eclectic imaging (redux)
St Salvator, Bruges: Jesus Window
Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 16 December 2010 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
I'm not sure if the name is right, I'm calling it just so. The upper row is showing key scenes in the life of the Christ that are corresponding to scenes of the Old Testament (Annunciation - the angel intervening Abraham sacrificing his son; (no idea of the 2nd scene); Marriage at Cana - Gathering of the Manna; Crucifixion - (not sure, perhaps the martyrdom of the Maccabees); Last Supper (?) - Moses leading his people; the risen Lord builds the church - God speaking to David(?)). Corrections welcome.
My (old) coffee-table book of selected postings.
More MadScientist: eclecticimaging.tumblr.com, the guy behind this blog
@MissT: Many thanks for this suggestion, MissT! Looks reasonable to me!
@B.Held: Many thanks, Britanny! Another one will be shown tomorrow. :)
@Curly: Thank you, Sir! It takes some post-processing though: starting with a perspective correction (you never get an optimal angle!), I sometimes have to do a white balancing, then add some sharpness as a last step. The better my point of view (and the light conditions) the less post processing.
@Steven: A good point of view is the key for shots like this. Thanks, Steven!
@JoeB: To be honest, this is even better. When you are standing on the ground with your bare eyes you only would have to choose between a bad point of view where you would come pretty close to the window, having a distorted view, and looking from a better view but unable to see all the details because you're too far away. Being there would mean to get an overall impression and to observe how all these windows, altars, the whole room fit together, building up a unique atmosphere. But for being able to dissect these treasures is only possible with a camera and some post-processing; only these tools allow the undimmed look at the details.
@Ronnie 2¢: Hahaha, you bet! :-D
@Japanalia: Many thanks, Gabriela, I much appreciate this! There are many windows, especially in Cologne Cathedral, which I'm still missing, there's still a lot of techniques to learn!
@klausZ: Besten Dank, Klaus! Die besondere Stimmung von Kirchen (und anderen Sakralbauten) versuche ich seit einigen Jahren aufzufangen. Mit diversen Korrekturen per Software kommt man auch recht weit - die Ergebnisse findest Du hier -, allerdings stelle ich fest, daß ich langsam an die Grenzen des Kleinbildformats gelangt bin; zumindest was die perspektiventreue Abbildung großer Gebäude und Innenräume angeht. Deshalb habe ich noch ein wenig Geld in analoges Equipment investiert, von dem ich mir v.a. eine bessere Detailzeichnung verspreche, die Ergebnisse gibt es dann demnächst hier. :-)