#1107. Churches, Cathedrals and Chapels of the Capital

By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography

Apr 14

This post is the 2nd in series of images of Paris taken in 2021, the first was #1103 Scenes of the Seine

Churches are something I visit reasonably often, not for worship, but to enjoy the solitude and admire the architectural, workmanship, beauty and splendour. I sometimes sit and ponder just how they were constructed with the tools available centuries ago. The engineering and decorative skills are a tribute to their ingenuity.

I’ve decided that I’ll allow these images speak for themselves

Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 25mm @f2.5
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois -Milvus 50mm @f4.0
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Église Saint-Sulpice – Milvus 50mm @ f4.5

Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois -Milvus 50mm @f5.6

Without windows there is no light and as photographers that is important.

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont – Milvus 50mm @f1.8
Milvus 50mm @f4.0
Milvus 25mm @f3.5
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Église Saint-Sulpice -Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Église Saint-Sulpice – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois – Milvus 50mm @f4.0
Église Saint-Sulpice – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois – Milvus 50mm @f5.6
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont – Voigtländer 40/1.2
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Milvus 50mm @f4.5
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois – Milvus 50mm @f2.5
Église Saint-Sulpice – Milvus 50mm @f1.8
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois – Milvus 50mm @f4.0
Sacré-Cœur – Voigtländer 40/1.2

Pascal O, asked could I provide lens data in future posts, unfortunately my Nikon Z7 doesn’t get full exif data for the Voigtländer Lens.

 

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  • Ken Meredith says:

    So beautifully rendered, colour, micro contrast are perfect!

  • jean pierre (pete) guaron says:

    Brilliant – I love it!

  • Christopher says:

    Lovely images.

  • Absolutely stunning Dallas!

  • Stunning and wonderful… used to go to Paris several times a year for work and often was there on a long weekend; I’d go into some of the largely vacant churches and sit and wonder and pray. Several of these images are just breath-taking and precisely (Milvus) reflect the transcendence of the artwork.

  • Michael Ulm says:

    Wow, these certainly do speak for themselves! Great light rendition and falloff. Combined with the detail and color this makes for a beautiful collection.

  • Pascal O. says:

    Absolutely stunning pictures, Dallas, thank you!
    Thank you for providing the Exif data ;-).
    I look forward to many more in this brilliant series. Just remarkable.

  • philberphoto says:

    Ah Dallas! I can add something to those images, since, in some instances I was with you when you shot them. And mine… well, let’s say it is just as well they aren’t on the same page…. congrats! More power to your elbow!

  • Nancee Rostad says:

    Nice work, Dallas! It makes me yearn to be back in Paris where, like you, I can duck into churches and cathedrals to enjoy the beauty of the interiors without the dogma. I especially like the first two images for their symmetry and details. Kudos!

  • As someone who works in and for churches, you have captured the great beauty that many never get to see. When a person comes for a service the church is usually well-lighted, and while that is good a necessary for worship, sometimes the real beauty is in the dimmer light, especially early or late in the day. In my opinion, when a church is subtly lit or lit solely by natural light, it reveals a true “other worldly” aspect of its beauty.

  • Lad Sessions says:

    Dallas, I thoroughly enjoyed these very finely-crafted images of gorgeous works of art/architecture. Thank you for sharing them. A small request: For those of us unacquainted with Paris, would it be possible to name the churches?

  • Ian Varkevisser says:

    Exquisite !

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