Thankful 7

Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, FL, United States) on 25 November 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

It's Sunday, y'all!

And while Thanksgiving Week is ended, I am still thankful to God today for the gift of faith, and for the Church. This is the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, an iconic image of that city's French Catholic heritage, yet beloved by New Orleanians of both Protestant and Catholic persuasions.

Soli Deo Gloria!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL AT AM3. I am out and probably away from the computer all this week. We are headed to north Georgia to spend Thanksgiving with our son and his wife and her family. I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday has a wonderful day, filled with turkey and gratitude for every blessing. And those who do not, I hope will remember to count their blessings and be thankful. Packing and getting the SUV all set for the drive today; we leave very early Tuesday morning and plan to return sometime Sunday.

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Comments (7)

Gary from United States

Very nice work. Great clarity and composition.

25 Nov 2007 6:19am

@Gary: Thank you Gary.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

A Castle in A Dream, how fabulous are you!!!!

25 Nov 2007 10:38am

@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine. I haven't been feeling very fabulous lately; this cold I've been fighting has been a bear.

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Beautiful building.. love the pp you did to the edges.. adds such a whimsical flavour. Nicely done Viewfinder! Hope you're feeling so much better, too!

25 Nov 2007 4:28pm

@amy: Thanks for the nice comments and the good wishes on how I feel. Wish I could say totally better, but "some better" is the best I can do; this thing is really hanging on.

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

What an outstanding place of worship VF!!! Gorgeous capture. I have really enjoyed your Thankful series and am going to do a bit of a "Real Meaning of Christmas" series as we move into December........I just need to start collecting images that really portray the special nature of this great time of the year!!! :) Many Blessings to you my dear friend on this wonderful Sunday.

BTW I love the processing on the edges......how did you do that? What effect is it and did you do it in Photoshop? cos I'd really like to try something like that on one of my pictures but haven't a clue how to do it...I'm a processing amateur I'm afraid!! ;( hahaha

25 Nov 2007 5:56pm

@Mandy Provan: Thanks Mandy, the edges are the result of an old photoshop-type program I used to have; it was a framing tool. I think photoshop and some others do have some version of this. I know of one other that also might -- will check on it later and let you know if I find some specifice. Meanwhile, somebody else along here might know. --VF

Levine from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wow, how did u do the framing?

25 Nov 2007 7:19pm

@Levine: Just did a bit of old photoshop-type program magic... heh.

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Wow! absolutely beautiful, a magnificent church! I love the pp too.
Hope your feeling much better today VF :)

26 Nov 2007 12:37am

@MaryB: Thank you Mary. It is a beautiful church; the interior is amazing, like walking into history. Glad you like it. And thanks too for the good wishes on how I feel. Am still on antibiotics and painkillers and vitamins and stuff; the congestion has improved but it keeps kicking back in. A miserable virus -- everybody around here has been saying it lasts 3 or 4 weeks. I'm starting to believe it will. Moan, groan.

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

This is truly a magnificent cathedral; I remember it as the beautiful backdrop for Andrew Jackson on his horse. How did she fare during Katrina ... and I answered my own question by checking. What a blessing that she survived so well in spite of the organ damage.

30 Nov 2008 10:04am

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