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The Long Aisle


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   The Long Aisle
The Long Aisle
From the great day out in Chicago's neighborhoods, visiting 3 beautiful old churches with Ellen, Leslie & Lindley.
Here, St. Alphonsus. Dedicated in 1897, and partially rebuilt after a 1950 fire.

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Michelle Alton
 

Yes...you just HAD to be with those amazing gals! I'm impressed with the fact that the upper half of the image seems centered and almost symmetrical, but the bottom half is angled to a centered vanishing point. How'd you DO THAT?


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November 07, 2013

 
- Lindley Johnson

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  Love this image of St. Alphonsus, Chris. One of my favorite things about this church is the color - the vivid blue and the delicate cream - and you nailed it here!


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November 07, 2013

 

Joy Rector
  awesome


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November 07, 2013

 
- Leslie McLain

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  Beautiful capture and colors, Chris.


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November 07, 2013

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Another of your many awesome architectural shots, Chris. Good luck with this!

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November 08, 2013

 
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  Thanks, folks!
Michelle; I didn't do anything unusual here - even though I'm positioned right of center (on the aisle carpet) I placed the altar essentially horizontally centered in the composition. If you look really closely, the upper half is not actually "centered" either, as a result, though it looks close to it. I suspect he length of the building "smooths out" some of the differences, visually -- and my lower point of view helps too; the aisle carpet clearly doesn't appear centered, but I'm closest to it, compared to the ceiling, so the look of off-centeredness is more pronounced in the bottom half of the image, being closer to the lens.


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November 08, 2013

 

Ellen Hodges
  Extremely well done and gorgeous, Chris!!!! Sooooo beautiful!!


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November 08, 2013

 
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  Thanks Ellen -- and thanks for helping put the visit together in the first place!


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November 08, 2013

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Stunning! Love this!


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November 13, 2013

 
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  Thank you!


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November 14, 2013

 

Merna L. Nobile
 

I recently opened my e-mail and found an announcement from Better Photo that the month of November award winners were basking in the glory of finding their name beside their beautiful entry. CONGRATULATIONS!


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January 14, 2014

 
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