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St Mary's, North Stoke, which dates from the 1230s. The interior is adorned with fourteenth-century wall paintings. The pulpit or at least its ornate panelling is Jacobean.
North Stoke, Oxfordshire, 21 May 2014 (platinum emulation)
Title: West porch, from northwest Ashmont Street
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_012
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
During the restrictions related to the coronavirus, the church closure allowed an opportunity for the painting of the walls and ceilings and columns to be done, as planned beforehand. The lighting was also redone.
All was part of a plan to return the church to an interior design closer to the original.
The church was redone also about 20 years ago in lighter tones and after an update from the modernization changes which occurred secondary to Vatican II before that.
The current tones now are a bit darker than the last update, and includes painting, in some places, the ceiling a deep blue with gold stars, a hint of the "heavens".
These photos were taken on a Saturday morning; one of the first since the church has been opened after the pandemic closings in our state of Michigan. I took these photos to document the changes.
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Diocese of Lansing. Washtenaw County.
June 13, 2020.
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Title: All Saints Church, Interior of tower and nave
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_009
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
At the corner of Washington and Stockton Streets, the Chinese United Methodist Church fuses restrained neoclassical symmetry with a distinctive East Asian silhouette. Its stuccoed façade and deep cornices evoke early 20th-century American institutional design, while the gold-tipped, pagoda-style cupola affirms its cultural identity. The contrast between minimal ornamentation and bold roofline symbolism reflects the church’s mission: rooted in faith, shaped by community, and grounded in bicultural expression. Originally built in 1911, this church has long served as a spiritual and social anchor for Chinese Americans in San Francisco, its architecture quietly honoring both Methodist tradition and Chinese heritage.
First Christian Church, late evening.
Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma.
Cathedral Square area, Rt.66.
Sony SLT-A57 DT18-55 f3.5 SAM ISO200
St Peter ad Vincula in South Newington is the epitome of elegant, honey-coloured village churches in this part of England. The cool, tranquil interior is a mixture of Norman and Decorated Gothic and some outstanding medieval wall paintings have survived. As so often, I was the only visitor and had the place to myself.
This image was taken with my Olympus E-M1X camera in hand-held high resolution mode, yielding a file of about 50mpx without having to use a tripod. I could have achieved sharper results either by selecting a higher ISO and shutter speed or by choosing a lower resolution of about 25mpx (or both) - but either way the result is more than good enough. So, a nifty feature which works surprisingly well though the amount of movement the camera can accommodate in the scene without smearing is quite limited.
South Newington, Oxfordshire, 25 July 2019
Title: Clerestory window designed by C. Goodhue
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_004
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
ChristChurch Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The cathedral was built in the second half of the 19th century, and is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch in the New Zealand tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake destroyed the spire and part of the tower – and severely damaged the structure of the remaining building. The cathedral had been damaged previously by earthquakes in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010.
In late March 2012 work began demolishing the building. A temporary replacement cathedral has been built.
On 15 December 2012 demolition was halted on the cathedral, following the issuing of a judgment by the High Court of New Zealand, which granted an application for judicial review of the decision to demolish made by the church
The Church of St Peter & St Mary, Stowmarket, Suffolk. [52.188401, 0.996796]
Over the centuries, the spire has had to be replaced on a few occasions. The present, erected 1994, replaces a very similar structure which was removed in 1975.
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Circa 1964. In the early days of the Robert Schuller televangelist ministry Rev. Schuller preached in a rented drive-in theater. Later he was able to build this church but remembered his roots. In addition to inside seating there were about a hundred or so parking stalls with speakers so people could attend church without leaving the comfort of their cars.
Over the years Schuller's "Hour of Power" ministry grew with live TV from this venue and later the now world famous Crystal Cathedral complex. This church still stands as part of the complex in Garden Grove.
To see a more recent picture of the Chrystal Cathedral complex look here: farm1.static.flickr.com/89/243198580_ad22e804e4_b.jpg
Yet another photo of the auditorium at the City Methodist Church in Gary Indiana. The cross is left over from a movie that had been shot there.
Z1 / HDR-JPEG / Auto-Settings from a Matterport Capture / 1/20 f3.5. Good light. Processed only in Luminar. Not PS/Lr
Testing the quality/ useability of jpeg files generated from Matterport Capture system
Title: Figure of Risen Christ in High Altar Reredos, carved by Domingo Mora
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_008
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Church of Saint Mary in Bridgwater at night. Saint Mary was built in the 13th century on the site of the previous church, and has been extended during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. During the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, James Scott the 1st Duke of Monmouth watched the army of his uncle King James II/VII muster at Westonzoyland shortly before the battle of Sedgemoor from the 14th century tower and spire.
York Minster 170625: The Kings ‘Screen
“The Kings of the Quire” screen separates the Nave from the inner sanctum of the Choir. It comprises fifteen statues of English kings from William the Conqueror to 1422 when the final statue of King Henry V died. It was then that the final statue, of the child king, Henry VI, was added. His statue, eventually replaced by one of king James I, was finally replaced in 1810.
Source: York Minster: Choir Screen - fmschmitt.com
Un instant suspendu devant la Chapelle Notre-Dame de Rocamadour à Camaret-sur-Mer 🌊⛪
Chaque pierre ici murmure des histoires séculaires. Le clocher, droit et majestueux, veille sur une porte en bois. Les nuances chaudes du granit se détachent sur le ciel breton, capturées avec précision au Nikon D800 📷✨
Steeple of Christ Church.Built in 1754.National Historic Landmark.Once the tallest building in the U.S.Philadelphia Pa-35mm Olympus Stylus Epic,Ilford XP2 400.
In St Mary the Virgin -
I've taken this shot before and I expect I will take it again - the interior of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford. It's a good place for checking out how a camera performs and in this case I was keen to see how the high-resolution mode performed on my Olympus E-M5 Mark II camera. This produces an image far larger than the camera's standard 16 megapixels by taking eight images in quick succession, each one very slightly offset, and then combining the result into a single high-resolution image. The great thing about this is that with the right software the file can then be edited like any other RAW file (or simply kept as a jpeg if one prefers). The method only works with the camera on a tripod or solid surface rather than held in the hand. But if that is possible, then after setting up the camera's controls and making sure camera and lens are on a stable base, it's chocks away and go for it.
I used a makeshift "tripod": an old ball-and-socket head screwed onto an equally ancient gorillapod which I then flattened and angled on top of a bench in the choir. A full-on tripod might well be preferable but it's not always practical or affordable and in any case many venues don't allow tripods at all. This DIY affair cost me about a tenner and fits in a shoulder bag.
According to my calculations, the RAW image here comes in at a whopping 63.7 megapixels (9216 x 6912), above almost anything except some medium format cameras. The result produces punchier colour and better detail (and bigger prints, of course, if that is one's aim). Noise isn't much of an issue since reducing the file size for viewing as a print or on a screen helps to erase it. And for a monochrome image, noise presented as grain would likely be a virtue to many eyes :)
Oxford, 23 February 2017
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St Mary the Virgin, Buckland, which dates from the twelfth century.
A triangular locker in the church contains the heart of an eccentric gentleman who died in 1575 after describing himself in his will as "the vilest and wickedst worme of ye western world and of ye lande of England".
Buckland, Oxfordshire, 10 July 2014