Esztergom Basilica Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary taken into heaven and St Adalbert is an ecclesiastic basilica in Esztergom, Hungary, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary. It is dedicated to Saint Mary the Assumption and Saint Adalbert.

It is the largest Church structure in Hungary and the third largest in Europe. Its inner area is 56,000 m². It is 118 m long and 49 m wide. It has a reverberation time of more than 9 seconds. Its dome, forming a semi-sphere, is situated in the middle, and it has 12 windows. It is 71.5 m high inside, with a diameter of 33.5 metres, and is 100 m high from outside, counted from the crypt, and is the tallest building in Hungary.

///As a reply for critics This is re-edited version -little bit less saturated an with changed frame... no more frame experiments for me :)

Thanks for comments! Totally agree that first version wasn't properly considered...

macondo, mikolaj_kawa, ryno has marked this note useful

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dta (5347) 2008-04-26 5:30

Hello Bartosz ,
This picture is better than the other one . But why do you need so much saturation ? It could be very good with pretty natural colors . The landscape , the architecture , and the framing are fantastic .
REgards
Denis

macondo (13131) 2008-04-26 6:18

Hello Bartosz.
You have presented this in a way that shows how enormous the church is; what a magnificent piece of architecture! The houses look tiny by comparison. I like the composition, which relies on simplicity to convey the scale of the church. I agree with Denis that it is still a little too saturated, and maybe a bit too much blue in the colour balance. Everything else is fine.
Regards,
Andrew

mikolaj_kawa (30337) 2008-04-26 8:01

Czesc Bartosz! Piekne kolory, wspaniale swiatlo. Ladny widok, znaczy sie POV bardzo dobry. Intersujace powiazanie architektury z przyroda. Klaniam sie!

ryno (4615) 2008-04-27 11:23

Hi Bartosz, even though your gallery is still small, it is excellent. I love the deep, rich colours in this one. The light is good and brings out the best in this impressive building. Good work!
Regards,
Ryno