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Many of the Mexican people have very strong Catholic beliefs, which is very obvious with all of the beautiful old churches around the area. This church is located near the town square of San Jose del Cabo.
Cromwell, we decided to stay here the night as it was so hot 28c and not good for travelling any further. Day six of our fast trip around the South Island with my friends from the UK. November 7, 2013 New Zealand.
Any one interested in following our trip around the South Island.. here is a map: www.wises.co.nz/l/south+island/#c/-45.149671/169.902439/14/
The concept of Old Cromwell Town is to “Preserving and reconstructing buildings from Cromwell’s past to create a unique attraction, and a setting for local artisans, cottage industries and special events”.
As the waters of Lake Dunstan began to rise behind the Clyde Dam, the price of progress involved the destruction of an essential piece of Central Otago history. But the foresight of a group of concerned residents of Cromwell in early 1985 resulted in an effort to save a portion of that history. ‘Save Old Cromwell’ was born and an autonomous voluntary Incorporated Society formed, with the Board managing the activities.
Initially, eight buildings were chosen from the old commercial area due to be submerged by the advent of the new hydro lake. These buildings were to be relocated further up the main street to a site above the new lake level – and so began ‘Old Cromwell Town’.
The concept of Old Cromwell Town today is based on terms of ‘believable’ town planning. That is, the Board is reconstructing a commercial, residential and rural zone where land is divided into distinct sections. This has been done to retain the authenticity of ‘street life’, industries and activities taking place side by side, as opposed to an open plan ‘theme’ type layout.
Constraints on the Board in the form of funding and time are a part of everyday life in Old Cromwell Town. However, with land tenure secured on the precinct, life can proceed in a positive direction.
Cromwell and the Central Otago district can now enjoy this delightful asset, a visual reminder of ‘how it used to be’. Cromwell is the only major historic gold town to have been largely submerged under the waters of the Clutha River, only to have part of the old Cromwell town centre actually survive.
Along with the new town, Old Cromwell Town still has a lot of growing to do. During the forthcoming years the public will not only see this happen, but will also have the opportunity to participate in the recreation and maintenance of this unique piece of history. Cromwell – submerged, but not forgotten!
For More Info: www.cromwell.org.nz/about-cromwell/old-cromwell-town.aspx
... and they're not from Microsoft
* cada andar uma história... mas sempre tem a bruxa do 209, a fofoqueira do 505, o galinha do 108, a perua do 801, a síndica, o zelador, o problema do elevador....
ps: eu moro em casa... qualquer semelhança com o nº do apt é mera coincidência:)
The front entrance of the church of the Immaculate Conception on Farm Street is modelled on the facade of Beauvais Cathedral.
I usually take photos of modern windows, so found some traditional ones in London for a change. HWW!
Everyone seems to be adopting colored laser projectors to supplant/complement XMAS light decorations in front yard... We were out early one morning and gathered this image of a in-motion light around a window. A very long exposure for a hand-held photo, but fairly sharp by help of telephone pole... Camarillo, California
This is St Johns Cathedral again.
The circular window over the front door.
The desired end result was enhanced texture in the cathedral, while leaving the new building and sky as original, as it would look horrible with enhanced contrast (texture).
When the shot was taken, the sky was blown out totally white.
Step 1 - add a gradient layer and applied a blue sky by:
a/ use the magic wand to select the white sky
b/ select the gradient tool and select a suitable gradient which would provide an appropriate blue and natural look to the blue fade.
Step 2 - copy the new shot with blue sky to a new image and dulpicate the new image background layer to a new layer.
Step 3 - back on the 1st image,
a/ use Nik to increase the contrast and tone slightly to a level that highlighted the texture without looking ridiculous.
b/ drag the 2nd image (non contrast) background layer copy into the 1st image as a new layer, and make sure it is on top.
c/ at this point, the soft image being on top will block out the lower contrasty image
d/ use the eraser tool and a soft edge brush, remove the soft top layer pixels only above the cathedral stones
The end result is half the top soft layer of sky and new building, and half the bottom layer visible where the cathedral is.
Holy Theme
We distressed the timer frame details to give it an aged look. The spiral wood trim follows through with the "Spinners" theme.