Bruce Flamenbaum
August 2026 - French Church
About the Image(s)
A quiet day in a French Church.
The Western European countryside is filled with local churches. Each more lovely than the last. This one is to be found in the south of France.
5 comments posted
Hi Bruce,
I personally love photographing interior spaces in houses of worship.
You chose a great scene. All I can suggest is based on my personal opinion.
Ideally there would be a bit more "breathing room" at the top of your scene over the base of the underside of the stone arch. The scene is quite warm, but maybe that is exactly what you wanted. I love the sense of depth, and I appreciate that the vertical edges of the structure and furnishings are maintained as vertical. Well done! Posted: 08/03/2026 02:14:40
I personally love photographing interior spaces in houses of worship.
You chose a great scene. All I can suggest is based on my personal opinion.
Ideally there would be a bit more "breathing room" at the top of your scene over the base of the underside of the stone arch. The scene is quite warm, but maybe that is exactly what you wanted. I love the sense of depth, and I appreciate that the vertical edges of the structure and furnishings are maintained as vertical. Well done! Posted: 08/03/2026 02:14:40
That's a really lovely image, Bruce. I like the warmth a lot and think it's almost more of the impact than the impressive architecture. The perspective is powerful and combined with the bright lights creates such great movement. The small altar is a perfect understatement to the grandeur. The pillars on the left are a solid anchor. It's not perfectly centered in the arches which I think gives it an cool asymmetric balance. The biggest distraction I can find is the light coming through the windows at left which I bet you toned down. What kind of lens did you use? Posted: 08/03/2026 21:01:58
Hi Bruce,
Shooting the interiors of these churches can be challenging. You did a very good job in capturing the scene with a lot of detail. Having the verticals squared is well done. Beautiful! The warm tones are very pleasing. I keep wanting to see more of the right side. Taking a step or 2 back might have allowed you to include some of the right side of the arch. But the slightly off-center does give a nice perspective. Posted: 08/06/2026 18:51:36
Shooting the interiors of these churches can be challenging. You did a very good job in capturing the scene with a lot of detail. Having the verticals squared is well done. Beautiful! The warm tones are very pleasing. I keep wanting to see more of the right side. Taking a step or 2 back might have allowed you to include some of the right side of the arch. But the slightly off-center does give a nice perspective. Posted: 08/06/2026 18:51:36
This is a well?composed image that really captures the grandeur of the space. Nicely done. If you applied perspective correction, it's working-nothing looks off to my eyes. Good Work Posted: 08/22/2026 22:53:06
Hi Bruce. This is indeed a lovely church. And the image is well composed - the arches and the aisle naturally draw the eye toward the far end. I like the warm rendering, although I would experiment with backing off on it a little and see if it still conveys the same mood.
The only suggestion I might make is the subtly darken the floor in the foreground in a graduated way (darker in front tapering to no darkening further into the frame). I think that would further enhance how that leading path draws in the viewer. Actually I'd do this darkening taper to the whole foreground not just the floor. Posted: 08/25/2026 11:57:03
The only suggestion I might make is the subtly darken the floor in the foreground in a graduated way (darker in front tapering to no darkening further into the frame). I think that would further enhance how that leading path draws in the viewer. Actually I'd do this darkening taper to the whole foreground not just the floor. Posted: 08/25/2026 11:57:03