Am presenting some talks at a conference in Loyola, Spain. Loyola is the birthplace of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder, along with eight companions, or the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). This is my first trip to Spain.
Loyola is in the Basque region of Spain. Near the French border. Exquisite landscape though very hilly. Apparently a lot of very gray weather with mist and rain. Describes what it has been like since arrival yesterday. Conference began this evening. Have had a good amount of time to shoot and edit.
The basilica was built in the 18th century (1738).
Approach to the basilica from the road. Pedestrian only.
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Playing with shot in Capture One. If C1s file creation system were just a tad more intuitive.
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View of dome, Jesuit community, and countryside from my room in retreat house.
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Entrance to Basilica
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Main altar. The baroque did not believe in the concept of excessive ornamentation.
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Depiction of the injured Ignatius. A leg wound led to the foundation of the Society.
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Non-figurative stained glass and light in one of several retreat house chapels.
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Table set for lunch in retreat house.
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Very interesting.
Thanks for taking us there
Doddy
Loc: Barnard Castle-England
Good shots and narrative.
Plieku69
Loc: The Gopher State, south end
Wonderful as always.
I continue to enjoy your work as it allows me to travel to places I will never get to.
Great,
Ken
Really nice photographs--I enjoyed seeing these. Nice shooting, Father Jack. I always look forward to your interesting offerings.
frjack wrote:
Am presenting some talks at a conference in Loyola, Spain. Loyola is the birthplace of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder, along with eight companions, or the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). This is my first trip to Spain.
Loyola is in the Basque region of Spain. Near the French border. Exquisite landscape though very hilly. Apparently a lot of very gray weather with mist and rain. Describes what it has been like since arrival yesterday. Conference began this evening. Have had a good amount of time to shoot and edit.
The basilica was built in the 18th century (1738).
Am presenting some talks at a conference in Loyola... (
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Wonderful series and narrative.
Am pressed for time at the conference. Getting ready for the first of two presentations. Thanks for the comments and for looking. Never been here before. It has been a revelation. After the conference ends I will go over to Ljubljana to see friends and to shoot as much as possible. Will post more from here later. Have about four hours before the talk. If I ain't ready now I ain't never gonna be ready. Time to relax.
yeah right! the Baroque was short on ornamentation, as was Rococo . When Bauhaus came along, then things started t get interesting! LOL
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