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The Temptation of Eve (2022)
In the Burgundy town of Autun, the Rolin museum in front of the cathedral houses some wonders by sculptor Gislebertus, among which this Temptation of Eve, which is probably the best known sculpture in all of the Romanesque world. It is sculpted on a lintel and the photo below show only the leftmost part.
Nikon Z7 II, Micro-Nikkor 45mm, ƒ/2.8 D PC tilt-shift macro lens, manual focus, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
In the Burgundy town of Autun, the Rolin museum in front of the cathedral houses some wonders by sculptor Gislebertus, among which this Temptation of Eve, which is probably the best known sculpture in all of the Romanesque world. It is sculpted on a lintel and the photo below show only the leftmost part.
Nikon Z7 II, Micro-Nikkor 45mm, ƒ/2.8 D PC tilt-shift macro lens, manual focus, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.
BF Hammer
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You may wonder, but that was the only angle. I needed to step back and use telephoto also to compress background some. Behind me busy highway with an unappealing bridge, right was neighborhood homes, left parking lot and supermarket plus gas station.
Blue439
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Oh. OK. I sense some irritation. It was not my intention to fluster nor to annoy, but I will from now on refrain from commenting.
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An enormous fortified church in a very small village (2020)
The grandiose ruins of the Saint-Hippolyte fortified church in the village of Bonnay in Burgundy. The village, numbering barely more than 300 souls, was never proportionate to the size of the church. The location, a hilltop that makes it very visible for miles around, was the deciding factor when Benedictine monks from Cluny, the largest, grandest and most powerful abbey that ever was, decided to establish a priory. The church was built around 1000–50 and was subsequently one of the first fortified churches in Burgundy. It is noteworthy that, for once, the fortification was not done by civilians but by the monks themselves, from 1214.
The church is thought to have been ruined during the 16th century, perhaps in connection with the Wars of Religion, although nothing more precise seems to be known about it, which is very strange.
Although in ruins, the church is still consecrated today and I have seen people come to pray before its altar.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Long exposure, ND1000 filter.
The grandiose ruins of the Saint-Hippolyte fortified church in the village of Bonnay in Burgundy. The village, numbering barely more than 300 souls, was never proportionate to the size of the church. The location, a hilltop that makes it very visible for miles around, was the deciding factor when Benedictine monks from Cluny, the largest, grandest and most powerful abbey that ever was, decided to establish a priory. The church was built around 1000–50 and was subsequently one of the first fortified churches in Burgundy. It is noteworthy that, for once, the fortification was not done by civilians but by the monks themselves, from 1214.
The church is thought to have been ruined during the 16th century, perhaps in connection with the Wars of Religion, although nothing more precise seems to be known about it, which is very strange.
Although in ruins, the church is still consecrated today and I have seen people come to pray before its altar.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Long exposure, ND1000 filter.
Amazing shot and focus. B/W works nicely. Big wow.
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Thanks Bill !
Blue439
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The sharpness is excellent. I know you post this to the black-and-white section, but it looks like it definitely does have very muted colors or tints...?
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Soldiers asleep (2016)
This Romanesque historied capital from around 1100 depicts the Roman soldiers asleep by Jesus’s tomb, on Holy Saturday. It is in the abbey church of Mozac in Auvergne (central France).
There is this trait in human nature that can be recognized throughout History and which makes people adapt things and scenes to what existed at the time they were creating their works, regardless of historical accuracy. In this instance, the Roman soldiers wear Mediæval soldierly garb, although no soldier thus attired ever stood watch over the Christ’s tomb... Same thing about, say, science-fiction: when H. G. Wells depicts the future in War of the Worlds, that future looks very much like late 19th century Victorian England... but we in “modern” times are no better: see what the future looks like in, for example, Star Trek of the 1970s, with all those oranges, yellows and browns so typical of the decade... Didn’t set decorators and directors realize how outdated (or how dated!) their works would look 20 or 30 years later? Didn’t they care? This tendency to disregard historical accuracy i,n favor on the fashions of the day always puzzled me.
Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens.
This Romanesque historied capital from around 1100 depicts the Roman soldiers asleep by Jesus’s tomb, on Holy Saturday. It is in the abbey church of Mozac in Auvergne (central France).
There is this trait in human nature that can be recognized throughout History and which makes people adapt things and scenes to what existed at the time they were creating their works, regardless of historical accuracy. In this instance, the Roman soldiers wear Mediæval soldierly garb, although no soldier thus attired ever stood watch over the Christ’s tomb... Same thing about, say, science-fiction: when H. G. Wells depicts the future in War of the Worlds, that future looks very much like late 19th century Victorian England... but we in “modern” times are no better: see what the future looks like in, for example, Star Trek of the 1970s, with all those oranges, yellows and browns so typical of the decade... Didn’t set decorators and directors realize how outdated (or how dated!) their works would look 20 or 30 years later? Didn’t they care? This tendency to disregard historical accuracy i,n favor on the fashions of the day always puzzled me.
Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens.
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I just hit b/w in my photo editor and that's what I got. Color version in my daily thread.
Blue439
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A feature film set from the 11th century (2020)
The magnificently atmospheric nave of the abbey church of Mègemont in Auvergne. Scenes for The Crimson Rivers, Part II feature film were shot here. The owners did not charge filmmaker Luc Besson for the use of the building, and so he paid for a new roof instead.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 14-30mm, ƒ/4 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Novoflex Magic Ball head.
The magnificently atmospheric nave of the abbey church of Mègemont in Auvergne. Scenes for The Crimson Rivers, Part II feature film were shot here. The owners did not charge filmmaker Luc Besson for the use of the building, and so he paid for a new roof instead.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 14-30mm, ƒ/4 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Novoflex Magic Ball head.
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The lonely menhir of Lostmarc’h (2018)
The moor of Lostmarc’h on the Crozon Peninsula in Brittany provides some breathtaking landscapes and seascapes. When I took this photo, it was a very dark, damp and desolate end of afternoon in December, and I didn't have much hope as I walked the moor towards the lone standing stone that remains of the alignment that once stood there, millennia ago.
I was quite alone, as the weather was truly miserable, but suddenly, a miraculous swath of sunlight cut through the thick clouds and shone over the ocean in the bay, providing a very nice background. I quickly set up an off–camera cobra flash on the ground to provide some fill–in light on the stone face, and took the shot. Thirty seconds thereafter, as on a well–set timer, the clouds closed in again and the light was gone. It began to rain (again), and I could but walk back to the car.
This is a black-and-white interpretation of the original photo.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 35mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens, handheld. Off-camera Nikon SB–900 flash on the standing stone.
The moor of Lostmarc’h on the Crozon Peninsula in Brittany provides some breathtaking landscapes and seascapes. When I took this photo, it was a very dark, damp and desolate end of afternoon in December, and I didn't have much hope as I walked the moor towards the lone standing stone that remains of the alignment that once stood there, millennia ago.
I was quite alone, as the weather was truly miserable, but suddenly, a miraculous swath of sunlight cut through the thick clouds and shone over the ocean in the bay, providing a very nice background. I quickly set up an off–camera cobra flash on the ground to provide some fill–in light on the stone face, and took the shot. Thirty seconds thereafter, as on a well–set timer, the clouds closed in again and the light was gone. It began to rain (again), and I could but walk back to the car.
This is a black-and-white interpretation of the original photo.
Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 35mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens, handheld. Off-camera Nikon SB–900 flash on the standing stone.
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The lonely church (2018)
The Italian large island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean is a place I love. I have been there many times, as a teenager and as an adult, alone, with just my wife and with our children, by car or on my boat, inland and along the coastline, in the Winter, Spring and Summer, and still I know every trip will bring a busload of new discoveries...
One of Sardinia’s distinctive features is the presence of humble but beautiful Romanesque churches. Their very pure basilica floor plan with a simple semi-circular apse at the eastern end would make them worth a visit if they stood in any town or village, but the fact that they are often found in the middle of nowhere adds a note of mystery and romantic charm to their intrinsic architectural and artistic interest. Sometimes, archæologists tell us there used to be a village there, but quite often no one has a clue as to why a church was built in that locale so many centuries ago...
This one, simply known locally as San Antonio, is one of them. There isn’t a village, nor even a mere farmhouse, for miles and miles... The only access road is unpaved and rough and a 4 × 4 is strongly recommended to get there (I had a very agile Hyundai Tucson back then).
Nikon D850, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, handheld.
The Italian large island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean is a place I love. I have been there many times, as a teenager and as an adult, alone, with just my wife and with our children, by car or on my boat, inland and along the coastline, in the Winter, Spring and Summer, and still I know every trip will bring a busload of new discoveries...
One of Sardinia’s distinctive features is the presence of humble but beautiful Romanesque churches. Their very pure basilica floor plan with a simple semi-circular apse at the eastern end would make them worth a visit if they stood in any town or village, but the fact that they are often found in the middle of nowhere adds a note of mystery and romantic charm to their intrinsic architectural and artistic interest. Sometimes, archæologists tell us there used to be a village there, but quite often no one has a clue as to why a church was built in that locale so many centuries ago...
This one, simply known locally as San Antonio, is one of them. There isn’t a village, nor even a mere farmhouse, for miles and miles... The only access road is unpaved and rough and a 4 × 4 is strongly recommended to get there (I had a very agile Hyundai Tucson back then).
Nikon D850, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, handheld.