ST. VINCENT BASILICA, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

The Basilica de los Santos Hermanos Mártires, Vicente, Sabina y Cristeta, best known as Basilica de San Vicente, is a church in Ávila, Spain. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture.
According to legend, Christian martyrs Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta were martyred during the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian; their corpses were buried into the rock and later a basilica was built over their tombs. In 1062 their remains were moved to the monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza in Burgos, but later, in 1175, they were returned to Ávila and the construction of a new basilica was started at the location. Works were repeatedly halted or slowed, and were finished in the fourteenth century thanks to the support of Alfonso X and Sancho IV. The nave and aisles are cross-vaulted. The Virgen de la Soterraña, patron saint of the city, is interred there.

The most notable aspect of the exterior are the decorated western and southern gates. In the interior, the most renowned attraction is the cenotaph of the titular martyrs, in polychrome stone. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque sculpture.

The church is built using rock extracted from quarries of the nearby La Colilla. However, as in all the churches of Avila where this rock is described as sandstone, it is in fact decomposed granite. It is attributed to Giral Fruchal, the architect who introduced the Gothic style in Spain from France.

San Vicente is on the Latin cross plan, with a nave and two aisles ending in semicircular apses, with a large transept, cyborium, atrium and a crypt.

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Fecha de disparo: 13/10/2017 20:16:18.00
Zona horaria/fecha: UTC+8, Horario verano:Activado
Calidad imagen: JPEG buena
Información de la cámara
Dispositivo: Nikon D3300
Objetivo: 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
Distancia focal: 18mm
Modo de enfoque: AF-A
Modo de zona AF: Zona automática
Diafragma: f/3.5
Velocidad de obturación: 1/60s
Escena: AUTO (flash apagado)
Medición: Matricial
Sensibilidad ISO: Automática (ISO 4000)
NO Flash
Handheld capture

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ChrisJ (155531) 2017-10-17 3:03

Hola Manuel

A superb late blue hour shot of this picturesque basilica with a splendid warm cold color contrast against the honey yellow illumination behind the arches. Good sharpness and framing. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (195706) 2017-10-17 3:08

Ciao Manuel, fascinating nocturne shoot, excellent exposure, great perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

peterpap (2863) 2017-10-17 3:29

Hello Manuel, nice lights, perfectly balanced. Well done. Greetings

abmdsudi (84105) 2017-10-17 3:31

Hi Manuel
Lovely ambient of this antique building well shot using available light. Your managed to retain clear detail throughout and a lot to look at. Contrast of warm tones against the night sky is just great and what hits me is the quality of exposure, sublime is in order here!
Congrats.
Best wishes

dkmurphys (77504) 2017-10-17 5:34

Hello,
Perfect night shot in mysterious electric lights. I like the good quality and the POV. Well done!

Daniel

lousat (123853) 2017-10-17 5:39

Ciao Manuel. L'atmosfera notturna da' un colpo decisivo alla composizione,tranquillita' e silenzio e niente persone in giro per contemplare al meglio questa bellissma chiesa,illuminata al punto giusto per ottenere un'ottima foto! Complimenti e buona serata,Luciano

Royaldevon (67035) 2017-10-17 6:07

Hello Manuel,

The blue hour is just turning into full night time but that has in no way impeded the quality of the photograph. I really like how the glowing, interior illuminations reveal the shapes of the many arches and define the upper, sculptural details.
Your viewpoint creates a fine sense of perspective.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (117241) 2017-10-17 7:13

Bonjour Manuel,

Très belle photo nocturne surtout que l'illumination de l'église est belle et subtile et fait bien ressortir les belles formes de l'ensemble.

Amicalement

Serge

jhm (195007) 2017-10-17 10:44

Hello Manuel,

Your picture with a fantastic enlightenment this is real perfect done.
Pleasant architecture with the tower clear.
You chose a very well angle create depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice evening,
John.

macjake (94359) 2017-10-17 21:08

Hi Manuel
wow, this is a beautiful architecture photo my friend.
just look at the many shades, lights and shadows all combining, yet the exposure is fantastic. I also love the angle you took the photo on as well, it stands strong in the frame. executed so smartly, bravo.
cheers
craig

Nicou (192508) 2017-10-18 2:25

Hello

Superbe compo nocturne de cette basilique quel rendu sur ces facades et quelle architecture et ces tons doux superbe iamge et mise en valeur.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

bebbetto (120) 2017-10-18 7:36

Ciao Manuel
Beautiful night-picture with perfect light management and good perspective

emka (143362) 2017-10-19 0:05

Hello Manuel,
This picture reminds me my trip to Spain some years ago. Wonderful Avila, superb light management in this blue hour shot. I like the passage under arches very much. Fantastic lights.

Have a nice day

MAlgo

adramad (63396) 2017-10-19 7:49

Hola Manuel.
Una bella imagen de esta magnífica basílica, que con la iluminacion nocturna, luce como una joya en el negro de la noche.
Una foto muy hermosa. Nitidez, la exposición, colores, formato horizontal, punto de vista y la composición elegida, son excelentes.
Muy buen trabajo. Me gusta.
Que tengas un buen dia.
Saludos cordiales.
Luis.

tenretin (3131) 2018-02-04 9:11

Hello,
Superbe cliché très bien cadré et sans aucune déformation de perspective. C'est une belle mise en image du bâtiment.
Très bien réalisé.
Cordialement,
JP

posdam (12) 2019-11-26 7:55

Preciosa! Felicidades buena captura.