City of thousand sieges Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of Girona with the cathedral and the bridge over Onyar built by Gustav Eiffel. The cathedral has a single nave and it is the widest Gothic nave in the world (27 m), and the second in the world after the Baroque nave of St.Peter's in Rome (29 m). Initially, the project of Jaume Fabre, the Mallorcan architect of 15C, was not approved because people feared that such a wide nave would be unstable and the cathedral may collapse. Only after an appeal of the architect to the Supreme Court, the project was finally approved, and the cathedral was built. Time has proven that it was the right decision, as the cathedral is standing for more than 500 years.

The 12th century saw a flourishing of the Jewish community of Girona, with one of the most important Kabbalistic schools in Europe. The Rabbi of Girona, Moshe ben Nahman Gerondi (better known as Nahmanides or Ramban) was appointed Great Rabbi of Catalonia. The history of the Jewish community of Girona ended in 1492, when the Catholic Kings expelled all the Jews from Catalonia. Today, the Jewish ghetto or Call is one of the best preserved in Europe and is a major tourist attraction.

Girona is sometimes called "The city of thousand sieges", but in fact it has undergone "only" twenty-five sieges and been captured seven times.

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Modeste (541) 2009-11-19 1:41

Well composed photo, very sharp with saturated colors

mikolaj_kawa (32169) 2009-11-19 1:45

Hello Alexander! Wonderful vertical shot, good POV and capture, amazing focus, perfect sharpness, ideal frame. Great effect. Well done!

sandpiper (1917) 2009-11-19 1:48

Hi Alexander

Great POV, lovely colours and sky. Excellent sharpness and details. Great architecture.

Chris

carlosmarin (2507) 2009-11-19 1:58

Hello Alexander,
I like the frame of the picture, with the Cathedral, the facades of colors, the Eiffel bridge and the river Onyar with their reflections.
Good composition and colors.
Greetings,
Carlos

besnard (32838) 2009-11-19 2:04

Bonjour Aleksander
Un très joli cliché avec des couleurs bien saturées et attrayantes. Un bon choix de format pour mettre en valeur la ville et son église.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

jasmis (53046) 2009-11-19 2:09

Interesting vertical frame. Fine panoramic view.
Regards.

LOOOK13 (5411) 2009-11-19 2:55

Salut.
Belle composition d'un lieu bien coloré, ton cadrage est original, le coté vertical est judicieux...
bRAVO;

ciakgiak (13590) 2009-11-19 3:27

Hello Alexander,
What a splendid vertical shot with a perfect POV that gives a great effect. The focus, the sharpness and the colours are really excellent. Well done!
Congratulations and TFS.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

asajernigan (15295) 2009-11-19 3:31

Alexander,
This is a well composed shot with the vertical format accentuating the height of the buildings. The river leads the eye through the shot nicely giving the photo a nice sense of direction. The lighting and colors are great and the photo has nice shaprness.
TFS,
Asa

comanu (714) 2009-11-19 9:00

simple and honest. very nice effect of the bridge on the whole composition.

xavshot (64644) 2009-11-19 10:51

Bonsoir Alexander
un format vertical qui permet d'apprécier la succession de ces façades et la tour qui domine la ville. Belle image et superbes couleurs.
Xavier

gilou530 (37562) 2009-11-19 13:26

salut alex
un quartier trés coloré ou ce pont rouge coupe bien le cadre vertical, une bonne lumiére dans cette photo
amitiéq
gilbert

ChrisJ (72276) 2009-11-19 18:28

Hi Alexander

Good sharpness, colour & saturation. Excellent choice of a vertical format. Wonderful warm cold color contrasts, between the blue, red & orange. Tfs!

npecanhuk (18033) 2009-11-22 4:11

Hello Alexander!
A very beautiful and interesting photograph!
Vertical format, black and white frame, sharpness, exposure, pov, dof, colors and composition are all excellent features in this image!
I really love all those architectural details and the way you place them in this picture!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

guillaumejm (34) 2009-11-22 9:11

hello
a very nice view. interesting to notice the diffrent work about this place. I refer to karine picture with more close framing. here what is remarkable is the perfect light an sharpness.. I like the red impact of the brodge.
Best regards
JMarc

Muse (31849) 2009-11-25 1:13

Hello Aleksander,
Un très bel édifice et une compo colorée bien cadrée.
Le format convient très bien.
Jolie lumière
Best regards
Denise

mkamionka (6763) 2009-11-26 4:38

Hi Alexander,
beautiful postcard from Girona. I did use the airport next to this town when recently visiting Barcelona and now I really regret that I did not visit Girona itself.
Your composition contains many interesting aspects: nice old architecture with a riverside location. Great work, very convincing to visit this place,
TFS
M