{"product_id":"mont-saint-michel-at-night","title":"Mont Saint Michel Illuminated Abbey at Night Color Photography Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Mont Saint-Michel night print brings Normandy's illuminated abbey to your wall in color. Warm light separates stone walls, roofs and exposed rock beneath the tall spire against an open dark sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the dark sky, Mont Saint-Michel resolves into layers of illuminated stone. The buildings rise from the lower walls toward the abbey, then finish in a slender spire. I made this photograph during my visit to Normandy, France, in 2008. At night, the lighting gives the familiar outline a different emphasis, separating parts of the architecture that might otherwise blend together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brightest area sits high in the composition. Below it, warm light catches walls, roofs and exposed rock in a series of smaller patches. I enjoy following those changes down through the image, finding the lower buildings and the line of light near the base. Their smaller scale reinforces the height of the abbey above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkness is an important part of the photograph. The open sky leaves room around the spire, and the dim foreground keeps attention on the island’s lit profile. A few reflections near the bottom add brief horizontal accents. The restrained colour palette lets the warm stone tones carry much of the scene, with cooler light appearing higher on the structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor me, the appeal is in how the lighting reveals the shape of the place. There is enough detail to explore, but the overall silhouette remains clear from a distance. I would choose this image for a viewer interested in French architecture, Normandy or night photography. On a wall, it offers a concentrated area of warm light within a darker composition, bringing the abbey’s rising form into focus without a busy surrounding view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Dan Kosmayer, 2008\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Kosmayer Photography","offers":[{"title":"5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)","offer_id":50571338743887,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 × 8 inches (15.2 × 20.3 cm)","offer_id":67592439889999,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm)","offer_id":40739342843983,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 × 12 inches (20.3 × 30.5 cm)","offer_id":67593167503439,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11 × 14 inches (27.9 × 35.6 cm)","offer_id":40739342876751,"sku":"","price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11 × 17 inches (27.9 × 43.2 cm)","offer_id":67593990963279,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 × 16 inches (30.5 × 40.6 cm)","offer_id":40739342909519,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 × 18 inches (30.5 × 45.7 cm)","offer_id":67594746003535,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)","offer_id":40739342942287,"sku":null,"price":63.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 × 24 inches (40.6 × 61.0 cm)","offer_id":67595655020623,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18 × 24 inches (45.7 × 61.0 cm)","offer_id":40739342975055,"sku":null,"price":72.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 × 28 inches (50.8 × 71.1 cm)","offer_id":67600651714639,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24 × 36 inches (61.0 × 91.4 cm)","offer_id":41185708703823,"sku":"","price":105.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28 × 40 inches (71.1 × 101.6 cm)","offer_id":67597047103567,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30 × 40 inches (76.2 × 101.6 cm)","offer_id":41185760641103,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (29.7 × 42.0 cm)","offer_id":43805486612559,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (42.0 × 59.4 cm)","offer_id":43804794323023,"sku":null,"price":72.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 (59.4 × 84.1 cm)","offer_id":43804851634255,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm)","offer_id":67747690676303,"sku":null,"price":139.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9685\/2047\/files\/Mont-Saint-Michel-Illuminated-Abbey-at-Night-Colour-Architectural-Photography-1.jpg?v=1792012456","url":"https:\/\/dinkosmayer.com\/products\/mont-saint-michel-at-night","provider":"Dan Kosmayer Fine Art Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}