Just Married Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just married - Place Stanislas - Nancy

The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan', is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. Since 1983, the architectural ensemble comprising the Place Stanislas and the nearby Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The square was a major project in urban planning imagined by Stanisław Leszczyński, Duke of Lorraine and King of Poland, as a way to link the medieval old town of Nancy and the new town built under Charles III in the 17th century. The square would also be a place royale to honor his father-in-law, King Louis XV of France.

Construction began in March 1752 and ended in November 1755. The square and the surrounding buildings were designed by the royal architect Emmanuel Héré (1705-1763). Barthélémy Guibal and Paul-Louis Cyfflé created a bronze statue of Louis XV, which stood in the middle of the square until it was removed during the Revolution and replaced with a simple winged figure. The square was renamed "Place du Peuple", and later "Place Napoléon". In 1831 a statue of Stanisław (Stanislas in French) was placed in the middle of the square, since then known as the "Place Stanislas".

The square has always been used for public assemblies and festivities, but it has undergone several make-overs in its history, even serving as a parking lot between 1958 and 1983. In 2004 and 2005 the square underwent a massive restoration, inspired by the original 18th century plans. The 10-month project cost approximately 9 million euros. The inauguration of the new Place Stanislas in May 2005 coincided with the square's 250th anniversary.

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robertosalguero (110) 2006-10-25 2:12

Angels playing the harp for the newlyweds :-) Nice picture of this romantic moment. The building looks great and the windown on the bottom with the two love birds is well placed to show details of the facade. Good use of light to get nice colors. A good picture. Nice work Anna :-)

Roberto

vinicio (22532) 2006-10-25 7:05

Qualche descrizione aggiuntiva non guastava Anna, ma rimanendo sulla foto complimenti, inquadratura perfetta e bella gestione dei colori.
Ciao
Vinicio

Mikos (4324) 2006-10-25 9:30

Ciao Anna

ohhhhh che bello momento hai presso!!!! Io che ancora sono un romantico, somo emocionato di vedere questa imagine. Un bel lavoro come sempre fai, ci vediamo al mio ritorno un abbracio ;-), have fun in Dublin, and drink good beer ;-)

Miguel

ahmetgedikli (22649) 2006-10-25 18:31

Ciao Anna,
A good shot, a romantic time! Very beautiful colours, light and good architecture... Well done. Greetings.
Ahmet

renerob (601) 2006-10-25 20:20

Hi Anna,
A very romantic shot and a beautiful building to be married in, nice colours too well done.
Regards Irene

nika (0) 2006-10-26 6:36

Oh ! Anna you should come to Valencia and check directly through your eyes ....que hago escribiendo en ingles ....comprobar con tus ojos el espectaculo de las decenas de bodas , flashes , camaras , zooms , novias , desfiles y toda la maquinaria tecnica del amor santificado alrededor de la catedral de Valencia , las fotos por las fuentes , portales y soportales ...En este caso la boda mas austera , civil en el Hotel de Ville (que me trae gratos recuerdos cuando en el 2001 perdido por un pueblo del sur de Paris , en el extrarradio y sin saber donde ir a dormir pense que el Hotel de Ville era un simple Hotel , obvio no lo era ...)Me gusta ese detalle de la ventana , la boda . No fui a Nancy y muchos me dijeron que valia tanto la pena la visita o mas que incluso Strasbourg .

Besos

sergio1 (12150) 2006-10-26 7:50

Hola Anna

Una genial foto que me trae lindos recuerdo de mi boda. La nota está muy bien y te situa en el momento de la foto.
La composición y foco está genial y gracias a una buena definición podemos apreciar las texturas de esta detallada fallada.
Lo mejor sin duda son los sentimiento que transmite la foto.
Un gran trabajo
Sergio

Didi (37199) 2006-10-26 11:51

Ciao Anna
Bellissima !
Je note un bon cadrage serré et symétrique sur cette scène de mariage. Le moment décisif était bien choisi.
Va bene.

izmirli (3425) 2006-10-27 0:15

merhaba anna
beautiful architecture picture.beautiful hictoric building.very good composition.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

vthomas (688) 2006-10-27 11:27

Hi Anna!
This is actually quiet a good idea you had here. I wasn't really convinced at first I must say. But in the end, I tend to like the fact of using this huge and imposing building to actually put this "just married" couple in perspective. And I'm starting to think your photo looks better than the one they are posing for, haha!
Cheers
Vincent

balatrek (7419) 2006-10-29 16:38

Hola Anna,

Bella composición, me gusta la idea de centrar el encuadre sobre la fachada, la pareja en el bacón rompe con la línea simétrica del edificio y aporta un elemento diferente y agradable a la escena, buen trabajo amiga!

Saludos

José

efigesta (12181) 2006-10-30 5:22

Hi Anna
interesting shot here, nad catch the marriage is so nice, great pov
regards
manuel