Four Windows, a photo from Midi-Pyrenees, South

Photographer's Note

Camon is a French commune, located in the department of Ariège in the newly constituted region of Occitanie. The town is a member of the association 'The Most Beautiful Villages of France'.

The village is built in the meander of the Hers-Vif. Tradition has it that it was Charlemagne who, in 778, founded a monastery on this small rocky eminence situated in a curve of the Hers. A fortified abbey was built later, given in 943 to the abbey of Lagrasse . In the twelfth century it became a simple priory.

The first walled enclosure was built at the same time, as well as the castle of Montaragou. On June 18, 1279 , the abbey with its fortifications was destroyed by the rupture of the Puivert dam, which also carried away Mirepoix and the other villages of the valley. In 1494, the village and its abbey are again ransacked, this time by a gang of looters.

It is Philippe de Lévis-Mirepoix, bishop of Mirepoix and prior of Camon, who will rebuild at the beginning of the 16th century all the buildings that we see today, including the village ramparts. Between 1560 and 1570, Cardinal Georges d'Armagnac, then prior of Camon, completes the enclosure by attaching a round tower.

The above was extracted and roughly translated from an article in French Wikipedia.

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emka (158826) 2017-12-28 0:02

hello Stephen,

Charming view of this facade with the wooden window shutters. Nice colour of the paint in the wall. I like the lamp surrounded by Parthenocissus tricuspidata on the walls. Lovely composition .

Kind regrads MAlgo

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-12-28 0:06

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Très bon choix de cadrage pour valoriser ce patrimoine architectural. Ces quatre fenêtres dont deux cintrées sont bien mises en valeur avec cet enduit bleu/ciment étonnant.
J'aime beaucoup la présentation générale.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ChrisJ (172436) 2017-12-28 0:23

hello Stephen,

Wonderful warm cold color contrasts with good sharpness and superb color and saturation. Nice repetition of the 2 sets of windows. Tfs!

Lidka (527) 2017-12-28 0:56

Dear Stephen!
Fine windows, fine shutters.
Amazing wall.
Fantastic colours.
Ideal brightness.
Perfect contrast and sharpness.
Superb cut. Fine composition.
Sophisticated work.
Well done!

Nicou (193814) 2017-12-28 1:20

Hlelo

Les volets de bois en bas les fenêtres au sommet quelle vue et compo quelle iamge sueprbe rendu sur cette facade et cpatage quel graphsime de fenêtre avec la lampe et le lierre fantastique image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

besnard (59196) 2017-12-28 1:57

Bonjour Stephen
Un cliché intéressant de ce patrimoine français bien conservé.
Bravo et bonne journée.
Nicole

pierrefonds (115546) 2017-12-28 4:26

Hi Stephen,

The tight frame is putting the windows in evidence. The point of view is showimg the details of the windows and of the wall. The good luminosity is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (222925) 2017-12-28 4:52

Ciao Stephen, lovely composition with nice windows, splendid sharpness, wonderful colors and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jean113 (28281) 2017-12-28 5:02

Hello Stephen, this shot looks like a watercolour painting, it must be the blue wash on the walls.
It is a simple uncomplicated picture that is pleasing to the eyes, certainly for me.
Thanks, regards Jean.

Fis2 (171937) 2017-12-28 5:11

Witaj Stephen!
Beautiful windows, I love it.
Very interesting wall.
Good frame, colors and sharpness.
Lantern and greenery add flavor to this composition.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-12-28 5:14

Hello,
Charming facade with classical elements and an interesting pattern of the wall. Well seen.

D

jhm (211738) 2017-12-28 5:49

Hello Stephen,

Four old windows but Always pleasant to look at
An lovely decorative frontage.
What a lovely composition and splendid area.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-12-28 6:36

Bonjour Stephen,

C'est un petit peu beaucoup pourquoi on aime autant la France et ses petits villages. On y trouve toujours quelque chose d'intéressant à photographier. Comme ces fenêtres et les textures de ce mur.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72187) 2017-12-28 8:31

Beautiful subject, ideal for freaks of windows, charming windows, very well composed
regards Ryszard

dta (98848) 2017-12-28 10:03

Hello Stephen ,
An effective framing for this beautiful facade , with its old painted wall and the wooden windows .
Regards

cornejo (61504) 2017-12-28 10:51

Hello Stephen, I like this photograph of this interesting composition with the four windows, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.

Tue (93436) 2017-12-28 23:27

Hello Stephen,
Wonderful photo of this old wall and the four windows, two of them with shutters. The ivy and the lamp are very well included on the left hand side. I really like the partly worn-off blue of the façade, it mixes very nicely with the grey stone.
Lars

jemaflor (148248) 2017-12-28 23:47

Salut Stephen,
Bien cadrée cette vue avec ces fenêtres, bon effet de symétrie et surtout intéressante teinte pour ce mur, parfaite netteté.

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-12-29 2:19

Hi Stephen
A fabulous image and an excellent visualisation with pairs of repeated identical shapes render some very interesting graphics effect. Indeed an eye grabbing shot with superb detail and contrast along with lovely touch of green creepers as an extra value, Congrats.
Kind regards

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Cricri (176) 2017-12-29 4:51

Hello Stephen
Tout bon cadrage de ces fenêtres avec ou sans volets, joli la couleur de la façade avec les espaces usées, le lierre avec la lanterne, complète la composition
Belle journée
cricri

COSTANTINO (117792) 2017-12-29 9:43

Hello dear Stephen and have a nice time
and a happy new day
impressive capture of those windows
your notes about Camon are very
interesting the vilage is built
in the meander of the Hers VIF
original version
regards
Costantino

carlo62 (81265) 2017-12-30 15:15

Ciao Stephen
bellissima facciata, hai inquadrato molto bene le finestre con l'edera e il lampione a sinistra.
Ottimo impatto visivo e bei colori.
Buon anno
Carlo

maloutim (13617) 2018-01-01 2:52

Hi Stephen,
I like this old façade with its blue, fading colour but with its new windows wide open onto the New year :-)
All my besty wishes for a happy New Year.
Warmes regards.
Marie-Louise.

saxo042 (38078) 2018-01-04 7:01

Hi Stephen,
A very attractive symmetry and very attractive colours, like they are hand-painted in the picture. I see that this is right between Mirepoix and Quillan where we have been. This village looks equally interesting.
Kind regards
Gunnar

lvik (421) 2018-01-10 5:40

hi interesting view of windows with nice colors

mcmtanyel (69227) 2018-01-21 20:15

Hello Stephen,
One of my favorite themes: Windows (though I am a Mac use myself - couldn't help the pun). I love the dilapidated look.
Regards,
MT