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Orthodox church in Ninilchik

The Transfiguration of Our Lord church stands on the bluff in Ninilchik, west side of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. It was built in 1901. Apparently, its five “bulbs”, each topped with a three-bar cross, represent Christ and the four evangelists.

I was told that it was the most photographed church in the USA. It doesn’t seem impossible as it’s an easy stopover en route down to touristy Homer. That’s what we did on a cold grayish late-October morning, although the purpose of this trip had nothing (or just a little!) to do with visiting touristic sites. Given the light conditions, I spent most of my short time there photographing from the graveyard. A photo with the snow-capped volcanoes on the other side of Cook Inlet as background would have been nice perhaps, but unfortunately not that morning.

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Voici l’église orthodoxe de Ninilchik en Alaska. L’église, bâtie en 1901, se trouve sur un promontoire surplombant Cook Inlet. Les volcans enneigés de l’autre côté de ce bras de mer, large d’une cinquantaine de kilomètres à cette hauteur, contribuent à l’esprit du lieu. Une photo prise par un matin plutôt gris de fin d’octobre alors que la lumière était assez moche, sauf pour une embellie inespérée juste avant de quitter!