TURIN, a photo from Turin, Piedmont

Photographer's Note

"The Church of San Lorenzo, Turin, was begun by Guarino Guarini in 1668 for the Theatine Order, of which he was a member. The plan is remarkable for its curved bays pressing into the central domed space梐n idea developed from Borromini梑ut the dome is even more remarkable. It is a masterpiece of ingenious construction梩he ribs actually carry the lantern above them梬hich is also used to produce dramatic contrasts of light and shade."

� John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World.

"A Guarini dome, such as the one in his Church of S. Lorenzo in Turin, becomes a luminous cage of slender intersecting ribs over which floats the light-filled space of the lantern visible through the complex rib network; the base of the dome is a circle, and the base of the buoyant lantern is formed by eight semicircular lobes, each framed by a pair of splayed ribs. This extraordinary configuration of space, light, and mass has been described by a Guarini scholar as 'a great work of hallucinatory engineering'."

� Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman. Architecture: from Prehistory to Post-Modernism.

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pajaran (116947) 2012-01-19 6:30

Dobar dan-popodne.
Dobar tekst o staroj crkvi i graditelju - arhitekti ...
Vrlo interesantan pogled preko spomenika na deo stare crkve, lepa fotografija.
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast, kompozicija i prikaz lepim bojama.
Prijatno popodne sa lepim vremenom, kod nas sunce.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Good morning-afternoon.
Good article about the old church and the architect - architects ...
An interesting view over the monuments of the old churches, beautiful images.
Good shot severity, contrast, composition and beautiful color display.
Pleasant afternoon with beautiful weather, the sun here.
All the best.
Paja.

JFS (32459) 2012-01-19 6:43

Great shot Serghei! I like your POV very much! Torino has beautiful churches and squares to shoot. Thanks!

cheers,
Juan

fritzi007 (14698) 2012-01-19 11:31

Hallo Sergio,
sch鰊es Foto mit guten Kommentar, gratuliere!
(wir hatten erst einen kalten Wintertag(-14�), er fehlt mir schon fast)
Viele Gre Wolfgang

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2012-01-19 12:21

Hi my dear Serghei

Sorry for my late reaction weekday.
Good idea for leaning angle! Very and artstic shot with various priceless architectures and objects. sharp focus is so nice. Perfect framework and splendid composition as usual. Thanks for your sharinig with finest work and have a good day!
Best regrads,

Takero from very cold and rainy Tokyo

francio64 (39888) 2012-01-19 12:52

Hi Serghei,
su TE le foto diagonali non sono molto apprezzate, resta comunque il fatto che io le trovo artistiche e ne sono un estimatore, perch� si distinguono dalle solite foto.

Eccellente gestione della luce, ottimo sharp e grande resa cromatica.

Davvero una bella realizzazione fotografica.

Well done and TFS!
Francesco

P.S.
It was a pleasure for me to speak on the phone with you.

ourania (51103) 2012-01-19 13:21

Hello Serghei,
this is a remarkable photo! The diagonal composition is playful and pleasant to look at. It helps include a close up of a greater part of the theme and encourages detail spotting. I like the iclusion of a fraction of the next building, it lightens the composition. Sharpness and light management are excellent and so are the colours, sharply divided by the diagonal. Congratulations!
Best regards,
Ourania

lousat (139914) 2012-01-19 15:04

The perfect sunny day in Torino,not like Verona,as i can see..ehhee...and the perfect light for the best result in sharpness and colors,i like your diagonal perspective too.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

RhodieIke (11752) 2012-01-19 23:43

Hi Serghei, Great work, super on the diagonal, splendid colours and presentation, Tfs, Cheers Iain.

Nicou (193814) 2012-01-20 1:33

Hello

quel effet de cadrage superbe quelle architecture, une tr鑣 belle fa鏾n originale quelle iamge merveilleux.

Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

cornejo (61504) 2012-01-22 9:07

Hello Sergei, excellent composition well framed in this original and interesting style. It is magnificent, technically very good, a lovely work my friend, my congratulations. Good afternoon and happy week. Tfs.

Best regards.

Angel.