(Don't know what put me on a Halloween tangent today!)
In actuality, this church, the 2nd oldest in Canada, burned to the ground just a month after we'd bought a house in Lunenburg. Through the support of the country, government, local members and artisans, the church was rebuilt to replicate the original.
In the light of day, the church, in black and white with beautiful windows, belies what had befallen it, but there are those who live tight-lipped with the knowledge of what really happened that windy night. It's a small town. Whispers get around...
i love that you were able to capture the stained glass window designs so clearly. i've been wanting to do a project like that - photographing church windows at night. aces on this, my dear.
Great shot and beautiful capture.
Those fires are often happen in our churches, windmills and even cities in the past. It`s a part of the history after the rebuilds.
Intriguing story but good that it looks the same when its built! Huge cost of course! They are going to rebuild the Christchurch Cathedral after the 2011 earthquake destroyed it! Millions!
@maggiemae That was a terribly calamitous earthquake there! People do love their churches and want to reinstate them. I wish we'd stopped in there when we were in Christchurch, but we were only there too briefly. Would love to return one day!
@summerfield I'm always appreciative that the interior lights are on at a time when I'm out looking for evening photographs! I should try to make more time to do so; they're beautiful, aren't they?!
A wonderful image of this gorgeous church! It looks great with the lights on inside shining through the windows. I love your placement of the moon/ so much atmosphere! Now what are you going to do when we actually get to Halloween? Lol! Fav!
@pamknowler That actually IS where the moon was...I just got an image with more detail and superimposed it the same size. I was happy enough that the moon replicated the colouration in the glass...what it lacks in subtlety I enjoyed in play time!
Let it not be said that I'm not already underway creating Halloween cards and such! I'm prepared in the event I should run out of time!!!
Fantastic shot and beautiful church. Sounds like arson. Wonder if someday it will come to light who was responsible. Love the interior lighting and the black and white color of the church (San Diego had a rash of church arson fires several years ago too. It finally became known who........ He's now in prison!))
@sailingmusic There's a music series called "Musique Royale" the features all sorts of classical music groups or smaller...they're always superb! The *only* drawback is that, in the summer, the church can become terribly warm, but I suppose that if the performers can weather it, I'll do so as well! The pairing of setting and music can't be beat!
@allie912 While that IS the actual moon (ok, from another location or hour...) I superimposed it at the same size I photographed as, in the photo, the moon was washed out, but for the glow around it. (I'm currently so into gathering "stock"photos around here, it's just as well I didn't superimpose a spider web over all of it! ...little of what I swear to, photographically, is true ; )
Hi, Louise! I don't think I have been on 365 in at least a year and was so delighted to see you still posting and oh, so many of my other friends from way back when. I hope you and Ken are doing well and enjoying NS this summer! Cheers to you both!
@stownsend *Suzie*! Such a delight to always see you again! (Your friend, Linda, was here for a while...) I can't give this up, but I'm wa-a-a-y behind! Though in Calif until Oct, we had guests nearly daily until mid-Aug, so keeping up here was impossible. Still, that makes for *the best * of Lunenburg summers! I still think of you every time we drive past where the red building once was on the water in Mahone Bay! 365ers become a part of our lives...you've never been forgotten!
@kwind Just down the street from me...you can't miss it! With luck, the bells will be playing in the early afternoon...and do take a look inside! You'll see some of the history I'm talking about.
Oh...now I want the details of the church burning down! Looks like they did an excellent rebuilding job and lovely stained glass window to match the colors of the moon.
Those fires are often happen in our churches, windmills and even cities in the past. It`s a part of the history after the rebuilds.
Let it not be said that I'm not already underway creating Halloween cards and such! I'm prepared in the event I should run out of time!!!