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Temple of Apollo


Temple of Apollo
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Copyright: Annie Belanger (Beger) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3314 W: 789 N: 4432] (19950)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-29
Categories: Architecture, Artwork
Camera: Canon PowerShot S400
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-31 15:44
Viewed: 1236
Points: 37
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Located at Pompéï near of Naples, this temple is a typical Roman style temple. Generally, the Greeks built temples closer to the ground with space inside the temple for worshipers. The Roman temple was fashioned with space for worshipers outside in a courtyard. The temple was high off the ground and only the priests were allowed inside. In the rear of the Temple of Apollo was a room that only the high priest could enter. The bronze statue of the pagan god Apollo is a reproduction of the original, which is housed in the National Archeological Museum in Naples.
Pompéi is an ancient city of Italy near of Naples to the foot of Vesuvius. The city was very damaged by a violent one earthquake into 63 after J.-C. and was completely buried into 79 after J.-C. at the time of an eruption of Vesuvius. Pompéi did not disappear under a mud flow, like Herculanum, but under a layer from 4 to 6 meters of ashes and lapilli under which it slept during more than 1500 years; it was only in spring 1748 that excavations were undertaken. From 1924, the archaeologists engaged of the stratigraphic excavations in order to reconstitute the architecture of the hidden buildings.The rain of ashes and lapilli which accompanied the eruption sealed the city hermetically and protected the many public buildings, temples, theatre, baths, gravers and houses. The whole of the buildings and the objects give an exceptionally complete image of the life of a provincial Italian city of the first century after J.-C. The buildings which remained mark a transition between the Greek style and the methods of construction of the Roman empire.

PP work:

-Resized
-Curves
-With lasso, I have all selectionned without sky
and applied Luko's USM method
-Framed

Good weekend at all!
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good crisp image, interesting, well done, M, (*_*)

Annie what a surprise to see this. Very good photo and informative intro! Amazing. TFS and bye
John

good to see you back

Très belle composition, Annie. Nous avons visité Pompeii lors notre séjour en Italie à l'automne et je n'ai pas trouvé facile de prendre des photos intéressantes à cet endroit car souvent il ne reste pas grand chose à montrer. Donc, tu as très bien résussi à relever ce défi. Malgré que le Vésuve soit centré, l'image a un bel équilibre et j'aime bien ce petit nuage unique qui flotte en haut du Vésuve. Beau contrôle de la lumière qui peut être difficile à gérer. Bravo!

Very carefully selected POV and excellent composition. The colors are amazing , sprcially the sky. Very good DOF and I also like the shadow from the columns. Despite the strong lighting you managed a great exposure.
Vassilis

P.S. Thank you for your kind comments.

very sharp image..clear blue sky with a small cloud..in the far i can see a mountain also.

i wud like to move left from the current position to include all the pillars and to avoid the dark part of broken pillar on the right bottom. what u think annie.

very good note that give a good info abt pic.
good one

sangeeth

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1571 W: 126 N: 2228] (20439)
  • [2006-04-01 15:29]
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Vraiment très réussie cette photo de Pompéi, avec l'éclairage venant de droite et reproduisant avec l'ombrage la forme des colonnes. Bravo. Que de bons souvenirs tu fais renaître, j'ai adoré cet endroit. C'est absolument fascinant ! Merci Annie !

Mario

Bonjour Annie !

Pompei sans le Vésuve, Impensable ! Bravo pour ne pas l'avoir oublié dans ta composition. En prime tu avais l'éclairage idéal pour t'aider. Excellente note pour compléter cette belle image.
Scène bien vue , captée, et traîtée. (^_^)
Amitiés,
Robert

Good crisp interesting image Annie.
Thanks and take care
Rob

Hi Annie,

Wonderful photo!
Very greek I would say... :))
The blue sky with the ancient temple show its Mediteranean based.
Warm colours and great detail!
Well done!

Constantinos

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  • james Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 2 N: 91] (392)
  • [2006-04-02 21:24]
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wonderful informative note you gave us, i like the lines and the diagonal shadows, i love how the mountian range in the background contrasts and throws in a pinch more appeal...TSF...james

Nice photo,I like the strong contrast in this pic

Nice one Annie
I love the browns and that big blue sky, very well composed.
Great shot
Thanks for sharing it ;)

Hello Annie
Great archeological donation for us in TL.
Your storys very good to. Thanks and bye
Josine

Splendid photo!! Nice balanced composition with the distant mountain well placed. The lighting is just right as it illuminates the statue and structures nicely. I also adore the nice colors.

Wonderful presentation Annie. The portratit view is well suited to the subject. Good strong colours, excellent use of the light showing the strong shadows and terrific perspective. TFS,
David
PS Many thanks for your comment on Autumn Colours I

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  • wck Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 757 W: 37 N: 423] (3843)
  • [2006-04-10 0:30]
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A great journey! Well descripe in composition the wonders of "Temple of Apollo" Good used of light and shadow & crisp in detail. Well done Annie!

Wong

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 71 N: 645] (4306)
  • [2006-05-10 20:09]
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Hi, Annie!
A wonderfull European photo from an American! Starting with the explanation note and ending with the small white cloud, going through the exc. focus and colors - everithing is a pure delight.

By the way, speaking about Greeks and Romans, do you know that the land you are shown was called in ancient times Magna Grecia - the Great Greece? I think that this was the origin place of the word "Greek", because Greeks never call themselves Greeks but Hellinikos. Greece has never been called "Greece" by its population, but Ellada and their languge is not Greek, but Elliniki, according to them? Funny twists of historical names, aren't they? Almost the same with Germans - they never call themselves Germans, but Deutchers... Hungarians call themselves Magiar, pronouncing Modiar...
But enogh or too much boulderdash from me!...
Best regards,
Anton

Ah! Je ne l'avais pas vue cette photo-ci! Excellent pov avec cette statue qui pointe vers l'avant qui cree une ligne perpendiculaire a la ligne de colonnes. Tres jolie ciel bleu. Belle texture de la pierre.

Bien realise! Yan :)

ps: merci encore pour la critique sur "Full Moon on Ottawa". Ta visite est toujours appreciee.

Hi Annie,

You have choosen a nice POV and did good PP work.

TFS,
Pedro

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