Old Emilian stable

[Orio]

This is a typical old stable near Parma. I have seen a lot of these. This is the typical Emilian stable build, with colums. They are true little architecture masterpieces in their own way. They come from an age where the sense of the beautiful was inside everyone, and was applied to everything, including the stables.

Unfortunately, this is also the testimony of a type of building that is disappearing. They are being destroyed in order to either build modern stables, or to just build big apartment buildings.

So I feel in the urge of documenting these stables before they completely disappear from my province.

I am very proud of this series as a document to save for future generation, that would otherwise never know about the farmers life of their grandfathers:

www.oriofoto.net/temp/stalla-emiliana/index.html


P.S. EOS 5D and Flektogon 2.8/20
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[Orio]

[LucisPictor]

Wow! The Flek is wiiiiiide on the 5D! Great captures, Orio.

[Bob]

Great series. Alas, our society seems to have lost the sense of the beautiful in buildings and ourselves.

[poilu]

those stable are wide and dark!

[Orio]

[Katastrofo]

The stables look like a cathedral! Awesome series, Orio!

[montecarlo]

Great photos, Orio ! And that Flek... no I can not see any deformation unlike my AF kit lens on a APS-C sensor camera.

It's a shame to see all these buidings dissapear. Those stables could be a nice place for an art gallery with paintings and phots (remined me of this http://www.foto-magazin.ro/weblogap/archives/2008/05/ http://www.fleurysien.com/manoirs/caen.php ), or a small concert hall (chamber music ?), or a nice quiet cafe or even a pub. If there would be will (especially from those who are taking the decisions) than everyting would be possible.

[Orio]

Yes, sometimes they turn them into restaurants here... but the often do not respect the original architecture anymore

[Sven]

Italian architecture is indeed impressive.
Even the horses had grand buildings.
Should be in everyones interest to preserve a place like this.

Great photos!

[patrickh]

Orio
Even by your standards this is a wonderful treat in photography and architecture. Many thanks for sharing with us



patrickh

[Orio]

Thanks

I am really happy with these results. I obtained exactly the atmosphere that I felt there (as opposed to what could be seen) and that I wanted to render.
Maybe it's not much obvious but there is a big work of measuring exposure behind each of these shots. I can really say I applied creative light metering here. None of the pictures here is what the matrix metering told me to do. Being from the "old school" I want to render an atmosphere with light metering work rather than with Photoshop. There is no Photoshop in these photos.

[trifox]

Hi Orio ---

I am really impressed of this pics !!! The Flek 20 is perfect lens on 5D...

The lights and shadows --- I like them a lot

thanks for sharing ...

tf

[koji]

Wow, pretty impressive shots. The architecture is nice too.
The lens is legendary, so the combination must be mighty.

A great show, Orio. Keep coming please.