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Stairway to Heaven

Artist: Johanne Brunet
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Stairway to Heaven

View from inside the Cocathedral St-Antoine-de-Padoue in Longueuil, Quebec built between 1884 and 1887.
This beautiful construction of gothic inspiration has been designed by two architects, Albert Mesnard and Henri-Maurice Perrault. There are two asymmetrical towers in front, a very rare occurrence in Canada, although there are a few in France.

Featured in Historic Churches on November 7, 2008

Featured in Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos on January 16, 2009

Featured in the group Safe Haven on January 16, 2009

Featured in The Addicted Photographer on January 16, 2009

Featured in the group Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! on April 18, 2009

Finished in 9th position of Top Ten in the Steps and Stairs challenge of the Mood and Ambiance – Strictly Photos Group on March 18, 2009

Stairway to Heaven belongs to the following groups:

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Stairway to Heaven by Johanne Brunet

Stairway to Heaven by Johanne Brunet

Blair Wainman

Wow! This is incredible! Your perspective captures the image so well! Amazing! Instant favorite!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you Blair! The stairway was incredibly narrow; I’m glad it came out this way!
Antanas

Great capture, beautiful angle
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much Antanas for your comment and for adding this work to your favorites! :-)
billyboy

Johanne, this is a totally massive shot. I’ve only just come to realize the beauty of some of the architecture of Quebec since my daughter moved there this year, and I’m blown away. Somehow you’ve managed to get in so much variation in this shot, and your angle emphasizes it beautifully. Nice work!!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment, I deeply appreciate it.
Bradley Shawn ...

I have always loved this shot of yours. Fabulous perspective, colour and detail. What a sense of awe just looking up. Brilliant photography my friend.
Bradley Shawn ...

Oh, and BTW, Congrats on the very deserved feature.
Johanne Brunet replied

What a nice thing to say, thank you Shawn! And I see that you’re a member of Historic Churches too… thank you for the congratulations as well! :-)
Evita

Beautiful capture!!Congratulations on your feature!!! :D
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much Evita! :-)
vadim19

Interesting angle well captured.
Johanne Brunet replied

Many thanks, Vadim! :-)
Tamara Valjean

Just beautiful, you captured this shot perfectly. Well done!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you Tamara!
John Linton

First class shot in every way. Love the title.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you John! I appreciate your comment as well as the favouriting (I think that the people on RB have invented a new word… LOL!)
Steve Liptrot

Wow! This is great stuff
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you Steve!
Carole Boudreau

Wow Johanne what an angle , beautiful lite natural?great shot and what a beautiful church!
Quel ouverture as-tu utilisé et combien de temps, avec ou sans flash?
merci pour ton aide j’ai un peut de difficulté dans les endroits sombre comme les église
Johanne Brunet replied

The was not much lighting inside and I did not want to use the flash, because there were a few worshippers in the nearby pews. I shot hand-held with high ISO and slow shutter speed and hoped for the best!

Here is the EXIF info:
Focal length 18mm
ISO-1250
Aperture f/3.5
Shutter 1/30 sec.
Carole Boudreau

I meant light sorry
Carole Boudreau

Thanks Johanne for the hints, I will make good use of the information next time I’m in a low light interior with high ceilings …
Joanne Bradley

Oh my gosh! C’est magnifique! Wow what incredible artwork! Love your angle of capture!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you Joanne! I appreciate your comment and enthousiasm. :-)
parmi

you have captured so much in the one photo! great work here. there is a “Stairs” group that i am sure would love to have this as their new addition!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you for your kind comment and for the tip Parmi. I didn’t know about that group, I’ll go and investigate then… :-)
JamieGreen

A wonderful perspective.The eye is drawn up the staircase and just keeps going. A great feature.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you very much, Jamie! :-)
sstarlightss

Great capture and angle, Johanne, so well detailed and bright! Congrats on your well deserved feature!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much, Claudia! :-)
Carole Brunet

Congratulations for your featured picture in Mood and Ambiance.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you sister! Hey, what’s up, I miss you! :-)
Carole Brunet

Nothing for now…!
gabbielizzie

beautiful
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you very much! :-)
Jason Connolly

A brilliant image, well done.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you kindly, Jason! :-)
Heather Nel

wow this is absolutely stunning … thanks for sharing the story with us : )
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you Heather for your kind words and for the favouriting! :-)
Craig Watson

love the shot!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much, Craig! :-)
Gili Orr

Great angle, beautiful image
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much Gili! :-)
mrscboretti

Great shot!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you for your comment and for you favouriting, Christine! Really appreciated! :-)
laureenr

Beautifully captured to provide one with a feel of the cathedral and its beauty.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much for your nice comment! :-)
Wendi Donaldson

WOW!!!!....breathtaking shot. I’m almost dizzy looking upwards… Stunning! These shots are so difficult with the lack of light and trying to get it with the settings you’ve used is a credit to your talent! Fabulous. Congratulations on all the features you’ve had for this one. Well done!
Johanne Brunet

Thank you Wendi! I was glad that the only other person in the church was a worshipper in the back pew and he couldn’t see me lying almost flat on my face to get this one! :-) Very undignified… but worth it! LOL!
Wendi Donaldson

Congrats Johanne on placing in the TOP TEN of the Challenge!!! Well done!! Still giggling at you on your face!!! :)
Johanne Brunet replied

Thanks Wendi! You can giggle all you like; it WAS funny, and I was lucky that the priest did not come unexpectedly from behind the altar or something and see me with my nose on the ground and bottom up in the air! LOL
Wendi Donaldson

You’re SUCH a good sport, Johanne…...!! surely he would have just thought you were truly pious!! LOL!!
Johanne Brunet replied

Or that I had dropped an earring! LOL!!!
monocotylidono

Congrats on another top-ten my friend, gorgeous shot!!!
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much George! This is one of my personal favourites too!
PhotosByG

Hi Johanne. Style, Class, Elegance, Excellence are looking for photos of this quality and calibre if you are interested in submitting this photo and any other photos you may have of the same quality, (that fall within the guidelines).
Cheers, Graham.
Johanne Brunet replied

Done! Joined the group and submitted the pic. Thank you for the lovely comment and invitation. :-)
Tomas Abreu

Fantastic picture, great perspective.
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you very much Tomas! :-)
PhotosByG

Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!”

This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.

Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to our group.
Johanne Brunet replied

Wow! What a great honour and compliment. I deeply appreciate this. :-)
wigs

Wow this is stunning, fab capture…. congrats with the feature
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you so much for your kind comment! :-)
Denzil

This is truly wonderful!!! Straight to favs for me (and a vote in the Style! Class! Elegance! challenge!). Sensational photo :)
Johanne Brunet replied

Many thanks for the love comment, the fav and the vote, all mucho appreciated! :-)
sterenborg

great shot
Johanne Brunet replied

Thank you for your comment Marja, and for the favouriting! :-)
maremarie

You got everything into the picture so perfectly, the proportioning (I hope I chose the right English word here) is just so very pleasing. Wonderful colours. Beautiful!
ceejaycee

I love the perspective and the detail you’ve captured in this shot. Very nice work.
Denis Dalby

Such a wonderful composition and perspective. This is a must for the Escher and Perspective Art group!
Squealia

Wow I could have taken a thousnad shots here, so much to see in one image! Great shot and very interesting interior design!
Mishka Góra

Stunning!
Elizabeth Bravo

It doesn’t get any better than that…..awesome shot…..great texture and lines….Beautiful stained glass. Great point of view!
Tom Newman 18 days ago

Brilliant shot Johanne, superb composition.
A very beautiful and fascinating image congratulations. :-)
Johanne Brunet replied 16 days ago

Thank you so much, Tom! :-)

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