The Blue Church

This old church is known locally as "The Blue Church". It's actually an old Wesleyan Methodist church that is no longer in use. I had to photograph it from the roadside as the gates are locked...but I'm still happy with the pov/shot. No blue skies today, cloudy skies & a fair bit of rain which was nice....the lack of blue skies possibly helped with the shot & the church standing out a bit more, rather than being against blue! (I have photographed this church before & had that problem with the church blending in to the blue sky!)

The church was originally built in 1887 on a different site, and it was moved to this site in 1916. It was closed for regular services in 1969.

Thought I would include this for this weeks theme of "something old". TFL :)

[sally agnew]

Such a quaint little church, I love the colour, it looks lovely surrounded by the brownish vegetation. It does seem a shame to see it all alone and unused :)

[Jenfurj]

It is a lovely scene & I can appreciate how the blue sky would dominate over it. Glad to hear there has been some rain .

[CP]

Wow that's one dry plot... But in this case makes for a great palatte.

[Margaret Brown]

Well that's a bit different, the colour is so striking against the golden ground.

[Alan Simpson]

Lovely colours, fav...

[Kas]

So sad that a building with such history is shut, and no-one can experience it anymore. The church stands out really well against the sky. Nice capture.

[tommykeith]

Excellent pic for something old!

[Denise Wood]

Delightful capture :)

[Pyrrhula]

A great capture of this lovely little church.

[Margo]

lovely little church

[leggzy]

@hermann Thanks Sally....yes such a shame, but there are lots of them here in country areas of Australia.

[leggzy]

@chamoisp Thank you. Yes, very dry indeed....the rain yesterday was much appreciated & hopefully things will green up a bit now...provided the hot weather goes away!

[leggzy]

@365projectorgjenfurj @craftymeg @alansimpson @tommykeith @gilbertwood @pyrrhula @777margo Thank you all for your kind comments & fav's :)

[leggzy]

@wag864 Thanks so much. Yes such a shame, would love to be able to go inside old churches like this! At least it's still standing though, I guess :)

[Kate Goring]

I love the colour blue against the pale yellow grass, perfect combination. Wonderful shot.

[Lori Jane]

Gorgeous colors.

[Barb]

wonderful colours

[Yao RL]

There are so much similarities to the church in New Zealand, Of course, these are all going back to the same source. Lovely.

[Issi Bannerman]

What a lovely old building. It looks as if it's well looked after.

[Jules Hoogstra-Anderson]

I love blending blues and golds together, lovely capture...fav

[leggzy]

@kategoring @noko411 @barb_b @yaorenliu @jamibann @juleshoogstraanderson Thanks for your kind comments & fav's everyone....much appreciated :)

[Disha Parekh]

Love the colour and composition! Great shot. Fav.

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Great tones and composition.
@snaggy

[Lin]

Instant fav!

[Shauna Doty]

charming lil church. cute!!

[Cheri Bellavance]

Its too bad this church isn't still open for services, its beautiful. You're right, I like it against the clouded sky.

[Beth Shepherd]

Beautiful light, color and crispness.

[ajisaac]

Beautiful shot and a fav.

[Stephanie]

Lovely, clear shot, fav. Strange that the trees look quite green and healthy but the earth and the grasses look so scorched and dry.

[leggzy]

@dishaparekh176 @pasttheirprime @linnypinny @shaunasauna7 @cbell @bethshepherd @ajisaac @stephanies Thanks again for all your wonderful comments :) Yes the grass is the first thing to turn golden/brown in such extreme heat!

[Paul]

Lovely 👍