Tour Gloriette Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Gloriette Tower, part of the remains of the fortifications in the picturesque town of Arbois.

Originally taken on slide film and recently converted to digital.

Some information about the tower from Wikipedea:

Tour Gloriette (the Gloriette Tower) was built in the 13th century together with the Tour Velfaux (Vellefaux), and integrated into the Château Pécauld (Pecaud). The Gloriette was one of the principle elements of the city's ramparts, which stretched some 1200 meters. It was badly damaged in 1503 when the Cuisance overflowed its banks. With a height of 17 meters and a square base, 11 meters on each side, the current tower was restored at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Although he city was attacked by several armies, the tower itself was never attacked.

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swiatopelk777 (8070) 2009-11-16 0:52

Hi Stephen!
Amaizng tower, excellent architecture, good capture, very good sharp.
Greetings from Warszawa!

Budapestman (41440) 2009-11-16 1:33

Hi Stephen,
picturesque sight, indeed, you took a beautiful photo of this place with spectacular vertical composition, the colours and details are very nice, the mood of the photo is romantic. TFs! Have a nice week!
George

besnard (30422) 2009-11-16 1:36

Bonjour Stephen
Un bon format pour mettre en valeur cette tour à l'architecture intéressante. Les couleurs sont au "top".
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

subhendu_bagchi (2796) 2009-11-16 2:00

Hi Stephen,
nice perspective taken with nice POV and with great light. Colours are nice. The building looks great in blue background. Well done. Tfs.
Have a nice day.
Subhendu

mortijo (12078) 2009-11-16 2:06

HI Stephen,
> nice shot of this interesting tower. The colors are great and so is the light.
Regards
John

delpeoples (5722) 2009-11-16 2:15

Hi Stephen, great scan from film. The vertical's been used to excellent effect here, emphasising scale and perspective. I'm impressed by the sky here as I see with most scans that it goes all dappled and an unnatural colour. Nice depth and the partial inclusion of the bridge really brings character to the shot. TFS and have a great week, Lisa.

Nicou (44341) 2009-11-16 3:51

Hello,

merveilleus image, quelle bele tour, quelle architecture, une merveille.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

dta (4750) 2009-11-16 5:40

Bonjour Stephen ,
beau point de vue et excellent cadrage , pour nous présenter cette tour d'allure massive .
Amicalement

Silvio1953 (41304) 2009-11-16 6:26

Ciao Stephen, wonderful composition with old bridge and tower, excellent perspective, splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Buin (37302) 2009-11-16 7:31

Hallo Stephen!
A really wonderful place - with a peaceful atmosphere! I like all these warm colours in this photo very much. If this tower could speak ...
Greetings from very rainy and very grey Germany!
Frank

saxo042 (15404) 2009-11-16 7:32

Hi Stephen,
There are a lot here that reminds me of Poligny, which is quite near. Building style is the same but the attractive bridge is unique. This is a very well composed picture again, and a good scan.
Kind regards
Gunnar

jlbrthnn (37452) 2009-11-16 9:00

Bonjour Stephen,
Ces vieilles pierres patinées et vieillies d'avantage encore par le lierre sont superbes. L'eau vive apporte du dynamisme à cette imagée figée dans le temps. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

jhm (82085) 2009-11-16 9:16

Hello Stephen,

A nice vertical frame this gives a good picture.
Sharpness and clarity be superb.
Good perspective through the perfect chose of your angle.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice evening,
John.

carper (64454) 2009-11-16 9:51

a fine one Stephen,
a well taken shot here, good composition, nice perspective, good balance a good photo job here and it's just fitting, good one, have a good evening.
regard jaap

syd1946 (17851) 2009-11-16 10:09

Hello Stephen,
This is an excellent architecture image.Very nicely composed from the best to enjoy the perspective to the top of the building.

Greetings,
Thomas

ChrisJ (69921) 2009-11-16 10:23

Hi Stephen

Good graphism of the dark stone tower, against the blue sky, with excellent sharpness, colour & lighting contrasts. Tfs!

Fis2 (45519) 2009-11-16 10:58

Witaj Stephen!
Beautiful tower and bridge.
Good frame and composition.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

john1 (1880) 2009-11-16 11:39

Hi Stephen,

Wonderfull vertical frame, great perspective and the details are superbe. Good clarity and lighting, excellent architecture view of the Tower.
Thanks for sharing.
john

jurek1951 (25872) 2009-11-16 11:49

Hi Stephen,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg

gunbud (27729) 2009-11-16 20:16

Hi Stephen,
Lovely vertical look at this old bridge, a bit of the river and a lovely look at this old tower.
Wonderful texture and details this 800 year old tower.
Love the clinging bits of green.
Regards, Tom

JanD (14562) 2009-11-17 2:16

Howdy Snunney!
Wonderful castle, amazing tower, excellent sky, good bright and colors, very good sharpness.
Regards.

mauro61 (15050) 2009-11-17 4:29

ciao Stephen,
molto bella l'immagine della torrre contro il cielo azzurro con il ponte in primo piano a dare profondità e ad abbellire la scena.
buona giornata
maurizio

amaryllis (17293) 2009-11-17 4:51

Bonjour Stephen
Rien ne me fait plus plaisir de voir et revoir ces endroits du Jura que je connais bien comme ici cette tour Gloriette, très pittoresque
de belles couleurs douces sur les pierres et une superbe luminosité
amities
juliette

jjanczyk (1728) 2009-11-17 11:19

Hello,
Magnificent shot!
Beautiful architecture, the tower looks fantastic on the blue sky. Lovely colors and interesting POV.
TFS

Muse (30803) 2009-11-18 6:03

Hello Stephen
Jolie architecture et un endroit charmant.
Une compo très fraiche
Best regards
denise

pasternak (13166) 2009-11-19 4:59

Nice composition, the tower is so massive here, compared to the small bridge!

Cheers
A

Graal (57529) 2009-11-19 23:46

Hi Stephen,
an interesting old architecture. Good composition. Well done photo. Good scan from Your archive. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

batalay (20800) 2009-11-20 3:07

Hello Stephen,

A succinct but informative note complements this lovely shot. I agree that a vertical format is ideal to capture this scene, accentuating the ancient tower's height. It reminds me of a watercolor I produced in my youth (also in France). Warm regards from Virginia,

Bulent

asajernigan (14046) 2009-11-21 4:56

Stephen,
This is a great shot! The vertical format works nicely here emphasizing the height of the tower while allowing us close up sharpness. The quality of the image is remarkable for a scan! The lighting and colors are great and the photo has outstanding sharpness. The stone bridge leads the eye into the shot nicely giving the shot a good sense of direction. The deep blue sky provides an excellent backdrop for the tower.
TFS,
Asa