Saint-Mathieu Abbey and Signal Tower
by Joe Bonita
Title
Saint-Mathieu Abbey and Signal Tower
Artist
Joe Bonita
Medium
Photograph
Description
This is a photo of the Abbaye Saint-Mathieu and the modern signal station, both of which are located on Pointe Saint-Mathieu on the Brittany Coast of France.
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September 15th, 2011
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Comments (24)
Ely Arsha
Exquisite composition - I adore the bright blue sky with wispy clouds against the rigid warmth of the brick structures.
Joe Bonita
Thanks, Bill. The tower is really an anomaly against the ex-abbey arches, but that's what's there and it creates an interesting contrast, I thought. -- Joe.
Joe Bonita
Juergen, Lenore and Ann, thanks so much! I was struck by the anomaly of the church ruins and the modern, coastal defense signal tower so I had to take this picture. I'm glad you all liked it, too. -- Joe.
Ann Horn
Fantastic composition, Joe! Wonderful color and detail, and the contrast between the ancient and the modern is great!
Lenore Senior
Joe~Love this wonderful architectural abstract, full of texture, blues, browns, and fantastic lighting. Excellent. V/F.
Joy DiNardo Bradley DiNardo Designs
Bonjour Joe! Love this angle!! The positive and negative space is great too!!Well done!
Michael Degenhardt
Love the contrast of the strong blue against the tones of the structure. Beautiful angle and shot! Michael
Ron White
Nice Joe - Also, I just figured out a nickname for you (as previously stated in commments), "Fantastic Joe". Keep em' comin' Joe.
Joe Bonita replied:
Thanks, Ron. My obvious humility keeps me from throwing your nickname into my bio. Well, maybe not! -- Joe.
Joe Bonita
Thank you all so much for your supportive compliments! I'm overwhelmed. This photo was taken with a full frame camera and a 15 mm lens. The perspective created by this made the picture really interesting, I think. The wide lens also accounts for the great depth of field. Glad you all liked it! -- Joe.