Zipaquira Cathedral, a photo from Cundinamarca, North

Photographer's Note

�Zipaquir� Cathedral�

The small town of Zipaquir� is located 48 km north of Bogot�.
Most people visit it on a day trip from Bogot�. The town has a fast and very regular bus service with the Colombian capital.

Once arrived in the bus station of Zipaquir� most people hurry to the big attraction on the outskirts of town: the salt cathedral (pictures will follow next time).
Although many visitors overlook the centre of town, I found it quite charming.

The Parque Principal is the most beautiful square with Zipaquir釖s real cathedral and a lot of colonial architecture on the other sides.

The picture here shows the cathedral seen from the place where the salt cathedral is hewn into a rock.
That salt cathedral lies completely below ground. So later I will only be able to show pictures of its interior.

In the workshop a closer view of the cathedral on the Parque Principal.

COSTANTINO, pajaran, ikeharel, papagolf21, holmertz, jhm, ChrisJ, swapankumarroy, Fis2, rychem, worldcitizen, Cricri, cornejo, Royaldevon, pierrefonds, adramad, Hansaphotos has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (117940) 2017-06-25 22:24

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new week
wow!!!excelent capture with delicate details
thanks for sharing this excellent ostcard with us
thanks for sharing your work with us
photo with excellent sharpness and ightness
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (148368) 2017-06-25 23:22

Salut Paul
Voil� un cadre original et photog閚ique avec ces troncs, cela met en valeur la vue de l'間lise, bien vu et pris.

emka (158962) 2017-06-25 23:35

Hello Paul, I have heard about this salt cathedral, I am looking forward to see the pictures. But now beautiful composition of this town. Interesting brick cathedral. Lovely hilly landscape.

Kind regrad s MAlgo

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-06-25 23:40

Good morning,
Spectacular view through the trees. An interesting choice that turned into an artistic result. Good work!

Daniel

kim_gwan (1142) 2017-06-25 23:42

Hi Paul,

Excellent shot looking out in between two trunks, high quality of a postcard feature, well done

Very crispy pic of church and housing area

Amazing color saturation and capture.

Rgds,
Ralf

Tue (93592) 2017-06-25 23:56

Hallo Paul,
Heel mooi hoe je de bomen gebruikt hebt om het uitzicht op de stad mee te omlijsten. De brede kerk en zijn twee toren passen er nog precies tussen. De bewolkte en donkere achtergrond laat de oranje daken van de stad mooi uitkomen.
Lars

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-06-26 1:34

Bonjour, cher Paul,
Tr鑣 bonne prise de vue entre ces deux troncs principaux formant un 閏ran donnant une bien belle perspective de la ville et de ses 閐ifices.
Une vue qui permet de voir jusqu'� l'horizon ferm� par les montagnes.
Le ciel sombre participe � la beaut� d'ensemble.
Amiti閟
Philippe

holmertz (103732) 2017-06-26 2:01

Hello Paul,
All three photos are in the "postcard" category, but very neatly composed and showing beautiful views. You used the trees perfectly as natural frames for the view of the quite attractive cathedral. The rather dark sky and dark hills create a fine background but in the city the light was still very good and allowed you a bright and clear photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

Nicou (193814) 2017-06-26 2:05

Hello

Avec ces troncs d抋rbres de chaque c魌� quel 閝uilibre et vue dans l'image et la vue sur cette 間lise les deux clochers avec la coupole au sommet ces couleurs fantastique.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

jhm (211738) 2017-06-26 4:51

Dag Paul,

Antwoord op mijn foto, de vliegtuig spotting is amper 10 km van mij woning.
Ik heb weinig foto's van op het ogenblik van de landing, de veiligheid was behoorlijk streng, niveau III was hier ook van toepassing.
Maar ik heb heel wat foto's wanneer de toestellen taxi雗, zelf het tweede toestel van de Koning.

Ik zou echt niet goed weten welke in moet als hoofd foto gebruiken, want ze zijn alle drie heel mooi genomen.
Natuurlijk de hoofd foto met de twee bomen als frame is heel mooi gezien van u.
Prachtig foto werk dit mag gezegd worden.
Bedankt voor het delen.

Groetjes,
John

Sergiom (117241) 2017-06-26 5:46

Bonjour Paul,

J'aime beaucoup l'utilisation des arbres en avant plan pour servir de cadre naturel � ce quartier tr鑣 dens閙ent peupl� � tes pieds. La cath閐rale est superbe et bien nette.

Amicalement

Serge

ChrisJ (172442) 2017-06-26 8:32

Salut Paul

I saw in today's news there was a tour boat disaster sinking in the Medellen Reservoir, in Columbia so I am glad you weren't on it!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/25/boat-colombia-carrying-150-tourists-sinks-reservoir1/

Anyway I like the similar vertical shapes of the 2 fg trees and the twin vertical spires of the framed bg cathedral. Good sharpness and high pov. Tfs!

swapankumarroy (3769) 2017-06-26 8:48

Hello Paul,

You have well captured this wonderful landscape of Zipaquir� city with beautiful hilly background, excellent warm color contrast with well managed light, framing and sharpness.

my warm regards,

swapankumarroy

ikeharel (114751) 2017-06-26 9:39

Hello Paul,
I guess the view between the two trees was a "must do' from this POV, but the outcome pleases me.
Wonderfully red stones built, the cathedral is an attractive object in the town's skyline.
Green in the FG and the far side hills made an excellent contrast.
Waiting to see the Salt-Cathedral, obviously its an underground location.
Good evening,
Ike

Fis2 (172083) 2017-06-26 13:28

Witaj Paul!
Very nice view, cathedral makes impression.
Good frame and colors.
Trees add flavor to this composition.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

carlo62 (81265) 2017-06-26 14:01

Ciao Paul
bella questa vista delle citt�, il pov leggermente alto mette in luce la cattedrale.
Eccellente anche la tua composizione, i tronchi degli alberi rendono originale la foto. Belle anche le altre foto.
Saluti
Carlo

lousat (140070) 2017-06-26 15:13

Hi Paul,interesting solution to show us this nice church,with a POV from above and the trees like a natural frame. A lovely post as usual and useful note,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

BennyV (34780) 2017-06-27 1:35

Leuk gebruik van de boomstammen om het beeld te framen, Paul. Door de keuze van dof zijn ook die bomen behoorlijk scherp en krijgen we daar mooie houtstructuren, wat zeker ook een plus is in dit beeld. Knap gespot, goed uitgevoerd.

Benny

rychem (72187) 2017-06-27 7:39

A very attractivelly framed picture, the trees create the perspective into the valley, beautifully located town, beautiful mountains in the BG, perfect depth
regards Ryszard

worldcitizen (16234) 2017-06-27 17:30

Hello Paul,
Great POV. The cathedral is perfectly placed in between the trees. I like the orange color of the bricks and roofs, and the hills in the distance. Colombia has so many different sights to explore, and you seem to have visited most of them. :-)

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-06-28 9:19

Ol�, Paul!
Foto muito legal! As cores est鉶 muito boas! O enquadramento da foto com esses dois troncos nas laterais, e essa catedral entre eles ficou muito interessante! Muito bom!

sacimar (38173) 2017-06-28 11:27

Hello Paul,

excellent image of Zipaquir�, I like how you included the trees in the composition framing the cathedral, the visual result is great, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

mkamionka (75255) 2017-06-29 13:28

Hi Paul,
that was really a long trip and photographically so fruitful!
What a charming composition with nice framing with the trees.
Very picturesque spot and perfectly captured!
The dark clouds add a nice mood here contrasting with well lit buildings.
In spite of being covered in deep shadow the hills also preserved details.
Very impressive picture with so well balanced exposure.
Excellent reportage!
M

Cricri (176) 2017-06-30 10:08

Bonjour Paul
Belle id閑 du cadrage , cela donne une vue original et belle, car l'architecture de l'間lise vaut la peine d'阾re vue, belles versions en WS
Belle soir閑
cricri

cornejo (61504) 2017-06-30 11:27

Hello Paul, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the temple framed by the trees, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good clarity, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.

Royaldevon (86564) 2017-07-01 0:48

Hello Paul,

LIke you, I would have used the trees in the f/g, for they create a sense of depth as well as naturally framing the scene.
Your photograph certainly concurs with your notes, that this is a most attractive scene, with beautiful and welcoming colonial buildings. From this view, the cathedral has great majesty, as it watches over the town.
In your w/s the arched canvas features give the impression that there may be a concert or a festival about to happen. It would certainly be a lovely place to have an event.

Have a lovely w/e,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (223103) 2017-07-02 4:44

Ciao Paul, great POV on fantastic cathedral, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pierrefonds (115677) 2017-07-02 4:53

Bonjour Paul,

Les arbres cadrent bien la cath閐rale. L'閠endue de la ville donne de la profondeur � la sc鑞e. La prise de vue permet de voir les d閠ails de la cath閐rale et des montagnes. Bonne journ閑.

Pierre

adramad (73498) 2017-07-05 7:53

Hello Paul.
A splendid composition, framing the beautiful cathedral between the trunks of the two trees, great DOF with the view of hills and mountains more in the distance.
Very nice colorful, in a few tones, very attractive.
Good lighting management and superb sharpness.
Very well done. My congratulations.
All the best and have a good day.
Luis.

Hansaphotos (11381) 2017-07-09 14:01

Hello Paul

A very nice photo of this cathredal. Well framed by the trees. Thanks to the high POV, and to the pictures in WS, we also get a good view of the surroundings. Lovely shot:) TFS.

Greetings, Erling