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Paoay Chruch


Paoay Chruch
Photo Information
Copyright: Jaime Santos (trooper) Silver Star Critiquer [C: 12 W: 0 N: 5] (140)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-04
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon D80 Digital SLR, SIGMA 18-200 mm DC f/3.5-6.3
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-23 11:33
Viewed: 160
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
St. Augustine Church (most popularly known as "Paoay Church") was built in 1694 commissioned by the Augustinian friars led by Fr. Antonio Estavillo. The Church was completed in 1710 and rededicated in 1896. Considered as the most outstanding variant of the "earthquake Baroque", Paoay Church was built of baked bricks, coral rocks, salbot (tree sap) and lumber, and has 24 carved buttresses. The lower part of the facade was made of stuccoed brick while the upper facaed is made of coral blocks. Local materials were said to be made of mixing sand , lime, sugarcane juice and then boiling the mixture with mangeao (salbot) leaves, leather and rice straw for two nights. Its belltower, which is detached from its main building, is made of coral stone and was used by the Katipuneros as an observation post in 1896 and again by Filipino soldiers during World War II.

The Paoay Church was declared a national treasure by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Now included in UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • bupga Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 6 N: 369] (2739)
  • [2009-09-23 11:43]
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Nice shot Jaime with good POV. I like the textures of church contrasting to the blue sky. Though, I would have give more space on the top to have good depths by shooting a bit further from the church (just my thought). Nice work.


tfs......Buddy

Salut Jaime
C’est une belle photo. Tu l’as pris très bien. Il faut dire cette photo est une meilleures photos que j’ai déjà vu sur le Treklens. J’ai lu le commentaire à propos de cette photo, c’est parfait et je la donne le « USEFUL ».
Bonne continuation
Saman

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  • sgtpepe (158)
  • [2009-09-23 20:49]

senor jaime,

galing ng photo, sharp ang details, yung colors ok, pang postcard.

excelente!

nelson

Bom dia Jaime,
Good POV, sharpness, colors and contrast.
Good one,
TFS
Raimundo

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