#762. A Prayer for Rain

Taken this last weekend at St. John the Baptist Church in Ammansville, Tx. Ammansville is pretty much in the middle of the tinderbox created by the current drought in central Texas.

Title: "A Prayer for Rain"

Shot data: 1/40s f/1.4 at 50.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 50mm f1.4 prime
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Viveza 2 plugin

#743. St. Mary's Jesus (Rollover)

Taken a couple of weekends ago at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill, Texas. I've taken the same shot before but couldn't pass up a chance to try and do it better if I could. The shot is took in 2008 can be viewed by holding your cursor over this image for a few seconds.


#743. "St. Mary's Jesus"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures into one HDR (High Dyanamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz adjust plugin > Nik Silver Efex 2

#741. St. Mary's Confessional

Taken last weekend at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill, Texas.

Title: "St. Mary's Confessional"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

St. Mary of High Hill Exterior

St. Mary Catholic Church in High Hill taken a few weekends ago. The interior of this church is being restored and made for the interesting shot I posted on February 8, 2010.

Title: "St. Mary of High Hill Exterior"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three tripod mounted exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin, Red Paw Media Beautifier plugin > Red Paw Media Bleach Bypass plugin > two textures from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

St. John The Baptist Catholic Church No. 2

Taken a couple of weekends ago while on a quick tour of some of the "Painted Churches of Texas". This one, St. John's, is located in Ammansville, Texas. I posted another shot of this church on Feb 19 with the sign in front of it and Cindi and Brian thought they might like it better without the sign. The photo from Feb 19 is under this one so you can easily compare both photos by using the rollover feature. Please leave a comment and let me know which shot you like better.

Title: "St. John No. 2" (rollover)


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three tripod based exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4

St. John The Baptist Catholic Church

Taken a couple of weekends ago on a quick tour of some of the "Painted Churches of Texas". This one, St. John's, is located in Ammansville, Texas. I like this photo better as a monochrome photo. You can see the original shot (after HDR processing) if you hold your cursor over the image until it changes to a color photo.

Title: "St. John" (rollover)


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three tripod based exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4

St. Mary's - Praha - Interior

Here are a couple of shots of the interior of St. Marys Church in Praha, Texas. This is one of the "Painted Churches of Texas" famous for their elaborately hand painted ceilings and details. When you look at the exterior of this church (yesterday's post) you don't really imagine an interior like this do you?

Title: "St. Marys - Praha Interior #1"


Title: "St. Marys - Praha Interior #2"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three tripod mounted exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

St. Mary's - Praha

Another of the "Painted Churches of Texas" taken weekend before last. This one is St. Mary's Church in Praha, Texas.

Title: "St. Marys - Praha"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to create HDR (High Dynamic Range) image from three tripod mounted exposures (-2, 0, +2) > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church

I took this shot two weekends ago in Dubina, Texas. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church is one of the "Painted Churches of Texas".

Title: "Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures from a tripod into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin