Under the dome of Isabelas church, a photo from Arges, West

Photographer's Note

Under the TE gathering in Romania we also visited the birth town of Isabela and her sister Anellise. Maybe this old church, The Princely Church of Curtea des Arges not was their regular one - still it was in the same city..

An HDR photo shot directly up to the dome coming out in an interesting colour and light setting - as the work up there in no way was as fresh and new (being from 1365) as in the result presented here. The light a combination of natural light from the windows up there and the HDR processing.

In the WS an outside version of this church.

The Princely Court
The Arges Court was the first capital of Valahia, certified since 1330. From 1359 it also became the center of the Valahia metropolitan church but it started to decade after the capital moved to Targoviste.
The Princely Court was built at the middle of the 13th century and restored in 1340.Today there have remained only a few fragments .
The Princely Church, built in 1340, represents the first large monument of religious architecture in Valahia. Well preserved, it impresses through the harmony of the proportions, through the original mural paintings realised between 1364-1366.

Paolo, isabela_sor, rigoletto, ktanska, delic, Emile has marked this note useful

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barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-07-27 2:52

Hi Jack.

Excellent POV and sharpness!

Rgs, Oscar

Paolo (41258) 2007-07-27 2:54

Hi Jack, fantastic persepctive view on this colorful image, with excellent quality and perfect exposure.
great shot.
thansk, ciao

archipelnord (42) 2007-07-27 3:03

Great piece of art. Colours are wonderful. Very original pov. Good job Jack, nice photo !

isabela_sor (47748) 2007-07-27 3:18

Now maybe you understand why I like so much my little churches :)And thanks to your great POV now the other members can see all these old(original) paintings
Thanks,Jack
Hugs

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rigoletto (34279) 2007-07-27 3:46

Hello Mr. Johanson,
As you told in your note, this is a really interesting HDR application. I love the colors and the details on the ceiling. I thought that this was a stained window photo when i first saw the thumbnail. TFS,
Deniz

teutza (10590) 2007-07-27 5:20

HY Jack,
how r u?
i'm glad u posted anoter photo from the meeting:) and a beautiful one..the colours are soo good.....
i'll search something to put in the WS:)
hugs
teo

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vincz (19113) 2007-07-27 8:40

Fantastic shot with awesome colours. I am amazed by the top quality you got here. A great one.

Silvio1953 (205581) 2007-07-27 10:54

Hi Jack, lovely composition with fascinating view of this wonderful church, great POV, very well done, ciao Silvio

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-07-28 3:41

Ola Jack muito bonito este tecto desta igreja , cores intensas , bom contraste de cores , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

ktanska (40035) 2007-07-30 23:22

Hi Jack,
Beautiful dome paintings with plenty of details and colour. It's just hard to get idea of the shapes as the view looks rather two dimensional to my eyes. Maybe straight upwards angle is especially hard to comprehend or HDR flattens light differences making it harder to get.
Kari

delic (6735) 2007-08-08 2:58

Hello Jack,
This is very interesting detail from the church. Very colorful in contrast to the austerity of the exterior. Post-processing has created a good lighting effect. Regards,
Hakan

Emile (20352) 2007-08-09 9:42

Hola Jack.
Excellent shot captured with a very good POV, great lighting and colors contrast. Amazing quality and sharpness. Congratulation for your superb work.
Nice to see Isabela in your WS. she is very dynamic girl and full of energy.
Well done.
Best regards.

anes_lc (14968) 2007-08-16 10:28

hi jack
thanks for this post of yours ...i love this church.
great shoot specially for the bad light that is inside this church ,me i never succed to do :(
take care
anes