Waiting for the Pope's men, a photo from Languedoc-Roussillon, Sud

Photographer's Note

Post #3 from the photo day with TE friend ’Didi’

From this summit the Cathars could look out to their beloved land Cathar, part of the today’s Languedoc-Roussillon region in south of France.
500.000 thousands of the Cathers were to be killed by a Papal decret, initiated by the Pope Innocent III.

More details of the Cathars
What is certain is that they formed an anti-sacerdotal party in opposition to the Catholic Church, and raised a continued protest against perceived corruption of the clergy. They did not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity claiming it was an invention of the Roman Catholic Church. Women were treated as equals, because their physical form was irrelevant; their soul could have been a man's soul before, and it might once again become one.

The war (Crusade) against Cathars, iniciated by Pope Innocent III, threw the whole of the nobility of the north of France against that of the south, possibly instigated by a papal decree stating that all land owned by Cathars could be confiscated at will.

In one famous incident in 1209, most of Béziers was slaughtered by the Catholic forces headed by the Papal legate. Arnaud-Amaury, the Abbot of Citeaux, was asked how to distinguish between the Catholic and Cathars, and allegedly answered, "Kill them all, God will know his own". The Catholic Encyclopedia denies these words were ever spoken. Béziers is believed to have held no more than 500 Cathars, but over 10,000 citizens were killed.

The Inquisition was established in 1229 to root out the Cathars

On March 16, 1244 a large and symbolically important execution took place, where leaders of Catharism together with more than 200 Cathar laity were thrown into an enormous fire at the prat des cramats near the foot of the castle in Montesegur.

Extract from Wikipedia

2 photos horizontal stitch.

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nwoehnl (122) 2005-10-12 5:05

Beautiful "cinemascope" framing for this one, Jack, looking like the opening shot of some epic movie staged in medieval times. Very nice use of the castle ruins to open up the deep view across the vast scenery. Beautiful seasonal colors as well.

Grelibre (1534) 2005-10-12 5:12

Les chateaux Cathars sont vraiement superbes avec ce paysage... Et dire qu'il pleut actuellement dans cette région !!

Bravo,

Seb

ajcsousa (1804) 2005-10-12 5:31

Hi Jack,
Nice picture. Good stitching between the 2 photos. Good composition and POV. The colors, light and depth are great. Well done
Regards, António

RGatward (20086) 2005-10-12 5:39

Worth another view of it from this PoV, nicely framed, giving a good impression of the landscape.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-10-12 5:59

Hi Jack,
Another great capture from this beautiful landscape.It´s well composed,the included ruins adds foreground interest and depth.I like the mood and the colors here a lot.
Greetings,
hermann

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-10-12 7:48

hijack, an excellent, quiet composition, tranquility of the place so well visible; very nice mountainscape, must be a perfect place for artistic activities!
best wishes, jerzy

Galeota (10352) 2005-10-12 7:58

Hey Jack, nice view and a beautiful landscape in this superb region. If you ever have the time, go visit the Castle of Requesens , which is at about 1 hour drive from Banyuls. Careful not to get lost if you plan to go there alone…sand roads in the middle of nowhere..

jasmis (58647) 2005-10-12 8:21

Interesting POV. Fine, well saturated colours. See also:http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/France/photo132606.htm. Greetings.

clodreno (0) 2005-10-12 10:05

those places are really so beautiful.. i really have to go back there once..
The sky is soooo blue..
nice framing as well.
thanks

huynt (5079) 2005-10-12 10:28

Hi Jack R
A wonderful composition. I like this old wall, especiallly light on them. Bravo. Thanks for sharing. Good note. Huy

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-10-12 11:23

Nice mood here, Jack with these old stones looking at the landscape, I expecting a warrior to just put the head off the tower like you did with Didi in the TE portrait.
Very good colors.
I like it
Jean Michel

Didi (61589) 2005-10-12 12:12

Bonsoir Jack
Une version plus rapprochée par rapport à ma précédente photo.
Ici le contraste est plus doux, l'effet du filtre polariseur est parfaitement visible.
J'apprécie beaucoup le commentaire descriptif.
J'attaque ce soir le Quéribus; ce ne sera qu'une seule photo.

Hi Jack
A version more brought closer compared to my preceding photograph. Here contrast is softer, the effect of the filter polarizer is perfectly visible. I appreciate much the descriptive comment. I attack this evening Quéribus; it will be only one photograph.

crhieatt (5347) 2005-10-12 13:04

Very nice shot Jack, ideal for the panoramic format, and an interesting frame to boot!
Regards
Colin

dkeus31 (27739) 2005-10-12 14:39

Hi Jack,
Nice perspective and great point of view!
Regards,
Didier

dsidwell (9783) 2005-10-12 17:59

I really like this point of view, Jack. It seems we're peeking around this building to the scene beyond. Remarkable clarity, even with the atmospheric perspective. I've enjoyed all of these shots with Didi.

greg64g (11193) 2005-10-13 3:47

Hi Jack

I like the superb and simple view, i like this kind of stich is as if you look the picture as 16/9. very good frame too.
cheers
greg

ChrisJ (160104) 2005-10-13 6:08

Hello Jack

A superb lookout from this imposing ruined castle I like the sidelighting from the right illuminating the margins & tops of the castle walls. Well done!

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-10-13 16:25

Very nice view from the top of this castle which we can see in the foreground. Also, I like very much the blue of the sky. Bravo!

sergecross (3438) 2005-10-13 21:33

Jack, very nice shot. I like the blue saturated color and also the contrast. It's a beautiful photograph and i think you used very good techniques. Excellent frame and the point of view is very cool.
Thanks
sergio

jrzufferey (7305) 2005-10-14 13:35

Salut Jack, Cette image du ruine est belle, elle surplombe magnifiquement toute la région semble-t-il. Beau travail Ciao/jr

Gdouble (0) 2005-10-15 3:23

Hi Jack,
Beautifull landscape, and great idea to gives us an idea of what the people of those times could sea.
Nice shot
Guy

dof (463) 2005-10-18 2:59

Hello Jack. Great shot. To be honnest, I don't really like the lines on the frame, I find them too attractive for the eye and then, disturb the picture. Nice composition anyway :)

hdl (7035) 2005-10-18 7:56

A magnificent view! What a depth, nice colours and such a good quality picture! Very good compo.

Xalkida (11744) 2005-10-18 16:48

Hi Jack

Nice shot, good depth, very fine view. The blue of the sky is very fine. The details of this castle very well captured. Nice work.

babakhendi (196) 2005-10-23 18:26

Hi Jack
this is greaaaaaaat!! wow, every thing is nice.well done.
thanks for sharing.
regards
bob

taivo (1843) 2005-10-25 5:53

Once again, this scene reminds me of the Lord of the Rings :) The colours, especially the blue tones, are excellent. Marvellous view for this angle.

bazal (7900) 2005-11-03 4:25

Hi Jack. This is an original view of Peyrepertuse castle, and this POV is interesting because of the impressive depth between the old walls and the lower plain. The light is superb and the picture is globally very crisp. Thanks for sharing and congrats for the historic note !
Cheers.
LB.

Polonaise (5802) 2008-02-04 10:58

You are gutsy man, Jack R.J.

You had spoken your word.

You have my respect.

humble... g.

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