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double-barrelled music


double-barrelled music
Photo Information
Copyright: Lee Sato (ElSato) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 52 W: 1 N: 13] (77)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Artwork, Nocturnal, Mood
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-12 14:12
Viewed: 663
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I'm not religious, and this image isn't intended to promote Christianity (or, for that matter, to put it down). I'm posting it for a couple of reasons.

First, I like it visually. It has a simplicity that appeals to me. For a lot of people it's probably TOO simple, but there's no accounting for taste. It also has some gothic elements (gothic in the classic sense): the rampart-like church roof, the darkness, and the bare tree branches that seem to cradle the cross. (Tech: cropping, a very slight amount of playing with curves which affected the colouring on the branches but not of the cross.)

Secondly and at least as importantly, despite not being religious I love gospel music. It is one of the foundational musics of America, with deep roots in both European spiritual traditions and African musical culture. When it's performed by a skilled musician who is also devout, it has the power of both virtuosity and faith behind it, a double-barrelled shot that sends shivers straight up your spine.

So this image is dedicated to the musicians who give me that shiver. Alphabetically and not playing favourites the list includes: Dorothy Love Coates, Mary Johnson Davis, Bessie Folk, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Beamon Gregory, Goldia Haynes, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Mahalia Jackson, Marie Knight, Cora Martin, Roberta Martin, Jessie Mae Renfro, Lucy Smith, Willie Mae Ford Smith, The Staple Singers, Frances Steadman, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Clara Ward, Marion Williams.

You guys rock.
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To thor68: Hey Thor!ElSato 2 05-19 03:40
To tropicalrips: One atheist to anotherElSato 1 05-17 14:45
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i think it`s a little
bit sinister picture...
i like this dark style...
;OD

you write good notes for your photos Lee :)
its like a window into your thoughts and feelings when reading them...the photo adds to that and makes one think...i like that

i too am not a religious person...i'm Atheist...

hi lee,
i´m not really religious either but this cross is really great!
my first thought was i have seen something similar on the last depeche mode tour
during "personal jesus".
i like your remarks and thoughts, they match the photo.

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