Tuesday, January 13, 2015

An Organ Loft Window

My two posts from last week about Christ Church Cathedral made me remember this window shining over the church's organ loft that I have shown before. It's as much of the window as can be photographed from close up, unless one wants to take a header over the balcony edge.


53 comments:

  1. That is one stunning window, most of the ogan loft ons I come across are hidden from view

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  2. It's really beautiful window. There has been a lot of work to make it.
    Have a nice day.

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  3. It looks HUGE and very pretty!

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  4. Two adjectives qualify to it : Big and beautiful.

    Tomás.

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  5. I understand the frustration. And I count myself fortunate for having not gone over the rail a few times. :-)

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  6. Olá William
    fantástico vitral! Cores vibrantes e alegres. Gostei
    Um abraço

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  7. Hi William!! Wow, this is an incredible photo...

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  8. That is gorgeous! And please don't take a header. You've had enough problems with your leg and the world needs you!

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  9. @Linda: thanks!

    @Cloudia: thank you.

    @Bill: fortunately access to this one was possible, at least on the day I took it.

    @Orvokki: it's really a work of art.

    @Gunn: it certainly is big.

    @Tomas: thanks!

    @Mo: thank you!

    @Revrunner: it might be easy to do so, if you're so wrapped up in getting the shot that you're not noticing how far you're backing up.

    @Gracita: thank you!

    @OE: thank you!

    @Lowell: I do try to be careful, but every once in awhile...

    @Karl: thanks!

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  10. Love it! Absolutely beautiful William.

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  11. This will have to do. We don't want you falling over the edge. :-) Beautiful glass!

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  12. I always imagine the wonder these windows inspired in folks of long ago....the burst of color, the meaning the portrayals had for them. I guess it is still true, but times were much bleaker then, life was even harder...I ramble...

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  13. Lovely, and you keep reminding me that I haven't posted the stained glass windows that I shot yet.

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  14. @Luis: I compared it back to my post from the ninth of January- the window can be seen from the outside of the church in the second shot. It gives you more of a sense of the size.

    @Sharon: that just wouldn't do!

    @Tex: well, skip stepping back one more step, anyway!

    @Pat: for us, being on this side of the Atlantic, the churches might tend to be a century and a half or two centuries old... very different from when the great Gothic cathedrals were being built in Europe centuries earlier. I'd love to see some of those.

    @Judy: I look forward to seeing yours!

    @VP: thanks!

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  15. It is pretty ! Nice shot ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

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  16. It's lovely. Stained glass is such an art.

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  17. You've been injured once already, that's enough!

    This is one of my favourites ever! Frame it!

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  18. Beautiful, intricate window...and I'll be happy not seeing every square inch of it if you'll agree to stay safe photographing it!

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  19. A beautiful working of colour patterns in this impressive window.

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  20. @Tamago: that appears to be the consensus.

    @Pamela: I certainly think so.

    @Jen: thanks!

    @Country Gal: you're welcome.

    @Hilary: it certainly is.

    @Marleen: so did I.

    @RedPat: yes it is.

    @Ciel: I could have easily used this one as one of my photos of the year!

    @Hamilton: it is huge.

    @Whisk: that seems to be the common opinion today.

    @Kay: I would be best off doing so!

    @Gemma: the designer worked wonders.

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  21. The perfect reason to buy yourself a new camera with a wide angle lens !

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  22. Stained glass windows in sacred places are divine on so many levels. Great capture!

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  23. It is lovely and I'm glad you didn't try to get closer!

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  24. This is a spectacular stained glass work. Yes, be careful in those balconies.

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  25. Magnificent, absolutely magnificent!!

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  26. P.S. Glad you didn't choose to take a header!!!!

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  27. @Gerald: thanks!

    @Marianne: it is.

    @Stuart: oh, yes!

    @Janis: thank you!

    @Lois: thank you.

    @Red: you're at the edge before you realize it!

    @Kittie: thank you!

    @Jennifer: it's one of the best stained glass windows I've ever seen.

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  28. I wonder how long it took to make that one.

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  29. Wow, you really did this gorgeous window justice with your photo William.

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  30. This is a particularly beautiful modern stained glass window, William.

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  31. Lovely! I suppose they wouldn't allow a drone in there!

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  32. One of the prettiest windows I've ever seen.

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  33. There is something in the stained glass windows, causing reverie and intentness. Even if there is a stained glass window in the image.

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  34. @Randy: it would have taken a long time.

    @Denise: thanks!

    @Jack: I think so!

    @Linda: definitely not!

    @Rambling: indeed.

    @Mari: it does.

    @Lauren: I agree.

    @EG: it is a beauty.

    @Mariusz: true!

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