[Leica] IMG: Bird of Pray

[Jim Nichols]

That's a nicely framed shot, Douglas.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/24/2017 7:45 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Last Friday was Culture Night all over the Dublin area. One of 
> Monkstown's offerings was an open night at the local Church of Ireland 
> parish church which has been standing on the same spot in the village 
> since 1789, but was modified and extended by John Semple in 1831. When 
> the modified church was opened that year, a report in one of the 
> national newspapers said "there wasn't a spot that the eye could rest 
> without pain." However, by the 20th Century, the church was an avowed 
> favourite of the British Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman who waxed 
> lyrically about its design, decoration, and proportions, and said "the 
> original genius of Semple (is) beginning to be appreciated".
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> I had only visited the church for the first time in many, many years a 
> couple of weeks ago for a concert by the Palestrina Boys Choir, but 
> hadn't the opportunity to explore the place, other than admire its 
> acoustics. This time, I brought my little Fuji and had the freedom to 
> wander all over the church, and do my own version of Betjeman. It is 
> impressive and here is a shot to start.
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> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Monkstown/Monkstown+Church/Bird_of_Pray.jpg.html 
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> More will follow when I get some time over the next few days.
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> Douglas
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