I walked past St Paul’s Church in Stepney, East London this lunchtime and spotted this wooden carving in the grounds.
Despite my own views and opinions about religions, I tend to think places of worship make for really interesting places to visit and photograph. Old churchyards in particular are great places to grab a few photos.
So when I spotted this carving of Jesus in the church’s grounds, I wandered in and clicked off a couple of snaps. I did some processing and was aiming for something like this so fairly pleased how this has turned out.
Back to work today and spent most of the day reading through emails… yawn!
For those that are interested, St Paul’s Church was built in 1657 and was known as the Church of Sea Captains because of its links to the docks and maritime trade. Over 70 sea captains are buried in the grave yard surrounding the church and a number of well known church members including Captain James Cook, John Wesley and Thomas Jefferson's mother (wow!)...
*** Sorry guys, but I wasn't really sure about the original photo I posted, so I've uplaoded this version which I am more happy with. Sorry to be a pain... ***
What a gorgeous photo, and so beautifully pprocessed! It's lovely to see the old wood exposed, much like a ship's masthead, suited to the link with the maritimes. I really love this and I'm glad you took the time to give it to us today!
About that gathering, it was so interesting that we each knew one another through a different venue, though we live scattered across the LA and Orange County area. You must have a lot of 365 members in your neck of the woods, too!
Since being in your country I've visited so many churches/cathedrals/cemeteries... so much so I was asked from friends at home have I changed my views on religion... For me, I said... it's not about the religion so much as the history. How can the art work of this country and others be ignored.. So amazing and so is this photo! The texture of the wood.. which I could have mistaken for stone had you not clarified and the black and white works so well here.. (I'm picky about B&W's)
