Louis XIV of France, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

Picture of a statue of Louis XIV in front of the Louvre.

Louis XIV known as the Sun King (French: le Roi Soleil), was King of France and of Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four is the longest documented reign of any European monarch.

Louis began personally governing France in 1661 after the death of his prime minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin. An adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin and lack of temporal restraint of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France and, by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish Palace of Versailles, succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many members of which had participated in the Fronde rebellion during Louis' minority.
He encouraged and benefited from the work of prominent political, military and cultural figures such as Mazarin, Colbert, Turenne and Vauban, as well as Molière, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine, Lully, Le Brun, Rigaud, Le Vau, Mansart, Perrault and Le Nôtre.

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Source: Wikipedia

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JFS (32459) 2011-02-19 8:10

Hello Malgorzata!
Wow! Incredible shot in B&W full of geometric lines and details. I love it!

Regards,
Juan

annjackman (23019) 2011-02-19 8:48

Hello Malgozata,
This has all the right elements for a successful b/w picture - a strong subject, graphic shapes and lovely lighting. Very well done.
Regards, Ann

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-02-19 10:05

Hi Malgorzata,

Very nice black and white shot. The graphism is excellent.

Lakshmi

paololg (31448) 2011-02-19 10:15

Ciao dear Malgorzata,
Splendid B&W, composed in magistral way, in which you have played with the light in perfect way, getting a masterpiece. A photo that gives the feeling to be three-dimensional, really difficult without colors! This is one of the most interesting B&Ws that I have seen in TE. Congratulations!
Ciao, have a nice Sunday!
Paolo

baddori (20341) 2011-02-19 10:37

Malgo
Bella foto e bella nota ...
Ma dove alberga confusione politica ...sempre un italiano ....
Fa pensare che poi lui chieda nella investitura divina ....
Ma poi ci pensa Voltaire
GF

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-02-19 14:07

Witaj Magosiu,
bardzo ciekawe zdjecie i bardzo ciekawa historia Ludwika XIV. Bardzo dobra prezentacja w kolorze B&W, super pomysl. Bardzo dobra ostrosc, contrast and ekspozycja oraz dobry punkt widzenia. Jednym slowem super fotka i bardzo mi sie podoba. Moje gratulacje.
Sedrecznie pozdrawiam i zycze milego weekendu,
Barbara

foozi (7101) 2011-02-19 23:07

Hi Malgorzata,
such a strong graphical presentation in BW.The lines and the shapes and the details of the buildings are really stunning. You have composed it so well with the tones very well seen.
exciting statue amd the sides of the building well emphasised.

regards,
Foozi

jjcordier (79299) 2011-02-19 23:32

Malgorzata
J'aime ton idée de cadrage, très originale et le choix du noir et blanc mais je trouve que l'ensemble manque un peu de contraste avec des tons gris un peu trop uniformes?
Amicalement
JJ

emka (158156) 2011-02-19 23:34

Witaj Małgosiu,

pomysł tej piramidy przed Luwrem niezbyt mi sie podoba, ale tu świetnie skomponowałaś obraz. Bardzo atrakcyjne zdjecie w czrni i bieli. Wszystko na właściwym miejscu. Bardzo mi sie podoba.

Pozdrawiam w zimowy poranek

MAłgorzata

berek (50518) 2011-02-20 0:05

Very god point of view. I like balanced composition and B&W idea.
greetings
Burak

Nicou (193806) 2011-02-20 0:35

Hello

quel captage et graphsiem de fond, cette diagonale de verre, avec la statue, le NB colle parfaitement, grandisoe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

macjake (98456) 2011-02-20 0:50

Hi Malgorzata
i've been waiting to critique this one! its been on my eyes! this site has been photographed millions of times, yet you've come up with a unique looking composition...bravo!
love the entanglement of forms and geometric lines.
lovely work here
creative and inspiring
cheers
craig

Silvio1953 (221593) 2011-02-20 1:56

Ciao Malgorzata, beautiful diagonal in a lovely B&W composition, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done my friend, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

timecapturer (49288) 2011-02-20 4:03

Hello Malgorzata
a stunningly composed image this, inspired POV and use of the diagonal to emphasis the beauty of the foreground statue. Perfect balance of ancient versus modern. Clever and excellent use of B&W. Effective shot!

Brian D.

BluSimo (9392) 2011-02-20 4:51

Hi Malgorzata
it's an interesting crop, as also the game with the diagonals that creates two worlds within the triangles, as two different plans for structure, period and style. cheers!
have a nice sunday
Simonetta

patdeph (35750) 2011-02-20 6:22

hello Malgorzata
this is a splendid B&W,with a splendid luminosity.I like very much how you have placed the statue on the line of the pyramid.Excellent!
Regards
Pascale.

dkmurphys (79209) 2011-02-20 6:49

Hi Malgorzata,
Very fine capture. The bw is perfect and the pyramide gives an ascedent trend to your composition. Good work, have a nice evening.

jhm (211736) 2011-02-20 9:33

Hello Malgozata,

Why these lovely picture in black and white!
I think that this statue would are better in color certainly, horse and rider also the left side.
Notwith the black and white find I these picture very good and creative
Very well captured and nice composed.
Nice done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

faletiz (10113) 2011-02-20 13:03

Hi Malgorzata
beautiful BW, with amazing composition. I love the diagonal of the Pyramid that intrudes between the statue and the facade of the Louvre, a beautiful harmony between new and old.
Brava!
Have a nice evening
Letizia

Budapestman (82620) 2011-02-20 13:42

Hi Malgorzata,
a beautiful photo of this famous view, I like the composition and the POV, the realization is superb, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

ciakgiak (30) 2011-02-20 15:06

Ciao Malgorzata,
bel soggetto ma soprattutto splendido incrocio tra la struttura moderna e quella classica alle spalle. Eccellente bianco e nero, brava.
Un carissimo saluto.
Giorgio

danos (110407) 2011-02-21 1:07

Witaj Malgorzata,
nice the placement of the edge of the pyramid in the frame with the statue of Louis XIV,to outlined perfect against on a part of the pyramid,as the backdrop building too.I like the B/W format as the clarity of the image.

Have a good week,Danos

delpeoples (60342) 2011-02-21 2:17

Hi Malgorzata

An excellent composition both in terms of the detailed close-up and the Black & White conversion. The depth and light are superb and I love the graphics of this famous modern pyramid in contrast to the classic architecture.

Thanks for sharing, have a nice day
Lisa

DRamos (512) 2011-02-21 2:33

Hello Malgorzata,

I love the diagonal that has made the dome of the museum, an original frame and really worked ... and the statue gives an unusual touch to the photograph, seems to not have to be there in black and white are not my preference, but this well done.

Congratulations

David

csabagaba (7018) 2011-02-21 3:48

Witaj Malgorzata!
Well hit composition. Specific viewpoint. The inclined plane modenitása, background image and the Baroque statue of unity.
The B & V are completely in place. I love the Louvre, but the French, I do not so much :-) I know they are one of Europe's most cultured nation :-)
Sincerely,
Csaba

carlosmarin (11954) 2011-02-21 4:20

Hello Malgorzata,
a beautiful composition in B/W, with the statue of Louis XIV, part of the Pyramid, and the facade of the Louvre Museum.
I like the diagonal created by the pyramid in the picture.
Good job and well contrasted.
Regards, Carlos

bergese (6699) 2011-02-21 10:10

Hello Malgorzata
It's a wonderfull shot.Tout les éléments sont à la bonne place,le choix du n/b est génial et en plus tu as trouvé une belle diagonale.Bravo.
Bonne soirée Isabelle

Longroute (19600) 2011-02-23 1:02

You managed to find an original composition of this famous place and monument. It was a good idea to exploit the Pyramid to create a diagonal and focus on the statue well illuminated by a fine light. A fine and graphic B&W.
Well done,
Donato

lpi (4857) 2011-02-24 10:22

Superbe composition en B&W!
Jolie graphisme!
Amicalement,
lpi

gildasjan (43826) 2011-02-26 1:45

Bonjour Malgorzata
Une bonne recherche pour cette composition originale bien réussie.
Amicalement
gildas

npecanhuk (79329) 2011-02-26 5:21

Hello Malgorzata!
Very attractive picture of the LOUVRE!
Excellent choices: black & white for the picture, black for the borders, pov and vertical format!
Superb photo qualities: sharpness, exposure and composition!
I love it all!
TFS - congrats,
Have a great week-end,
Neyvan

vasilpro (41801) 2011-02-26 10:08

Hello Malgorzata,
I do not have more green faces for today, but I want to say that I like very much the diagonal, the excellent POV, the light management and the B&W presentation.
Well done, Vasilis.

tatadalou (7459) 2011-02-26 10:14

Hi Malgorzata,
Nice composition, very rich. Wonderful combination between modern pyramid and old castle and statue. I like your framing: we can see the entire statue and the clock of pavillon Sully.
Regards,
Delphine

tchefi (1841) 2011-03-03 10:33

Bonsoir Malgorzata,
Une superbe diagonale, de beaux jeux de lignes et un beau contraste entre l'architecture moderne et plus traditionnelle.Bravo!
Amicalement
Joëlle

mauro61 (53429) 2011-03-03 10:39

ciao Malgorzata,
bella la diagonale che attraversa l'inquadratura dietro la statua equestre e ottima la conversione in B&W.
saluti
maurizio

paninho (3025) 2011-03-04 2:17

Bonjour Siudzi!

Excellent ce détail du Louvre! Très bien observé et très bien composé, surtout, avec cette diagonale formée par la pyramide!

Très bon travail, sans doute!

Antonio

claudeD (47754) 2011-03-09 12:33

Hello Malgorzata,

very fine shot from Paris.I like your composition and the choice for b+w is very good.Excellent note.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

kiks (12805) 2011-03-19 0:53

Hello Malgorzata, i see you like to photograf architecturedetails. and looking at your gallery you know how to do it. i like this isolation whare old and modern are brought togethher is a beautiful composition.
Best regards
KIKs

gmg (4202) 2011-11-06 3:45

Hi Malgorzata!
The Louvre's court with the modern pyramids is full of photo opportunities! This one was well seen and captured, with an amazing B&W pp
TFS

gmg

ikeharel (113345) 2011-11-18 2:11

Extraordinary shot, Malgorzata.
B&W gave credit on the glassed Pyramid details, and transparency, while the hors-statue as main subject sunshine illuminated with excelent contrast.
Fine art photo.
Ike

limielski (0) 2013-06-22 13:52

Cześć Gosiu!

Wspaniała czarnobiała fotografia. Ta kompozycja bardzo mi sie podoba - skosna linia dzieląca obraz na dwie połowy uwidacznia podział na współczesność i historię.
Super pomysł.

Pozdrawiam, Leszek