the cloister, the cathedral, a photo from Barcelona, Catalonia

Photographer's Note

This is the cloister, the gothic cloister, of the ugliest cathedral in Barcelona... and the only one.

Difficult light and exposure. I handheld the camera and shot. I made the best I could but maybe I wasn't enough.
But I hope you like it.

The graphism and the architecture are quite interesting and I liked the colours. What do you think?

Besides, people from Barcelona, what do you think about Santa Maria del Mar called as "la catedral del Mar"? And do you know how was the cathedral 150 years ago?

1986-1987: the cathedral

1910-1920: the same cathedral

and some curiosities of the city

vasilpro, Cretense, belido, paura, jhm, sonkai, xavshot, csabagaba, Budapestman, riclopes, besnard, Charo heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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ManuMay (36447) 2010-04-24 15:53

Hola Don Carlos!

Que sea tuya ya es un puntazo,
que sea gótico...
el punto de vista...
la composición...
el color...
la luz (super)...
el espacio...

y esa pequeña mujer haciendo fotos... otro!!

Saludos...

Manu

carlosmarin (11954) 2010-04-24 16:25

Hola Carlos,
Estoy de acuerdo contigo que el claustro de la Catedral de Barcelona tiene poca luz y es difícil de fotografiar.
Tu has conseguido un POV interesante, con este artilugio de velas en primer plano y una forzada perspectiva. Buena luz y color.
Un abrazo,
Carlos

AKITA (15125) 2010-04-24 17:02

dear Carlos,
a splendid wide view picture of artistic vertical composition of you,
arches and ceilings are making wonder space above "red" candles,
and little people are nice accent in it,
thank you for your wonderful shot,
Akihisa

JFS (32459) 2010-04-24 23:58

Holoa Carlos,

Parece otro "cloister", le has sacado lo mejor. Muy buena foto y una luz estupenda.

Buen domingo.
Juan

vasilpro (41801) 2010-04-25 0:12

Hello Carlos,
Excellent interior composition, interesting architecture with arches, very good POV and DOF, vivid colors, very nice light management.
Have a nice Sunday, Vasilis.

Rafer (0) 2010-04-25 0:58

Me da la sensación que la gente detrás de las velas sobran..no obstante es una buena perspectiva y composición...saludos Carlos

abmdsudi (95869) 2010-04-25 1:57

hi coco
i like the perspective, sharp, clear, well exposed.
but i feel a bit distracted with the red objects.
thks. rgds

guitianmiranda (22) 2010-04-25 3:19

A pesar de las adversidades la fotografía ha quedado más que aceptable en cuanto al manejo de la luz, pero lo que la hace atractiva es el especial bajo punto de vista en contrapicado para ensalzar la grandiosidad del claustro.

Por cierto, veo que te has pillado un angular de Tokina, otro mundo tío, las cosas se ven de otra forma.

Un saludo.

Cretense (68709) 2010-04-25 4:58

Hola Carlos!

Tremenda foto de arquitectura, tremenda perspectiva! Perfecto encuadre y composicion, impecable manejo de la luz, muy bellos colores!

Un saludo,
Hercules

belido (19934) 2010-04-25 5:42

Hola Carlos,

a amplitude da imagem é fantástica. O uso da grande angular foi perfeito para a ocasião. Gosto da simetria e da distorção como resultados. Excelente qualidade técnica, também. Belo registro!
Saludos,
Carlos

tusharkmandal (3173) 2010-04-25 7:26

Hi Carlos,

Definitely a great image and great architecture. Its really difficult to get a sharp image in 1/15th sec. Splendid colors and the exposure id very well managed. I have taken the liberty to do a workshop for this image as it deserved.

Regards
Tushar

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paura (25802) 2010-04-25 8:44

Carlos,
Sua Tokina revelou-se uma grande ferramente para a sua artística composição aqui. Lindo trabalho.

Abraço

PAulo

papera (14372) 2010-04-25 11:22

hola carlos,
guess what - I started reading this book this morning :)
I like the perspective a lot - it beautifully emphasizes one of the features of Gothic architecture, verticality that is.
at 1/15 is also quite sharp - maybe I would have tried to burn the top right corner (in Photoshop I mean), to reduce the overexposure. but it's a minor thing :)
c.

Leconte (5795) 2010-04-25 11:54

Hola Carlos,

beautiful architecture and excellent POV, great colors, I passed this winter night but it was dimly lit, very fine details on the stone,

best regards,
Valerie.

angie-barcelona (2784) 2010-04-25 15:17

¡Buenas noches Carlos!

estos días me conecto poquito y tenía pendiente votarte esta fotografía. Vaya el efecto que has conseguido... lo intentaré 1000 veces y no me saldrá...

Un abrazote,

Gemma

jasmis (58653) 2010-04-25 22:09

An impressive vertical frame. Superb interior...
Regards my dear friend.

jhm (211738) 2010-04-26 3:38

Hello Carlos,

You chose clear for a vertical perpective, this is not always the most beautiful solution.
Nevertheless this is your picture attractive with depth and nice ceiling.
Composition and color are very well.
Excellent presentation too. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

sonkai (1105) 2010-04-26 5:32

Hola Carlos,
Me gusta el soporte de las velas apuntando hacia arriba, todo en estas construcciones apunta hacia arriba remarcando la diferencia entre el observador y lo observado, y con el soporte desde este punto de vista se hace más claro aun. A mí los colores se me hacen complicados en estos interiores o semi interiores, una majestuosidad demasiado magenta.., y aquí no resaltan, asique los colores me parecen bien conseguidos.
Saludos,
Sonsoles

TopGeo (38220) 2010-04-26 8:41

Hi Carlos! A place that gives the interior a height of image width is fantastic. The use of wide angle was perfect for the occasion. Impress and directed towards the sky, look! I like the symmetry and deformation as a result of the excellent technical
regards
Georgios

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2010-04-26 10:23

Pero a ver...quieres quitar las velas del medio por favor?

Uffff...cuanta paciencia por Dios. El objeto de la fotografia era la chica pero vaya por Dios, el niño se me despista con unas velitas.

Vaya tela...

xavshot (69835) 2010-04-26 11:41

Bonsoir Carlos
très belle utilisation du grand angle. J'aime cet effet et la profondeur de l'image. L'image est magnifique.
Xavier

Silvio1953 (222847) 2010-04-27 8:46

Ciao Carlos, wonderful perspective on fantastic architecture, splendid verticalism, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-04-27 18:54

Hola Carlos
Great picture Cathedral interior side
Excellent low POV, symmetry and graphism
Very well done
Have a nice day
Aires

Didi (61589) 2010-04-28 2:26

Hi Carlos
Very nice perspective and good architecture details
I invite you to try to use ShiftN for perspective correction, but you shall need to take a wider view for not loosing field.
Kind regards

bartekp (4746) 2010-04-28 4:13

Hi Carlos,

Good POV, and atmosphere. Photo is sharp (handheld).

Have a nice day
Bartek

quillo (11858) 2010-04-28 14:43

♥

Hello Coco ---->

Conozco el sitio y la verdad me sorprende la luz,
el encuadre bien pensado .... interesante y original,
me gusta el resultado. Enhorabuena.

Un saludo.

♥

csabagaba (7018) 2010-04-30 13:14

Hi Carlos!
Well ... I was in Barcelona a few times, but the third link attached to "terror" only a few remember. The royal palace is completely obvious when I was there, you can not understand, either architecturally or functionally. It was all a work in progress.
Of course - if we are looking for - in every city there are terrible things ... We can think of is also experimenting with man and the architect, you can either succeed or not ... :-)
Because I am grateful to you. Nice picture, nice link. It .. How can I tell you ... human.
Have a nice weekend
Csaba

Budapestman (82620) 2010-05-01 15:14

Hi Carlos,
a beautiful photo of this architecture, the vertical composition is very attractive, very nice details and clarity, superb perspective. An excellent photo, Tfs! Have a nice weekend! Kellemes hétvégét kívánok!
George (György)

josepmarin (59385) 2010-05-03 2:35

Hola Carlos,
aquest atrevit punt de vista tan baix t'ha donat un gran resultat en perspectiva i dinamisme, fins i tot la distorsió de les verticals funciona molt bé per augmentar la sensació de profunditat.
M'agrada l'efecte de les espelmes vermelles al primer pla, i la turista fent una foto al pati del claustre.
Maca composició.
Una abraçada,
Josep

riclopes (35577) 2010-05-04 3:13

Hola Carlos, if you say it's the ugliest cathedral, I can't see that in the picture. Very creative angle and graphic perspective. Much better to see this structure of candles than the crowds of turists. Interesting images of the cathedral from the past.
rgds,
ric

Angshu (56760) 2010-05-04 21:12

Hola Carlos
Not easy exposure for sure & that too with a POV looking upward! The vaulted ceiling has been captured well, but its the inclusion of the metal structure on the floor, which makes this unique
Regards
Angshu

thiv56 (1628) 2010-05-05 22:13

Hola Carlos!

Nice composition and beautiful colours!
The wide-angle lens gives an impression of enormous and vast.
TFS.

best regards

besnard (59196) 2010-05-08 22:53

Bonjour Carlos
Un très joli cliché aux couleurs bien saturées. Pas facile d'éviter les distorsions et tu t'en sors bien.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

thehappytourist (14) 2010-05-12 12:21

I really like this shot. I don't see anything wrong with the light or exposure. It all adds atmosphere. With the rampant use of photoshop and the like we have lost the honesty of an image. This is honest and the colours are great and I like that.

Charo (51290) 2010-06-08 16:58

Hola Carlos,
La perspectiva es fantástica con un encuadre muy bien escogido. Suerte tuviste de que no hubiera mucha gente, cuando yo estuve ahí en diciembre estaba lleno.
Un abrazo,
Charo