2009.08.08 "Churches" discussion

MarushkaMarushka cambridge, ma Icrontian
edited August 2009 in Lifestyle
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40153539@N08/3828834280/&quot; title="8/8/09 Church by vertatle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3423/3828834280_32cafc8c4b.jpg&quot; width="375" height="500" alt="8/8/09 Church" /></a>

Im not proud of this photo, persay, but the subject was just too nuts to not include. Any suggestions for improvements? There is a lot going on in the picture, but to some extent the clutter is all adding to create a picture for what this place is. I would love to see how other photographers would try and compose this pic, maybe by a different crop.

Gargoyle: that shot is really awesome. the silhouette shows a great amount of detail making it obviously a church, and the sun hiding behind the tower like that is like a halo! Very cool!

Comments

  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Oh ho ho, you sneaky girl. Two themes from the same subject! Nicely done.

    I think the biggest thing popping out at me at the moment is that the sign is half cut off - I can barely tell that it's a crazy-person's church. Expand the frame to see that, and everything would cohere a little better.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Marushka, I love seeing the LA pics :). That's a touch subject; I never got a very good picture of it. Although that's partially because I didn't have the guts to walk very close to it with Ed's paranoia of people (specifically, young folks) stealing stuff.

    I think ultimately there's too much stuff to get in one picture. I'd probably try to get closer and get a shot with just the bomb, flag, and church. A further-off shot is ruined by the trees and chain-link fence, IIRC.

    If Ed's granite bomb obelisks ever get erected, that would make a pretty sweet picture (the Internets tell me they're 40 feet tall and 39 tons!).
  • MarushkaMarushka cambridge, ma Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Everytime I have gone there, it has been closed. I would love a chance to interact with the owner of that place! Maybe if Im nice he will like me. I don't think you can go into the "church" can you?
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    I don't think so; I think they just use the church for storage these days.

    Ed Grothus owned the place, but he passed away recently. The Black Hole's website claims that they're still open, but I wonder how long the place will go on without Ed's force of will. There was another guy who worked the counter there that seemed like a pretty nice guy, so I'm hoping it stays open.

    Here's Cardinal Ed with the rest of the sign, Snark.

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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    What!? He died? I never got to visit :(
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Aw, I can't see it, Garg. Repost? Or I'll try and check it at the hotel later.
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    I don't have any new photos from churchs, but this is from when I was abroad a few years ago- I think it's from the Notre Dame.

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  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Weird, I guess they don't like hotlinking, and it was just in my cache.

    Tempted to just upload it, but I'll play nice and link to the original website.

    http://www.pbase.com/franhogan/image/42475949
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Awesome, thanks.

    Critical Mass every Sunday. Love it.
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