Montmajour Abbey Photo

Photographer’s Note

Montmajour Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour) is a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 13th century on what was then an island five kilometers north of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, Provence, in the south of France.

The Abbey is famous for its 11th-14th century graves, carved in the rock, its subterranean crypt, and its massive unfinished church. It was an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, and in in the 18th century it was the site of a large Maurist Monastery, now in ruins.

In the workshop a interior view of the church.

More informations on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmajour_Abbey

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gildasjan (24115) 2009-09-11 3:23

Bonjour Achim
Une architecture massive ayant du caractère et ici une ambiance particulière avec la tonalité de ce ciel.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

leonorkuhn (13981) 2009-09-11 3:27

Hi Achim,

Very good capture of the abbey, with its beautiful medieval architecture. Great POV, excellent light and colors. Splendid sky!

Have a nice day
Leonor

hopsy_life (81) 2009-09-11 3:46

Excellent management of lighting in your composition. I like it.
regards

snunney (35436) 2009-09-11 3:55

Hello Achim,
A good composition of this massive looking abbey built to resist the ravages of men and time. The framing from the vegetation helps offset the rather austere lines. Very good light and colours; excellent clarity.

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-09-11 4:04

Hi Achim

It resembles a shot that 'snunney' may have taken. A wonderful blue sky with good sharpness & good perspective control over the old stone architecture of the church. Tfs!

pierrefonds (26619) 2009-09-11 4:21

Hi Achim,

The trees are framing well the abbey. The 3/4 view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of two sides of the Montmajour abbey. The nice blue sky is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

adramad (3944) 2009-09-11 6:42

An impeccable composition of this abbey of defensive aspect, I like the perspective from down, there raises mas the building, precious light and color.
I am with hurries, doing the suitcase, since tomorrow I go to Italy of vacations, to the return we will continue in contact.
Very cordial regards.
Luis.

john1 (2363) 2009-09-11 8:10

Hello Achim,

wonderfull architecture view, great details and sharpness.
Beautifull light and colors, good composition.
Best regards.
john

Silvio1953 (42725) 2009-09-11 9:35

Ciao Achim, great view of fantastic old abbey, splendid composition with wonderful light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

jurek1951 (26110) 2009-09-11 10:17

Hallo Achim,
Tolles Motiv ,schöne Farben.Ein klasse Bild.Das Bild hat eine gute Perspektive,
Gruß Georg

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2009-09-11 11:05

Hi Achim,
impressive this view of the castle and the heigh of the walls. I like of the color fo your picture too. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

berek (29005) 2009-09-11 11:49

Hi Achim,
great architecture . good point of view and result.
have a nice weekend.
Burak

Vasa (6274) 2009-09-11 12:58

By happy curcumstances I was on the same place. But I didn't make so good picture. Impressive look at, Achim. Bravo,

Branko

belido (16807) 2009-09-11 13:32

Hi Achim,

very beautiful and imponent castle. The blue sky is definitely a nice contrasting element. Good natural colors and sharpness. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

bukitgolfb301 (4939) 2009-09-11 15:45

Hello my dear Achim

What an another great architectural shot.
Good and stable framework, nice composition and sharp focusing in depth as usual.
Deep blue sky and white cloud are excellent contrast.
Congratulation on your masterpiece.
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a good weekend !

Takero

paololg (14205) 2009-09-11 15:46

Ciao dear Achim,
marvelous blue sky that creates a pleasant natural frame to this imposing abbey. A beautiful image, architecturally interesting and pleasant, Compliments!
Ciao, have a nice w.e.!
Paolo

rodgerg (24909) 2009-09-12 1:32

Hello Achim,

A superb and impressive religious edifice. An excellent shot too with a framing and a POV very well selected. The color of the abbey arise very well under a sky very well collected. Good and interesting photowork.
Best regards,
Roger

jlbrthnn (38867) 2009-09-12 5:19

Hello Achim,
Your splendid photograph makes me discover an abbey which I do not know, and which I want to know. The light is excellent. The greenery, the building, the superb sky, are pleasant and attractive. Splendid image. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially.
Joël

bobocortis (14144) 2009-09-12 6:00

Hello Achim.
You've well chosen this pov from the low.
Fantastic blue sky, perfect exposure without any overexposure in light areas.
Best regards.
Bobo.

Nicou (45639) 2009-09-12 8:12

Hello,

mangigique abbaye, quel beau rendu sur la pierre, avec de merveilleux contrastes, un ciel bleu profond et de légères fanelle, splendide image.

Bravoe t amitié

nicou

UlfE (9158) 2009-09-12 9:45

Hi Achim,

An excellent picture. The lighing is really good and contributes to the beauty of this picture. A really fine composition and really great coulors the sharpness is perfect. TFS and have a nice weekend!

Cheers,

Ulf

carper (65598) 2009-09-12 9:50

very nice one Achim,
a well taken shot here, good composition, fine contrast, good photo job, have a nice evening.
regard jaap

Cricri (43706) 2009-09-12 10:51

Hi Achim
Belle mise en valeur de cette architecture intéreessante et imposante entre le vert et le ciel bleu, très belle lumière et bon WS aussi
Good week end
cricri

jafadabret (40281) 2009-09-12 23:39

Bonjour Achim.
Cette architecture est superbe et ta photo la met parfaitement en valeur. Belle lumière sur ces pierres pour en faire ressortir les lignes !
Beau travail !
Amical salut !
Jacques

Graal (58688) 2009-09-13 0:08

Hi Achim,
an interesting old architecture of abbey. Amazing big walls. Nice light, contrast and sky. Good presentation and photos in WS (well correction).
Have a nice sunday.
Aleksander

paura (39170) 2009-09-13 3:08

Achim,
As cores estão exelentes aqui, mostrando em bom enquadramento esse fantástico castelo. Beleza de trabalho.

Abraço

Paulo

shevchenko (10066) 2009-09-13 23:14

Hi Achim,
Harmonious cool color between blue sky, green plants and grey architecture, good pov to show the old abbey with complicated structure, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

pablominto (41314) 2009-09-13 23:36

Hello Achim,

Massive architecture!
I get the impression is was a safe place to stay under attack back in medieval times, hehehe...
Good point of view, making the structure look even more impressive, sharp fine details...

Greetings,
Pablo -

siolaw (25830) 2009-09-15 20:57

Hi Achim
The wide angle made this massive castle even more imposing! Vivid polarized colors and strong contrast gives a good impact to the picture
Greetings
Laurent

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2009-09-16 0:02

Hi Achim.

Excellent details and colours. The contrasts are also nice too.

Furthermore, that POV creates a lovely effect of importance in the Abbey.

Well done!

Jakab (3494) 2009-09-28 14:36

Hallo Achim,
interessant, eher eine Festung als eine Abtei. (Wenn man an die damaligen Verhältnisse denkt, ist freilich die Vorsicht der alten Mönche vollkommen verständlich.) Ein seltener Fall, wo die harten Lichter ausgesprochen vorteilhaft sind, da sie im Einklang mit der strengen Architektur sind.
Schön gemacht, viele Grüße
Laszlo

jjanczyk (1921) 2009-09-29 8:49

Hello,
Magnificent shot of that beautiful abbey!
Lovely colors and great composition of the photo.
TFS