Post Your Black and Whites Photos!!
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Robin W
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I like both photos but favor the Black and white slightly over the color.
Blue439
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The small region of Saintonge in western France is chock full of Romanesque churches, very decorated and with unusual shapes. It is as if each parish felt the urge to outshine the neighbors by featuring the most resplendent church, and as Saintonge was already a wine-growing (read: rich) region back then, it is not a surprise that many very fine ones can still be admired today.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
Blue439
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The Path of Régordane in southern France is a Mediæval trail that, for centuries, was (and still is, for Mediævalists!) as famous as, say, the Continental Divide Trail in the US. Parts of it still exist, so you can still put your feet in the footprints of the lords, pilgrims, merchants, clerics and soldiers who walked or rode the Path in ancient times...
The village of La Garde-Guérin is an adorable Mediæval settlement that sits on the Path. It still retains period houses, a ruined castle and very atmospheric cobbled streets. Largely (and blessedly) ignored by the tourist trade, it is a pleasure to visit, like traveling through Time... Here is the façade of the village’s Romanesque church —and no, this isn’t some Hollywood set, it is the real thing!
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 14-30mm, ƒ/4 S lens, handheld.
The village of La Garde-Guérin is an adorable Mediæval settlement that sits on the Path. It still retains period houses, a ruined castle and very atmospheric cobbled streets. Largely (and blessedly) ignored by the tourist trade, it is a pleasure to visit, like traveling through Time... Here is the façade of the village’s Romanesque church —and no, this isn’t some Hollywood set, it is the real thing!
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 14-30mm, ƒ/4 S lens, handheld.
Blue439
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The abbey church of Jumièges in Normandy. Many call it “the most beautiful ruin in France”. It is certainly a gorgeous and memorable sight, however, whether it truly is “the most beautiful” is, in my opinion, open to debate, as I know a few other contenders...
Nikon D850, Nikkor 85mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 85mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.
Blue439
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Historied capitals in Romanesque churches meant to teach the Scripture to those who could not read nor write, which is to say most people, including most nobles. They did so in a symbolic way that is often undecipherable to our modern eyes. This capital tells different stories, the most recognizable is the one closest to the camera: Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon.
Nikon Z7, Sigma 135mm, ƒ/1.8 Art lens. Gitzo tripod, Leofoto panorama head.
Nikon Z7, Sigma 135mm, ƒ/1.8 Art lens. Gitzo tripod, Leofoto panorama head.
blackstar
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How many capitals you know are there? It is interesting to learn the Scripture in this way. Do you know the information or resources linked to this subject?
Blue439
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Hello,
I'm not sure I understand your first question: how many capitals are there? You mean, in the entire Christian world? Thousands are left, and many more have disappeared, no doubt! My information comes from years of hands-on experience, conversations with learned monks, and thick-section tomes, most of them in French or Italian and out of print, so probably not much use to you, sorry about that. Have you tried a Google search? There are web sites that brush upon those questions I think, so probably the equivalent can be found in English.
I can post some more, some of the simple ones with basic symbolism and explain them so that you can get a first taste of what they are. Let me know.
Blue439
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It’s not only the capitals that told stories in the Middle Ages: façades and archivolts around portals also did, like this one on the church of the Abbaye aux Dames in the town of Saintes, the first abbey for nuns created in the province of Saintonge (western France) in 1049.
Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 85mm, ƒ/2.8 PC-E D lens. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 85mm, ƒ/2.8 PC-E D lens. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
Blue439
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The Romanesque abbey church of Tournus in Burgundy. I won’t bore you with technical stuff, but just know that the vaulting in this church is unique (literally!) in all of Christendom and has been standing as is for close to a millennium...
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head, natural light.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head, natural light.