Shrine of Sara la Kali by Meowgli
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Right well I've been playing with this one for a bit and think I'd better put it up before I get a bit carried away! As you can probably tell it's a bit of a montage, but all the shots were taken in the same place - the church and shrine of Sainte Sara in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Though I'm not a religious guy I have respect for sacred places and am sometimes moved by the atmosphere and decorations within, not to mention the architecture.
Going down into this shrine was seriously like stepping into a sauna, there were so many candles alight in a small space that it felt more like descending into hell than a holy shrine! Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the capital town of the Camargue province of France, and a bit of a tourist haven.. it was nice to take a breather in the church!
This shot was taken in the shrine down some steps in the centre of the church - the shrine is to Sainte Sara, sometimes called Sara La Kali (Sarah the black), about whom various legends exist, but the place was, perhaps still is, a major pilgrimage spot. For a bit more info if you're interested click here.
I've been concentrating more recently on tightening up my postwork/design skills than actually spending much time shooting new material, and I'm keen on exploring blending multiple images into a single frame.. I guess I'm quite keen to get my teeth into a good montage project in the near future when I get chance.. this one I'm still not sure I'm 100% happy with but you learn by doing I guess ;)
Hope you have a great Sunday,
Adam
Comments (18)
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
ledwolorz
Beautiful.
babuci
Na this is cool, love the warm glow of so many candle. You did a great job with this Adam. You made me smile on a " descending to hell thou " how opposite...lol
durleybeachbum
Fascinating image, you've made a good job of this! Your commentary made me giggle!
flora-crassella
great image!
rockstrider
Very nice Adam! Love the montage work mate!
PD154
Excellent work mate, I like this result, good job I never went there with my dozey ex wife, she would have started making wishes and blowing the candles out LOL!
furuta
Fantastic mood. great photo!!
timtripp
excellent
Kaartijer
Excellent work!
Meisiekind
Excellent image Adam. :)
artaddict2
Likewise Adam, I too am not religious in any way, but I have every respect for anyones faith or beliefs and also find a wonderful calming atmosphere within such places of worship. Fantastic piece of work !
kgb224
Excellent capture and work Adam.
Ionel
Great work! Maybe a little bit too busy! Me, I will take the girl and the hand out of the picture! :)
RoyalPhoto
Nice work!
djescapes
Cool image...looks like a great place to visit!
Mousson
J'aime l'atmosphère calme qui s'en dégage !
Fred255
This is fantastic. Church candles are so difficult to photograph.