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We visited Rome this week in celebration of my wife's forthcoming birthday. Another ceiling in the Vatican
Looking up into one of the "hats." For a sym-freak like myself, it doesn't get a lot better than this. I was drunk on the symmetry.
Situated along the Swinomish Channel, and across from La Conner, WA, is the Swinomish Indian Reservation. It is at Swadabs Landing that three Pavilions may be found. They are designed to resemble traditional hats worn by some tribal members.
As you can see, I had a quickie trip to the other side of the state, partly to photograph these structures for a client. While their copies were processed in color, I did my favorites in black and white.
I've placed this on the map, but unfortunately they are too new to appear on the satellite photo.
Want to learn more about the Swinomish?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinomish_people
Here's a spiffy Flickr link where you can see them building the pavilions:
www.flickr.com/photos/nwifc/sets/72157626325467337/detail/
And last, but not least, the design of these structures was carried out by Womer and Associates:
By John Loughborough Pearson. East parts built before his death in 1897, nave and central tower between 1898 and 1903, and the west towers between 1903 and 1910, all by Frank L Pearson to his father's design. View looking south from north transept
It is not often that a shot turns out as well as you had intended. This shot was one that did. I wouldn't change a thing. We did this photoshoot on Main Street in old town St. Charles where the christmas lights were still up and made a great background.
Strobist: Canon XSi EF 24-105mm f/4L, 1/25th f/4.0 iso800
Canon 580exii 1/4 power camera right in Lumiquest SoftboxIII, fired by Pocketwizard FlexTT5s.
Beautiful frescoes on a domed ceiling: tick.
Monotonous false ceiling with a spaghetti of services: tick
A bit of history found when Owners were renovating Planasker School "George Mcleod 17 Kenneth Street Stornoway & Donald Macrae Keith Street lined this ceiling. Staying with Alexander Maclennan, fisherman Marvig Lochs by Stornoway. Remember us when we are dead and gone. Goodbye." The next sentence is difficult to decipher, but on the other side of the wood it says "Farewell to whisky"!! The second piece of wood says Marvig 12th March 1879 blowing a gale from the north east and raining. George Mcleod. The third piece says Robert Matheson 8 Bayhead Street March 14th 1879. Remember this Now at Marvig - a dry part of the land. Not as much as a pint(?) can be got at present" The Alexander Maclennan is in all probability my Great Grandfather
Wood Ceiling
Birmingham Library
Product: Wood Grill
See all project pictures at: www2.hunterdouglascontract.com/
Architect: Mecanoo
Part of a collaboration with Heritage Toronto to document some of the city's endangered heritage buildings. This building is currently stalled in redevelopment.
Vatican Museum, Rome? Vatican City?
Much of the time we were in the Vatican museum was spent looking upwards at the amazingly (and gaudily!) decorated ceilings, not least in the Sistene Chapel (you're not allowed to take photos in there)
I want this in my house...
This is the ceiling of the First United Methodist Church in Peoria, IL. It was a challenge shooting straight up with a tripod to frame this composition.
St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset
Built in the 15th century the nave roof is said to have been a gift from Cardinal Morton whos face is the largest boss on the roof.
It is made of entirley from oak, then painted and gilded and features the full length figures of the twelves apostles. There is also the shiled of arms for Cardinal Morton plus the Tudor Rose and a golden cord symbolising the marriage between henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York in 1486.
Cardinal John Morton was born in the Parish of Bere Regis in c.1420.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
In 1477 he was sent by Edward IV to the French court as ambassador.
In 1478 he was made Archdeacon of Leicester and in 1479 Bishop of Ely.
From 1472-9 he was Master of the Rolls.
Although he was imprisoned in Brecknock Castle by the Tudors at the end of The War of the Roses, Henry VII quickly made him Archbishop of Canterbury in 1486, he was then elevated to Cardinalate in 1598.
He was also made Lord chancellor in 1487 and was credited with 'Mortons Fork', where by no one was exempt from tax.
He built the 'old palace' at Hatfield House and was the mentor to the young Thomas More.
He died at Knole House, Kent on 15 Sept 1500.
He was buried as requesdted in the central crypt of the Virgin Mary at Canterbury CAthedral, where there is also a monument to him bearing his effigy.
In conjunction with this he was erected a Chantry chapel in Bere Regis but as this was eneglected and damaged during the dissolutions it is now a quiet side chapel.