Cathedral of Saint John the Divine: Below are three photographs taken inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine located on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. It is the...

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Below are three photographs taken inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine located on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. It is the fourth largest Christian Church in the world.

The middle image is a shadow I thought interesting and the other two are pictures of stained glass windows.

Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

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Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

Love the stained glass. An art from past. Thanks for posting.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Bill Houghton wrote:

Love the stained glass. An art from past. Thanks for posting.

Thank you for commenting Bill. Looks like I posted in the discussion section incorrectly. Sorry, it will be resolved. :D

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

I didn't even notice. LOL

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

The shadow is intriguing and the stained glass,just beautiful...good work!

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Very nice, Bmac!!!
Pat

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Oooh! Oooooh! Ahhhhhhh! Stained glass is nice, but your shadow photo is priceless (now, if they just hadn't glued a sign to the blessed wall, it would be beyond priceless). Good on ya Mate!

Someday I want to find a magnificent piece of stained glass, then mask out all the glass and just keep the channeling, displayed as black lines on a white background. I'm still looking for the right piece.

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

You are GOOD at doing these stained glass shots, Bmac. Very nicely done. The shadow shot is interesting, but being a fan of color, my votes here go to the windows.

Nice work!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Beautifully captured windows, Bmac. The shadow shot is super-interesting.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

rlaugh wrote:

The shadow is intriguing and the stained glass,just beautiful...good work!

Thanks Rlaugh. 8-)

Cathedral Facts:

A Guide to the Cathedral from 1921 posited that it might take 700 years for the Cathedral to be completed, since it was employing true Gothic building methods. However, as of now it appears that the Cathedral will never be completed. A temporary ceiling consisting of tiles is still in place a century after it was supposed to be demolished so that the Cathedrals spire could rise.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Jay Pat wrote:

Very nice, Bmac!!!
Pat

Thanks for taking a look Pat. 8-)

Cathedral Fact:

The Cathedral of Saint John possesses the largest rose window in the United States. The window, which is the fifth largest in the world, was constructed out of 10,000 pieces of stained glass.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Bob Yankle wrote:

Oooh! Oooooh! Ahhhhhhh! Stained glass is nice, but your shadow photo is priceless (now, if they just hadn't glued a sign to the blessed wall, it would be beyond priceless). Good on ya Mate!

Someday I want to find a magnificent piece of stained glass, then mask out all the glass and just keep the channeling, displayed as black lines on a white background. I'm still looking for the right piece.

Well thank you Bob, glad you liked the shadow photo. Although there were many folks snapping away on the day I toured the cathedral, I seemed to be the only one who noticed the rather dramatic shadow.

I would like to see what you describe regarding the black lines on white background. If you ever want to experiment with any of my stain glass window images feel free to do so. I have posted others on the forum. 8-)

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Bmac wrote:

Below are three photographs taken inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine located on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. It is the fourth largest Christian Church in the world.

The middle image is a shadow I thought interesting and the other two are pictures of stained glass windows.

Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

Select download for additional resolution.

Great shots Bmac, like them all, beautiful Cathedral

Sirius_one Loc: S.F. Bay Area

Gorgeous shots of the stained glass, and a very nice shadow shot.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Treepusher wrote:

You are GOOD at doing these stained glass shots, Bmac. Very nicely done. The shadow shot is interesting, but being a fan of color, my votes here go to the windows.

Nice work!

Thanks for taking a look and the compliments Randy. Even from the inside there is usually so much light coming thru stained glass it is usually easy to expose and the colors are always vibrant. 8-)