Torus Dominicus Photo

Photographer’s Note

1.000.001st cloister photo on the web :))

The Dominican Church of Dubrovnik was erected in 1315 but it was destroyed in the earthquake of 1667, to be rebuilt after that again. It is a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles. The plain interior consists of a huge single nave with a triple Gothic arch end opening into the sanctuary and two side chapels, the only part of the original building left. The church is decorated with stone household objects and a stone pulpit. The church walls are decorated with some masterpieces by famous painters e.g. 15th C Crucifixion by Paolo Veneziano; Virgin Mary and St. John by Lorenzo di Marino Dobričević (15th C); two altarpieces by Francesco di Maria (17th C); Miracle of St. Dominic by Vlaho Bukovac (a local 19th C work in the Sicilian manner).
The graceful late-Gothic Cloister, erected by local masons to a modified design of Maso di Bartolomeo of Florence, has interesting bosses in the vault and tomb slabs in the walls, but is somewhat marred by the over-clever interlaced ornament in alternate tympana and in the balustrade above. The cloister's garden is planted with orange trees. The Bell Tower, begun in 1390 and completed in 1531, in a curiously retarded Romanesque style, continued by the later baroque lantern.

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devimeuxbe (55853) 2009-10-24 14:32

Hi Deniz
Excellent ! i like how you shere the picture. The symetry is just brokken by the woman. Beautifull light also
Bertrand

bebbetto (2949) 2009-10-24 15:15

Hello Daniz.
Great shot with perfect composition and perspective.
Fascinating lights

Morac (20227) 2009-10-24 15:50

Hi Deniz

Many of originality and beauty in this photo.
An excellent frame, showing the symmetry and depth,
Soft colors and cozy.
And the stunning presence of this woman.
Best regards
Marc

macjake (1514) 2009-10-24 16:21

Hello Deniz

very difficult conditions to manage here.
you have done a fantastic job in balancing the dark and light areas.
the two hallways break up the photo nicely for the viewer.
Very good work
Craig
have a great weekend

emka (21179) 2009-10-24 16:23

Hi, Maybe n-th photo of the cloister, maybe (n+1)-th, who cares? but very original composition and beautiful. I love sich places, I would like just to sit there like this nice girl. Wasn't it destroyed during the war? IO remeber this cloister garden from my visit in 1968.

Regards

malgorzata

KemaLMerT (11157) 2009-10-24 16:33

Çok güzel bir kare olmuş sevgili deniz...Kutlarım.

AROBN54 (10721) 2009-10-24 20:23

Beautiful shot, Deniz,
The light is fantastic with soft shadows and great detail. I love the corner view from which you shot and the lovely lines and angles. There is a very peaceful, serene feeling to this scene and you have captured it wonderfully. I like the green of the garden you can see through the arches, too. Bravo!! Well done. Many thanks and warm regards,
Shelly

bostankorkulugu (33514) 2009-10-24 21:02

geniş açının var ettiği bir güzelllik bu... ışık da nefis tabii o ayrı...

sayeed_rahman (2265) 2009-10-24 23:37

seems you and korkut are chasing the women in low light..that should not be taken otherwise..yeah..you are testing high iso performance after all..

seems youve exposed for the highlights which has almost silhouetted the girls..

good frame..have a good we brother

sayeed

Bartleby (4810) 2009-10-25 1:57

Hi deniz,
love the symmetry here, only broken by this sitteng woman. exposure is fine, which is no mean feat in those conditions. Well done buddy.

Philippe

mortijo (12118) 2009-10-25 1:58

An excellent shot with a beautiful light. It looks like sepia. The woman on the bench is a bonus and breaks the symmetry created by the wide angle.
Regards
John

leo61 (43219) 2009-10-25 1:59

Hi Deniz!
Love the natural looking sepia tones here and the composition with this woman sittingin the corner.
Good lightmanagement,too.
Regards,Leo

veyselk (3756) 2009-10-25 10:50

bir milyon bir de olsa yinede çok hoş, geniş açının nimetlerinden çok güzel yararlanıyon, muhtemelen sağ tarafta ki hatun ablalar senin onları çektiğinden bile haberleri yoktur :) tabi lense bakınca kocaman nasıl olurda böyle geniş çekebilir dimi...

jasmis (50142) 2009-10-26 2:04

This is really great composition. Superb idea and an impressive result.
Regards.

mursaloglu (5134) 2009-10-26 9:41

merhaba sevgili deniz
neredeyse üç boyutlu mükemmel bir görünüm. her iki tarafın aydınlık ve gölge kontarsıt mükemmel bir tezat oluşturmuş. depht duygusu olağanüstü ellerine sağlık ihsan

amazon (10591) 2009-10-26 11:16

gezide denediğim tünel fotolarım var geniş açı ile,bakalım beğenecek misin?ama gezi sırasına göre yayınlamayı düşünüyorum onun için daha vakti var,umarım sıkılmazsın beklerken...en çok bina haricindeki yeşil alanı beğendim,çakma pisa pek güzel görünüyor,
öperim şekerim,
iffet

anokutan (7533) 2009-10-26 12:31

Muhteşem bir çalışma Deniz.Bakış ve ışık inanılmaz güzel.Tebrikler.

barrufeto_77 (25697) 2009-10-27 0:42

Merhaba Denniz.

Nice, nice simetry! The view is awesome and that couple? Two girls? there are lovely breaking the armony in the composition.

Well done!
PS: 1.000.001st? Well....I'm sure it won't be the last..

salvator (18763) 2009-10-30 9:03

Selam Deniz,
Nefis mimari, nefis de fotograf. Genis acinin gucu, isigin guzel kullanimi ve nefis netlik.
Eline saglik. Selamlar. Salvator.

figenya (1220) 2009-10-31 11:22

Merhaba Deniz,

Geniş açı, ışık ve kadrajın harika. Öyle güzel şeyler çekiyorsun ki, elindeki sigmanın mucizevi güçleri olduğunu düşünmeye başladım. eline sağlık

selam

figen

burGu (4536) 2009-11-01 5:03

Ve işte, sonunda geldim son serinin fotoğraflarına... Ama işin kötü yanı Dubrovnik torusuna bakarken fotoğraf beğenisinin ötesinde içlenmekten kendimi alamıyorum. Haddinden fazla güzeldi ya, hatta hani derler, “gerçek olamayacak kadar güzeldi”... ;-) Diğer yandan çok da kırgınım kimsenin benim fotoğrafımı hatırlamamış olmasına :-/

didemay (2431) 2009-11-03 1:48

Deniz Merhaba,
Bence apayri noktalarda cekilmis bu uclunu gordukten sonra "This way or that way?" konulu bir sergi/calismaya bile dondurebilirsin:)
Acinin guzelligi disinda isigin yumusakligi da harika. Eline Saglik.
Sevgiler,
Didem

Angshu (33551) 2009-11-06 10:09

Hello Deniz
I suddenly discovered your wide angle series...original but in your favourite theme of light and shadows...works well here, especially like the small patches of light in the left FG. Exposure might have been darn difficult for you...strong light on the right, shaded on the left...you chose the middle path...maybe a tad OE on the right, but no bother. The partial silhouette of the lady works well in the corner of the compo. opposing the corner of the cloisters. Fine one!
Best,
Angshu