La Sainte-Chapelle

[Octane]

Hi all,

Taken inside La Sainte-Chapelle, located on Île de la Cité in Paris.

Unfortunately, there are JPG compression artifacts in these re-sized images. The full resolution originals are stunners.

Regards,
Humayun

[dugnsuz]

Humayun, that 1st shot is a stunning composition of fore and background!
Lovely...

[Zuts]

Hi,

I think they are all stunning, but i'm going for number two. You could just sit there for hours and feel quite at peace.

Paul

[iceman]

Lovely images, H. Some serious glass there. I'm surprised its still standing after WW2.

[RB]

Great shots H, love the colours !

:thumbsup:

[erick]

Thanks Humayun, lovely shots. It's tremendous to see it by eye. It's a hidden away non-descript church in central Paris. But inside - WOW! I only knew about it because someone told me. Now you all know, so next time you are in Paris............. :eyepop:

[Tamtarn]

Thanks for posting Humayun. We have not seen images of this church before. Simply stunning.

Do you have a link for higher resolution images.

Barb

[GTB_an_Owl]

how long did your "alignment" take "H" ? :whistle:


when you coming to visit us again on the mountain ?

nice pics by the way

geoff

[Octane]

Doug,

I quite like that first shot, too. Below, I will post links to 1280x853 (approximately 37% of the original size) shots. It looks a lot nicer in that.

Thanks!

Regards,
H

[Octane]

Paul,

You're right. The images don't do this place justice. The interplay of light inside there is incredible.

Thanks.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Mike,

It was built in the 1240s. I'm sure it's been renovated since, then. But, you're correct, the glass is amazing!

Thanks.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Andrew,

Cheers. :)

Miss you, mate.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Eric,

It /is/ tremendous to see it in person. I didn't know about it, either, until my best friend told me. I only knew about Cathédrale de Notre Dame de Paris.

It was my second day in Paris and I was still getting used to the weight of my backpack. I had my camera, lenses, tripod, guidebooks, jacket, water bottle, and a few other things all in there. I'd lined up for two hours to get into this place and my back was killing me. I felt like calling it quits and heading back to my accommodation, several times.

I waited it out and finally got in. I walked in and looked at the few archways and stained-glass windows and thought to myself, "Is this it? I lined up two hours to see this?" I mean, it was impressive, but, I didn't think it was worth the wait. I then walked upstairs, and, that, is when my jaw dropped. :eyepop:

It was most definitely worth it.

Thanks!

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Barb,

Links to moderately higher resolution (approximately 37% of original size as opposed to 23%) as follows:

http://i.pbase.com/o2/80/765680/1/98560794.Zvz1R9Oq.IMG_6745.jpg
http://k43.pbase.com/o2/80/765680/1/98067435.uC8urimV.IMG_6757.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o2/80/765680/1/98069222.16DTUCK6.IMG_6767.jpg
http://k41.pbase.com/o2/80/765680/1/98069776.FcPB6dBM.IMG_6768.jpg
http://k53.pbase.com/o2/80/765680/1/98070734.SKUZngqw.IMG_6769.jpg

Enjoy!

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Geoff,

Haha! It has been a very, very long time since I've been to Kulnura/alignments. Are we still using the paintball place? When is the next meet? I would love to go if I am not on-call for work and other things don't get in the way. :)

Thanks!

Regards,
Humayun

[GTB_an_Owl]

we've moved to the Pony Club "H"

love to see you again if you can manage a visit

look for the central coast/mountain thread

we need people that can HANG around after midnite :whistle:

geoff

[Ric]

Lovely shots Humayan, that is some seriously awesome glasswork.

Thanks for sharing.

[Starkler]

I thought Notre Dame was impressive. If only I had have known when I was in Paris a few months ago.
Oh well maybe there will be a next time.

[gary]

Hi Humayan,

Beautiful!

Best Regards

Gary

[AlexN]

Very nice mate!

Number 1 and 4 are my favorites! Would have made stunning HDR's (HDR is my latest photography obsession..)

[RB]

Have a lot to catch up on mate, got to get together soon !!!

There's some Cubans I'd like you to meet. :whistle:

[Octane]

Geoff,

Thanks for the heads up. I went to the pony club, the first time we were allowed to use it. Seemed like a good spot, except for the one annoying light outside that person's house.

And, yes, you know me -- imaging or not, I'm there until the sun comes up. :)

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Hi Ric,

It most definitely is.

My pleasure. :)

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Geoff,

Looks like we both missed out on something. I ran out of time and couldn't do Notre Dame. I'm saving it for next time. :)

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Andrew,

Oh, I like me some Cubans.

We'll be in touch.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Gary,

Thanks!

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane]

Alex,

Thank you!

Keep an eye out on my posts, there's some HDRs coming for you.

Regards,
Humayun

[Tamtarn]

Humayum the links to the higher res images didn't work.

If you have time can you please repost them. Very much appreciated.

Thanks

Barb