Immaculate Conception Photo

Photographer’s Note

Long before there was a Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Catholic families gathered in their homes to celebrate Mass with a priests who traveled on horseback from Georgia. This period extended from 1829 to 1854.
By 1854, Catholics moved from celebrating Mass in their homes to a small wooden building on the corner of Ocean and Duval streets. This was also the year that Pope Pius IX declared that the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION of the Blessed Virgin Mary was now an Article of Faith.
The present church edifice was dedicated in 1910 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The former pastor, Bishop Kenny, presided at the dedication of the church which is constructed of white Kentucky limestone. Its interior is decorated with fine stained glass windows produced in Munich, Germany by the Mayer Stained Glass Company. At the time, Immaculate Conception was the tallest building in the city.
In modern times, "I.C.," under the leadership of its current pastor, Father Antonio Leon, has become the cornerstone of Jacksonville's Catholic community and has more than 800 registered families.
WS is a night shot.

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jurek1951 (25890) 2009-04-19 9:40

Hi Asa,
Excellent colours of the church against lovely blue sky.Very interesting architecture.
Georg

gracious (20017) 2009-04-19 10:54

Hello Asa,
Thank you so much for this beautiful shot of Catholic Church from Jacksonville!
the beautiful sunlight makes the church so outstanding with good sharpness and wonderful details
nice contrast against the blue sky as well
best regards
Tony

gunbud (27755) 2009-04-19 17:06

Hi Asa,
The red towers of this beautiful stone church look very impressive against the lovely blue sky.
Excellent detailed textures to this wonderful Jacksonville architecture.
Very imformative note about the long history of this church.
Regards, Tom

Longroute (9149) 2009-04-20 1:32

An outstanding architecture that stands out wonderfully from the deep blue sky. The vertical format matches it perfectly and the fine light and colours make it a pleasure to see.
Best greetings,
Donato

Budapestman (41530) 2009-04-20 2:09

Hi Asa,
Beautiful architectural image with spectacular composition of this imposing church. The colours and lights are excellent, Have a nice week!
George

snunney (34574) 2009-04-20 4:36

Hello Asa,
A fine capture of this imposing church, which stands out well against the lovely blue sky. Good natural looking tones and excellent sharpness. Just a pity about the car, but not the photographer's fault.

mikolaj_kawa (29755) 2009-04-20 9:56

Hello Asa! Fantastic church, wonderful towers. Nice light and colours. Good perspective. Very good take. Well done!

danyy (68454) 2009-04-20 23:24

Bonjour Asa,
chouettes couleurs ici, intenses et constrastées, notamment les toitures et le ciel. Une petite distortion qu'il aurait été bon de redresser. On voit bien la construction asymétrique de cette église.
Dommage pour la présence de cette voiture à lavant plan.
All the best.
Daniel.

Uhu (7354) 2009-04-21 0:31

Very good neo-gothic work this Church, and your photo of it are also great one! Very good weather it was - lucky you!

Vasa (5332) 2009-04-21 2:06

Hi Asa, friend,

all your lately posted pictures merit my compliments for their qualities: subject, colors, light. I see your work is important for more touristic countries. Like this capture from Florida.

So glad to see you again.

Friendly your

Branko

Muse (30849) 2009-04-21 2:40

Hi Asa,
Très jolie église sous un ciel azur.
De belles couleurs et un bon cadrage
Best regards
denise

rodgerg (23699) 2009-04-21 3:13

Hello Asa,

A very good presentation of this church which arise very well in the image. Good framing very well selcetd. The good managment of light give natural colurs and beautiful contrast.
Have a good day,
Roger

carper (64484) 2009-04-21 3:25

very nice building Asa,
well taken shot, I don't like the car farther a well taken composition with good contrast and fine details, good photo job.
regard jaap

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-04-21 5:56

Asa, Hi:

Splendid architecture very impressively presented with clarity, colors and texture. Marvelous and educational notes. Very nicely done.

Larry

Graal (57631) 2009-04-21 23:02

Hi Asa,
nice architecture, like gothic style. Good presentation. Fine view by night, too. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

toto (18681) 2009-04-22 2:56

Bonjour,
belle photo de cette superbe Cathédrale blanche aux toits rouges.
Jolies couleurs et beau titre.
Elle se détache bien sur ce ciel bleu et le bulding situé derrière semble bien petit par rapport a elle.
Bonne netteté, belle luminosité, tout pour faire une jolie photo.

Amitiés Thomas

Nicou (44465) 2009-04-22 4:37

Hello,

Merveilleuse iglise, avec ces beaux clocher qui filent vers ce cuperbe cile, le gris se fond à merveille avec la bleu, splendide.

Bravoe t amitié

Nicou

romalek (2497) 2009-04-22 11:29

Hello Asa!
Nice and interesting architecture, very nice light and colors
regards
Roman

pierrefonds (26069) 2009-04-22 15:12

Hi Asa,

The trees are framing well the church. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the atchitecture of the church. The picture is clear and sharp. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Didi (35928) 2009-04-23 9:31

Hello Asa
I prefer the original picture with a nice point of view.
The night shot is a little bit over exposed, you have the possibility to make several tests with different combination of exposure between -and -2 IL, I suggest you to use the spot measure.
Cheers

Cretense (55620) 2009-04-24 4:15

Hi Asa!

Beautiful architecture photo, simple but effective composition, great framing! Excellent light managment, beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

papagolf21 (56141) 2009-04-24 4:20

Bonjour, cher ami Asa,
Félicitations pour ces deux photographies (une de jour, une de nuit) ! l'on peut dire que c'est du travail sérieusement réalisé.
Passionné d'architecture religieuse, je ne puis qu'apprécier cette très belle présentation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Giorgio (8662) 2009-04-24 5:40

- Impressive church Asa, excellent colour and light, funny the car in foreground and the building in background but you are for nothing there, anyway, well done!
Have a nice weekend.
giorgio

saxo042 (15448) 2009-04-24 8:18

Hi Asa,
Even the jet tracks on the sky have a certain importance in this composition! The two spires are very fine together and I also like the colours here!
Kind regards
Gunnar

azaf1 (15541) 2009-04-24 9:47

Hi Asa

A very imposing building I must admit. Well captured with the light on the left creating nice shadows and great colors. The side line of the high tops is an asset to it.

Have a good day and TFS
Argiris

pablominto (40390) 2009-04-25 0:42

Hello Asa,

It is interesting to see the non-symmetrical design with one tower considerably taller than the other!
Good details in the brick walls and the reddish roofs really add a fine colour contrast against the deep blue sky...
Nice framing by the green leaves!

Greetings,
Pablo -
OK

gilou530 (34999) 2009-04-26 14:32

salut asa
une papagolfade des plus belle, des distorsions bien redresser et une lumiére magnifique avec de belles couleurs
amitié
gilbert

jemaflor (39183) 2009-05-01 2:32

Hi Asa,
Well framed, original frontage with these two differents towers, good colours.

Jakab (3450) 2009-05-02 14:51

Hello Asa,
aha, this church is not much easier to take than the former cathedral. (The tall house behind the church is quite disturbing. Like in Salzburg the lack of sufficient free room aroud the church prevents the full effect of spectacular architecture.) Anyway, a valuable contribution especially thanks to your informative note.
Best whishes
Laszlo

AiresSantos (41820) 2009-05-09 5:53

Hi Asa
Fine colours in this excellent picture of the church. Good light management and great details
Have a nice weekend
Aires

fanni (8733) 2009-05-15 4:22

Hello Asa,
I don't really know which photo of this interesting church (this one or the WS variant) I like more! Each of them is unique and beautiful. In any case, this is a wonderful combination of two shots of the same church which makes the pictuer complete.
On second thought, maybe I'd even prefer the night shot as it looks much more expressive - it has an incredible glow... it looks almost fantastic and very expressive (thanks to the combination of vivid colours with the dominating yellow colour). Too bad I can't add your WS night shot to my gallery of "almost fantastic" shots...
Best regards,
Elena

denisn72 (6959) 2009-05-17 7:04

Hello Asa!
What a wonderful and stylish church! The blue sky makes a great background to highlight the red towers and the grey church. The point of view is not bad too.
I like the nocturne atmosphere in the WS.

Have a great day!
Denis!

emilbo (9285) 2009-05-30 14:29

Allô Asa!
La qualité d'image et le bel éclairage mettent bien en valeur cette magnifique église au double clochers qui s'élèvent dans ce beau ciel bleu. Belle présentation, superbes couleurs et intéressante note historique.
Bravo!... et bon dimanche,
Emilius

jmdias (19053) 2009-06-16 8:06

asa

I liked the constrast between the rooftops and the sky, the façade is beautiful too. good pov, light and sharpness.

hugs

jorge

swiatopelk777 (8160) 2009-07-14 2:27

Hi Asa!
Wonderful church. Amazing colors. Good perspective and very good capture. Interesting car. Nice contrast.
Greetings from Poland!