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St Francis Xavier Cathedral Interior II - HDR

Took this photo a while back now. Thought it was about time it got posted. Haven't been out to take many photo's weekend, so I will have to see what I can dig up during the week.

Three photos taken (-2,0,+2EV), then taken into Photomatix using Details Enhancer. Not to sure on the processing on this, but I think some colour adjustment done in Photoshop, USM and increase contrast.

 

Enjoy

 

- Canon 5D Mark2.

- ISO 100, f16, 13 sec, 17mm.

- Canon 17-40 f4 L.

- Tripod

 

View On Black

 

About St Francis Xavier Cathedral

 

Bishop Francis Murphy arrived in Adelaide in 1844 to find his "cathedral" was a warehouse. With the building of a bishop's house at West Terrace and the opening of a church-school behind it in 1845, Bishop Murphy had a pro-cathedral. (This term seems not to have been used to describe St Patrick's, West Terrace.)

 

The diocese was established during a depression. The exodus to the goldfields in Victoria circa 1851 added to the financial woes of the bishop. The Cathedral was designed to be constructed in three stages so that the Diocesan finances would not be unduly stretched.

 

140 years after the Cathedral's foundation stone was laid, the cathedral was completed. It then became possible to dedicate the Cathedral. This was done on 11 July 1996. July 11 was chosen as this had been the date of the 1858 opening.

 

The Cathedral's patron saint, St Francis Xavier, is one of the patron saints of missionary endeavor. Bishop Murphy came to the then mission field of Australia. His own patron saint was St Francis Xavier.

 

In the Cathedral sanctuary, statues of the two saints of the missions, St Francis Xavier and St Therese of Lisieux, look down on to the altar and the adjacent grave site of the bishop-founder of the diocese.

 

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Uploaded on July 12, 2009
Taken on May 30, 2009