Painted Church
One of the painted churches built near Schulenberg,Texas in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
One of the painted churches built near Schulenberg,Texas in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
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Location
This is St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Ammansville, Tx - which is considered a ghost town with the painted Church. It opened in 1890, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1909, and rebuilt, but burned shortly thereafter, and was rebuilt again. There are many painted churches throughout Texas, but 4 of them are near the town of Shulenberg. I have been working on a book of historic churches and graveyards of Texas when I was invited by a local church to go with them on a tour of the 4 painted churches in this area.Time
This image was taken about 10:30 a.m.Lighting
The clouds were rolling in against the blue sky and the colors of the day were very memorable - blue sky, clouds, super green grass and a few flowers in the nearby yard. The graveyard across the street is very memorable and will be in pictures coming out in the future.Equipment
I do not have a camera at this time, so I used my cell phone - an LG G5 with a 16 mp camera, outfitted with a storage card. Normally I use a digital and film cameras to record moments such as these.Inspiration
Since I have been working on old churches and graveyards, this picture just happened. Everything came together for this picture - the people on the tour, the sky, the colors, the church itself. The inside is amazing - all hand painted.Editing
I utilized PhotoDirector for editing and completed everything that you see in this photo on the cell phone. I love the brown direction giving it an old time antique look, upped the HDR on it, added a touch of color back into it, and the result is what you see here. I do have Photoshop on my PC, but in this instance decided not to utilize it.In my camera bag
When I have a camera with me, that is in my bag as well as a tripod, a few filters, a flash, a bounce umbrella, etc.Feedback
Before I took this photo, I walked around the outside of the church, looking for several angles to shoot from, took notice of the cars parked nearby, the old-time outhouses in the back of the church, which could go in a shot all by themselves, etc. Then once I found the angle and the clouds where I wanted them in the shot I took several shots and out of 6 shots, this is the result.
