A church steeple at sunset gradually falling in to darkness.
A church abandoned in the ghost town of Bodie, California
Dramatic sky variation of Covenant Presbyterian Church steeple shot. Other versions are available in this gallery.
I’ve always loved Margaret Widdemer’s poem, “The Watcher.” I’ve coupled it with an image I took of a steeple of a very old church in Houston, Texas. I hope that those who have suffered the loss of a mother will find comfort in this photo. My mother is still alive and I am grateful for her; I created this image for those whose mothers are no longer with them and who suffer loneliness, especially during the holidays and on birthdays and anniversaries of death.
Taken looking across the river at Inverness city centre. It was that moment seconds before the sun dipped below the clouds and I had to double park the car to capture it. This photo is 2 stitched together and I think I’ve been quite lucky in getting the 4 churches almost evenly spaced out. Slight work in photoimpact to add more detail to the sky. Rainbow an added bonus? Would look great with it’s sister shot shown below.
View from inside the Cocathedral St-Antoine-de-Padoue in Longueuil, Quebec built between 1884 and 1887. / This beautiful construction of gothic inspiration has been designed by two architects, Albert Mesnard and Henri-Maurice Perrault. There are two asymmetrical towers in front, a very rare occurrence in Canada, although there are a few in France. Featured in Historic Churches on November 7, 2008 Featured in Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos on January 16, 2009 Featured in the group Safe Haven on January 16, 2009 Featured in The Addicted Photographer on January 16, 2009 Featured in the group Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! on April 18, 2009 Finished in 9th position of Top Ten in the Steps and Stairs challenge of the Mood and Ambiance – Strictly Photos Group on March 18, 2009
Duomo in Pietrasanta, Italy The first informations we have about the church go back to year 1223. In 1387 Pope Urbano VI gave it a chapter of canonicals and raised it to collegiate church providing a christening font. The tower has helicoidal stairs designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. (C) 2008 Luca Bimbi. All rights reserved.
This is a composite of three photos, one of St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, one of a rosy sky taken in the Hidden Hills community near my home, and one of branches overhanging the LSU lakes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The branches compose the background layer, with the rosy sky layered in through the Select and Paste method and then the church was selected from the third image using the Quick Selection tool, copied and finally pasted onto the background image. The use of the sliders in the Layers palette helped determine opacity of the overlays. To accentuate the branches I chose the Darken option in the layers palette which helped to really frame the picture. These are all just experimentations. I’m new at merging photos and working with layers, so please bear with me as I try to learn how to do this. Sure is lots of fun trying, though. (The state of Louisiana, unlike the other 49 states, is divided into parishes, not counties, an influence of the Catholic culture in the area. I live in St. Landry Parish; St. Landry Church is located in Opelousas which is the seat of the parish government).
steeple with dark clouds and birds
Exterior shot of the Herk-Jesu’ kirche in Paderborn. / EOS 30D, / HDR.
TAKEN IN VENICE AT DUSK ON TOP OF THE MAIN CHURCH ON THE GRAND CANAL WITH NIKON D60 /
The path to faith ….. the bridge to somewhere ….. Taken with Nikon D200 and Tokina 12-24mm f/4 lens. HDR processing applied.
Photographed in Lockport, New York
Crows flying among the church steeples in the city.
/ This is the small church at the entrance to the village graveyard in Dresser, WI. /
Sometimes, just some of us, may have to take stock of our situation, pause and wonder if we’ve made the correct choices, knowing full well, that we shall have to abide in those choices we make. One of those times is often (for many) when we’re nearing “death’s door” or “heaven’s gate”. I for one have done so, more than once, in this lifetime… [and tonight the chill of lonely clings close again] ~ Background image of church; a photograph of the Cathedral steeples, Adelaide, Sth Australia
This is the steeple of Santa Croce (Holy Cross) church in Assisi, Italy overlooking a beautiful green valley. This church was built in the 13th Century and is therefore older than our country!! / I could not believe my luck to get such a great vantage point. / Assisi was definitely one of the highlights of our trip and this is one of my favourite photos! / FEATURED in the I LOVE ITALY Group. Thank You.
Beautiful Luss Church looking rather daunting. Luss can be found in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
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Beautiful Saint Alban’s Church, built in 1885-87 – Copenhagen
Top Ten in “Sunday Morning” challenge in Mood & Ambience October 18, 2009. / Featured in Live and Let Live September 22, 2009. / Featured in ! # 1 Artists of RedBubble! September 22, 2009. Best seen on full size This sweet little church, at the corner of Triadelphia and Sharp Roads in Glenelg, Maryland, stands empty. Probably built around 1900, it was most recently used as the home and studio of a local artist who has since gone to live in the sunnier climate of Mexico. Happily, the congregation of this beautiful little chapel didn’t die out, as so often happens, but instead grew too large for this structure and built a much larger church not far down the road. I was quite excited to have the opportunity to tour here July 26, 2009 when the realtor was holding an open house, as I’d driven past many times and had always wanted to investigate!! Image taken with the handheld Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, shutter 1/250, aperture f/8.0, exp -.33, iso 500. Post work included hdr from 4 images at +3, +1, 0 and -2 evals … all duplicated and adjusted in Photoshop. Subsequent Orton technique was applied in PS, as were three textures at various blendings, and the brushed-in clouds. Included below is a capture of one of the windows in which, if you look carefully, you can see a reflection of the church bell … / which was directly behind me as I shot the window … My thanks to Princess of Shadows on Deviant Art and Ghostbones of Flickr for the great textures and to Obsidian Dawn for the cloud brushes.
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