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Abandoned SynagogueΒ©Matthias Haker 2013
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First, I love love this!
The colors and the details are amazing on this photograph!
I love seeing old and broken down places all around the world, and them photographers like you, make them into a beautiful master piece!
Second, all the details are so specif and ting, but they are still there.
The only thing I would've liked to see in this would be better lighting. I believe it should be light up front and then start getting darker towards the front of the church. Just my opinion, but hopefully you take it into consideration.
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Two rows of circular pillars traverse the synagogue's sides. Their individual elements once flaunted whatever carvings and embellishments they possessed, but now cower under an arrangement of beauties: eight-pointed stars bordering two rows of rectangular mosaics, which in turn border several domes, some coloured cobalt blue (representing night) and others yellow (representing day). The walls themselves are abject, crumbling at a few places and peeling everywhere else, this deterioration proceeding in complete grey. Daylight permeates each window to reveal wire gates, wooden planks, dust, and - most importantly for the picture at hand - a barren bema, signifying disuse. Therefore, this photograph is one last glimpse before future developments overwhelm, but could the apparatus be interpreted as just repair work? Intuition rules it out, but the plausibility remains. To disambiguate, this piece could be taken with some sections of the second storey missing.
Classic composition principles are apparent at first glance. All architectural elements vanish towards centre, including the pillars and lone beams that form receding Ξ shapes; the eye is thus led along identical lines. The apparatus is also balanced, both sides occupying roughly equal areas in bottom left and bottom right, with dust straight in between them. Lighting and exposure time cooperate to "tip off" the windows while maintaining emphasis on other objects. In short, although some tricks are employed, nothing is radical or otherwise original. Speaking of original, the whole photograph is somewhat so, being urban exploration and what not, but not something never before executed: many shots leave people out to express desolation, overlooking the idea of having them walk away.
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Ive seen several paintings like these before, with a time lapse theme. I have to say this one is well done. The top, while richly decorated with a beautiful and colorful ceiling, pans down to the inevitably bare and empty room it is today.
When looking at a time lapse picture like this, I tend to focus more on how well the transition from past to present is. In this case it is very subtly done, a patched part of the ceiling here, glowing windows that would normally be half broken there. The eye is always immediately drawn in lapses like this to the more colorful part of the drawing, and the lining in the ledges pointing to the center in this one draws the eye back down to the parts that are empty, and thus into the less fabulously furnished piece.
As for painting detail, the ornamentation and decay of the room really stand out. Some artists will sometimes botch a job by using larger brushes to do a watercolor with, and with time lapse pictures, that tends to be a drawback. Not so with this one. I am impressed with the minuteness of the detail, even right down to the filings on the floor and the subtle shadws on the walls and floor. Not to mention that beautiful blue dome.
In summary, while not terribly original, the artist does a decent job portraying the piece with an above average amount of detail and lighting use.
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Thank you for that interesting, well written critique, which was especially interesting for me to read since it is not a painting, but a photograph.
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This photo works well on so many levels, and provokes a great deal of thought.
The first and most significant thing that comes to mind is symmetry, which in itself is a thing of beauty. The perspective from which this was shot really helps to convey the idea that the whole building was likely designed with symmetry in mind.
The lighting in the photo is very well utilized. My eye is drawn first to the light coming from the front door, which immediately gives you that sense of symmetry. The light in the side windows helps to draw attention to the walls.
The title really speaks to me and is highly descriptive of what has happened to this place. In multiple ways it is made clear that, while it obviously is still beautiful to look at, this building was a lot more so in the past. Not only in the sense that the building is now in disrepair, but also that the symmetry of the building has been lost, with debris scattered about and the color of the walls and ceiling being faded off in places.
The attention to detail and the color contrast also help to tell the story of this building. The walls and ceiling look like they have been discolored from fire. This is reinforced by what looks to be ash on the floor.
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Awesome shot, and really good lighting.
I love the cobalt on the ceiling!
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What a beautiful place! Where is this, if you don't mind me asking?
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your beautiful work is featured here [link]
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I am always astounded that you find such amazing buildings - and they're still so "together". I would think that they'd have been taken apart for all the marvelous architectural detailing pieces for use in other places...but have to admit I'm really glad they haven't been 
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Waow, love it ! Both the treatment of colors and light, but also the wide angle. Very nice ! I hope I'll take pictures like this one day
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This work has been featured on #devPREMIUM 's Architecture, Urban and Rural Spotlight Vol. 54!
Best regards!
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Great Job! The image is an absolute eye-catcher. I love the colors you show and the elaboration. Bravo, I am adding this one to my favorites.
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This kind of lighting makes this piece of architecture a very cousy space.
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ahh classic colors for a synagogue , I have one in my city as well
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NO ONE CLICK ON THE LINK, IT IS A VIRUS
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the sensitivity is so real, it shows the glory in the past, and shows how it is abandoned and forgotten as time passing by. Love it !!
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WOW, THIS IS INCREDIBLE, THE LIGHTING AND COLOURS LOOK AMAZING
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I would love to see photos of the LHC by you, think you'd do a bang up job.
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You should make a video of a quick painting of this sort of thing.
Or maybe a guide?
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This is beautiful- the elegant church ceiling juxtaposed with the derelict walls and floor, with light streaming in from the windows...it's gorgeous. Out of curiosity, where is this? What country,etc?
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this looks more like a painting than a photo... either way quite lovely
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Seeing beautiful places like this that once held so much life, and in this case faith, in this sort of condition makes me get teary-eyed. It's still so beautiful. But it's such a waste. Thank you for the emotional image!
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Amazing photo, really touched me
Is it in Germany?
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Beautiful image, it looks so unreal with those colors on the ceiling and the light.
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