Old Spanish Monastery

[Mirenchu Fernandez]

This is the Old Spanish Monastery, it came from Zaragoza, Spain and has found it's new home at North Miami.
For this image I used a HDR made out of 3 images captured with a Nikon D90; ISO 200; f/22; and 2.5 sec. I applied a couple of textures, one of them with Calligraphy from old texts, with several brushes I included cracks and the old seal. I ajusted the curves and color, and finaly I sharpened the image.

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

[Maureen Allen]

This is very beautiful, Mirenchu. I love the lighting, the leading lines and the script. Wonderful!

[Indranil Sircar]

Mirenchu, this is beautiful! Love the composition. lovely light and colors. Excellent artwork!

[John Chardine]

Very creative and love the colours too. You mean they moved the building from Spain to Miami?

[Mirenchu Fernandez]

Very creative and love the colours too. You mean they moved the building from Spain to Miami?

Indeed, it was built around 1133-1144 in Spain, here you can find more about the Monastery: http://www.spanishmonastery.com/history.html it is a beautiful place!

[Dennis Bishop]

This is both beautiful and dramatic. And -- as I've come to expect -- your composition is right on. I very much like the way you used the script and textures to achieve this look. They're a great complement for the monastery. I think I'd have opened up the dark surrounding just a little, but it's great just the way it is. (When I tried that in Photoshop, where the image is shown on a slightly darker field, I was able to see the thin white border and the nice edge that presumably comes from the dark texture. They're a great touch.)

[John Storjohann]

Hi Mirenchu; outstanding composition...beautiful, warm color tones...great leading lines down the hallway, softened by the arches...and the addition of the script gives this a haunting, historical feel. Like Dennis, I think I would have opened up the shadows a bit...giving an even greater sense of depth and definition...but that's a minor nitpick overall. Well done!

[denise ippolito]

Mirrenchu, This is lovely. I really like the way you chose to present this with the script-it adds to the old world feel. I like the composition but wonder if a teeny bit more height would add a bit more drama to the arch at the top. Very nice work Mirenchu. I have been wanting to go there since I saw Oscar Z's. images years ago. And now this one of yours has convinced me!! I am hoping to make it on my next trip to Florida.

[Brendan Dozier]

Beautifully composed image, Mirenchu, love how you combined the script with the image, and the textures and dark vignette are a nice touch.

[Judy Howle]

Outstanding composition and use of textures! I like the script and the dark vignette.

[Anita Bower]

Wonderful post processing and texture work here. I like the warm colors. I usually do not like text in photos, but it works to advantage here.