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Mary and Rose Window


Mary and Rose Window
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Copyright: Josh Crozier (Humanist) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 39 N: 74] (501)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-02
Categories: Architecture, Artwork
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8800
Exposure: f/4.1, 1/2 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Arte Sacro [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-03 19:28
Viewed: 467
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is Mary in front of Guelph's Church of our Lady. This POV was inspired by Silke and her similar photo. I too this in the early morning just after sunrise and lucked out with some really weird light. Faint light from passing cars seemed to accumulate with the ambient light and I was happy with how Mary turned out.

You can check out Silke's photo here. I have another photo of this church that I am proud of posted on TrekEarth here.

PP: Taken in RAW and given a slight S-curve before passing to CS2. In CS2 I used shadow/highlight to grab back some detail from the snow and top of Mary's hood. I added a bit of saturation to the yellows in Mary and then I sharpened using a highpass filter that needed a surface blur and some painting before being applied in soft light.
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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2843 W: 263 N: 5939] (23558)
  • [2007-02-04 8:26]

Superbly done, Josh! The blanket of snow across Mary's arms gives it a whole new feeling. The POV is superb: I love the way you have allowed us to see the rose window over Mary's shoulder.
The rose window, of course, is symbolic of Mary and the five-petalled rose is the most traditional symbol of Mary. (Other 5-petalled flowers include the forget-me-not, sometimes called the "Eyes of Mary" and the periwinkle, also called "Virgin Flower".) That six-petalled flower in the centre is the spotless (Easter) lily, the symbol of Mary's purity. Interspersed between the five-petalled roses are four-petalled jasmine flowers, symbols of the cross.
As to your photo: aside from the perfect POV, I love the way you have handled the light and the dof and the rich colours brought out by your colour saturation.
TFS (and for honouring me [a lovely surprise] in your post)
Silke

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