Exploring the Painted Churches of Schulenburg, TX
Jul 17, 2018 00:08:13 #
The Painted Churches are a group of churches, not actually in the town of Schulenburg, but in small communities in the surrounding area with place names like High Hill, Dubina, and Praha. They were established by German, Czech, and Polish immigrants in the late nineteenth century. They have become popular tourist attractions because of their elaborately and colorfully painted interiors. At first glance, some of the interiors appear to be stone or brickwork, but in fact are beautifully painted wood surfaces. We made our first visit to the churches in 2017 and a second visit in June of this year. The first 4 images were taken in 2017 and the last 3 in June 2018. Comments welcome and I hope you enjoy.
#1 This was only the first of 4 churches we visited last year.
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#2 Interior of the first church. The arches on the ceiling are only painted.
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#3 The stained glass windows were amazing.
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#6 Stairway to the choir loft. Visitors are not allowed to go up. Contrast was challenging on this one.
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#7 The interior lights were turned off when we visited this one.
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wayne barnett
Loc: Grants Pass, Oregon
Great shots. What wide angle lens did you use? The first photo has significant parallax distortion.
Jul 17, 2018 01:49:20 #
tbell7D wrote:
The Painted Churches are a group of churches, not ... (show quote)
Beautiful series, nicely done, thanks for sharing. Bob
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Jul 17, 2018 06:53:22 #
Terrific job on those tricky interior exposures, Tom. I especially like #2 and the stained glass. Must be a fantastic experience to see in person!
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Jul 17, 2018 23:34:51 #
UTMike wrote:
Nice set!
Thank you for taking a look and commenting. I appreciate it.
Jul 17, 2018 23:37:04 #
wayne barnett wrote:
Great shots. What wide angle lens did you use? The first photo has significant parallax distortion.
Thank you for taking a look and commenting. I shot this one and most of the others with my Canon 18-200mm lens. I use that lens for about 95% of my shots.
Jul 17, 2018 23:38:57 #
Transbuff1985 wrote:
Beautiful series, nicely done, thanks for sharing. Bob
Thank you Bob for looking in and commenting. I appreciate it and the
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Jul 17, 2018 23:40:13 #
Doddy wrote:
Excellent shots of some beautiful Churches.
Thank you very much for taking a look and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Jul 17, 2018 23:41:18 #
angler wrote:
Excellent set Tom.
Thank you very much Jim for taking a look and for your comment. I appreciate it.
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