São Francisco Church, a photo from Bahia, Northeast

Photographer's Note

São Francisco Church in Salvador has one of the most beautiful interiors for a church I have ever seen.
The friars of the Franciscan Order arrived in Salvador in 1587 and soon built a convent and church, but these were destroyed during the Dutch invasions of Bahia in the early 17th century. The works on the current convent began in 1686 under Father Vicente das Chagas following a grandiose design that took decades to complete. The current church was built between 1708 and 1723, but the interior was decorated by several artists during a great part of the 18th century. Most decoration of the church and convent were finished by 1755.

jhm, papagolf21, dta, Cricri, danos, jlbrthnn, delpeoples, No_One, gunbud has marked this note useful

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emka (152060) 2012-05-17 2:34

Hi Wilson, nice to see you again here. I remember that you planned a trip to brazil but you didn't post any photos yet. Nice church, it looks like thaken from Portugal. Excellent compositioon in difficult light. Nice colours and atmosphere.
WArm regrads

MAlgo

jhm (202823) 2012-05-17 3:02

Hello Wilson,

Excellent picture with the São Francisco Church in Salvador as subject in background.
I like the wonderful facade, you play wonderful with light and shadows.
You create very well depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice Thursday,
John.

papagolf21 (152599) 2012-05-17 3:17

Bonjour, Wilson,
Très belle mise en image de cette église à la façade très ouvragée.
Bel effet de perspective avec cette place bordée de vieux immeubles colorés ou blancs.
Un cadrage réussi. Sujet fort bien traité.
Merci pour la note d'accompagnement.
Amitiés.
Philippe

dta (98518) 2012-05-17 3:34

Hello Wilson ,
As a colnial architecture enthousiast , I enjoy a lot this view of this splendid square , with outstanding buildings . Excellent perspective with the big cross in teh FG ,and very goo light management .
Regards

Gerrit (59968) 2012-05-17 10:00

Hi Wilson,
Nice place. Good angle with the church and the cross and the cross also inthe sun.
Difficult but well controlled light.
Regards, Gerrit

Cricri (176) 2012-05-20 0:16

Hi Wilson
Tout bon le cadrage de la croix et l'architecture magnifique de l'église, une image ombre et de lumière sous un ciel superbe
Belle journée
cricri

danos (110407) 2012-05-27 0:31

Good morning Wilson,
nice the view of this old São Francisco church with the cross on the foreground to creates a perfect balance in the image.I like the light and the colour management as the architectural style of the church.

Have a good Sunday,Danos

Nicou (193806) 2012-05-27 2:00

Hello

très belle iamge de cette place avec de sueprbes contraste cette statue avec ces facade la coirx quelel architecture et rendu dans le tons sueprbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

chrisvek (7003) 2012-05-27 5:08

Hello Wilson

This is a perfect shoot with superb architectura; details.Very nice POV and lightning.Superb atmosphere too.Well done!

Have a nice day
Chris

jlbrthnn (76041) 2012-05-29 5:37

Hello Wilson,
The exposure of the photo was not easy, but the result is good. A spectacularly beautiful composition and interesting about these architectures. Excellent sharpness and depth. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

delpeoples (60326) 2012-06-04 1:47

Hi dear Wilson

What a fantastic scene, so typically South American and even a little Mediterranean. The colours and textures are amazing and I love the sharpness, which brings out all those qualities so well. Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day.

Warm regards
Lisa

No_One (4) 2012-06-21 5:37

Hi Wilson,
Fantastic composition on your image which shows the square, the cross and the church off to perfection. The great blue sky addds to the whole lively feel. Nicely done!
Best wishes
Noel

gunbud (34066) 2012-06-25 16:22

Hi Wilson,
Love this old Colonial style architecture that is captured in all its sensational details.
I like how the ornate cross dominates the forground and how it strongly leads the eye to the charming plaza.
Regards, Tom

jemaflor (135252) 2012-07-17 9:29

Hi Wilson,
Good composition with this croos in the fg, well balanced and nice light management, good sharpness to see all the detail of the architecure of this church.

mauro61 (53411) 2012-07-19 13:56

ciao Wilson,
tra luci e ombre spicca la tonalità dell'immagine con la chiesa incastrata tra le due ali delle costruzioni,
ottimo lavoro,
saluti
maurizio