Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 2 March 2008 in Architecture.
This photo could have been made better, but I had just an hour and the light was very poor at that December day when the photo was made. A few weeks before traveling to Rome I wanted to do some experimental shots in churches to learn how to handle difficult light situations like this one. It's not too good, but also not bad enough to get discarded.
The church you can see here is St. Elisabeth, Bonn, Germany, a very fine neo-Romanesque building from 1910. It's not as spectacular as the Italian churches I've presented here, but nonetheless a very harmonious building with a beautiful medieval character. A remarkable feature is the big chandelier above the crossing.
Lovely. You've caught a very mellow light.
2 Mar 2008 4:48am
@Michael Skorulski: If I remember correctly, this was just half an hour before sunset. Something like a 'real life' situation, but nonetheless a good training of bad light conditions. And I always wanted to know how this church looked inside.
Good tones and perspective.
2 Mar 2008 5:36am
@Brites: Thank you, Brites, I like this church very much and at that special moment I wished I had a wide-angle-lens!
It actually looks closer than the crossing. Probably due to its size! Nice shot!
2 Mar 2008 6:53am
@Craiger: Yes, this chandelier is quite big, it fills the crossing completely. The cathedral at Aachen has a similar one that maybe was the model for this one.
Beautiful shot
2 Mar 2008 8:52am
@Jen: Thanks, Jen :)
Very well executed
2 Mar 2008 11:37pm
@dailyphotosofmalé: Thank you so much!
Really beauitful, I love the light with the slight blue colour. The chandelier is magnificent.
3 Mar 2008 5:51am
@MaryB: Thanks, Mary! It's a pretty little church, especially its outer appearance is very Romanesque and handsome!
Definitely medieval in character and massive in its architecture. The gray and blue hues are rather calming.
3 Mar 2008 12:41pm
@Steven: Yes, this church is a beauty, especially from outside! It's inmidst old houses of the 'Gründerzeit', that are beautiful buildings from the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century. A very harmonious architectural setting.
Cool! Bonn is where Beethoven was born. Nice shot! :)
3 Mar 2008 1:22pm
@HorseRotorVator: Yes, it is! His monument is located in front of the post-office.
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