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Dedicated to Saint Peter, the abbey church of Champagne is not located, as one would think, in the bubbly-producing hills of northeastern France, but much further south, on the banks of River Rhône, between Lyon and Valence, in the northern part of the département of Ardèche, i.e., in the old province of Vivarais.
Stylistically, this large church, built right next to the busy and noisy thoroughfare that Highway 86 is today, is very homogeneous and was built around 1150, replacing an older, 11th century church of which two capitals have been re-used in the nave. Numerous sculpted fragments from the previous church were also gathered as demolition progressed and reinserted haphazardly in the new one. But built by whom exactly, and for what exact purpose? That is much more mysterious.
From the scant written evidence that has come to us, we can surmise that it was originally built by the Albon family of powerful local lords, probably for regular canons of one or the other obedience. In 1275, it has become a priory of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Chef. In 1172, the canons of the chapter of the Saint Maurice Cathedral in Vienne had given a number of churches to the abbey of Saint-Chef, but the charter doesn’t specify which ones. If we are right in thinking that the Champagne church was originally owned by canons, it is possible that those canons were the ones from the Vienne chapter, and if so, the Champagne church may have been among those turned over to the abbey in 1172. The deal would have been facilitated by the fact that, from 1119, the archbishop of Vienne was also the protector of the abbey of Saint-Chef. Furthermore, it has been noted (in particular in my Zodiaque collection reference book, Vivarais et Gévaudan romans, by Robert Saint-Jean) that the Champagne church offers many similarities with the abbey church of Saint-Chef, in a more accomplished version, as the former came half a century after the latter.
The link between Saint-Chef and Champagne, however, did not last. Because of deep and enduring management problems at Saint-Chef where the monks could not elect a new abbot, the archbishop of Vienne was first appointed as abbot ad perpetuitam by a papal Bull of John XXII in 1320. A second Bull, in 1328, took away from the abbey the Saint Peter Priory, under the pretext that its income was not sufficient to support the prior and his monks. The church then became a simple parish church. However, let’s not forget that, at the time, the Rhône River was the border between the kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire: the archbishop of Vienne had his seat on the left bank, on the Empire side, while the Saint Peter Priory was on the right bank, on the kingdom side; the archbishop may have wanted to be able to take refuge in France in the event things went sour on the Empire side... which would explain why the priory compound was indeed fortified at the same time!
Seriously damaged during the Wars of Religion in the 1560s, the church undertook important repairs during the early 1600s: it is then the the three cupolas on squinches roofing the nave were put in place in lieu of the previous Romanesque barrel vault. The church, much too big for such a small village, continued to degrade over the decades. By 1750, the upper floors of the tower-porch that framed the western entrance were in ruin, and one century later, what was left of that tower-porch was razed to allow for the enlargement of what was then the royal road number 86. This veritable act of vandalism prompted the authorities to protect the monument in 1854 by listing it as a Historic Landmark.
A systematic restoration took place between 1888 and 1894, during which (it is a rare enough occurrence to be duly noted and lauded!) all the add-ons erected after the end of the Romanesque period were eliminated. The original church was saved. In 1968, three regular Augustinian canons from a Swiss convent came and settled in Champagne, reviving the Saint Victor offshoot of the Augustinians which had been dead since the French Revolution. They proved extremely successful and in 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the priory to abbey status. Today, the church is both canonical and parochial.
However, the very exceptional characteristic of this abbey is that, because the original monastery buildings had been destroyed after the French Revolution and replaced by ordinary village houses, the Augustinians had to build anew where there was space available, i.e., a couple hundred meters away from the church...! Thus, there is no proper enclosure, the canons live in the middle of the village, and walk across it to go attend to their duties. This is much too in sæculum for my taste, and not a proper way to practice the life of a so-called “regular” canon. I understand the appeal that the church may have had, but my opinion is that, owing to the present-day configuration of the village, it should have been deemed unsuitable. Likewise, the liturgy of this congregation does not truly meet with my approval, the same way “reality TV” doesn’t: a floor-heated church, cleverly designed lighting everywhere, a discreet and elaborate sound system... quite a bit too Hollywoodian for me. But obviously, just like reality TV, it does have its appeal.
The altar table and the length of the nave, looking to the West. You can see that all the leafy capitals are similar, and much less elaborate than those around the choir.
Please view Large on Black. Montana de Oro, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured APR. 14, 2014. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 28mm, f 18 @ 10 minutes 31 seconds,10 stop B+W ND filter plus 6-stop B+W ND filter. Total 16 stops. ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), SilverEfexPro 2.0, Viveza 2.0 and PhotoMatixPro 5.0.3
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Secluded Arches
The arches along the beautiful coast of Montana de Oro California State Park. The Park, which is located near Los Osos in San Luis Obispo County has many Coastal Coves with many arches, caves and outstanding rock formations. This image was an 10 minute 30 second exposure.
The green background was from Kathleen Clemons. I made a print of the background and placed it behind the ranunculus before photographing it.
Rocks and Waves on a Stormy Day. Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Nov 1, 2014. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF70-200mm f2.8L IS USM at 125mm, f 9 @ 5 minutes, 20 seconds, ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), SilverEfexPro 2.0, Viveza 2.0 and Dfine 2.0.
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Stormy Day at Whale Rock
I was able to get out and photograph on one of our first storms of Drought Stricken 2014 California. It was great to see some substantial clouds. 5 min, 20 sec exposure.
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Point Buchon Trail, Montana de Oro. Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Nov 20, 2014. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 73mm, f 9 @ 7 minutes, 37 seconds. B+W 10 stop ND Filter plus B+W 6 stop ND Filter. ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 3.0 (Tonal Contrast), ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), SilverEfexPro 2.0 and Viveza 2.0.
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Silence Amongst the Stones
Point Buchon Trail, Montana de Oro, Central California Coast, USA. Long Exposure, 7 minutes and 37 seconds.
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Point Buchon Trail, Montana de Oro. Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Nov 20, 2014. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 40mm, f 9 @ 6 minutes, 1 second. B+W 10 stop ND Filter plus B+W 6 stop ND Filter. ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 3.0 (Tonal Contrast), ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), SilverEfexPro 2.0 and Viveza 2.0.
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Double Arches on the Buchon Trail
If you ever go on this Private Property please stay on the trail. The wardens don’t play nice.
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When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
--Simon and Garfunkel
Please view Large on Black. Performing Arts Center, California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo, California. Captured Aug. 25, 2013. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 33mm, f 11 @ (7 images HDR) ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware SilverEfexPro 2.0 and PhotoMatix 4.2.7
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Performing Arts Center, California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo, California.
Cohen Performing Arts Center, California Polytechnic State University, USA. This is a composite image. Since there were not any clouds I had to add a cloud as a homage to Cole Thompson. I also darken the sky. The building was captured in HDR using 7 exposures. PhotoMatix was used for combining and tonemapping. CS5 and SilverEfexPro2.
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Thanks to Gabby, Sue and Sue for allowing great access.
Thanks to Dave Jones and Terry Donnelly for the company.
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A railroad car diner in Spokane, Washington. My friend and I stopped here for breakfast following an early morning milky way photo shoot.
The car was built in 1906 then purchased by the Northern Pacific Railroad and rebuilt for the President of the railroad from 1909-1931. It was left stranded in Seattle during the Depression.
It was bought by Franks Knight and converted it to a diner car in 1931.
Please view Large on Black. Sand Dunes. PismoState Beach, Oceano, California. Sept. 9, 2012. Captured with Canon EOS5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 105mm, f11 @1/100 ISO50. Post Processing with CS5, ColorEfexPro 3.0 (Tonal Contrast) and SilverEfexPro2.
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I need to share the background on this image. We went up on Hawk Hill, hoping to see the bridge towers poke out above the fog. Wrong. So we went the other way - down to the water's edge to see the towers and cables of the bridge disappear into the fog. Not what we had planned, but not a bad alternative.
Sand Dunes. Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Sep 29, 2013. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 50mm, f 11 @ (HDR @ 7 images) ISO 100. Tripod. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), Dfine 2.0, SilverEfexPro 2.0, Viveza 2.0 and PhotoMatixPro 5.0.4
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Single Image Award in Black and White Magazine 2014 Single Image Contest. Pages 92 & 221 Feb. 2014 Single Image Special Edition #101. Once again I am very pleased to announce that for the third time in a little over a year I am again in Black & White Magazine. The internationally known magazine has honored me with a Portfolio Excellence Award and has featured 7 images in a 4-page spread in the 2014 August issue #104. The spread is on pages 28, 29, 30 and 31. I have also been honored with many other international awards.
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Dust Mingled Sand Makes Summer Dune Slopes
Sand Dunes. Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 50mm. Photomontage, although the original image was captured in 2013 the cloud was captured in 2014 and the image was post processed in 2014. This image is another in my “Cloud” series.
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