let's see your houses of worship shots

[Andy]

ok this is for the lurkers, too - yeah, you guys up there in the rafters - maybe you're shy, don't want to make a post on your own, that's ok! let's see some shots, church, temple, shrine, cathedral, wiccan ceremonial circle, etc. etc.

here are a few from my collection. i'm really into these wonderful buildings. if you are, too, i highly recommend this novel, by ken follet (http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0451166892/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-5183868-9026447)

inside st. patrick's cathedral, nyc
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/3094873-L.jpg

the cloisters, nyc
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/2878414-L.jpg

cathedral church of st. john divine, nyc
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/3072906-L.jpg

cathedral church of st. john the divine, nyc
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/1744627-L.jpg

so how about it, lurkers - introduce yourselves, and share something with us :D we don't bite.

and hey - yuri, thiago, michiel, nir, moti, penny, and the many many other dgrinners from around the world, we'd love to see you contribute, too!

[gubbs]

The church in Kemys Commander, Near Usk, South Wales. Holds a congregation of about 30 people.
My Dad is buried here.
http://Gubbs.smugmug.com/photos/19170868-L-1.jpg

[AlexIs]

Well, Andy, now that I have de-lurked I *must* participate. I've seen these shots of you a long time ago, and I'm still impressed :thumb !

Here a shot of how churches are restored in Belgium :rofl It is the Gothic church of the "Grote Zavel" at the Sablon in Brussels. This is a beautiful but expensive quarter with a lot of antique shops. The best chocolatier of Belgium can be find there (yes Andy, I think you might like Belgium, :eat -wise).

The church is from the 14th Century. I bumped the saturation to bring out the colors on the canvas, which were very pale. It was very hard to get a good angle with my 28-105 lens on a Canon300D.

Greetz

[GSPeP]

Here we go:

- The church in my village

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/1170381-M.jpg


- In the neighbour village to the left (with the upper part of its tower missing)

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/1170382-M.jpg


- in the neighbour village to the right

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/14278557-M.jpg


- in a little village in eastern Germany

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/195052-M-1.jpg


- The "Frauenkirche" in Dresden Germany still under construction a few years ago. I will probably get some pictures of the finished product somewhere in August this year.

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/152381-M-2.jpg

[4labs]

Saint Mary's in Manhasset.
http://4labs.smugmug.com/photos/17374781-M.jpg

[AlexIs]

Here I present the Cathedral of Antwerp (Sony V1 shot).

[Shakey]

Some from last year
http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/5032655-M.jpg


And on a smaller scale.






http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/2635586-M.jpg

Abandoned Church



http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/2635589-M.jpg


Cheers,
Tim

[GSPeP]

Another view of the cathedral of Antwerp

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/6432395-M.jpg

[ehughes]

Yosemite Chapel ( what a view from the front door )

http://ehughes.smugmug.com/photos/19185828-L.jpg

[lark]

here's one of my favorite churches.........it's in Yosemite Valley, taken May 04

[lark]

WOW! Ed.
We must have had the same idea, same time........almost looks like same pic! Not many people take the time to go back in that field behind the chapel! It (like the rest of Yosemite) is full of pictures in it's own right.


Lovely picture!

Den

[marlof]

Heres a church in Wyck (Maastricht in The Netherlands), which is one of the many churches in this city that provide a beautiful skyline when you enter Maastricht from the surrounding hills. This time it's taken from the opposite of the river which divides Maastricht (the Maas):

http://marlof.smugmug.com/photos/13587106-M.jpg

Another one is a fortified church in the Land of Herve in Belgium. The village is this church, and a few supporting houses. The fortification is a memory of a time when churches were so much more than just places of worship.

http://marlof.smugmug.com/photos/14428383-M.jpg

That a place of worship doesn't always have to built of stone shows this crucifix in the Italian alps:

http://marlof.smugmug.com/photos/18804614-M.jpg

[ehughes]

WOW! Ed.
We must have had the same idea, same time........almost looks like same pic! Not many people take the time to go back in that field behind the chapel! It (like the rest of Yosemite) is full of pictures in it's own right.


Lovely picture!

Den
That's just too funny, what are the odds...

[gsgary]

The Crooked Spire Chesterfield Derbyshire UKhttp://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/19141995-S.jpghttp://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/19187181-M.jpg

[ginger_55]

Gosh, you forced me to stop lurking and post a photo. This is painful. Actually, I have posted many photos of my church, memorable probably only to me. It is on an island off of Charleston, SC. The church dates back to the 1800s.

I like this photo because it is so not posed. I was taking photos up in the choir loft that Father McInerny had asked me to take. He stayed in the church doing chores and whatever. I just leaned over the rail and took this shot. He is actually a Monsignor, but he is also an island boy who grew up going to that same church and is now the pastor........and a Monsignor.

Here he is just a priest taking care of his church. This was taken with a Canon Digital Elph S230, before I had ever even heard of the Rebel and gotten the 20D and L lens fever. ginger
http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/3246049-L.jpg

This is a recent picture of an altar boy. It was his first time.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/11327527-L.jpg

[Adrian van Ammers]

so how about it, lurkers - introduce yourselves, and share something with us :D we don't bite.

and hey - yuri, thiago, michiel, nir, moti, penny, and the many many other dgrinners from around the world, we'd love to see you contribute, too!My contribution. In both churches I sing as a tenor in the choir, which is BTW the only reason I'm there to be honest.:):
More church pictures are here http://adrian.smugmug.com/gallery/102547/1
and http://adrian.smugmug.com/gallery/100909

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/3554821-L.jpg

There is alot of stained glass.


http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/3554816-L.jpg

This is te second church, bigger and build by a famous architect(Kuyper).
http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/3612907-L.jpg

Also lot's of stained glass windows

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/3612929-L.jpg

[amc]

A church on the hill; in Oslo, if I recall correctly.
http://amc.smugmug.com/photos/14878543-O-1.jpg

[snapapple]

Behind the apse of the basilica is the side chapel which Antonio Gaudi helped design. Inside is the wood carved statue known as the "Black Madonna."

http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/19263926-L.jpg

The beautiful sculptures on the front of the basilica
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/837010-L.jpg

[snapapple]

The famous "Sagrada Familia" still under construction in Barcelona, Spain.
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/19263930-L.jpg


Detail of the "Holy Family" on one side of the cathedral
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/19263928-L.jpg

[snapapple]

This is the church in the town square in San Gimignano, Italy.
It must be photographed by every tourist who visits, but I especially liked the sky that day.
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/19265574-L.jpg

[pathfinder]

San Francisco de Asis
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2848079-L.jpg

Santuario de Guadalupe
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2362814-L.jpg


St Benedict's Kirche keystone
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/7789919-L.jpg

Church window at night
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/8633235-L.jpg

[Angelo]

My contribution to the thread. Comments and critiques always welcome.

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381970-L.jpg
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http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381963-L.jpg
.
http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381962-L.jpg
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http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381956-L.jpg
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Two views of a bronze statue in the garden.

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381958-L.jpg
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http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381960-L.jpg
.
Two pictures I'm proud of not because of their composition but becasue they represent the first time I've dared to set my camera's ISO. (800)

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381968-L.jpg
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http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381965-L.jpg
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An artistic representation of the last supper.

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381973-L.jpg

[Angelo]

Great set! :thumb I particularly like these two.

San Francisco de Asis
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2848079-L.jpg

Church window at night
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/8633235-L.jpg

[jthomas]

There are some great shots in this thread, and these don't compete photographically, but they are unique.

1. Chiloe Island, off the coast of Chile, shot through the car window on a rainy day. Note the wooden shingles on all surfaces, characteristic of this area.
http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/15769333-L.jpg

2. Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Needed a better camera with a fisheye lens, but this is all I had.

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/16730899-L.jpg


3. And finally, Greene Memorial, Roanoke, Virginia, taken just yesterday:

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/19376341-L.jpg

[Seymore]

Rocky Mountain Calvary In Colorado Springs, Colorado.

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/600/640x480/1.jpg

[pathfinder]

Great set! :thumb I particularly like these two.


Thank you Angelo. St Francisco de Asis has to be one of the most photographed churches in the southwest, but I find myself drawn to it, everytime I return to Taos.

I found these two image of yours to be very powerful. I wonder if B&W would be even more stark and dramatic?

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381958-M.jpg

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381960-M.jpg

[Angelo]

Thanks PF - I'll give b/w a try.



Thank you Angelo. St Francisco de Asis has to be one of the most photographed churches in the southwest, but I find myself drawn to it, everytime I return to Taos.

I found these two image of yours to be very powerful. I wonder if B&W would be even more stark and dramatic?

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381958-M.jpg

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/19381960-M.jpg

[Angelo]

Thanks PF - I'll give b/w a try.
here's one

[Angelo]

Thanks PF - I'll give b/w a try.
here's the other. what do you think?

[Jerry Curtis]

Not where I live, but one of my most interesting church shots. The intricate filigree crown is one of only two of it's kind in the world. This tower is a landmark in Puerto Vallarta and an icon for the city.

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/image/29510759.jpg

The alter of the same church:

http://upload.pbase.com/icicle50/image/29510760.jpg

[rutt]

OK, here's my all time best place of worship shots:

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788366-O.jpg

Congregational Church, Nantucket, MA

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/5301883-L.jpg

First Unitarian Society, Newton, MA

I actually go to church here sometimes. I'm a confirmed atheist and a devout Unitarian, which is actually not a contradiction. Our minister describes himself as a "nontheiest". I asked him the obvious question and he said it made fewer people upset. Before he was a Unitarian minister, he was a Zen monk. Cool, eh?

There is a very beautiful Unitarian church on Nantucket, but I haven't managed to get the shot I want of it yet.

[rutt]

Really nice church shots everyone. Now it's time for a plug. Nothing, and I mean nothing is a better subject of sharpening than a stone or brick building. This doesn't mean that these shots are out of focus, quite the contrary. Sharpening works best with well focused pictures.

So here's the plug. Cletus and I have a Sharpening DD thread in progress here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=9547) . Bring your churches over and you'll see.

[ginger_55]

I just noticed this in the wrong place, as much of my photos are. I was walking from my car, to church, there had been alot of rain on the island the night before. I saw this and ran back to my car to get my camera. I have other versions, but I included the cars here to give it a sense of the real scene. It is Stella Maris Catholic church. On Sullivan's Island, SC.

Nice photos, Rutt. I kind of don't think this one would sharpen up too well, but I will find something. ginger
http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/7349962-L.jpg

[Umbro]

This is my place of worship, and i don't just go on a Sunday! :rofl

[Seymore]

St Mary's Catholic Church. Colorado Springs, Co.

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/1989/600x1000/1.jpg (http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/album.php?album_id=1989&showowner=1)


http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/1989/800x480/4.jpg


http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/1989/1000x600/7.jpg
Click on the PIC for the Album

[mereimage]

http://mereimage.smugmug.com/photos/10814364-M.jpg

A church in a tiny mountain village near Huatulco mexico////Mereimage

[david_h]

Salem. MA

http://djh.smugmug.com/photos/17794998-L.jpg

[USAIR]

Great shots everyone
Really good photos here
Some of mine

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/6537100-M.jpg

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/18657803-M.jpg

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/13437243-S.jpg

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/17256914-M.jpg

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/17263251-M.jpg

http://www.riverbendphotos.com/photos/17256319-M.jpg


Thanks
Fred

[Andy]

keep it up, guys :deal

:thumb :thumb nice shots, all the way around. i'm impressed.

[JamieC]

keep it up, guys :deal

:thumb :thumb nice shots, all the way around. i'm impressed. Me too! Some really impressive work there.

So.. this marks my very first photographic contribution to this site (gulp!). I have posted it elsewhere, but hey... I still like it!


http://cashin.homedns.org/albums/2004_05_01/DSC04284BW.sized.jpg (http://cashin.homedns.org/albums/2004_05_01/DSC04284BW.sized.jpg)

Jamie

[tadpole]

A few pics from the Yucatan:

http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045468-L.jpg


http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045462-L.jpg


http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045474-L.jpg

http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045476-L.jpg

http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045475-L.jpg

http://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045464-M.jpghttp://ReallyNeed.smugmug.com/photos/19045465-L.jpg

[REQ]

This is the Sviato-Troitsky Russian Orthodox Church in Ulan-Ude, Russia
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/16528214-M-jpg

This is the view of one dugan from another at the Buddhist datsan at Verkhne-Beriozovke, Russia
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/16386656-M-jpg

A wooden Russian Orthodox church in Chita, Russia
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/21065307-M-jpg

A door at the Aginsky Datsan, Aga, Russia
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/20875665-M-jpg

Another view from Aga, different dugan, same datsan
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/20876588-M-jpg

inside the smaller dugan at Aga
http://req.smugmug.com/photos/20095663-M-jpg

[MuskyDude]

Beautiful shots everyone! I hope I don't bring this thread down, but I'd like to add something I got today, the first day of sunshine and no rain in a few weeks...

http://img130.echo.cx/img130/9841/church228dn.jpg

AJ

[Angelo]

This is my place of worship, and i don't just go on a Sunday! :rofl

SACRILEGE!!!

and I hear the collection plates are rather large! :D

[ginger_55]

I wonder if I posted mine yet. The recent ones are fantastic, from so many places.

Has anyone posted B & H yet?

I am Catholic, but I use stuff bought at B & H, usually called Canon. I even took a shot of Mary on top of my church, just last week, 5/3/05. I may work it up and post it. Or the kids..........they were cool. On church property, beautifully dressed, and up a tree.

g

[tibu]

I'll give it a shot

Orthodox Cathedral in Tallinn

http://tibu.smugmug.com/photos/15506818-L.jpg

St Vitus Cathedral in Prague

http://tibu.smugmug.com/photos/3808006-L.jpg

Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim

http://tibu.smugmug.com/photos/19932133-L.jpg

Critiques are welcome
Carlos

[ginger_55]

Really nice Cathedrals! I would have to work a bit to find a photo of one.

Good Job!

Art or religion? I studied this stuff in art history, wish I could remember it. Or go to Europe, yesterday.

ginger

[ginger_55]

Above the steeple is a statue of Mary. The church is Stella Maris, star of the sea. The steeple with the statue can be seen out to sea, it is an island church built in the 1800s. My church. ginger (Sunday, May 1, 2005)

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21340684-L.jpg

Below the steeple, church had just gotten out: Remember that saying, Open the doors and here are all the people, uh, Huh. g

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21340685-L.jpg

One could be called the bldg, I guess, and this is the church body, so to speak.

One bread, one body, one lord of all............

g

[Kbike]

Here are a few of mine.

Bora Bora
http://kbike.smugmug.com/photos/14743812-M.jpg
Vietnam
http://kbike.smugmug.com/photos/14714476-M.jpg

Mexico
http://kbike.smugmug.com/photos/14557784-M.jpg

[MuskyDude]

Will you just look at some of these shots...!?!?! :clap :thumb Here's an anglican church I got this morning...

http://img132.echo.cx/img132/678/anchurchsm1dj.jpg

AJ

[bfjr]

but have nothing so remote or exotic or renowed as ya'll just this little local neighborhood church

http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/22064454-L.jpg