Bell-tower, a photo from Languedoc-Roussillon, Sud

Photographer's Note

Close up on the bell tower of Collioure’s church. Old medieval headlight elevated in 1693 and decorated of a small pink cupola in 1894. Also used as a prison for a while, this tower is perhaps the most photographed piece of architecture in Côte Vermeille

The church itself is dedicated to the Virgin, the building was built between 1684 and 1691, the old church having been destroyed on order of Vauban. The ground of the church is on the sea level, and it is necessary to descend nine steps to penetrate in the nave. Some of the baroque furniture is remarkable, notably the works made on the high Altar, due to Josep Sunyer.

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carper (96) 2004-08-16 2:59

Very good composition, I love it,
Very good colours too, very good photo, very good job Gal,

RGatward (20086) 2004-08-16 3:01

A rather differen tkind of shot from you here Gal. Nicely done and carefully composed as usual.

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-08-16 3:06

Une photo d'architecture qui est un modèle du genre.
La composition est parfaite, les horizontales et verticales portent bien leur nom, l'opposition des tons entre le ciel et les toits absolument superbe (c'est même ce qui donne le petit "plus" à cette image) et personnellement, j'aime bien avoir des personnages sur ce type de photo plutôt que les bâtiments tous seuls.
L'exposition ne devait pas être facile non plus avec cette lumière de milieu de journée et tu t'en es parfaitement tiré.
PS : j'aime vraiment bien tes cadres d'expos !

mikee (2354) 2004-08-16 3:08

Neat! A close up of the bell tower from the previous post. Again, wonderful clarity and colors. Very attractive PoV. Well done. Great composition.

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-08-16 3:18

Haha, I like that row of tyres very much, immediately I know it's a harbour, and I'm glad you kept it in, nice dark and with shades. Good composition. Pleasant picture of a pleasant place

Rhiannon (1728) 2004-08-16 3:20

Excellent colours and composition. Great clarity.
Beautiful building.
Well captured.

Tavo (587) 2004-08-16 3:46

Good postcard picture, particularly I like the detail of gun barrels on the bottom.
I am just a little bit confused by your note: not all towers with cupola are phallic; it seems to me specially inapropriate when the church is dedicated to Virgin. But if it is specific humor, I’m fine with it, without prejudice :-()
PeterB

Liora (1857) 2004-08-16 4:02

Nice detail of the church Gal, captured with excellent colors. I like the way the tires were placed on the pier's wall - they look like an ornament.

elroyie (2750) 2004-08-16 4:02

Very good composition with great colours and exposure, the colourful cloths of the people in the frame are making a good contrast to the antique colours of the buildings, the lines of the buildings are great.

spence (65) 2004-08-16 4:06

I like it a lot - especially the composition and the wonderful saturated colours. Nice frame too Gal. Well done!

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-08-16 5:23

Quel bel édifice médiéval, mis en valeur par ce beau ciel bleu derriére. Bravo Gal. Une bien belle image une fois de plus.

vbourrut (32482) 2004-08-16 6:28

Belle image, joliment composée et bien présentée

jhm (202831) 2004-08-16 7:05

A very lovely colours Gal, good composition, beautiful brickwork, very nice depth, good werk here!
Thanks for sharing.

summer89 (5422) 2004-08-16 9:30

Olá Gal,

Gostei desta foto, a composição está espetacular e as pessoas servem de escala.

Very well done

taivo (1843) 2004-08-16 11:20

Another well composed shot. I admire your style: making buildings actually looks better than they are. The tower is excellently placed, not too close to the border. The layers of the red roofs and dome add colours to the dull grey walls.

elihesamian (26149) 2004-08-16 11:54

A great composition,very well detailed,colors are very nice & real,very nice info,too,thanks Gal!
Lively shot & fine in your series.

doreeneden (1022) 2004-08-16 12:28

Lovely well composed picture with very nice strong colouring.

Isabelle (9046) 2004-08-16 12:39

it could be a postcard depicting what is probably one of the symbols of the city/region. with or without the phallic conotation.
(btw, if you read a dictionary of symbols, you´ll get amazed with the amount of phallic symbols you´ll find there (and in the world around us)...
great work Gasl, despite looking rather traditional to my taste.

robiuk (10807) 2004-08-16 18:03

Lovely composition and colours. I like your inclusion of tyres at the bottom.
Captured at the time when the light is rich and shadows not too long.
Pretty!
PS. Regret visiting too late to read that sentence containing 'phallic tower'. ;-D

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-08-16 21:26

Fine capture Gal, especially the tourists on the promenade... ;-)

This shows your style a bit Gal that you would include the tires hanging over the edge of the promenade as bumpers for boats that enter that channel. It adds to the reality of the scene. This rises high above the category of a snapshot by the way you place the tower to one side and give us some length of the church's nave. Colors and details are rendered nicely as always. Your Canon PowerShot is a trusty friend and companion.

I wonder at your decision to post a relatively small image, especially one this fine, but I don't doubt you have your reasons. Thanks for the lovely photo.

orme (7219) 2004-08-17 1:15

A very well framed shot, Gal, with the position of the tower and the tyres along the bottom. Good detail and colours. Nicely done.

manny (22032) 2004-08-17 2:13

I like the simplicity of this picture gal. the colors are well-defined, the shapes, well-seen. It cannot et any better than this. Well-framed too.

cyril (2748) 2004-08-17 5:25

Great sharp picture with no distorsion.
Composition is good and colours really vivid.
Nice work
Cyril

pridel (233) 2004-08-17 7:37

Superbe composition tout en équilibre de formes et de couleurs. J'aime beaucoup la base solide formée par la rangée de pneus sombres. Les rectangles de briques rouges sont très dynamiques et de fait rendent très sage la tour ronde.
Félicitations
Pascal

cmartos (242) 2004-08-17 16:56

J'adore la composition et le recadrage, et particulièrement le fait d'avoir conservé la ligne de pneus. Verticales et horizontales s'opposent avec un bel équilibre, les tons chauds/froids également d'ailleurs. Une image plus grande aurait peut-être permis de mieux apprécier encore les textures de la pierre. Ceeci dit la composition est vraiment excellente.

yesterday (9833) 2004-08-18 3:48

Excellent compoced, good sharp, great hoizont and vertical lines, splendid contrast and color in picture.

regards Kaj Nielsen

Mrg (825) 2004-08-22 16:31

The thing that i like most in this one is the composition. Great colours and textures in the stone of the tower

loupiot (3909) 2004-08-29 3:48

Très belle composition Gal! Tu as très bien réussi à mettre en valeur le célèbre clocher de Collioure. De plus, ta note est vraiment très utile, bravo!

zou (223) 2006-08-01 10:55