika/cathedral, and the city in panorama view, the POV are perfect to have a so nice view and the quality is quite good. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

banyanman (7739) 2006-10-16 8:10

This is a view of Quito that I haven't seen before, Achim. I like the feeling of depth in this - accentuated by the telephoto lens - and good sharpness, but it needs rotating slightly CCW to correct the tilt. Cheers . . . David

clic (4065) 2006-10-18 17:34

Bonjour Achim
Quite an impressive structure, indeed!
So much visual information in this ultra sharp picture.
I appreciate so much your point of view.
Cheers.
Robert

sarahnatalie (693) 2006-10-19 21:12

Fascinating photo! The perspective is amazing. Nice colours, too. Good job.
Sarah

UnTrained (0) 2006-10-26 3:05