Catedral Primada de Am閞ica II, a photo from Distrito Nacional, East

Photographer's Note

The last post by sagar featuring a flamboyant tree made me go digging my archives in search for a photo of a similar tree in Dominican Republic to post as a WS. In the process, I ended up deciding posting this view of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo (Santa Mar韆 la Menor or Catedral Primada de Am閞ica), the oldest cathedral of The New World (it was built in the early 16th century) reputed as the only truly Gothic building in America (at least if we omit the much later "out of time" constructions like the New York cathedral). It is in the heart of the oldest part of the town, the Zona Colonial (Colonial Zone), which was classified as World Heritage by Unesco in 1990.

This is my 3rd post shot in the square next to the cathedral, which is called Parque Col髇, in homage to Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America who was also the first European ruler of the island. His statue lies to the left of the POV of this shot and Palacio Consistorial, another building contemporaneous of the cathedral, lies behind. This WS was shot nearly on the same place of this shot. I have shown the interior of the cathedral in this other post.

WS: A view of Plaza de Espa馻, another square in the historic part of Santo Domingo, showing The Columbus family residence.

Location (latitude, longitude): 18.47316,-69.88438

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gracious (20025) 2008-06-05 21:49

Hello Jose,
The exposure and focus is spot on in this shot! very good angle on the pov with perfect sharpness, good colour and details!
many thanks for the notes and history of this beautiful place!
best regards
tony

RADEEH (2802) 2008-06-05 22:38

Nice composition of this cathedral with cloudy sky in BG and the leaves in the corner. the quality of the shot is very impressive. Great shot TFS !

zeynepe (0) 2008-06-06 0:47

Hi Jose,
the cathedral is very special and stands proud looking with the fantastic clouds.
Perfectly composed.
Your notes are so useful in bringing together some essential basics and this makes me wonder what your profession is :)
Kind regards,
Zeynep

mikeo (12129) 2008-06-06 2:35

Hello Jose,

So another shot from exotic Dominican Republic...and so very interesting one. Cathedral looks amazing, it has a nice colour which looks great in comparison with background of the blue sky. I also like your framing and including this kind of fence.
Like always good quality of the photo.

Good job!
Greetings,
Mikeo

danos (110407) 2008-06-06 13:38

Ola Jose,
nice the view of the cathedral with the warm light in its facade that contrasted perfect with the blue sky. Naturally i'd like to see the whole church, obviously from an other POV.The sharpness and the complementary note with the links are impressive.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

UnTrained (0) 2008-06-06 13:44

Ol� Jos�,
I am a bit reminded to a cemetery. Pleasant low POV a bit against the facade and a great sky. The green is well included. When is your next from there, I still have some from Budapest? ;-)
Um abra鏾, Ulf

xuaxo (6854) 2008-06-06 13:54

Ol� Jos�,
Esse muro "bicudo" d� um curioso primeiro plano para esta foto.
Gosto da foto, mas d�-me a impress鉶 que gostaria de ver mais � esquerda, onde est� a 醨vore.
Tamb閙 gostei dos WS. N鉶 sabia que tinha havido esse Diogo Colombo.
Um abra鏾
F

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-06-06 14:24

Ol� Jos�,
uma vista muito bonita essa desa catedral, que lembra muito um daqueles castelos antigos. Gostei da qualidade da imagem e riqueza de detalhes tamb閙.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾!

zeca (19762) 2008-06-06 14:49

Ol� Jos�!
A luz � muito boa, ajudando-o a captar cores bem saturadas e em 髏imo contraste. Gosto da sua perspectiva de vis鉶, com os elementos em primeiro plano criando interesse para si.
Abra鏾s,
Zeca

riclopes (35577) 2008-06-07 2:53

Bom dia Jos�, � engra鏰do verificar que a decis鉶 do que vais postar � despoletada pelo que vais visitando na galeria dos outros...Est� muito boa esta composi玢o a ocupar a diagonal inferior da imagem. As 'ameias' oferecem ritmo e contraste - eu costumo pensar quando estou a fotografar, que se tivermos um 1� plano forte, o resto da composi玢o nasce naturalmente e sinto isso aqui. Bem bonita esta arquitectura em compara玢o com o vazio da Pra鏰 de Espanha em WS.
Um abra鏾,
ricardo

mark_mk (266) 2008-06-07 11:40

Hi Jose,
well the first thing I noticed was that sky, looks like a weather change, the blue on the right, but already some dark clouds on the left, looks very nice and adds a lot to the picture, since it really creates a nice atmosphere.
The POV is also excelelnt with good depth thanks to the foreground element and the colors look great, a great shot!

Take care
Mark

paura (25802) 2008-06-07 20:49

J.Pires,
As formas s鉶 lindas e, pelo bom POV adotado e bon ajusts fotom閠ricos, com excelente resultado fotogr醘ico. Lindo trabalho.

Abra鏾

Paulo

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-06-08 0:35

Ola Jose,
Wonderful composition... Very good point of view, colors and nice clouds. Nice work,
Have a nice sunday.
Ahmet

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-06-08 5:46

Hello Jos�. A fine day to capture this architecture. Good lighting in bringing out the texture and clarity. Looks good against the beautiful sky. well done and thanks for sharing. Jusni

kiks (12805) 2008-06-08 13:43

Hello Jose, this sims a very crowded image but still in balance. I like the way you bring the diferent architectural figures in your composition. Good choice to include a bit of the tree to include just another kind of testure and color.
Best regards
KIks

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-08 14:18

Jose,
I can't resist to write a critique for this shot. it evokes some nice moments that I had there myself. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to explore this place photographically speeking better and I'm glad to see your different angles of the place. Your composition gives almost the view of a castle. Great framing with the clouds and the tree.
Peter

adores (46979) 2008-06-08 16:24

Ol� Jos�!
O pal醕io do Ws at� que � bem conhecido. Este pov da catedral � bem invulgar, gosto do 1� plano e parece-me que a Catedral � bem curiosa, especialmente por causa daquela torre com o sino, um pouco separada da fachada. As cores e a nitidez est鉶髉timas, parece que as nuvens n鉶 te dificultaram muito as coisas.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-06-09 2:50

Great perspective of this architecture. The sharpness and clarity of the photo is fine showing us nice details.
Best wishes,
Achim

Tue (93280) 2008-06-09 3:12

Hi Jos�,
Excellent capture of this cathedral. You chose a great POV and the composition is excellent, nice inclusion of the tree on the left hand side. The details of the building are also well captured and can be seen nicely. Very good photo work!
Regards,
Lars

Floydian (30970) 2008-06-09 3:13

Hi Jose,
Seems your work is improving on the contrast and colour treatments. I see a better play with light and shadow and still keep nice and good detail in your images. Normally the rocks in front would be very dark in contrast with the bright sunny sky, but it all stays within the limts of under and over exposure...good work on the Olympus and the pp in the digital darkroom.
Regards, Henk

Charo (51290) 2008-06-09 3:16

Hola Jose,
Una buena toma de la catedral desde las almenas, un singular encuadre. Excelente definici髇 y colores.
Un abrazo.
Charo

rodgerg (55767) 2008-06-09 3:24

Ol� Jos�,

Very good POV for show this superb cathedral. Color of stones very well collected and good contrast between cathedral and blue of the superb sky.
Amizades,
Roger

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-06-09 9:52

Oi amigo ,
M;uito interessante este primeiro plano com estas muralha com estes bicos a catedral e bem bonita com aquele tom de terra , gostei do contraste de cores amarelo verde e azul, , bom controle de luz, parab閚s!!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

toto (0) 2008-06-09 10:05 [Comment]

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ElAprendiz (30) 2008-06-09 10:27

Hola Jose:

Veo que en su momento, atravesaste el Atlantico, para traernos esta toma preciosa, antiquisima y de mucha tradicion.

El punto de vista irradia un monumento a la historia, con bellas tonalidades terracotas, y un adecuado manejo de la iluminacion, sobre todo el en cielo. Excelente.

John

crckt (7222) 2008-06-11 14:29

Hi Jose,
I like your composition a lot! Original idea, good outcome. The quality is excellent.
Well done,
Shaeri

Emile (20352) 2008-06-11 14:44

Hola Jose.
Ya de vuelta a mi pa韘 luego de unas maravillosas vacaciones. Tratare poco a poco de ver todas las fotos tuyas y de los amigos ya que ahora me encuentro con mucho trabajo atrasado.
Esta foto esta magnifica, una excelente vista de nuestra Catedral Primada, tu punto de vista esta muy bueno y los contrastes de colores y definici髇 estupendos.
Felicitaciones.
Un fuerte abrazo y espero que tu y tu familia se encuentren bien.

JCG (35153) 2008-06-12 4:21

Hi Jos�,

This cathedral seems protected well when I see the fortifications located at the foreground� According to your photograph external architecture must be rich and interesting. I like the natural colors of the image and this beautiful sky which gives a good relief. Well done Jos� and thank you for the instructive note and the always interesting links.

With all my friendships and a very good afternoon,

Jean-Charles

denisn72 (8314) 2008-06-12 17:50

Hello Jose
Lovely colours of those structures giving an impression of oldness. Excellent point of view including these five pointed structures in the foreground. Contrasts, details and colours are very effective. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards
Denis!

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-06-13 13:45

Jose, an interesting angle you have shown here. I went to all the links and workshops trying to get oriented. It looks to be a beautiful spot for sure and your colors and detail capture is perfect. Great capture.

Greg

COSTANTINO (117616) 2008-06-14 1:39

Hi JOSE,
thanks for sharing your photo and your notes too,it is very important for us...
This image has a perfect sharpness,many
details and it is very well composed
Compliments from GREECE
cOSTANTINO

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-06-17 1:06

Ola Jose
Excelente controlo da luminosidade que realca a beleza desta catedral. Um enquadramento discutivel mas diferente do habitual. Um boa nota como sempre
Um abra鏾 Amigo
Aires

Docarmo (9767) 2008-06-17 10:50

Ol� Jos�,
Bela imagem, com 髏ima profundidade. Um POV bem escolhido, mostrando esta arquitetura especial, dos prim髍dios da Am閞ica. As nuvens fazem um belo destaque, na minha opini鉶, e ainda nos deixam um azul agrad醰el aos olhos. Um jogo de tri鈔gulos interessante nesta foto.
Parab閚s!
MCV

Didi (61589) 2008-07-09 17:38

Bonjour Jos�
Tr鑣 bon 閝uilibre de luminosit� entre le ciel et l'architecture ocre.
L'alignement de l'avant-plan est int閞essant, j'appr閏ie beaucoup.
Amiti閟.