St Michaels Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is my second posting of this church, this time under much better lighting conditions and using a better angle. Thanks to all the comments on my first attempt I feel that this shot is much better.
Father John Bertazzi, who arrived in the United States from Genoa , Italy, to be pastor in Savannah, Georgia came to Amelia Isl. Father Bertazzi's labors in Fernandina Beach lasted until 1879. During that time, he built the present St. Michael Church, which was named in honor of Father Michael de Aunon, who was martyred during the time the Indian Rebellion against the Franciscans in 1597. The church was of course, dedicated under the patronage of St. Michael the Archangel in remembrance of martyred father. Much of the credit for the building of St. Michael, however, must be given to Bishop Verot who gave every encouragement, financial as well as spiritual, to the completion of the church. The 138x42 brick church was dedicated in September, 1872. A brick wall near the entrance of the present St. Michael now marks the final resting place of Fathers Sartorio and Bertazzi, whose unflagging efforts made St. Michael a reality. (St Michaels)

JanD, carper, Buin, snunney, Budapestman, besnard, danos, PixelTerror, gunbud, Jean-Luc, Charo, Photo65Net, jlbrthnn, trekks, xavshot, Clementi, lrw1966, buscape, Silvio1953, cbrman, pierrefonds, lucasgalodoido, JCG, Jakab, mumek, Didi has marked this note useful

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JanD (15053) 2009-03-24 4:28

Howdy Asa!
Very interesting church. Nice light and colors. Good perspective and composition.
Regards!

carper (65696) 2009-03-24 4:28

a fine one of this beautiful building asa,
good photo, fine details, very good note, very complete photo job. have a nice day.
regard jaap

Buin (38280) 2009-03-24 4:34

Hallo Asa!
You show us an interesting building - from a well chosen angle. The very favourable light "models" the facade in a good way. This steeple with the big windows is rather uncommon for European eyes... Excellent note!
Greetings from cold Germany - with fresh snow!
Frank

snunney (35476) 2009-03-24 4:42

Hello Asa,
A very interesting church captured under a good light. The delicate pink tones are well rendered with good detail. The surroundings trees make a nice contrast.

Budapestman (42844) 2009-03-24 4:42

Hi Asa,
Splendid architectural image again with attractive composition and beautiful colours. Superb details, the note is excellent. Have a nice day!
George

jplebrun (17326) 2009-03-24 4:47

Bonjour Asa
elle est très belle cette église blanche dans ce ciel tout bleu, tu as bien profité de la luminosité de l'instant pour prendre une beau cliché.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

besnard (31072) 2009-03-24 4:49

Bonjour Asa
Elle a fière allure cette église toute blanche bien mise en valeur avec une bonne luminosité.
Merci pour le partage, la note très intéressante. Je te souhaite une bonne journée.
Nicole

danos (33300) 2009-03-24 7:33

Hello Asa,
nice perspective and POV of the St Michaels Church and the line of the palm trees that are so tall and hide the right side of the church's roof.I like the brilliant light that are assets to the composition.The contrast between the colours are perfect.Well done.

Regards,Danos

PixelTerror (86853) 2009-03-24 11:37

Hi Asa
With these white structures it's important to get the highlights righ tto have a contrasted image, and you got it nice result
Have a nice day JY

gunbud (28163) 2009-03-24 19:14

Hi Asa,
Another fine look at the lovely South Florida architecture.
Wonderful light brings out tranquil shadows agains the white washed church from the lovely tropical trees while the beautiful blue sky provides a great backdrop for this lovely church to shine against.
Very interesting note about the Italian priest that came so far to see over the building of St. Michael's.

Jean-Luc (5488) 2009-03-25 3:07

Bonjour Asa,
C'est étonnant votre recherche pour ces églises qui sont relativement récentes et aussi belles les unes que les autres!
Celle-ci a aussi une architecture assez sobre mais rehaussée par cette couleur rose-crème et en outre bien entourée dans cet environnement de palmier!
Une bien belle composition.
Amicalement
Jean-Luc

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-03-25 3:50

Very interesting POV you got here. Excellent light, colours and sharpness. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Charo (31811) 2009-03-26 14:58

Hello Asa,
Beautiful church with a unique tower. I like the framing with the trees and the angle of rodeándola capture allows us to see the side.
Excellent light and colors.
Best regards,
Charo

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-03-27 4:49

Hello Asa,
Nice architecture image.
I like the way you controlled contrasts here.
Have a nice day,
JB.

pablominto (41372) 2009-03-28 2:10

Hello Asa,

Good point of view here, as it is important to show two sides about equally well in this kind of image!
Besides you get some dynamics in the lines for free hehehe...
A nice church too, good details and fine colour reproduction!

Greetings,
Pablo -

jlbrthnn (38971) 2009-03-28 2:22

Hello Asa,
It is an architectural image of a great beauty. The technical parameters are particularly well managed. Framing, point of view, light and colors are a true pleasure. congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

batalay (21205) 2009-03-28 19:09

Hello Asa,

A first rate note, not surprisingly from an academic, informs this very good architectural portrait. (The numbers 138x42, presumably is in feet for the footprint of the building.) The light, colors and resolution are well managed. The Canon 50D has served you well.

Warm regards,

Bulent

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2009-03-29 8:09

Hi Asa

A nice POV for a building. In my opinion, with a person entering inside the Church...better.

Well done anyway!

danyy (69465) 2009-03-30 0:03

Bonjour Asa,
voici une église qui sied dans un cadre très exotique. On remarque bien ce climat chaud et sec grâce à la végétation.
Les lumières et les couleurs sont parfaites.
Regards.
daniel.

delpeoples (6764) 2009-03-30 6:33

Hi Asa, this is a really good shot of the church. Everything looks so natural and you have composed the shot well. I have done a Workshop on it, I hope you do not mind. Perhaps it is a little too "contrasty" for your taste? Let me know. Best regards, Lisa.

[workshop] [compare] +

trekks (14334) 2009-03-30 6:43

hi Asa

I fully agree, this is very well exposed capture of great composition to show a wonderful view of the church with great sharp detail and really colorful contrast. Good work in saturation and catching the blue sky.

Well presented.

tfs, bill

xavshot (63133) 2009-03-30 11:15

Bonsoir Asa
une belle lumière qui te permet de mettre en valeur cette église. J'aime bien la balance des blancs et le cadrage de 3/4 que tu as choisi. Bien joué;
Xavier

bracasha75 (22399) 2009-03-31 1:08

Helo Asa
Very beautiful present of St Michaels Church in Fernandina Beach.Clear sharp shot
Thanks for sharing
Bratislav

Clementi (45245) 2009-03-31 9:39

Ciao Asa,
beautiful and particular architecture of this church, very beautiful the pov and good colors.
Giorgio

lrw1966 (1632) 2009-03-31 12:02

Asa, Hi:

Splendid Pov, colors, clarity of details of the church with a marvelous sky, as a bonus. Nicely done.

Larry

buscape (4026) 2009-03-31 15:28

Hello Asa,
you really had a good light for this shot of this lovely church. I like your POV and the fine exposure. Good sharpness, colors and an informative note.
Best wishes,
Helmut

Silvio1953 (42869) 2009-04-01 10:43

Ciao Asa, great view of lovely church with splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

gentedilivello (2017) 2009-04-01 23:58

Hi Asa,
pleasant voew of this pretty church. The details are underlined by a very good sharpness. Nice colors too.
Regards.
Gabriele.

cbrman (19051) 2009-04-02 8:45

Hello Asa,

Une belle église dans un architecture assez peu connue chez nous !
Je trouve la qualité des couleurs très bonne et la qualité d'image à la hauteur de ce 50D. Bien vu !

A+

Dominique

pierrefonds (26659) 2009-04-02 17:16

Hi Asa,

The 3/4 view is allowing us to see to side of the church which is an asset to the composition. The trees and the bushes are framing well the church. The quality of the light is enhancing the colors under a nice blue sky. have a nice day.

Pierre

Graal (58732) 2009-04-03 0:34

Hi Asa,
beautiful architecture of church. An interesting note and well done photo. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

amaryllis (17826) 2009-04-03 12:07

Bonjour
un tres bon cadrage de cette église avec son originalité, de couleur blanche et rose, une belle architecture
juliette

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2009-04-04 12:53

Hi Asa,
I like of the church images, and the capture here is fabulous, with good colors (principally the sky) and sharpness. Great job.
Regards,
Lucas

JCG (25753) 2009-04-05 8:43

Hi Asa,

Fernandina Beach is a city full of beautiful houses and beautiful churches as you proves us here once more. Good exposure of the light that is well worth the whiteness of the building on this beautiful blue sky. Palms offers a nice exotic touch, thank you Asa.

With all my friendships and soon

Jean-Charles

Jakab (3498) 2009-04-13 13:02

Hello Asa,
sure, it is definitely better than the former version. Not only the lights and colours are more appropriate but also the POV that enables us to detect details and structure.
Best whishes
Laszlo

mumek (17506) 2009-04-14 3:34

Hi Asa!
Superb capture of the church.Excellent play of light, colours and shadows. Very good quality of the photo.My compliments.Thanks for informative note
regards
ziggy

Didi (36452) 2009-05-01 0:11

Hi Asa
This is the best point of view for showing this nice arcitecture.
We are able to appreciate the volume details.
No distortions that's very good.
Best regards

Photo Information

Copyright: Asa Jernigan (asajernigan) (14284)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-02-16
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 50D, Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, DIGITAL Circular P.L.D. 72mm
Exposure: f/16, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-03-24 4:16