Bete Giyorgis, a photo from Amara, North

Photographer's Note

Bete Giyorgis is one of the more easily photographed of the 11 rock hewn Ethiopian Orthodox churches around the town of Lalibela. This images was taken on Sunday morning, following the service.

f/5.6, ISO200, 17mm, 1/80s

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ifege (49431) 2020-05-31 23:17

Hi Steve
Amazing structure, great photo. The white robes really stand out.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (148248) 2020-05-31 23:19

Hi Stephen,
Interesting architecture and ruins, good depth effect and good human presence, perfect to give a scale at your view, photogenic contrast with these men in white, tfs.

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-05-31 23:35

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Alors là, les bras m'en tombent. C'est la première fois que je vois un tel édifice.
Je ne savais pas que cela pouvait exister.
Merveilleux, un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

macjake (98544) 2020-05-31 23:40

Hi Stephen
its great seeing these shots from Ethiopia, its a shame we don't see more. what a wonderful photo, a wonderful subject, I would love to see this in person some day. Its an easy wow from me. cheers
Craig

holmertz (103628) 2020-06-01 0:50

Hello Steve,
It's an incredibly fascinating view of the church hewn out of the rock, and the men down there and those above. I guess these churches are not included in any new seven wonders of the world, but maybe they should. The "rusty" colours are wonderful too.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (222925) 2020-06-01 2:22

Ciao Stephen, great aerial POV on fantastic rock church, lovely composition with a lot of people, excellent clarity, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend. ciao Silvio

GyurMaster (25033) 2020-06-01 4:24

Hello Stephen,

What makes this photo really stunning is the contrast between the dark and dull colours of the temple and bright white colours of the monks. The POV is well-chosen too.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2020-06-01 6:03

Hello Steve

Amazing what the human spirit can achieve. I see the faithful are there in the midst of these works of art. Nice capture,=.

Jimmy

jean113 (28281) 2020-06-01 9:38

Hello Stephen, I have never seen a church like this before, it is quite amazing!
The men in their white robes really stand out.
Excellent TE post.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

Royaldevon (86478) 2020-06-01 12:46

Hello Stephen,

This is difficult to believe!
I wonder how long, and how many people, it took to hew this church out of the sheer rock!
It looks frighteningly deep from this upper surface to the the level of the entry steps and yet there are no fences, no barriers to prevent an accident!

It is a superb photograph, informing viewers clearly of the style and place of this remarkable church. Your notes further inform us of its creation.

The many figures suggest this may be a very religious population, all similarly dressed for the service.

A wonderful photograph of something completely new to me.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)