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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 824689" data-attributes="member: 53455">Sleeping Beauty (2017)Isolated on the high moorlands of Cantal (central France) with its small walled cemetery, this wonderful little chapel, dedicated to Saint Julian, used to be the parish church of a village that no longer exists. According to some sources, a church was consecrated here in 924, but the one we see today dates from the 1100s for its oldest parts. Built at 1,100 meters of altitude, it was visibly designed to withstand the rigorous winters of high Cantal, with very thick stone walls, no openings to the north, and a very protective, deeply recessed entrance on the south side.Very few people come to see it today...Nikon D810, Nikkor 300mm, ƒ/4 E PF ED VR (a mouthful!), handheld.[ATTACH=full]410833[/ATTACH]As they’re small, I’ll post a second one to give you a closeup view (same camera, Nikkor 35mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens):[ATTACH=full]410834[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 824689, member: 53455"] [B]Sleeping Beauty (2017)[/B] Isolated on the high moorlands of Cantal (central France) with its small walled cemetery, this wonderful little chapel, dedicated to Saint Julian, used to be the parish church of a village that no longer exists. According to some sources, a church was consecrated here in 924, but the one we see today dates from the 1100s for its oldest parts. Built at 1,100 meters of altitude, it was visibly designed to withstand the rigorous winters of high Cantal, with very thick stone walls, no openings to the north, and a very protective, deeply recessed entrance on the south side. Very few people come to see it today... Nikon D810, Nikkor 300mm, ƒ/4 E PF ED VR (a mouthful!), handheld. [ATTACH type="full"]410833[/ATTACH] As they’re small, I’ll post a second one to give you a closeup view (same camera, Nikkor 35mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens): [ATTACH type="full"]410834[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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