Gargoyle Silhouette Lightning Sky Al Hudaydah in at the foot of a stone altar in Al Hudaydah

Gargoyle Silhouette Lightning Sky Al Hudaydah

by Lee Beard

Cool reflected light fills the high vaults of an indoor sanctuary in Al Hudaydah, illuminating a stone altar at the room's base. A carved gargoyle sits in sharp silhouette against a window or opening where lightning splits the sky outside. The stone surface shows rough, weathered textures and deep crevices that catch the dim, gray illumination. Muted reflections stretch across the polished floor, mirroring the jagged white streaks of the storm. The composition places the figure off-center, adhering to the rule of thirds while showing the solemn gravity of the sacred space. Dust motes hang still in the air, undisturbed by the violent weather beyond the walls. at the edge is the sharp, dark edge of the gargoyle's wing cutting against the bright, fractured lightning.

0
0 views
gargoyle cathedral lightning Al Hudaydah stone altar silhouette vaulted ceiling storm
Camera Leica M-A*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Leica M-A photos, grab one online.
Lens Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 ASPH
Focal Length 28mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 200
Film Kodak Ektar 100 vibrancy
Location at the foot of a stone altar in Al Hudaydah
Date 2014-09-22
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 14.8809, 43.0971
<a href="https://img.veeter.com/gargoyle-silhouette-lightning-sky-al-hudaydah"><img src="https://cdn.veeter.com/img/gargoyle-silhouette-lightning-sky-al-hudaydah" alt="Gargoyle Silhouette Lightning Sky Al Hudaydah in at the foot of a stone altar in Al Hudaydah"></a>

Free to download. CDN hosting requires a link back to this page. Terms

Comments

Similar Images

Gargoyle Silhouette Stained Light Cathedral in at the foot of a stone altar in Portmore

Gargoyle Silhouette Stained Light Cathedral

Nikon FM10 · at the foot of a stone altar in Portmore

 Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning Sky in Cathedral in at the foot of a stone altar in Port-de-Paix

Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning Sky in Cathedral

Leica M3 · at the foot of a stone altar in Port-de-Paix

 Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning in Santa Fe Mosque in in a mosque prayer hall in Santa Fe

Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning in Santa Fe Mosque

iPhone 12 Pro Max · in a mosque prayer hall in Santa Fe

 Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning Sky in in a mosque prayer hall in Minneapolis

Gargoyle Silhouette Against Lightning Sky

Olympus OM-4 · in a mosque prayer hall in Minneapolis

 Gothic Cathedral Buttress Silhouette in Ouarzazate Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Ouarzazate

Gothic Cathedral Buttress Silhouette in Ouarzazate Altar

iPhone 12 Pro · at the foot of a stone altar in Ouarzazate

 Havdalah Ceremony Stone Altar Mardin Sunrise in at the foot of a stone altar in Mardin

Havdalah Ceremony Stone Altar Mardin Sunrise

Canon EOS R6 · at the foot of a stone altar in Mardin

 Stone Mason Carving Gargoyle in Dappled Light in near Victoria

Stone Mason Carving Gargoyle in Dappled Light

Leica II · near Victoria

 Stonemason Carving Gargoyle at Dawn in Mist in beside a framed building shell near Nagoya

Stonemason Carving Gargoyle at Dawn in Mist

Sony a7R IV · beside a framed building shell near Nagoya

 Golden Cathedral Facade in Winter Prayer Corridor in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Medina

Golden Cathedral Facade in Winter Prayer Corridor

Fujifilm X-T3 · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Medina

 Minaret Silhouette on Lunar Stone Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Islamic Cairo, Cairo

Minaret Silhouette on Lunar Stone Altar

Leica M-A · at the foot of a stone altar in Islamic Cairo, Cairo

 Minaret Tower Rising Against Blue Sky in at the foot of a stone altar in Riyadh

Minaret Tower Rising Against Blue Sky

Sony a7C II · at the foot of a stone altar in Riyadh

 Silhouetted Prayer Rug Against Stone Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Guadalajara

Silhouetted Prayer Rug Against Stone Altar

Olympus OM-D E-M5 · at the foot of a stone altar in Guadalajara

 Limestone Column in Winter Cathedral Cloister in inside a quiet cloister passage in Aleppo

Limestone Column in Winter Cathedral Cloister

Samsung Galaxy S9+ · inside a quiet cloister passage in Aleppo

 Lightning Strike Over Desert Night Near Amman in beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Amman

Lightning Strike Over Desert Night Near Amman

Olympus Trip 35 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Amman

 Geode Cross Section and Condensation on Salt in on salt crystals along a pan rim in Bradford

Geode Cross Section and Condensation on Salt

Sony a7C · on salt crystals along a pan rim in Bradford

 Dust in Tungsten Light Through Stone Jali Screens in on a stone ledge near Manaus

Dust in Tungsten Light Through Stone Jali Screens

Olympus OM-2 · on a stone ledge near Manaus

 Petra Treasury Facade in Monsoon Drizzle Light in in a lantern-lined temple precinct in Amman

Petra Treasury Facade in Monsoon Drizzle Light

Nikon Z50II · in a lantern-lined temple precinct in Amman

 Silhouetted Minaret in Golden Phoenix Light in at the foot of a stone altar in Phoenix

Silhouetted Minaret in Golden Phoenix Light

Canon EOS-1D X · at the foot of a stone altar in Phoenix

 Rainy Predawn Stone Hotel Bronze Door Al Qadarif in inside a skylit passageway in Al Qadarif

Rainy Predawn Stone Hotel Bronze Door Al Qadarif

Smena 8M · inside a skylit passageway in Al Qadarif

 Stonemason Chisels Gargoyle on Cathedral Scaffold in on an active construction deck in Brittany

Stonemason Chisels Gargoyle on Cathedral Scaffold

Sony Alpha 100 · on an active construction deck in Brittany

 Stone Mason Carving Gargoyle in Lahore in near a riverside landing in Lahore

Stone Mason Carving Gargoyle in Lahore

Nikon D850 · near a riverside landing in Lahore

 Gothic Tracery Light in Osh Cathedral Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Osh

Gothic Tracery Light in Osh Cathedral Altar

Zorki 10 · at the foot of a stone altar in Osh

 Stone Mason Carving Cathedral Gargoyle Dawn in near Hangzhou

Stone Mason Carving Cathedral Gargoyle Dawn

Olympus Trip 35 · near Hangzhou

 Silhouetted Lamps in Autumn Temple Corridor in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Chihuahua

Silhouetted Lamps in Autumn Temple Corridor

Samsung Galaxy S24 · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Chihuahua

 Lightning Splitting Desert Night Sky Amman in beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Amman

Lightning Splitting Desert Night Sky Amman

Nikon D7200 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Amman

 Silhouetted Figure at Stone Altar in Hsinchu Basilica in at the foot of a stone altar in Hsinchu

Silhouetted Figure at Stone Altar in Hsinchu Basilica

Nikon D850 · at the foot of a stone altar in Hsinchu

 Stonemason Carving Gargoyle Lahore Dawn in on an active construction deck in Lahore

Stonemason Carving Gargoyle Lahore Dawn

iPhone XS Max · on an active construction deck in Lahore

 Lightning Trails Over Desert Mesa Abu Dhabi in near Abu Dhabi

Lightning Trails Over Desert Mesa Abu Dhabi

Canon EOS 550D · near Abu Dhabi

 Midnight Petra Treasury Facade Amman Plaza in across a formal civic plaza in Amman

Midnight Petra Treasury Facade Amman Plaza

Canon EOS R6 Mark II · across a formal civic plaza in Amman

 Cathedral Glass Patterns on Stone Altar Floor in at the foot of a stone altar in Bingöl

Cathedral Glass Patterns on Stone Altar Floor

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 · at the foot of a stone altar in Bingöl

 Geometric Ziggurat Facade Under Blue Evening Light in at the base of a monumental staircase in Maldives

Geometric Ziggurat Facade Under Blue Evening Light

Samsung Galaxy S22+ · at the base of a monumental staircase in Maldives

 Silhouetted Figure in Candlelit Druze Prayer House in at the foot of a stone altar in Daejeon

Silhouetted Figure in Candlelit Druze Prayer House

Google Pixel 5 · at the foot of a stone altar in Daejeon

 Sandstone Arch Silhouetted Against Desert Mesa Twilight in near Islamic Cairo, Cairo

Sandstone Arch Silhouetted Against Desert Mesa Twilight

Canon EOS 5D Mark II · near Islamic Cairo, Cairo

 Cathedral Spire Through Low Clouds in Santiago Garden in at the foot of a stone altar in Santiago de Cuba

Cathedral Spire Through Low Clouds in Santiago Garden

Nikon D850 · at the foot of a stone altar in Santiago de Cuba

 Sandstone Arch Over Indigo Desert Twilight in along a wave-cut shoreline near Riyadh

Sandstone Arch Over Indigo Desert Twilight

OM System OM-3 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Riyadh

 Cedar Needles at Observatory Threshold in along a rocky geology outcrop near Downtown, Yangon

Cedar Needles at Observatory Threshold

Sony a7S III · along a rocky geology outcrop near Downtown, Yangon

 Crescent Moon and Minaret in Coptic Cairo Night in at the foot of a stone altar in Coptic Cairo, Cairo

Crescent Moon and Minaret in Coptic Cairo Night

Olympus OM-1 · at the foot of a stone altar in Coptic Cairo, Cairo

 Winter Sunset Light in Redwood Cathedral Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Afyonkarahisar

Winter Sunset Light in Redwood Cathedral Altar

Fujifilm X-T2 · at the foot of a stone altar in Afyonkarahisar

 Silhouetted Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in Prayer Hall in in a prayer hall near Lalibela

Silhouetted Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in Prayer Hall

Canon EOS R5 Mark II · in a prayer hall near Lalibela
gargoyle cathedral lightning Al Hudaydah stone altar silhouette vaulted ceiling storm