The Praying Children
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The Praying Children
Image by Werner Kunz
The best photos you get, when you got the chance to shot something that is unusual and different how you would expected it.
These are stone statue that were dislocated in front of a fence because there is restoration work to do. I don’t know the original location of theses statue but think the actual position is powerful enough. What do you think this picture means?
Technique: HDR, 3EV+-2EV, f5.6 (best I could get from my lens in this situation), 105mm, 1/125, ISO 250, dual-tone with sepia, vignette
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Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church [2]
Image by Яick Harris
"The Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church is in Detroit Michigan. Built in 1911 in the Gothic revival style, the architect was Sidney Badgley. It was for some time the Abyssinia Church of God in Christ.
By 1908, the Presbyterians in Detroit recognized the need for a church to serve congregants located in what was then the "north" Woodward area. Mrs. Tracy McGregor donated a lot along Woodward, and the cornerstone for the church was laid on January 1, 1910. The church was dedicated on June 23 of the next year.
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian is an English Gothic-style church, faced with rough rock and trimmed with a contrasting limestone, and measuring 184 feet long by 104 feet wide. The Woodward Avenue facade boasts a massive carved-stone entrance with a traceried stained glass window set above; two square towers flank the center entrance. Along the side, gabled transepts contain full-height traceried windows. A two-story educational wing, built at the same time as the main church, abuts the rear.
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian is abandoned and the inside has fallen into disrepair. However, the structure still stands."
Wikipedia – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodward_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church
I used a neutral gradient filter and bracketed this shot.
The Approach to Ely Cathedral
Image by antonychammond
The story of Ely Cathedral begins in Saxon Times with the life of its founder,
St. Etheldreda.
St. EtheldredaEtheldreda (Æthelthryth, Ediltrudis, Audrey) (d.679), queen, foundress and abbess of Ely. She was the daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia, and was born, probably, at Exning, near Newmarket in Suffolk. At an early age she was married (c.652) to Tondberht, ealdorman of the South Gyrwas, but she remained a virgin. On his death, c.655, she retired to the Isle of Ely, her dowry. In 660, for political reasons, she was married to Egfrith, the young king of Northumbria who was then only 15 years old, and several years younger than her. He agreed that she should remain a virgin, as in her previous marriage, but 12 years later he wished their marital relationship to be normal. Etheldreda, advised and aided by Wilfred, bishop of Northumbria, refused. Egfrith offered bribes in vain. Etheldreda left him and became a nun at Coldingham under her aunt Ebbe (672) and founded a double monastery at Ely in 673. (from FARMER, David: The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 3rd ed. OUP, 1992.)
Etheldreda restored an old church at Ely, reputedly destroyed by Penda, pagan king of the Mercians, and built her monastery on the site of what is now Ely Cathedral. After its restoration in 970 by Ethelwold it became the richest abbey in England except for Glastonbury.
Etheldreda’s monastery flourished for 200 years until it was destroyed by the Danes. It was refounded as a Benedictine community in 970.
Etheldreda died c.680 from a tumour on the neck, reputedly as a divine punishment for her vanity in wearing necklaces in her younger days; in reality it was the result of the plague which also killed several of her nuns, many of whom were her sisters or nieces. At St Audrey’s Fair necklaces of silk and lace were sold, often of very inferior quality, hence the derivation of the word tawdry from St Audrey.
17 years after her death her body was found to be incorrupt: Wilfred and her physician Cynefrid were among the witnesses. The tumour on her neck, cut by her doctor, was found to be healed. The linen cloths in which her body was wrapped were as fresh as the day she had been buried. Her body was placed in a stone sarcophagus of Roman origin, found at Grantchester and reburied.
For centuries, Etheldreda’s shrine was the focus for vast numbers of medieval pilgrims. It was destroyed in 1541, but a slate in the Cathedral marks the spot where it stood, and the 23 June and 17 October are still kept as major festivals in the Cathedral. Some relics are alleged to be in St Etheldreda’s Church, Ely Place, London (where the bishops of Ely formerly had their London residence). Her hand, which was discovered in a recusant hiding place near Arundel in 1811, is claimed by St Etheldreda’s Roman Catholic church at Ely.
Eternal God,
who bestowed such grace upon your servant Etheldreda
that she gave herself wholly to the life of prayer
and to the service of your true religion:
grant that we, like her,
may so live our lives on earth seeking your kingdom
that by your guiding
we may be joined to the glorious fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Etheldreda Banner
Miss Yams of Bayswater in 1910Work on the present Cathedral began in the 11th century under the leadership of Abbot Simeon, and the monastic church became a cathedral in 1109 with the Diocese of Ely being carved out of the Diocese of Lincoln. The monastery at Ely was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Ely suffered less than many other monasteries, but even so, statues were destroyed together with carvings and stained glass. St Etheldreda’s Shrine was destroyed.
The Cathedral was refounded with a Chapter of eight canons in 1541 as was the Kings School.
Robert Steward, the last Prior of the monastery, became the first Dean.
The first major restoration took place in the 18th Century under James Essex. With the arrival of Dean George Peacock in 1839 a second restoration project began. Together with the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, he restored the building to its former glory.
A third major restoration project, the most extensive to date, was begun in 1986 and was completed in the year 2000.
If you would like more information on this magnificent cathedral, please visit
www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org/
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wonderful capture, Werner! I love the B&W almost sepia tones.
Really great shot Werner, love the B&W and sepia as well, great processing!
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This is so cool! Lovely composition and tone. :]
A Beautiful shot!!!
Thx for sharing this image
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Wonderful find!
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well spotted
Good catch, Werner! They make a wonderful statement placed the way they are in that cemetery.
Wonderful find and nicely put.
I hope they aren’t the kids that prayed in public school.
Excellent use of line and b&w. I do find it lacking in whites though but it could be just because of the shade.
this one got a lot of feeling it it due to the fence.
nice find
Looks like a great location for these sculptures. Great shot! A powerful image!
The children are praying for the world to be a better place.
Excellent image and evocative.
This looks like a really beautiful place to spend time and photograph. I have to admit, didn’t think there was anything of this kind in North America. This has a very European flavour.
My thoughts exactly. It has a European feel to it. I believe it’s due to the decay. I have to admit, Detroit is a very interesting, beautiful place (who’d a thunk?)
This is absolutely stunning. I hope you have more shots of Detroit to share.
I have a backlog of pictures to process. I will have more to upload.
thanks!
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Stunning Church, love this photo. Great job
Oh man, this is much too beautiful of space to be left to waste away. But at least it will live on in photos.
How did you get into this church?
It’s kind of a romantic tragedy don’t you think?
Yes it is. Sad, but a beautiful space.
This is SO amazing and beautiful.
Absolutely stunning. You may find that you are getting a lot of views – your photo was on the front page of AOL today – here’s a link to the story
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thanks — you’re right. This is suddenly my most viewed picture. It may just push my stats over 1m.
Cheers
I would have love to see this church in its prime.
This is so beautiful. I love the angle – the curves & light from the window. It’s so sad that such a beautiful structure is being left to ruin.
thank-you. such nice feedback.
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