Cathedral of Avila III, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

I have shown you the main façade and a view of one of the towers from a nearby street, now I present you a view of the interior of the Cathedral of Avila.

This is one of those occasions that I wished that I had means to record the organ music that came from the organ that lies in front of the one seen here, so I could attach that music to this post. I guess they were just training, because it was a Saturday morning and there were few visitors.

You can find some more info on the cathedral in my first post of it.

As you may have guessed the differences of light were huge, so I use an exposure blending using two images that resulted from different exposure adjustments of the original raw shot. I had no tripod with me and anyway, probably the use of such thing isn't allowed, so I did my best holding my breath while shooting.

WS's:
• #1 - Closer view of the upper left.
• #2 - Stained glass windows.

Link to all my posts of Avila: *.

Location (latitude, longitude): 40.65584,-4.69707

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daddo (28748) 2008-11-13 15:36

Hi Jose. Lovely result as you have achieved a uniform effect from the light, eliminated extremes in light and shade and retained the subtle colours and excellent details.It looks like a most impressive building, constructed at a time when faith could move mountains and human hands could build glorious places where to mark the important stages of their lives- christenings, marriages, funerals. Regards. Klaudio.

saylan-cb (12738) 2008-11-13 15:37

Hi Jose
Excellent cathedral and very good image.
Beautiful POV.
TFS/Regards

tober (8797) 2008-11-13 15:42

Hello Jose, this one is marvellous but I especially liked the one in the WS (Altered Image-II) which I found very balanced and eye catching, despite its simplicity comparing to this one. It would have been better if you had avoided the modern lamb hanging from the ceiling. But all the photos are nice.
Regards, Tolga

robiuk (10807) 2008-11-13 16:10

Ola Jose!
This is another example of good use of wide angle lens
for architectural shots. You managed to cram in so many
elements and details in your shot taken from an interesting
angle. And even though upping the ISO and chosing a bigger
aperture would help in achieving the overal sharpness,
I'm quite happy with the result shown here - the interior
of this magnificant cathedral is jaw-dropping!
Thanks a lot,
Robi

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-11-13 18:05

Olá José,
impressionante mesmo essas capturas do interior da Igreja, eu gosto bastante e até me insentivou a colocar umas que fiz na catedral da Cidade do México, vou editar agora! Achei muito bonito esse órgão e gostei dos vitrais do WS2 também. Belo trabalho amigo.
Parabéns e Abraço

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-11-13 18:33

Olá amigo Jose:

Nos vuelves a recrear con este magnifico escenario católico, de una gran belleza arquitectónica.

Pero en esta ocasión, desde un aspecto interior y en contra-picado, detallando unos preciosos adornos en los ventanales.

Supiste aprovechar muy bien tu paso por esta antiquísima ciudad. Felicitaciones

John

riclopes (35577) 2008-11-14 0:58

Bom dia José, prefiro muito mais o WS1 que hesitaste em escolher e penso que até o WS1, mesmo estando um pouco tremida. into falta de vivacidade e contraste nesta, talvez devido à tua técnica de HDR que se calhar não é bem, não sei...a verdade é que se calhar até se vêem melhor os detalhes dos rendilhados das janelas, mas parece-me pouco natural - é suposto estar a entrar aqueles raios de luz mágicos que 'queimariam' as janelas. Seja como for gosto do detalhe do WS1 - aquele efeito de luz colorida faz-me lembrar umas que tenho da Batalha que gosto mas que nunca postei porque não tem pessoinhas ;-)
um abraço,
ricardo

paura (25802) 2008-11-14 1:42

José,
Penso que o ponto de tomada não poderia ser melhor. Na realidade você tirou proveito de uma situação das mais difíceis, mostrando uma excelente composição.

Abraço

Paulo

feather (51130) 2008-11-14 3:20

You did amazingly well with your exposure blending to present to us a perfectly exposed interior shot. The reflected coloured light near the stained glass windows catches the eye immediately and is more prevalent in WS1. Some cathedrals don't allow cameras, let alone tripods, so you were lucky.
Kath

Didi (61589) 2008-11-14 9:24

Salut José
Le cadrage est parfait sur cet intérieur, les fuyantes donnent un sacré attrait sur ta composition; les volumes et les plans sont parfaitement assortis.
Amitiés.

Rafer (0) 2008-11-14 10:47

Enorme en perspectiva ,luz y detalles...saludos

guillaumejm (0) 2008-11-14 13:32

Bonsoir josé
un cadrage intéressant. ce n'est jamais simple dans de si grands édifices. la lumière est particulièrement bienb gérée.
Amicalement
JMarc

colibriav (2208) 2008-11-14 14:57

Hola:
Buena toma para la poca luz que hay en el interior de la catedral.
En la actualidad esas lamparas ya han desaparecido.

Un saludo desde Avila:

Pablo

pablominto (53746) 2008-11-15 2:49

Hello José,

This point of view adds fine lines and dynamics to the composition!
The light management is well handled, and the play of light and shades is amazing...
Good details in the interior, and I notice the fine feeling of depth!

Greetings,
Pablo -

jaywalker (16105) 2008-11-15 7:04

Hi Jose, An interesting view as the eye is drawn up from the gate to the roof, the detail & lighting are both excellent & great architecture, I like the vertical framing &, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

luighi (5303) 2008-11-15 8:43

Hola Jose , cuanto tiempo.
Excelente punto de vista de nuevo y desde el interior de la catedral que aun es mas dificil y sin flash.
Te ha salido con una nitidez estupenda y muy buenos colores .
bravo.

Un abrazo.Luis

ellelloo (6572) 2008-11-15 11:19

Hello José,
An impressive cathedral and a very good presentation of its interior. You POV is excellent giving a good perspective and many details to view. The control of light is excellent and the colours beautiful. Good work!
Greetings,
Lasse

Emile (20352) 2008-11-15 12:31

Hola José.
Una magnifica foto de una preciosa área de la catedral, tiene suficiente luz para apreciar su belleza interior, muy buen punto de vista el cual aprovechas captando un pedacito del vitral que podemos ver en su totalidad en tu WS#1 y creo que merecía ponerla como versión principal en otra ocasión. Muy buena foto.
Abrazos y un buen fin de semana.

ifanik (21679) 2008-11-15 22:53

Hi my friend
This is a very impressive cathedral
Your POV is great and the composition too
Welldone
Best regards
Nick
y.g. Thank you for the note.

danos (110407) 2008-11-16 11:39

Ola Jose,
nice and at the same time impressive the interior of the Cathedral of Avila.I like the angle of shot as the great organ that you present it us here.The details of the WS have interest and are well captured as shots in the interior of churches are a difficult occasion.

Regards,Danos

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-11-16 12:53

Excelentes detalhes nesta foto do interior da Catedral de Avila, meu Amigo !
Gosto do POV e do manuseamento da luz.
Sem duvida uma Catedral Imponente
Um grande abraco
Aires

Docarmo (9767) 2008-11-16 22:41

Olá José,
Mais uma em "low-angle" fantástica! Acho extremamente difícil compor imagens deste tipo. As tuas dão uma sensação de altas alturas (:-) e com uma idéia de volume excelente. O WS com os vitrais está lindíssimo. Vou reclamar, como já de costume, por não o teres escolhido para um "post" independente ;-)
Parabéns!
MCV

Graal (103040) 2008-11-16 23:29

Hi Jose,
beautiful cathedral, fine presentation in of the three images. Grat details of architecture. Nice light and colours. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

wolf38 (30) 2008-11-17 5:16

Hallo Jose. The photo pleases me very well. It is beautiful and worth seeing. Photographically skillfully realizes. Here the composition is the special. The picture works very well. Regards, Wolfgang.

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-11-17 7:17

Nice low light shot Jose, these to me are impressive when they come out as well as yours does here. They are hard to accomplish and I think most people do not try them but in the low light the colors are rich and warm and the subtleties of light can be used, like the light through the stained glass window hitting the wall high on the left, well seen. Great presentation.

Greg

gracious (20025) 2008-11-17 9:18

Hello Jose my friend,
I compliment once again for this excellent interior shot with great perspective!
the pov here is truly awesome in perfect exposure and focus!
the lighting is fantistic with so much details to view and enjoy!
very pleasant sharing
take care and sincere regards
Tony

axiotea (21651) 2008-11-18 21:59

Olà José
Je préfère cette version qui pour moi donne plus l'impression de grandeur que la #1 et je trouve que tu as bien cadré la partie de cette cathédrale (pas facile). j'aime voir voir les réflexions des vitraux sur le mur...
1/10ème, je vois que tu n'as pas tremblé ;)) L'image #2 me plait bien aussi...
Amitiés
Marilyn

JCG (35153) 2008-11-20 11:24

Bonsoir José,

Pas faciles les prises de vue dans les édifices religieux, j'en ai fait pas mal mais beaucoup sont médiocres. Ici j'apprécie la bonne gestion des lumières permettant d'apprécier beaucoup de détails et surtout la finesse du travail du bois. J'aime beaucoup ta prise de vue sur les vitraux en WS. Cette cathédrale est un vrai petit bijou architectural. Merci José.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

edytungkal (4551) 2008-11-24 22:05

Hello Jose,
Its interesting to know that Cathedrals all over the world have beautiful architectures and you have captured from unusual angle to shown this historic building. Maybe just suggest to crop out the bright side on the top and framed it perfect. Last month i visited a small chapel to attend a mass in my city and its interesting that the architetctures are similiar and I have posted on ws, you can compare and hope you like it.

daniel

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Bluejeans (64251) 2008-11-29 9:17

Oi José ,
Uma bela foto do interior desta catedral já estive ai uma vez , achei muito bonita , os detalhes ficaram fantásticos devido ao Iso 100 tens umas mãos boas sem tremer :), bom controle de luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Yffic (6106) 2008-12-05 7:01

Hi Jose,

Superb picture of a superb cathedral.
I like very much the way the ray of light design inside the church.

Best regards.

Yves

xuaxo (6854) 2009-06-17 10:25

Olá José,
Gosto mais do WS#2, mais "certinha". Esta é mais "invulgar", talvez um nadinha de mais para o meu gosto.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco