[Leica] Monkstown Church

[Douglas Barry]

On 28/04/2018 19:50, Jim & Teresa Breeding wrote:
> Hi,  nice shot; ever think of straightening up the towers and perhaps giving it a more ‘gothic’ look?  Tx for sharing.   Jim
>
Thanks Jim, but I'm at a loss as to which of my shots of Monkstown 
Church you are referring to, as I haven't photographed the church for a 
while.

The church by John Semple all those years ago is in - depending on the 
viewpoint - the Portuguese Gothic or Moorish Gothic style, so thus is a 
variant of normal Pedestrian Gothic which you may be used to. Sadly, I'm 
hopelessly at odds with whatever concept of gothic is required to fit 
the sensibilities of those outside the Monkstown area as this church is 
not only a local landmark but, warts and all, is a continuing endearment 
to all of us in the area. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Photoshop so 
prefer to show the photo more or less straight out of the camera, so for 
me farting about in Photoshop to try and straighten things is a bit of a 
waste of time, and I couldn't be arsed. I'll be buying a tilt lens 
eventually.

Douglas

ps the British poet laureate and spy John Betjeman declared it one of 
his favourite churches and that Semple was a genius to produce a church 
that, in his opinion, was bold, modern, vast and original.