Our Lady of Lourdes Church, a photo from Bogota, North

Photographer's Note

Bogotá - Our Lady of Lourdes Church

My joke with my previous picture is apparently not recognized by anyone as a joke. Maybe I should do some work on my humour.

Now back to where it all started in Chapinero. Thats the district of Bogotá where I stayed my first nights in Colombia and also my last ones before returning home.

Its a very safe neighbourhood whose northern part offers a lot of hotels and restaurants. This is also one of the most important commercial and economic zones of the Colombian capital.
The southern part has a less commercial appearance. While there are a bit less hotels and restaurants, the area is more residential.

Not far from my hotel there was this Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Its architecture represents the Gothic Revival style in Colombia. The church was built in 1875 but modified in 1917.
The square in front of it is cozy and busy until late into the evening.

This is the last picture in my Colombia series, the result of a 24-day tour in the country. I ended up only seen a fraction of that huge country. Theres still so much more.

Despite the fact that quite a number of individual travelers go to Colombia, this remains an unknown country for many.

In total, I uploaded 90 main photos (and 154 in the workshops). During the same period, Sergio (sacimar) presented a lot of Colombian pictures and also Alexandre (gervaso). As Sergio lives there now, Im sure in the future we will still get to see more beautiful photos of this amazing country.

During the past spring I made another trip. Upon my return, I decided to continue my Colombia series.
You will probably have understood that I lost a little piece of my heart in Colombia (while I returned from my other trip with mixed feelings).

So folks, this was it.

PiotrF, papagolf21, Royaldevon, Fis2, holmertz, jhm, ikeharel, cornejo, ktanska, worldcitizen, pierrefonds, abmdsudi, Cricri, alvaraalto, ChrisJ, adramad, COSTANTINO, danos oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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emka (157280) 2017-07-08 15:09

Hello Paul,

Your joke with your previous picture? This about Papas Belgas? I haven't recognized it either. Or do you mean your PS? Pity it is the last picture from your Colombia series. But 90 plus WS is quite a lot. Thanks for presenting us this beautiful country and for the inspiration (maybe...). This year I had already a far and quite long trip. and for me all depends of the offers of flights. Not much for South America. Hmm, I see that you have lost quite a lot of your heart. Now I am very curious where you had mixed feeling :).

Lovely picture. I saw very similar church somewhere in South India.

Kind regrad s MAlgo

PiotrF (54246) 2017-07-08 16:00

Hello Paul,
Nice view of the facade of this church, interesting architecture.Nice capture with very good colors and good sharpness.
Very well composition, lovely presentation.
Regards
Piotr

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-07-08 20:10

Olá, Paul!

Ótima foto! As cores e a luz estăo boas, assim como a nitidez que nos permite ver os detalhes dessa igreja! Bom enquadramento com este galho! Parabéns!

jemaflor (146168) 2017-07-08 23:21

Salut Paul,
une belle présentation avec cette façade mise en valeur par la jolie luminosité, intéressante architecture et effet de contraste avec ce ciel gris en arričre plan.

Tue (91450) 2017-07-09 0:58

Hallo Paul,
Je hebt een prachtige indruk gegeven van Colombia in deze fotoserie en de laatste toevoeging is ook weer prachtig. Het licht laat de warme kleuren van de kerk heel mooi uitkomen, vooral tegen de bewolkte achtergrond. De mensen en duiven verspreid over het plein verlevendigen het beeld.
Lars

papagolf21 (152605) 2017-07-09 1:08

Bonjour, cher Paul,
Cet édifice religieux est impressionnant de beauté. L'aspect architectural est mis en vedette.
La présence de personnages donne l'échelle de l'environnement.
Un pur régal pour les amoureux des vieilles pierres et de leur passé.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Royaldevon (85576) 2017-07-09 1:20

Hello Paul,

I enjoyed reading your notes.
You know you have had a satisfying and very worthwhile holiday when you it pulls at your heart strings to leave and there is already a yearning to return.

This does look like a very peaceful place, with the magnificent church standing proudly and lovingly at the edge.
You have captured some excellent details and it will be a fine last view, to keep in your memory ... maybe for your next return!

Have a lovely Sunday,
Bev :-)

Nicou (193806) 2017-07-09 1:45

Hello

quelle mise en valeur aprfaite de cette église sueprbe ocmpo et iamge quel rendu sur la facade et cette architecture fines le trois portes de bois en fond quelle vue et compo quelle iamge sueprbe captage.
Bravo et amitié
nicou

Fis2 (169589) 2017-07-09 1:46

Witaj Paul!
Beautiful church, facade makes impression.
Good POV and colors.
Well done.
Nice sunday.
Krzysztof

ChrisJ (171146) 2017-07-09 1:47

Hello Paul,

The warm honey coloured facade of this impressive cathedral in full sunlight contrasts well with the blue grey skies in the bg. Good sharpness and perspective. Tfs!

holmertz (101880) 2017-07-09 1:50

Hello Paul,
You finish this long series with a nice postcard. The church is elegant, the mountain provides a fine background, the light is perfect and there are enough people to create a lively and pleasant atmosphere. I have enjoyed your photos (although I didn't realize there had been as many as 244) and they have given me a very good introduction to a country I was not at all familiar with. Now I am of course curious to see which country that gave you mixed feelings.
Kind regards,
Gert

batalay (41261) 2017-07-09 2:36

Hello Paul,

This is a superb architectural portrait of the cathedral, the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Bogotá. I just looked up the date when I visited Cartagena. It turned out to be 1976, or 41 years ago. We had sailed into port early in the morning on the Royal Viking Sea and stayed there through the day. Unfortunately, we never got to the countries huge inland cities, Bogotá and Medellin.

Warm regards,

Bulent

BennyV (34710) 2017-07-09 3:08

Dag Paul

Mooi, warm licht op de voorgevel van de kerk. Ook de donkere wolken erachter zijn goed gefotografeerd.

Groeten

Benny

jhm (211734) 2017-07-09 3:39

Dag Paul,

Antwoord op uw schrijven, Sluis wordt stelselmatig ingenomen door de Belgen, op zich is Sluis niets, de kaaimuur en oude poort zijn helemaal gerestaureerd.

Een van uw mooiste foto's met de "Church of Our Lady of Lourdes".
Heel mooie architectuur, en prachtig geplaatst op de foto.
Mooi foto werk en helder. Bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost Vlaanderen,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-07-09 6:06

Bonjour Paul,

Une photo parfaite. Tous les éléments sont réunis pour en faire un succčs. La cathédrale est magnifique sous cette lumičre avec le contraste offert par les nuages noirs en arričre plan. Belle animation sur la place.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (112391) 2017-07-09 6:21

Hello Paul,
Well chosen frontal POV towards the beautifully lit façade. A whole in good sight from a fair distance.
people scale and animate the scene, contrast well from the clouds above.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Silvio1953 (220443) 2017-07-09 7:13

Ciao Paul, great view of fantastic church, superb sky, splendid light, wonderful colors and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

cornejo (61504) 2017-07-09 10:15

Hello Paul, very good photo of this interesting facade, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy start to the week.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

ktanska (44416) 2017-07-09 11:02

Hi Paul,
A truely special sandstone colour church. Direct PoV works especially well. Sunshine looks especially good with the darker clouds in the background. I also like those tree branches framing the view on top left.
Kari

worldcitizen (15930) 2017-07-09 12:13

Hello Paul,
What a nice photo to end your Colombian series with. This church is beautiful. I like the colors and textures on its facade, and the moody sky overhead. Your previous post also made me hungry. I'd love to try some Belgian fries. :-)

lousat (138521) 2017-07-09 13:15

Hi Paul,this is a great example of architechure,i like a lot this church,especially the decoration and the style of the high part. Interesting pic and note from your beautiful trip in Colombia and the best quality as usual. Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

carlo62 (81265) 2017-07-09 14:57

Ciao Paul
si sente dalle parole che hai scritto e dalle foto che hai fatto che questo paese ti ha lasciato qualcosa di importante, i sentimenti non si comandano, quando vengono fuori bisogna lasciarli andare.
Adesso sono curioso di capire quali sentimenti contrastanti ti ha lasciato il tuo ultimo viaggio, rimango in attesa.
Saluti
Carlo

pierrefonds (113474) 2017-07-09 17:32

Bonsoir Paul,

Les arbres et les montagnes cadrent bien l'église. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. La bonne luminosité donne de belles teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-07-09 18:59

Hi Paul
It's the colour I like as well as the composition. What amazing architecture and unique design especially on the dramatic upper portion - never seen before! Such a proud looking edifice so very well captured against the gorgeous contrasting grey sky & sublime side lighting. It's thoughtfully composed lovely how the tree branches works as effective eye stopper. A fine POV with mingling people as strong element. I am impressed, Congrats
Best wishes

kim_gwan (1142) 2017-07-10 6:21

Oh Paul.

Looks like a warm welcome for us to visit this magnificent church

Wonderful portrait shot of totality of the church with a little tree encompassing the grey cloud ^_^

very striking color of the church and it should be recognizable from afar

well done
Ralf

Cricri (176) 2017-07-10 7:19

Bonjour Paul
Ainsi fini ce beau voyage, cela a été un vrai plaisir de les commenter, bravo pour les 90 post + les WS, ce pays m'a beaucoup intéresser, si colorées, l'architectures.....tout me plait, merci
une derničre ou l'architecture est splendide, bien ressorti sous le fond gris et une trčs belle lumičre
belle journée
cricri
PS) pas de shopping ŕ Varsovie, trop peu de jours lŕ bas pour les passer dans les boutiques :-)

rychem (72187) 2017-07-10 8:11

Excellent photo of this church, we often can see European churches but this here in Bogota is really beautiful, very nice symmetrical composition, very well presented
regards Ryszard

mkamionka (73198) 2017-07-12 11:27

Hi Paul,
beautiful church well photograph with great sky at the back and so well lit.
Its tower seems quite unique!
I had a quick glimpse at the previous photo as well but I don't know what happened with the Fries. In the UK they are called chips. I also remember once America was having problems with French and they have renamed the fries in few places from French Fries to Freedom Fries... Anyway, great addition here to your rich reportage,
M

gervaso (28177) 2017-07-13 17:49

Hello, Paul!

Even with the cloudy sky, the colors are excellent in this image! The light is very good, giving beautiful colors to the church, and the sharpness is perfect! I like the branches in the foreground, which gives more depth to the image! Beautiful job!

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-07-15 7:08

Dag Paul
Fraaie recht-toe-recht aan foto van deze Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Lourdes kerk in Bogota. Het geel van de stenen steekt prachtig of bij de donkerde omgeving. Een vleugje zonlicht doet de rest.
Goed weekend toegewenst, Groet Rob

dta (98848) 2017-08-15 8:30

Bonjour Paul ,
Un ciel de ce type met en valeur l'architecture présentée , avec les pierres ocres bénéficiant aussi du meilleur éclairage . Tout bon cadrage sous les branches .
Amicalement

adramad (72524) 2017-08-19 11:14

Hello Paul.
Splendid composition of this church, captured with a good symmetry, in a medium plane to visualize well its facade and giving field to see the atmosphere of the square with the people.
A fantastic photo, with beautiful natural colors, very good lighting and excellent clarity.
Well done. I love.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

macjake (98256) 2017-08-19 11:17

Hi Paul
haha...your shot is a tiny bit crooked, not a big deal Paul, just bugging you :)

Colombia, yes, I don't know much about it, so lets keep seeing more and more photos on TE please :)

Reading your note, its comes across easily the passion you have for this country. Maybe one day i'll travel here myself. As for your humour, i'll have to check out your post, see what you're referring to.

This church is presented so well, bright, in our face, strong and demanding attention right away - and there's enough activity on the ground for other people who enjoy that sort of thing too. cheers
craig

COSTANTINO (115407) 2017-08-22 23:03

Hello dear Paul Vdv and have a nice time
and a happy new day
one religious shot with Our Lady of Lourdes Church
interestiing architectural details very well composed
and generally excellent decorated facade
of this magnificentchurch
thanks for sharingwith us thisnpicture
regards
COSTANTINO

danos (110407) 2017-08-25 10:16

Hello Paul,
splendid the view of the church with the warm light due to the grey sky to enhance even more its beauty as its details.The people add scale in the scene.

Regards,Danos

jmdias (114150) 2017-10-01 1:56

paul

I saw this church, but I don't remember if I took images of it. very well illuminated and sharp image.yes, colombia is a marvelous place to visit but the spot of violence in its history makes many people to avoid this destination.

hugs

jorge