The barometer door Photo

Photographer’s Note

This one is a view of an old wooden door taken from a vaulted porch in St Guilhem le Desert. You can remark that a plant is hanged to the door. This is a kind of thistle kown as carlina acaulis, or "barometer". Effectively, when the weather is good, the plant opens widely its leafs (as it is the case on the photograph), and when comes a rainy day, it closes all. People believe that it works also when the plant is dead and hanged to the door of a house.
I'm not sure of that, but what is sure is that this plant is now a nice protected specie and that it's better seen in natural conditions than on anybody's door...

papagolf21, DanTe, prlcs, Letr, nwoehnl, touristdidi, jafadabret has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (57015) 2004-06-11 4:33

J'aime beaucoup ce corridor qui dessert une venelle (du moins, je le suppose) et attire notre regard sur cette fameuse porte munie d'un baromètre naturel.
Très bonne note d'accompagnement Loïc.
C'est très bien de nous faire partager les us et coutumes de notre pays. Belle prise de vue (pas facile à réaliser avec les contrastes : ombres et lumière).
Merci encore Loïc.

prlcs (63) 2004-06-11 12:42

Très belle composition, belle maîtrise de la luminosité difficile entre les zones sombres et les zones éclairées. La note est très instructive également. Encore...

Letr (0) 2004-06-12 15:36

Nice picture Loic,i like the composition and the light and shadows, also that you took the whole corridor into the composition. Good Note !!

nwoehnl (120) 2004-06-12 16:55

Good work on this one, Loic - it's not all that easy to handle the exposure correctly when photographing through a corridor but you really can be happy with your result here. I also like that the view towards the #5 door is a slightly diagonal one, and the textures of the walls and the door are well rendered. Good shot, and a fine job writing the note, too.

horizon9 (0) 2004-06-29 9:59

Très belle photo,Loic !
et merci pour l'histoire. Ici à Lautrec je voyais ces bouquets sur les portes et n'avait jamais compris la signification. En général du blé....et bientôt la pête du pain !
Superbe endroit ! quelle chance, la France a des coins jamais vus ailleurs.
Bravo

touristdidi (8561) 2004-09-22 5:47 [Comment]

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jafadabret (40651) 2005-05-12 15:06

Belle enfilade et bonne note sur les baromètres. La photo a beaucoup de charme.

pablominto (41690) 2005-08-20 7:01

Hello Loic,
I love the texture in this great composition! The framing leads us right to the door...
Regards,
Pablo

kency (2346) 2005-08-30 15:16

Nice shot Loic,I like how you captured the door way.
Well done...................Kency.

branley (3681) 2006-06-16 12:26

Salut Loic,

Lovely composition, good light and detail. I really like the texture of the walls, reminds me of many French houses. I'll add this to my theme of 'windows & doors' Well done.

Cordialement

Stephen