Crucified by the light Photo

Photographer’s Note

"...i was not alone that night... you were not by my side... i heard a voice afar... and i knew the darkness i had forsaken its path before, i tread lightly... what awaits me... crucified by the light... the ending of my spirit dawned..."

by Korkut :)
(6 Jan 2009)

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After showing you the monumentality of the largest church of Portugal, I show you today a detail of the cross located at the alter of Alcobaça church. I took the shot from the gallery (ambulatory) that surrounds the alter.

WS1 - alternative composition in a symetrical with the church perspective behind the cross.

WS2 - detail of the royal tomb of King Pedro I, located on the sides of this gallery (more information inside WS2).

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Interior of the church
The first architect(s) of the church, most probably of French origin, followed the design of the Abbey of Clairvaux (now mostly demolished), which had been founded by Bernard of Clairvaux in 1115. The church is a Latin-cross building with pronounced transept arms and three aisles. The lateral aisles of the nave are as high (20 metres) as the central one, which together with the relative slenderness of the church (17 metres) and large length (106 metres) conveys an impression of monumentality. Alcobaça remains, after 800 years, the largest Portuguese church. The vertical emphasis observed in the building is a typical gothic feature.

Columns and walls are devoid of decoration, as required in Cistercian churches, and the interior is very brightly illuminated by rows of windows on the walls and rose windows on the main façade and transept arms. The main chapel, like in Clairvaux, is surrounded by a gallery (ambulatory) and has a series of radiating chapels. The aisles are covered by simple Gothic vaulting.

mikolaj_kawa, zeynepe, ChrisJ, belido, feather, stego, chris04stop, shevchenko, bostankorkulugu, paura, xuaxo, Cricri, adores, danos, Benedict, JCG has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (31819) 2009-01-04 1:31

Ola Ricardo! Good POV, very original composition. Perfect capture. Great effect. Saudacoes!

zeynepe (9390) 2009-01-04 2:01

Ola Ricardo,
I prefer such a strong perspective as WS1.However nice to see the interior details of the church with your different creative POVs.Especially nowadays, the static calculations of this old church should be complex and potentially difficult to understand or maybe it is difficult for me as I always like dynamic calculations instead of static ones:D
Congrats and Enjoy your Sunday,
Zeynep

ChrisJ (70485) 2009-01-04 2:28

Hi Ricardo

A superb upward pov on the crucifix, which adds excellent graphism. Good sharpness, with well managed interior lighting & exposure. Tfs!

belido (17129) 2009-01-04 4:20

Olá Ricardo,

muito bonita imagem. A perspectiva acentuada e o ponto de vista escolhido reforçam a imponência da arquitetura. O Cristo crucificado está bem posicionado no enquadramento e sua semi-silhueta me agrada bastante. Belo trabalho!
Abraço,
Carlos

feather (50480) 2009-01-04 7:29

It is a very unusual but effective composition Ricardo; we could almost be part of the crucifixion scene. Very good exposure and demonstration of steady hands in an interior shot. I also like the perspective view in the WS, and after viewing the second WS, I felt very disrespectful as I had to laugh at the lion's heads, (They look more like sheep btw) who seem to be having a conversation with humorous expressions on their faces.
Another good entry into your Sunday theme.
Kath

pauloog (7083) 2009-01-04 8:58

Hello Ricardo,
A strong perspective for a strong photo, with light and contrasts well managed. A beautiful church with these light coloured stones.
Regards,
Paul

jmdias (20165) 2009-01-04 9:13

ricardo

um pov interessante, com belas linhas e que mostra bem os detalhes da arquitetura magnífica deste lugar. bela a luz e o enquadramento

abraços

jorge

stego (22500) 2009-01-04 10:14

Olá Ricardo,
Andas com um ritmo imparável desde que me ausentei.
Pelos vistos o vírus dos PdV's contra-picados tb. te ataca de vez em quando. Como deves ter percebido, gosto particularmente destas perspectivas, que frequentemente são muito difíceis de enquadrar. Fizeste um trabalho magnífico, tanto na compo como na exposição, tanto no post principal como nos WS's.
Um abraço, José.

carper (66108) 2009-01-04 10:17

a fine pov Ricardo,
an unusual pov but it's a very nice composition with fine details, good photo.
have a nice evening.
regard jaap

edal (6609) 2009-01-04 14:03

Ola Ricardo,
Remarkable details from the cathedral. If you've posted your ws2 as main photo, it would be my favourite. Now I mark this as favourite.
Best wishes, Abracos
Anton

chris04stop (2585) 2009-01-04 14:52

So a deep, wonderful spirituality in this photo, Ricardo. And yes, of course, your soul and your brain as an architect! Bravissimo, I love SO much this image!
Anna Paola

Juntas (3670) 2009-01-04 16:00

Olá Ricardo. Excelente composição com um pov espectacular. Detalhes muito bons e luz bem trabalhada. Bons workshops também como de costume. Bom trabalho. Abraço. Paulo

emka (22749) 2009-01-04 16:36

Hi Ric, datail of a church but still very impressive. Interesting composition with the dark cross as an only decoration in the white building.

Regards

Malgorzata

shevchenko (10184) 2009-01-04 18:44

Hi Ricardo,
Creative shoot to show Jesus from back, I like WS too, where the WS1 showing the complicated structure inside the giant church, and WS2 showing the artistic carving, nice color of indoor images, thanks for sharing an old church.
Ally

Graal (59090) 2009-01-04 23:30

Hi Ricardo,
an interesting presentation. Good 3 images. Beautiful architecture of church. I like it.
Happy New Year to You and family!
Aleksander

bostankorkulugu (34168) 2009-01-05 2:03

the coolest pov i ve seen from a church lately... it could have been even more mystic if it had been a bit more dark... i could have found a good note for this one also! >:P... hugs ric...

krkt

siamesa (13387) 2009-01-05 2:11

Olá Ricardo,
Excelente a perspectiva e o enquadramento.A imagem de Cristo crucificado meio silhuetado ficou magnífica.Os detalhes da arquitetura estão com uma nitidez impecável.
Abraços
Maria

John_F_Kennedy (32308) 2009-01-05 2:49

Wonderful lines, arches and colours in this picture. Especially the brown tones are well shown

Best wishes and a Happy New Year 2009,
Achim

paura (39608) 2009-01-05 3:22

Ricardo,
Nessa escolha do ponto de tomada você evidenciou sua formação arquitetônica. Penso que poucos pontos alí teram tada variedade e harmonia de formas. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

xuaxo (5909) 2009-01-05 4:27

Olá Ricardo
É de louvar a originalidade do PdV, embora eu não goste muito da parte mais escura.
Prefiro o WS1, mesmo com uma pequena falta de simetria.
Não sabia que é a maior igreja nesta terra. Até me admiro que a megalomania (e a moderna mania dos records) não tenha feito já outra maior. Por exemplo em Fátima.
Cumprimentos
F.

Cricri (44068) 2009-01-05 11:06

Hola Ric
Un cadrage bien penser donnant une excellente perspective et une vue intéressante de l'intérieur comme celle en WS 1 et quel magnifique décoration de la tombe, avec une jolie note de ce couple d'amoureux:-)
Good evening for you
cricri

adores (15837) 2009-01-05 16:33

Olá Ricardo!
Parece que te afeiçoaste mesmo às igrejas:)!Gosto das três e sinceramente não sei qual escolheria. Esta ficou muito bem com o crucifixo em primeiro plano. Os detalhes da nave estão excelentes e a luz muito boa!

danos (33680) 2009-01-06 3:37

Olá Ricardo,
finally with a common view in a church or anywhere else in the world, you can see nothing.A more careful glance, with the right corner and perspective you can see and shot splendid captures like this one, with the Christ on the cross to contrast in the whiteness of the interior and to win the light.Well done my friend.

Have a nice day,Danos

giorgimer (21640) 2009-01-06 9:59

Hi Ric,

excellent POV, I like the composition with the cross and the artistic roof.

Compliments!

Gio

aadilj (17950) 2009-01-07 1:24

Hi ricardo, the eprspective is simply superb and very well handled and so are the nicely lit internal hues. The pov makess it appear much larger than life. Nice overall shot

Benedict (7062) 2009-01-07 21:17

ola ricardo,
a christian theme you so very well composed. i like the intricate details of the church ceiling and then the "dark" crucifixion image of the Lord Jesus makes the best contrast and tones. Amen for a work well done!
Benedict

JCG (25863) 2009-01-08 8:47

Hi Ricardo,

A beautiful series of photographs which comes to supplement your preceding publication that I liked also much. The management of the interior light is well controlled and I appreciate this visual angle which brings additional height to the place, the balance of the image with the crucifix is appreciable. Pretty and interesting composition just like the photograph in WS which enables us to have the opposite sight with your photograph entitled “monumentality”. Thank you for this image on the tomb rich in details.

With all my friendships, a very good evening and with soon,

Jean-Charles

Angshu (34219) 2009-01-10 21:36

Ola Ricardo
The unorthodox POV makes this excellent...the angle, the low POV makes the viewer feel close to the cross. The WS#1 provides fantastic depth & perspective with the vaulted roofs. Great details on the royal tomb, but the lions do look more than sheep...I'm sure given the deftness of the sculptors, this was intentional, whatever be the reason. Excellent trio of posts my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

Bluejeans (33391) 2009-01-15 5:43

Oi Ricardo ,
Bom ponto de visão bem diferente do normal , parece que o tecto e bem alto , gostei da silhueta da cruz com cristo , o WS 1 ficou muito bonito também , parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

manatee (4299) 2009-02-05 18:59

Ola amigo;

Sabes en le principio me gusta mas lo sdos workshop que la original, pero ahora que lo veo mejor, me gustan las tres y si es dificil porder escoger cual de las tres es la mejor, pero me gusto el angulo de esta. La luz juega un papel importante.

Saludos amigo y que tengas una buena semana

Elias

jafadabret (40633) 2009-02-27 23:07

Ola Ricardo.
J'aime beaucoup la composition avec la croix placée en contre-jour devant la nef et les voûtes. Le graphisme de l'architecture est plaisant et les couleurs sont très douces.
Beau travail !
Jacques