Simple Elegance (thanks to Alan for the title) by wysiwig
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I thought the door of this church was quite striking and contrasted well with the building's overall appearance.
Churches in Iceland had traditionally been kept unlocked but modern times have come to the country and when sacred items began to disappear the doors on most churches were locked. We would have loved to have had a look inside but there was no one around to open the doors.
Comments (10)
Faemike55
Great capture it is a shame that even places of worship need to lock their doors
durleybeachbum
The perfect title and a very satisfying 'object'. Everything is so exquisitely positioned.
durleybeachbum
Also fascinating that the doors open outwards.
JuliSonne
I like cassettes doors at all. A door knocker is a MUST at church (I find). But biggest eyecatcher is of course the red color. Really appropriate title.
bodo_56
Beautiful in its simplicity - i like the differently coloured windows!
GARAGELAND
Cool and minimal.
Cyve
Very beautiful capture and beautiful colors !!!
Jean_C
It's for me really a great capture, wonderful photo!
netot
Beautiful capture, color is excellent! You found a great subject, indeed!
auntietk
So elegant in its simplicity. A wonderful image!
anahata.c
The door itself is a striking sight. Stark, in our faces, naked. But your framing and flat light brings out the muscle and naked poetry of it. By leaving in the bit of white at the bottom, you've shown the door as almost 'floating in the wall', with no ground to speak of. And the harsh white of the surrounding---captured/presented with little bow to nuance---makes the door like a stark statement in the wilderness. The door is captured with equal directness. A very stark capture of what faith was, for people in northern European lands (Iceland being an offshoot of Northern Europe, in those days), where life was so harsh and often deadly in winter; and where the Christian faith offered a reprieve from that harshnesses with a kind of no-nonsense faith. Do you know the early medieval tale from England, of the bird in the castle? If you do, it fits here; and if you don't, it's worth sharing: The writer (Bede) said that life is like a bird flying through a castle...he comes in from we-know-not-where, he looks around, surveys what he sees, but never stops flying. And when he reaches the end, he flies out, and we never see him again. Bede felt that life was like that, a short sojourn through a strange place, and then we fly away. A stark and cold view of life, but truthful to the harsh brutality of those days. And this church---and your capture of it---embodies that harshness and in-your-faceness, as well as the hope of redemption. A really beautiful capture of this naked style. Very thoughtfully done, Mark.