The Cloister World / ______ Higher quality image Here ______ This photo was done during a one-day trip to the fascinating city of Évora. Classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, one can easily get amazed at the diversity and quantity of historic buildings, including Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. / ................................................................................. / This is one of those special places where, on a weekend, without the noise of cars and the crowds, you can forget present time, and feel immersed somewhere in the past, when beauty was cherished, and schedules were not a concern. / ................................................................................ / One of the places I’ve visited was the amazing Cathedral of Évora, and one of it’s strongest surprises: an exquisite and captivating cloister. / ................................................................................. / Cloisters have always fascinated me. In the past they were the place, inside a monastery, where the fusion of nature and men was strongest. Four cold stone corridors and a garden in the center, adorned with profound meditation, trying to reach the highest answers. / ................................................................................. / During the first 15 minutes I had some strong clouds in the sky, but the sun was uncovered and very strong. I tried to capture some photos, trying to properly expose both the building and the sky, but this proved to be impossible, even with ND Grads. Fortunately, mother nature helped, and the clouds finally covered the sun. Not only this helped in getting a correct exposure of the scene, but also lended a very special lightning to the whole scene, much different from the harsh light I had 15minutes before. This was the time to start shooting, and in 10 minutes I was able to cover some shooting angles I had planned beforehand. Here you can see one of them, hoping the image will be able to “capture” you into that magical place… / .................................................................................... / José Ramos
Taken in the Cloisters of Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK. / Shot in J peg Using a Pentax Optio 550 / Edited in Dynamic Photo HDR FREE DOWNLOAD 1×3 shot. Then into CS3 and converted to B&W. Finished off in Picasa3 FREE DOWNLOAD / Thank you for looking. / BEST VIEWED LARGER
On rare occasions the lighting falls so that cloister lights up, I have been trying to catch it for a few years now and this is the first time the light fell right for me. / All the colours are there and that red door just lift the image.
The late medieval cloisters at Utrecht Cathedral are a very beautiful place for finding a moment of contemplationl In a teeming city centre you suddenly find a place of perfect peace, especially when out of the main tourist season. And then it seems that these cloisters are just for the pigeons, and for YOU of course! Utrecht, 23rd October 2007, 3.36 pm / Nikon D 80, Nikkor 18-200 mm at 18 mm / F 3,5, 1/15 (I used a “polepod”, holding the cam against that pole), ISO 200
The cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral Watercolour by Ruth S Harris Featured on RB Home Page / Featured in “British Painters”
Fort Tyron Park, NYC
This is the door to the south transept of Lanercost Priory … I liked the mood of the shot when done in b&w. Lanercost Priory was founded about 1166 by Henry II. When completed in 1220, canons came from the priory in Norfolk, and remained for some 370 years until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, by Henry VIII. / The building went to Thomas Dacre of Naworth Castle nearby, who converted some of the buildings into private dwellings (now called the Dacre Hall). The rest of the building fell into disrepair. About 1740 it was decided to restore the nave, and use it as a Parish Church. Anthony Salvin, who had done some restoration and building work at Naworth Castle in 1844, was responsible for the Parish Church as it is now. / The East window contains some fragments of 16th Century glass removed from the Dacre Hall, the dining room of Sir Thomas Dacre after the dissolution. In the North transept is a monument to Lady Elizabeth Dacre Howard also by Sir J Boehm. /
The spray-on bricks on the left hand side fascinated my hubby…. Canon 5D w 14mm fisheye, f/5, 1/20sec, ISO 50 Melbourne / Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
Inside the Ian Potter Gallery, Melbourne Melbourne / Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
Taken at Glasgow University using a Canon 30d.
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A moody Glasgow University Cloisters shot.
Original background pictures shot by me in Gloucester cathedral, many layers processed in cs3
Gloucester Cathedral South West England. A location of the Harry Potter Movies Featured in the ‘Beginners Corner’ group November 2008 Top Ten in the ‘Outdoors Comes Indoors’ in the ‘Mornings & Evenings—Sunbeams & Storms 2/d’ Group November 2008 Featured on ‘Redbubble’ Home page November 2008
I would like to thank Mel Brackstone for letting me use her image once again the Cloisters. I have change the original collaberation image called ( Temple Mountain, I added fire and crows and light and bit more of my magic. Thanks mel hope you like it. http://www.redbubble.com/people/melbrackstone/art/1546669-1-the-cloisters
Woman walking in cloister
Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire is famous for being the home of William Henry Fox-Talbot, the ‘Father of Modern Photography’ and is owned and managed by the National Trust, as is the rest of the village of Lacock. The Abbey’s Cloisters are famous for being used in Harry Potter films! Please view large Featured in “National Trust Properties” March 2009 / Featured in Architecture and Cityscapes Photography / Featured in Historic Landmarks of Europe January 2009 Nikon D80. Nikkor 18-135mm. A 5-image panorama stitched in Photoshop
Interiors for the Harry Potter movies were shot here. 5 shot HDR.
Listening to Gregorian Chant when I did this one…
This is such a beautiful building – and my ‘other home’. Hope this captures the feel of the architecture for anyone who knows and loves it too. Taken with Nikon D700, 100mm macro lens, cropped and perspective straightened in photopshop, tweaked with sepia filter in Niik Silver Efex Pro 1st PLACE IN MONTHLY CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION; MERIT IN MONOCHROME END OF YEAR CAMERA CLUB COMPETITON 2009 / FEATURED IN CANON VS NIKON / FEATURED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA /
Featured in Italian Architecture Group November – 13 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World Group October – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Historic Places Group October – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide Group June – 03 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in ImageWriting (2/24) Group May – 20 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Safe Haven Group May – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in “National Trust Properties” Group May – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Nikon F70 camera Sigma 28/70 lens Fuji Film Superia 200 iso Nikon Coolscan III Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Venice and its Lagoon (1987) S.Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore is a basilica in Venice, Italy designed by Andrea Palladio and located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Facing Saint Mark Basin, the church plays a central role in the panorama from the Piazzetta. The first St George’s church dates back to the 8-9th century. In 982 the whole island was donated to a Benedictine monk, who founded the adjacent monastery. The present church was begun in 1566, and was not entirely finished before the death of Palladio in 1580. The façade was continued by Vincenzo Scamozzi based on the original architect’s designs and completed in 1610. The church, sometimes designated as a basilica, is a prime example of Palladio’s architectural style, and one of the finest churches he designed. The bell tower, first built in 1467, fell in 1774; the reconstruction was completed in 1791. The Benedictine monks still officiate in the church.
Cloister at Gormanston College, Co Meath Ireland In medieval times, cloisters served the primary function of quiet meditation or study gardens. The hortus conclusus or “enclosed garden” of medieval times featured the essential well at the center, from which four paths divided the space into quadrants. from Wikipedia / Canon 1000D / as is / f/5.6 / 1.6sec / ISO 400 / -1 step / 115mm(18mm-200mm sigma) / Pattern / / ©MCN:CE31F-B985E-B004C
Cloisters. Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania /
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