Devotion

[Antonio Correia]

Devotion is a collection of images I have been doing for some time.
Here, one of the last

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[rpcrowe]

Agreed!

[Antonio Correia]

[pschlute]

Lovely image Antonio, but I would go for a square crop myself.

[Antonio Correia]

Lovely image Antonio, but I would go for a square crop myself.

[mugge]

Great image. I agree with Peter regarding a square crop. I think a square crop makes it more intimate (if that is what you want).
Cheers Ole

[Antonio Correia]

Peter and Ole... I must agree with you !
My stubbornness has limits, bounds !
BTW: this is indeed a superb lens, not only in quality but also in weight !

For yours and mine satisfactions here it is:

[billtils]

Peter and Ole... I must agree with you !
My stubbornness has limits, bounds !
BTW: this is indeed a superb lens, not only in quality but also in weight !

For yours and mine satisfactions here it is:

Yes, the square crop makes a difference to an already good image. You mention "this is indeed a superb lens" but I could not see any reference to it.


EDIT: I found the information on your "Devotion" flickr page.

[pschlute]

Super capture Antonio

[Antonio Correia]

Super capture Antonio

Indeed... it is one of those shots in hundreds. Lucky me !

[Antonio Correia]

[Antonio Correia]

[lovelife65]

Nice work as always

[AntonioCorreia]

When I started this thread I used only Devotion, the original title, without thinking much about the scope of the project.
Later I corrected it to Devotions Project, the name that best fits the set of images I had been gathering.
Over time I ended up spreading them across several posts and threads, a natural but not very practical dispersion.
Now I want to bring everything together more coherently so this visual journey can make sense as a single path.

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In the darkness of the night, the temple’s interior conveys a serene vibration, as if every flame and every color gently calls to us. The wide-angle lens expands the red floor and slightly stretches the walls, creating a subtle distortion which, rather than distracting, embraces the entire space and draws us into the dialogue between the human figure and the illuminated altar within.

[AntonioCorreia]

On the outside, the bars and the hanging clothes speak to us of a simple life, marked by use and time, while inside the colourful figures create a space of promise and comfort. In this small temple, the everyday, the divine and the human intersect.

[AntonioCorreia]

The scene presents faith as a physical and concrete act, in the way that believer lies on the floor in a gesture of total surrender. The distribution of people in the space creates different points of attention, revealing various modes of participation in the ritual.
The altar, saturated with colours and details, asserts itself as the visual and spiritual axis that organises the entire image, while the donation box waits passively and patiently.

[AntonioCorreia]

I photographed this corner as one enters slowly a place where faith gathers in layers, paint, dust, stone, silence. I wanted to hold the clash between the almost damp red and the worn limewash, and let the small, closed green door act as a promise of passage.

Today I notice more clearly how the vertical lines, pillars, grilles, panels, create a rhythm of restraint, and how the low light pushes the eye towards the reliefs. If the shadow weighs a little on the left corner, it also protects the mystery, and invites one to stay longer.