St. Matthews

Posted by
Harry (Apex, NC, United States) on 23 August 2023 in Architecture and Portfolio.

St. Matthews is a small one room church in Todd, NC, in the Blue Ridge area of North Carolina. It has gone through several cycles of disrepair and renewal. It is currently in pretty good shape, though when we were there, the grounds needed a good trimming. I know they still hold services there, but not on a weekly basis.

This shot was taken with my converted infrared camera with a 590 nm filter

Date: 06/05/2023
Location: Todd NC

SONY ILCE-6000 1/800 second F/8.0 ISO 200 43 mm (35mm equiv.)

Welcome to all. I began blogging Retained-Images in 2004 at My-Expressions.com. It is gone now.

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

That's wonderful and a really great conversion in to B&W.

23 Aug 2023 5:18am

Maria from California, United States

lovely little church Harry

23 Aug 2023 5:30am

Marie from Parc naturel de Chartreuse - Isère, France

Great composition on this lovely church. Your process infrared is always perfect.
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23 Aug 2023 6:10am

@Marie: thank you, I am glad you don't see the flaws that I see!

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

nicely composed

23 Aug 2023 9:08am

Gérard from Chateau-Gombert, Marseille, France

Perfect this IR !!

23 Aug 2023 10:00am

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

I love the IR here.

23 Aug 2023 2:32pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

A charming little church captured along the roadside! I am surprised by the lack of fenestration on this side. I love your IR processing.

23 Aug 2023 2:44pm

Carol Black from Chandler, Arizona, United States

Love this photo, beautiful black and white contrast and details.

23 Aug 2023 4:06pm

Jean-Luc.M from from Nancy et ailleurs, France

Nice composition on this little chapel, I like the infrared treatment.

23 Aug 2023 5:44pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Back to congratulate you on the well-deserved Spotlight!

23 Aug 2023 10:31pm

@Steven: thanks - I never look at the community page until I have processed my unread comments, so I am always surprised when I am cited in the spotlight.

Elizabeth Buckalew from Flagstaff, United States

This is beautiful - such soft focus and light!

24 Aug 2023 2:36am

Gérard from Chateau-Gombert, Marseille, France

And congrats Harry on your Spotlight !!

24 Aug 2023 3:05am

@Gérard: thanks!

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

Congratulations on the Spotlight Harry! A gorgeous scene. The IR really adds to the beauty of this image. I really like that old church. It looks so peaceful.

24 Aug 2023 3:10am

@Elaine Hancock: thanks!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Congratulations on the spotlight!

24 Aug 2023 10:04am

@Ana Lúcia: thanks!

Jean-Luc.M from from Nancy et ailleurs, France

& Congratulations on the Spotlight !

24 Aug 2023 11:09am

@Jean-Luc.M: thanks

Marie-Line from Nant, Aveyron, France

Bravo for the spotlight!!!!

24 Aug 2023 3:04pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!

24 Aug 2023 3:06pm

@Ruthiebear: thanks!

Carol Black from Chandler, Arizona, United States

Congratulations on the Spotlight, well deserved.

24 Aug 2023 9:01pm

Le Krop from Charenton-le-Pont, France

Belle douceur de tons. Et sentiment de paix.

25 Aug 2023 8:25am

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

Sweet. Perfectly framed. Works nicely in infrared.

25 Aug 2023 9:11am

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Beautiful composition and wonderful atmosphere .Congratulations on your Spotlight !

25 Aug 2023 8:29pm

Calusarus from Valence, France

Congratulations on your spotlight

26 Aug 2023 6:01am

@Calusarus: thanks!

ceteceva from Angers, France

Félicitations pour ce spotlight avec le rendu intéressant de l'infrarouge !

27 Aug 2023 7:26am

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

Great atmosphere. It feels like a representation of an alternative world or almost a shadow of the real thing. Congratulations on the spotlight!

29 Aug 2023 2:29am

@Darkelf Photography: Thanks. I do not shoot as much infrared as I used to, but some subjects need that push to rise from the ordinary. I did do the short workshop in June where all I did was infrared, and it was a worthwhile exercise, as it (perhaps) energized me to shoot more. We will see,

Maryse from bordeaux, France

Belle mise en lumière avec ce beau spotlight !!!! Ta photo le mérite vraiment elle est de toute beauté !

29 Aug 2023 9:15am

Robert from Hanoi, Vietnam

Fantastic image and congratulations on the spotlight

30 Aug 2023 12:39am

@Robert: Thanks!