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San Agustin Church, 420 years later


San Agustin Church, 420 years later
Photo Information
Copyright: Fred NEF (Freddie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 125 N: 1170] (6273)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09
Categories: Architecture, Event, Decisive Moment, Friends/Family, Experimental, Mood
Camera: Canon PowerShot A640
Exposure: f/2.8
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Places of Worship [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-24 5:35
Viewed: 472
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
San Agustin Church, 420 years later :)
One of the few churches to survive “the liberation of Manila,” because a U.S. pilot refused to obey the order to bomb it.

A World Heritage Site

San Agustín Church, built between 1587 and 1606, is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines, and the only building left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the Battle of Manila (1945). The present structure is actually the third to stand on the site and has survived seven major earthquakes, as well as the wars in Manila. The church remains under the care of the Augustinians who founded it.

The San Agustín Church lies inside the walled city of Intramuros located in the capital city Manila, Philippines. It is the first European stone church to be built in the Philippines designed in Spanish architectural structure. The church also houses the legacies of the Spanish conquistadors, Miguel López de Legazpi, Juan de Salcedo and Martín de Goiti who are buried and laid to rest in a tomb, underneath the church.

The church has 14 side chapels and a trompe-l'oeil ceiling. Up in the choir loft are the hand-carved 17th-century seats of molave, a beautiful tropical hardwood. Adjacent to the church is a small museum run by the Augustinian order, featuring antique vestments, colonial furniture, and religious paintings and icons.

Together with three other ancient churches in the country, it was designated as part of the World Heritage Site "Baroque Churches of the Philippines" in 1993.

-Wiki

Composition:
Model: Canon PowerShot A640
Exposure Time: 1/3
F-Stop: f/2.8
Focal Length: 7300/1000 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern

Pp work:
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3
1. Stretch & skew the whole length of the red carpet on the left :)
2. resize
3. sharpen
4. use Orton Imagery
5. resize

Quote of the Day:
"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships!" -Ansel Adams
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To janneman: Thanks! :)Freddie 2 11-07 08:13
To shelbee: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 11-01 06:52
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Hi Freddie.
Nice shot and beautiful angle with a great composition.
Well done.

Hi Fred,
Wow awesome shot and you've captured the difficuly light well. Great details and love your choice for the POV. Awesome tones, congrats!

-JD

I like the low POV. The lighting is superb. I love the soft touch this image conveys.
-Adrian

wonderful POV and capture...you have somehow captured both overall softness and detail sharpness with this one...i love the glow of the photo...peace***

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  • lego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 63 W: 2 N: 64] (604)
  • [2007-10-24 13:22]
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Hey Freddie :)

I love this angle and the dreamy feeling.
Well done. You have got a whole new style since u moved

:) francois

I like the low POV showing the rich tones of the carpet here Freddie.
Those cloth things along the aisle and the chandeliers look impressive too.
They'd be a bugger to clean I should imagine.
I love the grandeur of these places,but I can never help thinking theres a hell of a lot of money spent building lavish churches that could have gone straight to the poor.
I guess thats always been a critisicm of religions,especially the Catholic church.
(I'm not anti religion as such ... more pro spirituality,which religion doesn't always have a lot to do with.I guess its a stepping stone though.)
Cheers
Steve

Good light balance
Nice POV
Ruud

Very interesting POV! I love the light and softness
beautiful ceiling
well done,
Shelby

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  • tracer Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 748 W: 27 N: 1185] (6268)
  • [2007-10-25 14:54]

wooow! super! ang ganda nman ng POV Freddie boy!

Very soft, very clear result ( you told your machine everything open and hold your breath LOL ). Do like the POV ( flat on the belly ? )
But IMO, it's a bit too red and the altar is leaning to the right. That I can understand considering its age ... ;-)

What is Orton Imagery ?

See you

Jan

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