More precious than gold, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

After the fire of Notre Dame de Paris last year I have prepared few photos of this magnificent symbolic structure, but I didn’t want to overdose them at that time, so I kept one in my drawer for the anniversary of that sad event. Sadly, I have missed the moment, the anniversary was three days ago.
In the late blue hour light the cathedral appears here as if made of gold. Even though gold is one of the most precious materials, this tragedy taught us that there are things so much more precious. Coincidentally, other churches in France were also unlucky (some examples from early 2019):
- Fire at church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. (17 March)
- Vandalism at church of Notre Dame des Enfants, Nîmes. (6 February)
- Vandalism at church of Notre Dame, Dijon. (9 February)
- Fire and vandalism at Lavaur Cathedral, Lavaur. (5 February)
- Repeated vandalism at churches in Yvelines. (25 January to 10 February)
- Three acts of vandalism at the church of Saint Nicolas in Houilles. (25 January, 1 February, 3 February)
- An act of vandalism at the church of Saint Nicolas in Maisons-Laffitte. (10 February)

Now in the context of the virus causing terrible disease around the world, many people would give away their gold for the medicine. I am proud to work now for a medicine manufacturer and I can indeed say that the new generation medicines are much more expensive than gold.

Royaldevon, Fis2, ikeharel, jhm, johnjmoe, PaulVDV, ktanska, tyro, COSTANTINO, pajaran, sacimar, adramad has marked this note useful

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lousat (138669) 2020-04-18 3:11

Hi Mariusz,Nice memory from your archive, only slightly behind the anniversary of the fire, but perfect to create this metaphor between gold and the prices of medicines. Perfect catch, blue hour is definitely the best time to bring out the gold of the unfortunate Parisian cathedral. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85640) 2020-04-18 4:06

Hello Mariusz,

It is interesting to look back on history maybe, with strong emotions, and also to see if there is something to learn.

There is no doubt that health is more important than all the gold in the world!

This is a rather beautiful photograph of the building, at blue hour.
The composition is exquisite, whilst the artificial lights illuminate the structure to clearly define its towers and arched details.

A fine memento from your archive.

Keep safe,
Bev :-)

Fis2 (169821) 2020-04-18 5:02

Czesc Mariusz!
Odkopales...
Piekne zdjecie katedry Notre Dame.
Takie jak lubisz to Twoja godzina i Twoje ulubione niebo.
Znakomity kadr, kolorki i swiatlo.
Sluszne stwierdzenie nie zloto jest najcenniejsze.
Milego popoludnia.
Krzysztof

jhm (211734) 2020-04-18 5:51

Hello Mariusz,

What a pleasant contrast picture with the Notre Dame
A nice architectural image.
Nice composition, excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (91648) 2020-04-18 8:25

Hello Mariusz,
I read an article about Notre Dame earlier this week in connection with the anniversary of the fire, but not a lot of progress has been made on the restoration of the cathedral yet. This is a wonderful photo of the golden illuminations of the two famous clocktowers against the deep blue sky. Very well captured with perfect sharpness.
Lars

PiotrF (54246) 2020-04-18 14:07

Cze¶æ Mariusz
Ciekawe zdjêcie z Twojego archiwum... na jaki¶ czas nasze prezentacje mog± opieraæ siê w³a¶nie o zdjêcia z szuflady...
¦wietna jako¶æ... I dziêki za przypomnienie - minê³o ju¿ trochê czasu od po¿aru- muszê poszukaæ jak wygl±daj± obecnie tam prace.
Pozdrawiam - zdrowia dla Ciebie i bliskich
Piotr

PaulVDV (62804) 2020-04-18 19:28

Hello Mariusz,
Magnificent blue hour shot of the Notre Dame de Paris!
You have concentrated well on both towers on this picture.
Good sharp presentation of the details.
I wish you every success with your new medicines.
Paul

ifege (47043) 2020-04-18 21:07

Hi Mariusz
A good night time photo of the undamaged Notre Dame
cheers
Ian

Nicou (193806) 2020-04-18 22:09

Hello

que d'émotion avec l'incendier de Notre Dame fantastique vue et captage nocturne quelle merveille architecturales quel éclairage qui met en valeur des détail à la surfaces et ces arbre en fond ce ciel pur splendide bravo
Bravo et belle journée
Nicou

ktanska (44492) 2020-04-19 0:45

Hi Mariusz,
Wonderful sharp blue hour view of this famous landmark. Walls look golden in this light. Surprising and sad to read how much vandalism there has been against French churches.
Kari

Silvio1953 (220697) 2020-04-19 1:38

Ciao Mariusz, fascinating blue hour with fantastic church, excellent exposure, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

kasianowak (17672) 2020-04-19 5:30

Czesc Mariusz
Wlasnie mi uswiadomiles, jak szybko mija czas. To naprawde juz rok od tego pozaru? Ciekawe, jak bedziemy wspominac obecne chwile za rok - czy nowy koronawirus bedzie wciaz zagrozeniem, czy zycie wroci do normy, czy tez czekaja nas jakies inne wydazenia, ktore wstrzasna swiatem? I co to wlasciwie znaczy "normalnosc"...
Piekne zdjecie, jak juz wspominalam, twoje fotki zrobione o blekitnej godzinie sa po prostu cudowne. Podoba mi sie tez kompozycja, wieze wypelniaja kadr, widac wiele szczegolow. Bardzo tez dobry komentarz - zlota i pieniedzy nie da sie nawet porownac do wartosci zdrowia i zycia naszego i naszych bliskich. Ale a drugiej strony za pieniadze mozna kupic drozsze lekarstwa, zaplacic za operacje, czy lepsza obieke lekarska.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia
Ps. Dobrze sie domyslasz, do Afganistanu pojechalam sama. Wlasciwie nie taki wielki wyczyn, biorac pod uwage, ze bylam tylko w Korytarzu Wahanskim, gdzie nigdy nie bylo ani Talibow, ani Mudzahedinow, ani nawet tej wojny z ZSRR, lata temu. Ludzie wprawdzie biedni, ale zycie spokojne. Poza tym mialam miejscowego przewodnika. Znalazlam go po internecie, nie znalam niekogo, kto by o nim slyszal i to mnie troche martwilo. Dopoki w afganskim konsulacie w Tadzikistanie nie okazalo sie, ze wszyscy go znaja. No i jeszcze - nie jestem (niestety!!) az taka bardzo mloda. :-)

tyro (30513) 2020-04-19 15:08

Hello Mariusz,

How wonderful it is to have an archive of old photographs on which to fall back in times such as these - either to celebrate an anniversary or to rekindle old memories - or even, in these days of "lockdown" as some way to pass the time merrily playing around with Photoshop!

You have shown us a beautiful photograph from twelve years ago and provided us with a comprehensive and fascinating note. But your simple message is the most important - riches are not the most precious commodity in this life: good health, families, friendships and love are. And I can well appreciate how many new generation medicines are worth more than their weight in gold!

Excellent!

Take care and stay safe.

Kind Regards,

John.

ikeharel (112497) 2020-04-19 21:36

Good morning Mariusz, many thanks for your useful critique on the Woodpecker picture, appreciated.
This picture is once more an evident to your "trademark" blue hour pictures.
A superb use of the illuminated famous towers, details immaculately shown.
Bravo and a nice new day,
Ike

COSTANTINO (115605) 2020-04-19 22:54

Hello dear friend and have a nice
new week
you did you best by uploading
photos of this magnificent
symbolic structure!!!
I red carefully your useful notes
and I found theme so interesting
because it is a perfect capture
during the blue hour light and this
unique cathedral appears here
as it is made of gold
welldone
regards
Costantino

rychem (72187) 2020-04-20 7:00

To jest najlepsza pamiatka po katedrze, takie zdjecie przechodzi do historii, pewnie teraz wszystko stoi, ale za 5 lat Francja ten kosciol odbuduje na pewno
pozdrawiam Ryszard

pajaran (114995) 2020-04-20 12:14

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Opasan virus je sve promenio.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view and moment, interesting and good text ...
Nice facade and details, nice old architecture.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment.
The dangerous virus changed everything.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best in the new week that has begun.

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-04-20 12:37

Mariusz, Notre dame de Paris is a perfect spot for a rendez vous near the Seine river. This icon of the capital is illuminated by night. It takes a golden color. Successful night photo. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

sacimar (38173) 2020-04-21 7:45

Hello Mariusz,

great photo of Notre Dame, sharpness and details are excellent as well as the light management, the point of view is also very good, congratulations!

Best regards,

Sergio

adramad (72590) 2020-04-21 10:34

Hello Mariusz.
Nobody forgot the terrible fire of a year ago, a great memory with this formidable photo of the cathedral at the blue hour, which increases the contrast of the illuminated stone, the truth is that if it looks like gold, you can see all its ornaments and reliefs in great detail.
Very nice color, which together with good sharpness and optimal lighting, gives great quality to the image.
Well done. I like very much
You have a good day.
Best regards and stay safe.
Luis.

gervaso (28177) 2020-04-27 7:32

Hello, Mariusz!

The blue hour and the golden tones of the church given by illumination make this view so beautiful, with a very nice contrast! The architectural details were captured with excellent sharpness! Very nice composition! Wonderful job!

jmdias (114340) 2020-06-10 13:12

mariusz

it looks like a filigrane of gold in your image. excellent view with the use of the golden light extremely sharp.
yes, a pity so many vandalism in those churchesm I guess europe is loosing its faith completely.
in these last days I am sad to see people putting down statues in europe and USA. OK, those men did terrible things, but the society who supported them in those days loved them and the profit they got is the same the guys who turned them down use at this moment. yes, the good level of life in europe and USA was created with many blood. to put down sculptures is so easy.. I guess these artwork are testimonials of the advance of our society and should be used to teach history and show the contradictions of mankind.

take care

jorge