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Photographer’s Note

The parish church of Saint John the Baptist in the picturesque village of Varaignes. Sorry for the car, but on the morning we visited there was a craft fare being held and the village was very busy with lots of cars parked all over the place. This one would have been rather difficult to clone out because of the window.

Varaignes is a French commune in the départment of Dordogne in the Aquitaine region. It is located 16 kilometres north-west of the town of Nontron in the Périgord Limousin natural regional park.

It has a 16th century château, which houses a museum of local arts and crafts with an emphasis on weaving. The church of Saint-Jean Baptiste dates from the 12th century with alterations and additions made in the 13th, 15th and 19th centuries. The village is also a centre of turkey production with an annual procession and Turkey Fair held on the 11th of November each year.

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besnard (31000) 2009-06-07 0:47

Bonjour Stephen
Dimanche oblige. Tu as une belle collections des églises de ta région et celle-ci en fait partie.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
Nicole

wolf38 (13085) 2009-06-07 0:48

Hello Stephen. Your documentary photos have their value also by the qualified texts. Both together lets the history of the buildings etc. becomes alive. The branches in the upper display space give a natural framework to the photo. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Buin (38136) 2009-06-07 0:56

Hallo Stephen!
A wonderful "Papagolfade" ;-)! The in her own way simple and at the same time fancy architecture here creates an impressive and interesting church. This wonderful and somehow elegant steeple is a real eyecatcher. Your point of view couldn't be better to show this building. Really beautiful ...
Greetings from cool Germany - and havea nice Sunday!
Frank!

Nicou (45523) 2009-06-07 1:11

Hello,

merveilleuse image, quelle belle église pour se dimanche, avec un cadrage végétatif naturel, superb compo.

Bravo et maitié

Nicou

saxo042 (16164) 2009-06-07 1:42

Hi Stephen,
The foreground branches frame this beautiful church in a very good way. Very interesting note!
Kind regards
Gunnar

gildasjan (24049) 2009-06-07 2:04

Bonjour Stephen
Belle papagolfade du dimanche ici avec un point de vue qui rend bien les volumes de cette église
Bon dimanche
amicalement
gildas

darek1978 (11401) 2009-06-07 4:54

Hi Stephen,
A beautiful church! The composition is very good. I like the details of the walls, excellent sharpness and perspective. Splendid work. Congratulations!
Regards,
DArek

jlbrthnn (38727) 2009-06-07 5:09

Bonjour Stephen,
Une belle église, bien de cette région, sous une lumière typique. La lumière est forte et estompe un peu les couleurs. Un bon travail. Les maires devraient faire des arrêtés, interdisant le stationnement autour des monuments. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Cordialement
Joël

npecanhuk (14492) 2009-06-07 5:22

Hello Stephen!
Simple but truly effective composition! Sharpness and exposure are quite suitable to the image! Again, even the car added interest to the image! If it weren't there, we'd surely be transported back to ancient times! O well, it's there, good, we know the church has been well preserved!
TFS - congratulations!
Have a great sunday!
Neyvan

Silvio1953 (42579) 2009-06-07 6:07

Ciao Stphen, beautiful composition with splendid church, I like natural frame by leaves, wonderful colors and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

dareco (17104) 2009-06-07 8:35

I really love how the leaves are framing the steeple. Nice pov, lighting, colors and detail. The car doesn't bother me at all. TFS

Fis2 (46253) 2009-06-07 12:36

Witaj Stephen!
Next church in collection.
A very interesting tower.
Good frame and light.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

gunbud (28107) 2009-06-07 18:19

Hi Stephen,
Another splendid countryside church to add to your impressive collection.
The lighting details and lovely blue sky with a bit of contrast green makes for a fine phot.
Regards, Tom

delpeoples (6582) 2009-06-07 22:34

Hi Stephen, I like the square cropping here. And I assume you've taken this photo from a POV of extreme shade into harsh light, so you've done really well with the light management here. It's a lovely old church and your Note is as always highly informative. TFS, Lisa

jjanczyk (1919) 2009-06-08 13:02

Hello,
Great shot! Beautiful colours, nice POV.
I like the pieces of tree as natural frame.
TFS
All the best,
Jolanta

Muse (31047) 2009-06-09 0:18

Hello Stephen,
Jolie église présentée sous un ciel azur et une belle lumière.
Bien vu le cadrage avec les feuilles à l'avant plan.
Excellente journée
Denise

amaryllis (17701) 2009-06-09 10:48

bonjour Stephen
une très belle capture pour cette église avec une belle luminosité, un tres bon cadrage, dommage for the car mais celà n'enlève rien au harme de ta réalisation
le ciel est d'un bleu sublime
excellente réalisation
juliette