the saint-gobain cathedral, a photo from Caserta, Campania

Photographer's Note

this is a parking lot, or this is the ex saint gobain industrial site, well now is just this a space made of shadows, lights grass, noise, wind and ...cars
now a parking lot of a new site beeing built on the opposite side (in a horrible way in my feel)
ut could be.... lots more
hope it will stay

Paolo, AiresSantos, pinakie_slg, calimex, noborders, apucci trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Paolo (41258) 2005-10-18 11:15

Ciao Emanuela...una foto fantastica!
sembra una ragnatela fatta da un ragno impazzito!
un caos totale di luci ed ombre!
il binaco e nero e il lieve effeto sfocato danno ancor più forza a questa immagine meravigliosa. anche il punto di scatto e la bella e lung prospettiva sul lato sinistro sono perfette!
spero che qualcuno si "muova" per mantenere questa struttura di archeologia industriale!

grazie, buoan giornata.

P-S-I-G (25536) 2005-10-18 11:17

Bonjour Emanuela,
Très bon cadrage. L'immensité du lieu est fort bien restituée. Bravo.
Fabrice

stefi (1230) 2005-10-18 11:34

Ciao Emanuela, bella idea nel titolo, ricorda davvero la struttura di una cattedrale gotica.
Un bell'esempio di archeologia industriale da perservare.
Il BN, il gioco di ombre ed il punto di ripresa migliorano molto a mio avviso l'immagine, sottolineando il senso di forza delle linee che si intersecano e ricordando il groviglio dell'attività umana che vi era e che è servita a costruirla.
Bravissima!
Stefano

mrcrow (3993) 2005-10-18 11:40

##they paved paradise and made it a parking lot...joni mitchell..##
just as you say ...but effective for photography..the eerie lack of cars and bizarre repetition of the trusses and bracings make this a busy but pleasing eye catching shot.

KevRyan (22956) 2005-10-18 14:47

Emanuela! Emanuela! Bravo!!!!!!!!!

Such a great find and a wonderful treatment of the image - the pull of all those converging lines and the detail and tracery of everything in between - you are really something in terms of your atmospheric architectural shots!!! This has all the feel of a Victorian image - wonderful!!

In my Phantom Favourties!±

simonekarl (404) 2005-10-18 15:30

Wow Emanuela, an amazing capture, the way the light plays into the shadows, but also the geometry of the shot is fantastic.
I like the slight soft focus too. let's hope it will stay.

Luan (12971) 2005-10-18 17:16

Hello Emanuela,
this picture is very good, I like the b&w, good set of lights qnd shadows. A graphic composition, like a wire framework.
Well done
Luan

Sterne (2975) 2005-10-20 8:25

Bonjour Emanuela,
C’est un sujet qui se prête bien au noir et blanc. Il fait bien ressortir l’aspect désolé.
Stéphane.

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-10-21 3:18

buongiorno emanuela,
wow - what a contrast, what a place... excellent black and white image, i like this lov pov, really lovely shot;
ciao, jerzy

AiresSantos (56155) 2005-10-22 4:59

Hi Emanuela,
Excellent Graphism with geometric figures. I like of the shadows effect. Very good POV. Beautiful black and white photo.
Have a nice weekend
Aires dos Santos

AnimeshRay (9089) 2005-10-23 0:31

It is indeed a fascinating building, perhaps the world's most interesting parking lot. It reminds me of pictures that I had seen of an early Victorian building of England, called Glass Palace (I think) that was destroyed by fire soon afterwards. The play of light and shadow here is just stunning. And your angle is just perfect.

dolin (7369) 2005-10-23 3:57

Hi Emanuela.
Superbe photo..j'adore ces jeux de lignes et d'ombres et lumières.
Le n/b lui va à merveille.
Très étrange atmosphère et une belle touche graphique.
Un endroit bien capturé et bien cadré.
Bravo
Fred

Vagabond (5848) 2005-10-23 11:53

A picture with very interesting graphic effects looking like an old train station. I like the shadows and light effects, too .. Good B&W option. Congratulations ..

alon (1289) 2005-10-27 8:02

Hi Emanuela,
What a great work!
I really like all those nice patterns and shapes created by this interesting structure and shadows. It was a good idea to convert it to B&W with such great contrast.
Kind Regards,
Alon

clic (76) 2005-10-27 19:30

Bonjour Emanuela
J'ai l'impression d'y voir une photo des années '30 à cause de l'architecture et du médium noir et blanc.
Cet enchevêtrement de poutres et de tiges est hypnotisant à cause de la symétrie. Les verticales sont parfaites.
Très beau travail.
Robert Deschênes

clodreno (0) 2005-10-31 15:10

i didn't know about this.. This is spectacular..
If I manage to go there I will try to find it..
Beautiful image, nice b&w..

Stepan (27210) 2005-11-01 12:00

What a light, what an ambience !
The contrasts are strong, and you composed that well.
Good job.
Stéphane

toni_al (15875) 2005-11-02 15:45

Ciao Emanuele
Très bon graphisme, et excellent choix pour le N&B. joli travail
Toni

itamaratiya (539) 2005-11-04 2:20

Hey Emanuela!!

I really like the use of B&W in your picture. It makes it much dramatic then it would be using colors.

Very well done,

Itamar

pinakie_slg (861) 2006-11-21 5:07

wow, a great artistic work sir.Highly Impressed. thanks for sharing.

calimex (151) 2007-02-20 0:47

Ciao Emanuela,
Thank you for this image in a stunning black-and-white. The space definitely exudes an abandoned and ghostly or spectral feeling.

Mille grazie per la tua foto!
José

noborders (1010) 2007-06-02 1:27

Ciao Emanuela, I saw this photo today on TE's first page, and wanted to see what was behind this interesting title...
A parking lot ? This place should be protected, it is so beautiful - but the photo too is specially well done, everything seems so light here...
This will be one of my favourites
BRAVO, bravissimo !
Cath.

sloomatic (60) 2007-07-18 19:15

hey
a real nice shot , deep , and lighty .

ryo (34) 2009-03-24 13:25

Amazing place, amazing photo, amazing BW treatment!

I'm... amazed at the rigor of the compo, yet the airy feeling one gets looking at it!

TFS
Olivier Rychner

Photo Information

Copyright: Emanuela Gr (emanuela) (1257)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Noir & blanc
Date Taken: 2005-10-18
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Exposition: f/4.5, 1/1000 secondes
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Versions: version originale
Thème(s): my favorites, My favorite photos (12) (Gatti Matti) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-10-18 11:13
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