Photographed at the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France.
The light falling on the columns with the stained glass window in the background makes this a special composition for me. The exposure of the photo is on the high lights creating a great contrast. The simplicity of the composition is its strength.
The light coming through the stained glass from behind me onto the columns in front of me creates a unique spectacle. Through the choice of lighting, the stained glass in the middle emerges beautifully and in detail.
My name is Marijn Zeilstra. I am a self-taught photographer living in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
I've always been interested in photography. Probably because of my father who used to photograph with a SLR camera. In 2001 I bought my first digital camera for my vacations. It was a simple camera..
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