These are just a few of the photos of stained glass that I took in the cathedral at Soissons in 2011.
A stained-glass window is un vitrail [vee-TRAH-yuh] in French; the plural is vitraux [vee-TROH].
A stained-glass window is un vitrail [vee-TRAH-yuh] in French; the plural is vitraux [vee-TROH].
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7 I applied a Photoshop "dry brush" effect on photo 1 and photo 7 because they were not as sharp as the others.
Here's a very detailed description of the church windows at the cathedral in Soissons.
Here's a very detailed description of the church windows at the cathedral in Soissons.
These stained-glass windows by Le Chevalier (?) are definitely not to my liking as compared to those in Senlis. They are too busy and the beauty of the photos is no redeeming value. Interesting link, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe Dry Brush seems to work fine. This #7 tries to be figurative. I can see two bald men!
DeleteI just try to show people what you see if you come to France and tour around. Not everything is drop-dead beautiful, but it's all interesting, at least to me.
DeleteThank you for that, Ken! I love all the things you're showing and sharing!
DeleteKen, I understand your point. And I agree with it.
DeleteYou say, What’s on your mind? Qu’avez-vous à me dire?
I have been enjoying your blog every day and even more than one time a day for many years. When I comment, it is to tell YOU how I feel about your post and it’s content. And what’s on my mind. Whoever reads your blog is free to agree with me or not. It’s their problem, not mine. I don’t pretend to be an expert on anything, I’m not. I just express my own feelings, and they’re free to judge me on that. I never critique you, only the subject matter of each post. If I have some information that I think might interest your readers, I mention it. It is just that.
We have a saying in English: If you don't have something positive to say, say nothing. That doesn't apply in all cases, but to tell you the truth it doesn't matter whether you like the subject I choose to blog about every day. It's always nice to here positive comments or constructive criticism, but sometimes I read negative comments and wonder: Why am I wasting my time? Then I think: nobody is required to read my blog. I don't do if for the comments, even though it's nice to hear positive ones. I do it because it's my job to do it every day now (I'm my own boss) and because I have so many thousands of photos to post. It's sort of the principle of the world wide web; maybe somebody will stumble on this blog and find it pleasing, interesting, or useful. As a former teacher (I taught French for 15 years), I remember how hard it used to be to find current and relevant information about France and the French language to discuss with your classes.
DeleteC’est Beaumarchais qui a dit par la voix de Figaro : Sans la liberté de blamer, il n’est point d’éloge flatteur.
DeleteGreat photos! I like when you post the pronunciation of places and things - because often I find out they are not quite what I thought they are! Example "vitrail" I would pronounce as "vee-try." Two syllables not three and notq quite the right vowel.
ReplyDeleteIt's really hard to explain pronunciation in writing. The best thing is to listen. Try this site: Forvo. I have it set to pronounce vitrail. The first speaker's pronunciation is really different from the last speaker's. But I hear that tiny syllable at the end of each speaker's pronunciation of vitrail. Enter word or phrases and listen to different people pronounce them. There are regional accents in France, and older people often pronounce words differently compared to younger people. In other words, the language changes over time and over distances.
DeleteThink about the pronunciation of the word hallelujah (also spelled halleluiah) in English. Here's a phonetic transcription from dictionary.com. [ hal-uh-loo-yuh ] That final yuh sound is kind of what you hear at the end of French words like vitrail, travail, paille, caille, rail, and ail. In French it's very much unstressed but not quite silent.
DeleteStained-glass windows are simply amazing. Beautiful photos, Ken!
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