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Marytown

Posted by
MissT (Chicagoland, United States) on 13 January 2012 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Shot on January 6, 2012 at Marytown in Libertyville, IL.
Described as "A Little Piece of Heaven" on the Marytown website

Some info gleaned from www.marytown.com
* The Eucharistic monstrance is five feet, two inches tall, and has been entirely fashioned from sacrifical gifts of jewelry.
* Nine species of imported marble make up the sanctuary altar's construction. The frontal area has three masterful mosaics depicting Eucharistic themes.
* The inner walls of the gold plated tabernacle are etched with the names of the original benefactors of the chapel.
* The baldachin surrounding the monstrance is gold-leafed and made of Rosa Carallo marble and teakwood. The ceiling is gold-leafed, as well.
* Thirty-eight marble columns are of six types of marble with each column dedicated to a Catholic saint.

NIKON D5100 1/25 second F/5.6 ISO 1250 82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Beautiful presentation photographically and otherwise . .

12 Jan 2012 7:40am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

j'aime bien le reflet au sol de cet autel

12 Jan 2012 8:59am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Brilliant exposure with rich colours and wonderful deep contrasts, tremendous!

12 Jan 2012 12:22pm

Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States

How gorgeous! Beautiful light and you captured it beautifully!

12 Jan 2012 2:45pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Oh my goodness - this is marvelous!! Beautiful, MissT!

12 Jan 2012 5:54pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

beautiful image.

12 Jan 2012 7:47pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Reverential and beautiful.

13 Jan 2012 5:56am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Magnificent floral decorations for this beautiful church

13 Jan 2012 7:04am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

The architects knew how to do "Shock and awe" when this was designed

13 Jan 2012 7:21am

Addey Kehinde from Guildford, United Kingdom

Wow! All those colours beautifully captured!

13 Jan 2012 9:04am

RBL from Oxford, United States

This is absolutely beautiful, the colors are amazing, well done!

13 Jan 2012 1:24pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Wow! Absolutely beautiful capture with incredibly rich colors and exquisite detail throughout!

13 Jan 2012 9:28pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

stunning

13 Jan 2012 9:46pm

Jim Wilson from Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Great colors and light. The man on the left makes the image much more personal.

14 Jan 2012 1:54pm

Riccardo from Rome, Italy

Wow great colors and details!

16 Jan 2012 9:40am

NIKON D5100
1/25 second
F/5.6
ISO 1250
82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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