Golden glow

A blue-tiled church in the town of Évora. The whole alter area was made of guilded carvings and ornaments, illuminating it in a yellow glow.

Cathedral Dome

Looking straight up into the dome of a cathedral in Portugal.

Dom st. Petri

an HDR from the Dom st. Petri in Bautzen. Although it may seem like it's due to the wide angle lens, this church actually does curve to the right along its length. I've never seen a church that was not built with a straight design. Definitely strange and unusual.

Frauenkirche

Frauenkirche in Dresden

Opernplatz, Dresden

Opernplatz in Dresden at night. This is a 20 second exposure at f11 with my Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens.

Forgotten Souls

Recently in Dortmund, an old forgotten cemetery was discovered next to a church in the middle of town. The construction work on the site was stopped to allow archeologists to properly dig and document everything. I happened by on a windy weekend day. The wind had blown the plastic cover off, exposing this full skeleton for all to see. Several others could also be seen in close proximity. Pretty strange and eery to see this right in the middle of a busy city!

Chapel of Bones

Bone Chapel, Évora

Portugal 2012

Hallgrímskirkja

This church stands on top of the hill in Reykjavik, and the architecture seems to reflect the attitude of the Iclandic people. On my 3rd trip to Iceland, this was the first time I'd been in Reykjavik while the curch was not covered in scaffolding. It was a good oppotunity to finally take some pictures of this impressive and unusual structure.

Cathedral Ceiling

An unusual perspective on this ornate manueline ceiling in the church of Jeronimos Monastery. The intricacy used in the manueline style can be quite overwhelming, but the longer one stares at the architecture, the more small details emerge.


Jeronimos Monastery, Belém, Portugal