The Sailors' Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of the interior of the church of Saint-Sauveur in La Rochelle. It is a stitch of two vertical images.

A church has stood on this site for many centuries.

Replacing an earlier XIIth century Romanesque Church, a Gothic version of the church was pulled down in 1568 during the religious conflicts that embroiled La Rochelle and the surrounding area. All that remains of this Gothic church is the bell-tower. Rebuilt for a third time in XVIIth century the church was burnt down in 1705 except for the façade. The present Church to be seen here was consecrated in 1718 and has long been the Sailors’ Parish Church.

A splendid night time composition of the exterior of the church was posted earlier this year by Joël Berthonneau. It can be viewed by clicking here.

jhm, Budapestman, saxo042, ChrisJ, jlbrthnn, gildasjan has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (41244) 2009-11-08 0:47

Ciao Stephen, great light on beautiful interior, wonderful perspective, splendid clarity, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

Buin (37276) 2009-11-08 0:58

Good morning Stephen!
A really most impressive church - though you have had some difficulties with light here ... ;-)
The centered view here works very well in order to emphasize this magnificent interior - a special one.
The photo really was worth the effort of stitching.
Greetings from autumnal Germany - cold but sunny!
Frank

pattabe (415) 2009-11-08 1:05

Hi Stephen,

this is a splendid gGothic building, very nice church, and beautiful interior, good compotition, great shot very bright and scharpness, well done.
Thanks

Regards Freddy (Bangkok)

amaryllis (17271) 2009-11-08 1:22

Bonjour Stephen
encore une de tes prouesses de prise de vue de l'intérieur de ctte imposante et superbe église, un choeur superbe et une luminosité et netteté rmarquables
bon dimanche
juliette

mauro61 (15026) 2009-11-08 2:00

ciao Stephen,
bella foto d'interno ben colta con una buna luce.
Particolari architettonici ben colti e mistica solitudine.
saluti
maurizio

jhm (82043) 2009-11-08 2:01

Hello Stephen,

I like of interior shots out of churches.
Colours and depth are very well.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Good captured and composed, nice colours too.
Well done, TFS.

Very nice sunday,
John.

delpeoples (5672) 2009-11-08 2:28

Hi Stephen, you;re becoming a dab hand at stitching, I can;t tell where you;ve joined the 2 images at all. Great light management and depth of field. The details are amazing. Thanks for sharing and I wish you a relaxing Sunday. Ours here is almost over. Warm regards, Lisa.

Budapestman (41394) 2009-11-08 2:43

Hi Stephen,
superb interior photo with beautiful details and attractive composition, the light control is very nice, Tfs! Have a nice Sunday!
George

JT50 (578) 2009-11-08 3:58

Hi Stephen,
Excellent work here.
Nicely framed with all the
sharp details.
Have a nice Sunday.
Janak

ChrisJ (69895) 2009-11-08 4:23

Hi Stephen

Well managed interior light levels, inside the imposing church, with a nice diffused light, & excellent colour, sharpness & lighting contrasts. Tfs!

saxo042 (15388) 2009-11-08 4:24

Hi Stephen,
A beautiful interior of this church. I remeber well the exterior photo, that you have linked. Your POV here is very good and the colours and sharpness are remarkable.
Kind regards
Gunnar

npecanhuk (13479) 2009-11-08 4:34

Hello Stephen!
We usually find interesting architectural details inside churches and this case is no different!
With excellent sharpness, exposure, dof, colors, pov and composition you present this one in great style to all of us here at TE! I really enjoyed it!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jurek1951 (25870) 2009-11-08 4:47

Hi Stephen,
Nice architecture and perpective .Beautiful interior shot.
Lovely capture and composition.Beautiful colours and detail.
Georg

jlbrthnn (37390) 2009-11-08 6:10

Bonjour Stephen,
La photo d'intérieur, est parfaitement éclairée, et en conséquence, les détails sont excellents. C'est une très bonne description, rigoureusement cadrée et une photo très bien réalisée. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Cordialement
Joël
ps: Merci pour ton aimable référence à ma photo.

wolf38 (12599) 2009-11-08 8:06

Hi Stephen. The interior of this magnificent church is impressive. I also like the beauty of the church. You made this picture in an exemplary manner. The technical quality is excellent. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Fis2 (45493) 2009-11-08 9:04

Witaj Stephen!
A very beautiful interior.
Good frame and perspective.
I like the colors and light.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

John_F_Kennedy (31009) 2009-11-08 23:44

Hello Stephen
Very nice POV! Wonderful interesting interior of the cathedral. Good composition, and the lights look magnificent.
Best wishes,
Achim

Graal (57488) 2009-11-08 23:52

Hi Stephen,
nice interior of church. Good symmetric composition. Beautiful details. I like it. Well presentation.
Gr., Aleksander

rodgerg (23539) 2009-11-09 2:20

Hello Stephen,

Le POV très bien choisi donne une belle impression de symétrie à cette vue riche en détails bien captés. Une photo d'intérieur très lumineuse avec une belle harmonie dans les tons bruns.
Bonne semaine,
Roger

gildasjan (23547) 2009-11-10 2:07

Bonjour Stephen
Composition soignée et géométrie bien respecté pour cet intérieur,j'aurais cependant sous-exposer de -1 diaph pour densifier un peu les parties hautes de l'image.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas