Akureyrarkirkja, a photo from Akureyri, Nordhurland Eystra

Photographer's Note

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Akureyrarkirkja
After all the natural beauty we now visit Akureyi, the largest city of Iceland outside the Reykjavik region, in the North of Iceland.
After a few clearings, the weather is clouded again and almost dry.
First we visit the Akureyrarkirkja, located in the centre of the city, towering above the city on a hill. It was designed by Gu簢鏮 Sam𠐟lsson, and completed in 1940. A remarkable striking design. In my opinion a less successful combination of modern architecture and traditional forms.
■ The main photo shows 3 beautiful stained glass windows. The right window is linked to my previous photo. 煠rgeir is depicted on the window, who threw his statues of the pagan god into the waterfall Go簜foss.
■ The first workshop shows the fa蓷de above the entrance in close up. A nice tight graphic composition, where the windows bring some colour between all the shades of grey.
■ The second workshop finally shows the church in full size from its best side, the front facade. It is clear to see how the church is built on a hill.

■ Main picture: ◙ stained glass windows
■ Workshop 1: ◙ above the entrance
■ Workshop 2: ◙ front facade

pajaran, ikeharel, snunney, jean113, jean113, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, papagolf21, danos, jhm, Fis2, Royaldevon, COSTANTINO, macjake, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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dkmurphys (79209) 2018-09-07 5:38

Hello,
Very nice interior capture of the beautiful stained glass artwork. Quite catchy, well seen.
Have a good weekend.

Daniel

pajaran (114945) 2018-09-07 6:02

Dobar dan.
Interesantni i lepi pogledi, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, dobar kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa arhitektura i vitraz, lepa Akureyrarkirkja.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje, strecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Interesting and beautiful views, good text ...
Good work with nice photos in the workshop, good contrast, nice colors.
Nice architecture and stained glass, beautiful Akureyrarkirk.
I wish you a nice day, all the best, streets.

Sergiom (117241) 2018-09-07 6:11

Bonjour Rob,

Je me souviens de l'廧oque o� je courrais les 嶲lises et les cath嶮rales pour faire ce genre de photos. J'ignore pourquoi je ne le fais plus car j'aime beaucoup ce genre de composition chez les autres.

Amicalement

Serge

holmertz (102008) 2018-09-07 6:11

Hello Rob,
I feel I'm not quite able to judge the quality of the church's design, but as seen in the WS #2 it makes quite an impression from that low angle. WS #1 is an amusing composition, slightly bewildering at first. As for these windows they are very well done in a modern style with strong roots in traditional religious art. The photos are all of a high quality with fine exposure.
Thank for your comments on my latest photo. The two WS interiors of the cathedral were actually 和algo.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (220637) 2018-09-07 6:18

Ciao Rob, great view of fantastic stained glass, excellent exposure, wonderful colors, splendid light, excellent clarity and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (112467) 2018-09-07 6:24

The WS #2 shows the unique church design, while we see the attractive art-work of the stained glass in the main photo, Rob. Nicely collected all.
Used well the outside light to enhance the vivid colors of the window.
Good afternoon,
Ike

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2018-09-07 6:47

Hello Rob

Nice capture of the windows. A perfect allignment with nice bright light entering through.

Jimmy

snunney (130967) 2018-09-07 8:01

Hello Rob,
An interesting set of stained glass windows that traditional religious themes to modernistic design. Excellent rendering of the colours and detailing.

jean113 (27639) 2018-09-07 9:37

Hello Rob, eye catching stained glass, modern but with recognisable stories from the Bible.
The two shots showing the architecture are very interesting, the church is a striking design.I am surprised that it was completed in 1940, it looks younger than that.

I assume that the three characters on the bottom of each window are Icelandic people?
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

pierrefonds (113610) 2018-09-07 9:45

Hi Rob,

The subject is well framed. The point of view is showing the details of the stained glass windows. I appreciate effect of the light coming through the windows on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (91604) 2018-09-07 12:30

Hallo Rob,
Als de IJslanders hun Noordse goden hadden aangehouden hadden we ook nooit dit mooie glas-in-loodraam gehad. Sowieso sluit-ie mooi aan op je vorige foto, aangezien 煠rgeir rechts onderaan met een van heidense beelden 'vi� Go簜foss' loopt te zeulen. De kleuren zijn prachtig.
Lars

mcmtanyel (67681) 2018-09-07 20:44

Hello Rob,
These are nice stained glass windows competently rendered, well done! 👍👍
Regards,
MT

papagolf21 (152605) 2018-09-07 23:08

Bonjour, cher Rob,
Les vitraux sont mon p嶰h� mignon !
Cette pr廥entation est superbe, le sujet, le d嶰or, les couleurs, tout est en place avec un rendu de toute beaut�.
Admiration.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

emka (157280) 2018-09-07 23:53

Hello Rob, I do not know if this is a college or the picture from the interior wall. Anyway, these modern stained glass windows are very beautiful. Excellent presentation, superb sharpness and colours.
Now the pictures are very big, there is a need of scrolling the screen. Appealing compositions.

Kind regards Malgo

danos (110407) 2018-09-08 0:19

Hello Rob,
nice the view of the stained glass artwork in the interior of the church with the excellent light and colour management to enhance even more their details.Well done.

Regards,Danos

jhm (211734) 2018-09-08 0:40

Dag Rob,

Glas ramen spreken mij altijd erg aan.
Ten eerste de kunst om dit te maken.
Ten tweede werden meestal gerealiseerd in tijden waar armoede het grootst was.
Maar niet afwijken van uw mooie foto.
Het is echt een beauty, bedankt.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen met een frisse morgen met 8蚓,
John

Fis2 (169759) 2018-09-08 1:59

Witj Rob!
Interesting stained glass, excellent presentation.
Good framing nd super sharpness.
I like light andcolours.
Well done.
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (85606) 2018-09-08 2:33

Hello Rob,

Thank you for this fine, linked series.
I had not, at first linked the casting of the pagan idols into the water, I thought it was a reference to the fact that when Christianity was first adopted, bits of the old religion carried over and were knitted into the new religion! They are beautiful windows and very clearly photographed.
The church really has an impact! It looks like an angel with uplifted arms!

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

lousat (138623) 2018-09-08 10:10

Hi Rob,i been in this city just a night to sleep but i haven't visit the city,so your post about this modern church is very interesting to me,3 beautiful pics,i'm excited but the very impressive details of the large version of stained glasses.absolutely perfect!!! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Nicou (193806) 2018-09-08 18:37

Hello

mervielleuse vue de ces vitraux fantastique compo et iamge sueprbe dessin et ces couleur tout allong嶪 et quelles repr廥netation quelle lumi鋨e quei fait ressortire le formes et couleurs g幯ail.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

COSTANTINO (115563) 2018-09-08 23:09

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day Sunday
great work here and great view
of those colorful painted stained glass
windows
greetings to the artist who painted them
welldone
regards
Costantino

macjake (98262) 2018-09-08 23:47

Hi Rob
yes, I remember this church very well. I spent a few hours in this city, but then moved on. If I remember correctly, I found the prices of the hotels for too expensive here. Photographing the church was a lot of fun, its a unique design for sure. you came away with an excellent stained glass shot. love the pop of color, the clarity, and just the overall image sharpness. nice one. cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (171252) 2018-09-11 1:01

Hello Rob,

I've found out the hard way that it is very difficult to get correct metering for stained glass window shots. My last effort I was successful in Bologna as I bracketed and deleted until it was just right. I have another from Prague I might load one of these days. This one is just as impressive. Perfect exposure and sharpness with good colour & lighting. Tfs!

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-09-11 20:48

Hi Rob
Soaring eye-catching stained glass panels really pulling the eye into the image with so much to look at and vibrant colours. Some wonderful history to go with this and well judged exposure producing a real cool piece of photo work, Congrats.
Best wishes

carlo62 (81265) 2018-09-12 23:10

Ciao Rob
tre belle foto, due che mostrano la bella e originale architettura e questa che ci mostra la storia di questo popolo attraverso queste vetrate.
Ottimo lavoro come sempre.
Saluti
Carlo

maloutim (13617) 2018-12-09 7:35

Hi Rob,
Magnificent stained-glass window. Beautiful, bright colours, sharp details.
Very well presented and documented with the 2 ws of the outside of the church.
TFS and have a good evening.
Marie-Louise.