Sevanavank Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Sevanavank consists of two remaining rough-hewn churches built on the peninsula near the city of Sevan. The peninsula used to be an island until the USSR decided to drain a lot of the water from the lake and the water level dropped more than 30 meters.The courtyard had some interesting green khachkars. They were carved from a plentiful local green stone and stood out from the others across Armenia which are virtually all made of tuff. The altar is one of the nicest in Armenia, and this is one of the few active monasteries in Armenia.

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holmertz (9881) 2007-10-15 6:15

Hello Grzegorz,
A fine building captured with an attractive foreground. The cloudy sky complements perfectly this well composed picture.
Regards,
Gert

Sureyya (358) 2007-10-15 6:23

Hi Grzegorz,
Impressive composition. Very nice colors.
Thanks.

SR

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macondo (13221) 2007-10-15 6:30

Hello Grzegorz.
A lovely photo of this impressive church, looking over the sea. The colour and light are superb. I wonder why you chose a square format. At first I thought you should have used a smaller aperture to get the flower in focus, but I think it looks good like it is because it focuses on the church.
Regards,
Andrew

grantcorp (117) 2007-10-15 14:21

There is a great harmony in this photograph. Although the church tries to stand out it is still nicely completed by a colourful backdrop and an inviting foreground. The cropped format works great too; no wasted space and excellent balance between the various components of the photo.

On a personal note, I think the blurred thistle in the foreground distracts a bit from the harmony and I would have preferred to see it go. Although you placed it perfectly in the picture the first thing I noticed when opening this picture was a purple spot on a crisp wall and I thought it took away from the photograph. The purple colour is nice though, but I think I would have preferred the flower to stay further down towards the grass level.

khent (13) 2007-10-16 11:24

Very nice picture Grzegorz. The colors really stand out and are in hormony with each other.

sayat (2944) 2007-10-18 7:18