Door Of Monasterio de Santa Catalina Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a door of Monasterio de Santa Catalina.

During his visit to Arequipa, Viceroy Francisco Toledo was informed by the Town Corporation about their wish, from years back, to found a monastery of nuns. He gave the necessary licenses to found the private monastery of nuns of the Order of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Several years later, Doña María de Guzmán, the widow of Diego Hernández de Mendoza, a beautiful young lady who had no children, decided to retire into the yet unfinished monastery, giving to it all her fortune. On the 10th. of September 1579, the Memorial and Capitulation of the foundation of the Monastery was signed by the Town Corporation, the Judiciary, the Regiment of the City and the Bishopric of Cusco. The Town Corporation delivered the four plots owned by the city for its functioning and appointed Doña María de Guzmán as "the first to live within and be prioress of said Monastery".

NIKON D80
Exposure Time: 1/30
F-Stop: f/5.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 14 mm

Thanks for looking !

David

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Hunkar (4896) 2008-06-09 13:16

A nice composition with the flower..
good colors..
Good contrast..

smarcell (14653) 2008-06-10 0:51

A really special atmosphere. A door to the blue, with the isolate presence of the flowers.
Very nice and eye catching
Stefano

Fis2 (46365) 2008-06-10 15:03

Witaj David!
Artistic frame, super composition. I like the colours and light. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Waylim (11153) 2008-06-10 16:24

David,
Welcome to TE, I really enjoy your gallery of all the Peru photos. I was there many years ago. I didn't have digital camera yet, I will scan and post some later.
This one is very nice, it really shows the culture's love for strong and rich colors. I hope you did bumped your head too many times there. Most of the doors of the village are very small about half the size of our doors. To keep the house warm I learned.
I like the POV of showing simple pot of flower but the essense of Peru is absolutely there. Thank you for sharing this image. I put you on my fav because I like to see and discover more of your images. Your photo take me back to Peru. Thanks for visiting my gallery.
Way