The Devil's Church

Wow Andy this is fabulous and thank goodness you stopped. Don’t worry I am always getting into trouble for stopping and taking photos. What the heck you only live once.lol

Excellent shot, well done Andy

magnificient take, the story adds to the excitement that it exsists!

This is amazing Andy….......love the stone path to the porch….......the hdr has made this soooo special…................I really love this shot….....

Wow, this really looks so ominous! – is that the devil’s special chair do you think?
Excellent image.

Wooha!!!! Nailed it Andy!! :)

Holy Smokes!!!!
An absolute pearler!
Straight out of a movie Set!

Love the HDR…....Great shot…..

excellent and brilliant capture and treatment ..

This is a stunner, Andy – and yes, the red couch is gorgeous – I’m glad you stopped, too! :)))

love it :)

This is wonderful

Absolutely stunning shot.

GREAT SHOT! I would have stopped too, so don’t feel bad.

Excellent work Andy!!

You know you rock right Andy? Well you do…..this is very cool. Great subject and awesome HDR work…..love that red chair as well :) So did you guys end up getting wet?

I would have wanted to stop and snap this too Andy! What an amazing and atmospheric old place and lends itself perfectly to HDR! Really excellent work! ;o)

Andy you nailed it

Fantastic work Andy

Incredible shot and very well taken!! worth the stop!

Amazing shot, beautifully done!!!!!

HDR really brought out the feel you envisioned. Good eye to see the potential in this.

great hdr!

Awesome shot! Well worth the stop! Please add to the Sentara group:)

Excellent shot Andy, Welll seen and captured.
- Peter

It has a creepy look about,Andy,perfect for HDR.

wunderschoen Andrea!

Outstanding find and capture….Andy !! What an amazing looking old place this is and the stormy sky behind it really adds to the feel of this and I would have to agree with you about the red chair ..another perfect touch !! So Glad you stop ! wtg!!!

Oh, Andy, this is a STUNNER!!!!!!!! Super sky … wow … what atmosphere in this one!!!!!!!! And you’re so so right about the red chair!!!!!!!! Isn’t it amazing when we see in real life what usually only a painter would dare to include?? Fabulous, fabulous!!!!!!

btw … thumbs up on the hdr!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

Wonderful work!

top shot mate.

Brilliant image Andy!!

theyre creepy and spooky mysterious and hookey godd capture Andy

One can’t have regrets in life…if you had passed this beauty up it would have beat you up for a long time to come.

A must stop for this shot..what an image..awesome looking place.

This beautiful old house is like a ghost from the past. A terrific photo. Bill

wow Andy great stuff – sure looks like the midwest on an early spring day (with effects) – dave

I love the leaning light post. Great job on the black and white and color choices.

It looks so nice and surreal. The sky is unbelieveable. I think the sky really makes it… I’m guessing that’s where you used the burn tool… and bravo.

Ok, for the challenge, all your HDR pictures have a quality like no other. In this case, I’m afraid it made it too spooky for me. I guess I like “nice” pictures. The title makes it take on an even errie kinda feeling. This is just round one and I know you have such a repertoire to chose from, not to mention a few thousand plane pictures. Better luck next round.
Your pal,
Wayne

Awesome Andy! Was this abandoned or still in use? Did you try to get inside?

So darn excellent!!!!!!!

Fantastic image and processing. Excellent!!

I really hate when I “shoulda, coulda, woulda but didn’t! Glad you stopped for this one. We all seem to have a regret here or there for passing up on something we knew could have been great! Regrets, they do suck! ; ) Beautifully captured!! Can’t wait for you to get home to see what awesome photos you have! C- xoxo

what an angry looking sky! beautiful photo!

Andy…This is just perfect and an instant favorite! Great story as well. The red chair on the porch is a nice touch! The POV and the sky really brings this together….really a wonderful job here!! Terry

Wonderful treatment. It looks haunted.

Great elements here and that red chair tops it off. Bad weather is often good weather for the photographer.

Oh, wow, I would have stopped too, no matter what!! Wonderful.

Great shot and find, would love to renovate that !!!

Great shot

Wow!! Incredible work!!

Awesome image! I am glad you got to stop and take this one!

Awesome image and HDR was perfect for it. Glad you stopped, well worth it. Great work.

Fantastic.

I woulda stopped myself!!! Wonderful work. instant fav.

Wouldn’t it be fantastic to live here, to be able to do this beauty up! And that red couch against that green grass! I love the spooky effect that you have captured here…. It looks almost abandoned, but guess with that vibrant red couch, there would have to be someone living there!! Wonderful photography and work Andy – and very glad that you stopped!! Did you end up getting caught in the rain?!! lol!

This is an excellent example of the architectural movement in the States known as “carpenter gothic” whereby builders tried to reproduce the gothic architecture of Europe (which would usually be built in stone) using wood. They tended to add many gothic features (such as bell towers) without much consideration to overall scale or design form. This produced an architectural style that many “classic” architects consider to be hideous but which many people (like me) just love for its uniqueness.

This is an awsome shot dude! HDR done well. Theres something proper scary about that red chair on the porch!

What a beautiful picture! A great atmospheric piece. I love the colors you captured beautifully in this picture. Very nicely done. :)

Outstanding!! Perfect for Halloween!! So many stories to tell, I’m sure. Wonderful HDR!!

my grandparents are from here or at least close by…. got a tokina eh? nice.