Miracle of the Sun Photo

Photographer’s Note

As you can see from my uploads, my vacation time in Portugal was very rich in extreme experiences ranging from a gay beach to the sanctuary of Fatima but believe me this is just the beginning...

Fatima is a very interesting place. There are crowds of believers arriving here every day from the whole Europe. As you can imagine this may heavily impact the traffic. We were lucky to participate in the prayer at 21.30 which is very atmospheric due to candles which people bring with themselves.

You can read about Fatima’s history here. I will just mention that in 1917 three children had multiple visions of St Mary here. The children were so convincing that on the October 13th they were able to assemble a crowd of 70,000 people in this place, many of which had a vision called the Miracle of the Sun. Some people saw it other didn’t, it is certainly pity that they did not have digital cameras at that time.

This shot taken at a sunset light is my personal interpretation of how beautiful the colors may have been at that famous evening. Of course this pretty basilica was built much later and now it hosts the tombs of those 3 children.

Amaz, daddo, LeeLoo, asajernigan, npecanhuk, jjanczyk, danos, denisn72, AiresSantos, photoray trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Amaz (7322) 2009-09-21 2:15

Wowwwwwwww!!
This is absolutely incommon composition!!
Excelente capture and wonderful colours!!

The POV is superb!!!

Brillant work, Mariusz!!!

Kind regards,

emka (22177) 2009-09-21 2:18

Witaj, bardzo ładne zdjęcie z Fatimy, śliczne kolory zachodzącego słońca i nie widac tej strasznej komercji, która tam panuje. Mnie się tam tak nie podobało, że nawet nie zrobiłam zadnego zdjęcia. Bardzo ładne te kolumienki. Z przyjemnościa oglądam Twoja relacje, bo to znane mi miejsca.

Pozdrawiam

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dta (5935) 2009-09-21 2:21

Hello Mariusz ,
As you say , a superb evening light , for this fine picture . An excellent choice of framing , to show us this interesting architecture .
Regards

daddo (11511) 2009-09-21 2:26

Hi Mariusz.Mellow mood with these warm colours and subdued light. Interesting POV which maximizes the play of light and shade and adds architectural richness near and far. Lovely moment. Pozdrawiam. Klaudio.

LeeLoo (5232) 2009-09-21 2:26

Dear Mariusz Kamionka!
Famous sanctuary.
Very interesting information.
Original point of view.
Very good composition.
Perfect shot.
TFS!

asajernigan (14252) 2009-09-21 4:03

Mariusz,
Your composition is great using the arch to frame the scene. The lighting and colors are great with the areas of sun and shade creating nice contrast. The photo is sharp and your POV is outstanding.
TFS,
Asa

npecanhuk (14532) 2009-09-21 4:46

Hello Mariusz!
That's a very beautiful picture!
The vertical format, the point of view and the composition are all excellent in this photograph!
Level of sharpness, exposure, depth of field and colors are very good too and the visual results of all those elements are truly eye-catching, interesting and enjoyable!
TFS - congratulations!
My warmest regards and greetings from Brazil,
Have a very good week!
Neyvan

jjanczyk (1921) 2009-09-21 6:29

Witaj,
Fantastyczny kadr!
Sliczna kompozycja, super kolorystyka.
Zastanawiam sie jak Ci sie udalo zrobic zdjecie bez tlumow i wszechogarniajacej komercji w tle.
Pozdrawiam

danos (33126) 2009-09-21 6:30

Witaj Mariusz,
one nice shot with the bell tower of the Basilica,to seen from the arch on the foreground.I like the pastel colours of the day as the warm afternoon light, that make the scene so attractive and beautiful.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

pauloog (6825) 2009-09-21 8:19

Hello Mariusz,
A curious place it is, for believers and non-believers. And catched here in beautiful soft side light that creates a wonderful play of light and shadows.
Regards,
Paul

celmaleite (2850) 2009-09-21 11:57

Excelente composição e cores bem interessantes. Gostei de ver o santuário assim através da moldura formada pelas colunas. Belo trabalho, parabéns!

Fis2 (46273) 2009-09-21 14:21

Czesc Mariusz!
BArdzo fajnie obramowales ten piekny kosciol.
Swiatlo i kolorystyka nadaja ciekawy klimat zdjeciu.
Podoba sie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Graal (58616) 2009-09-21 23:40

Czesc,
o - Fatime odwiedziles! Tez tam bylem, cos tu mam w TE takze. Pomyslowe ujecie, fajny efekt spoirzenia na sanktuarium i kosciol poprzez arkady. Podoba mi sie.
Pozdr. Al.

Juntas (3504) 2009-09-22 11:25

Hi Mariusz. You caught a beautiful light here and made a very nice composition. I was there several times and never saw the sanctuary 'without' people. Have you erased them? :) It's really a shame that only two foreigners (you and Mikolaj) put Fátima in the right place. Shame on us (portuguese) and thank you. BEst regards. Paulo

denisn72 (7039) 2009-09-22 17:58

Hi Mariusz,
You did a great and original use of the columns as a frame. Great architecture of the further sanctuary building. The light is very interesting and the contrasts are excellent too. A good work!
Best regards
Denis!

AiresSantos (42760) 2009-09-23 3:43

Hi Mariusz
Wonderful light in this magnificent picture of the Fatima's Santuary.
Unusual POV, very well framed and done
Regards my dear friend
Aires

lightsensor (721) 2009-09-24 5:53

hi, Mariusz,
you are right about it! the sunlight creates miracle on everything. the sun light is great on this one, as well as the way you frame the church too. nice job!

J-P,

photoray (1362) 2009-09-24 15:13

Hi Mariusz,

Like everyone else a well designed and wonderful golden lighting, with the column arch leading the eye towards the cathedral.

Good job,
Ray