Flow of History, a photo from Centre, Central

Photographer's Note

This is the River Vienne, which runs through the town of Chinon in the Loire Valley. Chinon had it's heyday in the 12th and 13th century, when King Henry II of England made this his home while he pursued his claim to also be the King of France (he was also Duke of Anjou). The tangled web of interconnected family trees set of several hundred years of wars between the two countries. Henry's son, Richard the Lionheart also made this town his home (when he wasn't off fighting somewhere) and he was killed in a nearby battle and buried at Fontevraud Abbey which is near Chinon. Legend has it that it was here that Joan of Arc met the future King of France and gained his confidence to lead his troops in battle. As if this wasn't enough history for this small town, this was also the place that the leaders of the Templars were imprisioned before they were executed. Jacques de Molay carved his name in the stones of his dungeon, and it can still be seen there. Since the glory days, history has passed Chinon by, leaving a very attractive small town with some incredible history and architecture, and of course the beautiful river. History can be thought of as a river, constantly flowing but always renewing itself.

gelor, kri54, eza1701, danielswalsh, jonathan_hart, cunejo200, pierrefonds, singuanti, John_F_Kennedy, ls7902, keribar έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη

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kri54 (1515) 2007-05-14 1:26

trθs beau cadrage, beaux reflets, belles couleurs et bonne prise de la lumiθre sous ciel couvert

eza1701 (3345) 2007-05-14 2:59

Hi Alvin,

Nice composition with the old boat as foreground interest, we can see that the water is wonderfully clean and the reflections are great.

Best regards,
Paul.

Nikofan (1090) 2007-05-14 3:14

Hello Alvin,

Beautiful, well framed, view.
Nice light and reflection effect.
Very interesting historical comment.
T F S.

Bernard

danielswalsh (13597) 2007-05-14 4:00

Projectile Alvin de Nice;

Je ne sais pas vous avez manquι cette gemme quand vous signaliez vos autres projectiles de la France...

Excellente composition en tant que toujours, dιtail pointu, rιflexions gentilles et couleur regardante normale. Le survivre ΰ pourrait avoir coopιrι pour un ciel plus gentil mais vous avez fait le meilleur avec ce que vous avez eu.

Tout le meilleur Alvin !
- Dan

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-05-14 6:01

hello Alvin,
well done for this nice composition with good POV and framing, good quality, light of the cloudy day very well managed, its a lovely place, nice reflection too
regards
jo

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-05-14 7:15

Hello Alvin,
A classic composition. Well exposed and with fine tech details. Good diagonal positioning of the boat, lovely reflection, and just gorgeous. Best regards - Danilo

pierrefonds (113534) 2007-05-14 7:34

Hi Alvin,

A good POV of the river Vienne and of the reflection of the houses in the water, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Fis2 (169659) 2007-05-14 7:48

Witaj Alvin!
Nicely place. Curious reflection in water. I like the frame and composition. Interesting colours. Photo has mood. Good work.
Regards
Krzysztof

Gerrit (62042) 2007-05-14 7:50

Hi Alvin,
good, well reflected view of this charming little town (of which you don't show very much, I hope you have more) The bridge, the boat and the vertical format show nevertheless a beautiful scene.
Regards, Gerrit

markstaples (15670) 2007-05-14 16:25

A very well composed shot with the boat in the foreground acting as a nice lead in. Quality in terms of sharpness, great reflections and well framed.
Best wishes
Mark

singuanti (15250) 2007-05-14 21:51

Hi Alvin. Wow those are some mighty good reflections! And what a job you did with the foreground here. I would have posted this a long time ago! Nice shot Alvin - I like it!

PixelTerror (0) 2007-05-15 4:14

Hi Alvin,
Ah, sleeping France at its best, it's currently the morning here but when viewing this I notice no real evolution in the weather condition, today is just as on your picture and my eyes are gently closing looking at it...
however this does provide some mood to your picture, your framed is well filled and the reflections are nice. This riverside could also have been a nice place to try shooting for stitching, but the weather was maybe not too motivating ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-05-15 6:36

What a beautiful picture! Really amazing and I think the reflections in the water are perfectly harmonic.
Best wishes,
Achim

partha (14023) 2007-05-15 14:32

Hi , The angular placement of the in front is a very nice idea. Very good strong lines create the composition. well visualised shot.
Partha

leo61 (0) 2007-05-15 16:25

Hi Alvin!
A well composed image with the diagonal of the boat in the foreground.Good sharpness overall and good reflections.
Regards,Leo

ls7902 (7380) 2007-05-16 7:21

Alvin'
Very nice DOF, colors, and composition. I like the sharpness of the foreground. Good notes too. Regards. Latiff.

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-05-17 8:57

Hi Alvin, a different image from you...but i like it a lot!
What i love here are the soft colours, the tones..
As usual there is a great reflection on the water...your trademark..
Another beautiful work!
ciao!
Valeria

plimrn (21344) 2007-05-24 12:48

Hi Alvin,
Beautiful sharpness and depth of field. The transparency of the water is something that I achieve best with a polarizer. I like the reflection of the bridge and the boat. I would have liked to seen all of the boat, but that would have chopped off something else. The grass flowing in the water supports your title. As I travel through Europe and I read your your note I think, "History teaches us that history doesn't teach us anything." HLJ, Larry

keribar (43841) 2007-05-29 1:16

Hello Alvin,

This one would probably be the same if I were there, you seem to catch the views with my way of looking at things. The only thing I would add thereafter would be some perspective correction on PS.
Friendly regards - Izzet

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Copyright: Alvin Brown (Cormac) (26565)
Genre: Τοποθεσίες
Medium: Έγχρωμο
Date Taken: 2006-05-28
Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική
Camera: Nikon D200, 17-55mm f/2.8
Έκθεση: f/5.6, 1/125 δευτερόλεπτα
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Date Submitted: 2007-05-14 1:14

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