#771. The Edythe Bates Old Chapel

Taken two weekends ago at Festival Hill in Round Top, Texas.

Title: "The Edythe Bates Old Chapel"

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

#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

#692. Outside the Shrine by the Bay

Here an exterior shot of the shrine featured in yesterday's post. It's hard to imagine that everything shown in yesterday's interior shot fit into a structure that looks so small from the outside.

Title: "Outside the Shrine by the Bay"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#691. Little Shrine by the Bay

Taken on our trip to Rockport, Texas a couple of weekends ago. This Shrine is actually located in the Schoenstatt Center in Lamar, Texas on Aransas Bay.

Title: "Little Shrine by the Bay"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Lens Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposuers (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) range > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#672. Starburst Cross

Taken yesterday at Sagemont Church in Houston, Texas. This 170 foot tall cross was constructed two years ago on February 7, 2009. It is clearly visible from several major freeways in Houston and I've been meaning to photograph it for quite some time.

Title: "Starburst Cross"


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

#594. Steeple Under Wraps

Taken at lunch today. This church steeple, located near the museum district in Houston, has been under construction (renovation) for some time now. I have always been in awe of the engineering that goes into building the scaffolding required for a big job like this.

Title: "Steeple Under Wraps"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range Image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Red Paw Media plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#588. Grace Episcopal Church

Taken a couple of weekends ago. Grace Episcopal Church was built in Galveston, Texas in 1895.

Title: "Grace Episcopal"


Shot data: 1/256s f/11.3 at 24.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Nik Viveza plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin