An excellent shot! Very descriptive.

Well, you have inspired me to post sets of the Jesuit and Hoffkirche Churches today. (Not my best photos, though, I admit.)

Thanks, Ourspolair. I wasn't "into" PP back then, and I'm sure those could be inproved somewhat.

Lucerne, Switzerland in 2010 – the Hoffkirche Church

In 2010 my church choir made a concert tour of Switzerland and France, and one of the first places we visited was Lucerne, Switzerland. While there I managed to photograph the Hoffkirche Church. These pictures have had little post-processing.

Exterior views

D01 by David Casteel, on Flickr


D03 by David Casteel, on Flickr


D04 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Entrance)


D07 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Entrance Door detail)


D05 by David Casteel, on Flickr (town from the Entrance)

Interior views

C20 by David Casteel, on Flickr


C23 by David Casteel, on Flickr


C22 by David Casteel, on Flickr (view aft, with the Organ)


C21 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Organ, not one of my best photos)


Group photo 3 (Lucerne) by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Choir, ready to sing)

Lucerne, Switzerland in 2010 – the Jesuit Church

In 2010 my church choir made a concert tour of Switzerland and France, and one of the first places we visited was Lucerne, Switzerland. While there I managed to photograph the Jesuit Church. These pictures have had little post-processing.

Exterior view

B06 by David Casteel, on Flickr

Interior views

C12 by David Casteel, on Flickr (long view to Altar)


C15 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)


C14 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the ceiling)


C17 by David Casteel, on Flickr (south wall, with Pulpit)


B17 by David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the Pulpit)


B16 by David Casteel, on Flickr (some details)


C18 by David Casteel, on Flickr (a side Altar)


C16 by David Casteel, on Flickr (view aft, with Organ)


B18 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Organ)

All very, very nice! I've been to and in the Jesuit Church in Lucerne, but I've yet to publish a set about it (must fix that soon!) I have one pic of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, but yours is much, much better! All the other places were new to me and I enjoyed your tour.

A lovely set! I've only been to Lucerne and Zürich.

Lovely photos! Hawaii is a great place for pictures. I've been there 4 times.

My D7100 wears the Nikon 18-200VR2 lens all the time. I do have a 200-500VR zoom that I used on a rental D7100 in Africa, but put it in the seat next to me--I never tried carrying that beast. (It takes great pictures, though.) I also had my own D7100 with the 18-200VR2, and used it most of the time.

This. And for Heaven's sake don't use an ultrawide to photograph groups of people--those on the edges won't appreciate being made into obese fatties.

Stained Glass in Europe, 2015

I spent 42 days in Europe in 2015 – two choruses doing concert tours, a river boat ride on the Seine, and 5 days in Poland between chorus tours. I photographed a lot of beautiful stained glass windows during that journey. If you like stained glass, here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157657166435849/.

Here are a few for a tease:


DSC_0979-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1011-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_0983-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1037-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1318-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1494-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_2226-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


Rouen church pano-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1500-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr


DSC_1059-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

(If you want to know where they are, click on the photos and read the Descriptions)

Stitched panoramas largely avoid the edge effect distortions of extreme wide-angle lenses, and offer the potential of even wider views.

I have seen the Aleksander Nevski Cathedral but did not have time to go inside, unfortunately.

I had a brief visit to Quebec City back in 2011, got a few photos of the place. Also took an excursion to the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupré and Montmorency Falls--beautiful places!

I like it. Where is it? Are those trails used by vehicles or just for bicycles and pedestrians?