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Saint Josaphat's Ukranian Catholic Church
Saint Josaphat's Ukranian Catholic Church
wdebeau1


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Challenge: Sacred Places (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Saint Josaphat's Ukranian Catholic Church, Rochest
Date: Nov 8, 2003
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.7
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2003

 This church is about 2 miles from my house. They don't always light it up (weekends only, I think), and I've yet to see it at night with the stained glass lit up, alas.

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Place: 32 out of 109
Avg (all users): 5.9787
Avg (commenters): 6.3000
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Avg (non-participants): 6.3077
Views since voting: 994
Votes: 141
Comments: 11
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 11/19/2003 03:17:47 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Night lighting on nice architecture can often produce lots of nice photos. The darkness of the sky helps to remove a lot of possible unwanted elements like grey skies, poles, and wiring that often clutter the urban landscapes. The night lighting also helps to produce textures and contrasts that are not always visible in the daylight.

In your photo, there is one element that I particularly don't like. I'm sure there is a reason you chose this composition, but there is no 'base' or 'footing' for this building. The ground is not visible and there is no path for me to 'walk' into this scene. As I look at this photo, the most interesting part of it that I see is the domes/crosses on top of the church. I personally believe that your best photo opportunity is in that segment of this building.

Keep up the good work :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2003 06:47:43 PM
There was something about this shot that bothered me, I mean it has clarity and light but the shadows on the domes is distracting to me and the tree on the right and left are also distracting to me. I'm thinking a tight crop on that very interesting looking window would look cool or maybe to see it in the daylight without all the shadows. A 5 to start, a 7 to finish
 11/14/2003 04:40:29 PM
An unusual looking church, nice crisp image and nicely done.
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 11/13/2003 04:54:26 AM
Good light!
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 11/12/2003 03:31:27 PM
Very nice clear picture.
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 11/12/2003 10:50:44 AM
Interesting building, but really poor lighting to show it off. Also seems to want a portrait orientation or a much tigher shot of the domes
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 11/11/2003 07:28:31 AM
Good photo. Nice composition and I like the lighting at the top of the church.
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 11/10/2003 11:06:56 PM
I think you could have zoomed a little closer towards the top of this spectacular building where the staight lines, curves and shades offer the most compositional options.
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 11/10/2003 03:26:27 PM
Cool lighting. The shadows of the trees on the fron tof the church are lovely, the bold shadows on the domes add dimension. Might look more compelling cropped on the right to bring more attention to that dynamic tree on the left.
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 11/10/2003 06:52:37 AM
What wonderful shadows. I love this!
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 11/09/2003 09:34:29 PM
The light on the spires (???) is excellent. I love this photo.
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