The “pierres dorées” of Frontenas #1
The pierres dorées (“golden stones”) are a type of local limestone colored by iron oxide. They are found in the Beaujolais region of France and were widely used as inexpensive building materials for centuries.
Photographing the façade of this church is not easy. As is often the case in small French villages, there is simply no room to move back. Therefore, either you end up with the usual converging verticals that happen when one angles the camera up to “fit it all in”, or you use a tilt–shift lens like I did here, perched on a high tripod.
This lovely Romanesque church features original Mediæval wooden doors with splendid period iron works.
The “pierres dorées” of Frontenas #1
The pierres dorées (“golden stones”) are a type of local limestone colored by iron oxide. They are found in the Beaujolais region of France and were widely used as inexpensive building materials for centuries.
Photographing the façade of this church is not easy. As is often the case in small French villages, there is simply no room to move back. Therefore, either you end up with the usual converging verticals that happen when one angles the camera up to “fit it all in”, or you use a tilt–shift lens like I did here, perched on a high tripod.
This lovely Romanesque church features original Mediæval wooden doors with splendid period iron works.