Country Church [Contest Finalists February 2011]
Uploaded: February 10, 2011 11:15:49
at Carrington, on the edge of the bay at Port Stephens.
Captured at 1/320th f11.0 and ISO-100.
Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 28.00 mm, Model: E-300
Robert R. Goodman February 10, 2011
Hi John,Beautiful capture my friend.I can't wait until summer,So I can get out and chase some thunderstorm!!!! #1352047Monnie Ryan February 10, 2011
What a beautiful old church -- and the view must be gorgeous! Terrific capture, John! #9225787Mike Clime February 10, 2011
Beautiful old church and like the comp with the picket fence, John! #9225892John Benway February 10, 2011
Is there anything prettier than a Cobblestone Church in such a beautiful setting, it has such a warm cozy look about it. Excellent work John.Hendrik Storme February 10, 2011
Beautiful colors and light,lovely church and image!!! #9226338Tammy M. Anderson February 10, 2011
WOW!! What a beautiful stone church. Excellent comp. and great find, John. #9226510Tiia Vissak February 10, 2011
a wonderful shot! #9226558Denny E. Barnes February 10, 2011
Such a beautiful country church and your capture of it is outstanding, John! Love your POV and composition! Very beautifully done!! #9226852Gord MacEachern February 10, 2011
Wow John, this is a beautiful image, what a lovely little church, and captured perfectly! #9227291Jeff Robinson February 10, 2011
Outstanding framing, detail and depth!! Jeff #9227330Kaye Burazin February 10, 2011
awesome color and clarity John #9227755David Phalen February 10, 2011
Excellent framing, light, clarity and colors!! Love It!! #9227920Tammy Espino February 10, 2011
Fantastic capture!!! #9228094Barbara Mason February 10, 2011
Really like the fence in front of this pretty church John - wonderful composition !! #9228348Ron McEwan February 10, 2011
Beautiful native stone church captured perfectly John, the warm light sure enhances the colors, well done for sure WTG my friend. #9228410Tammy Espino February 10, 2011
P.S. I just read chocolate diamonds come from Australia..care to pick me up a few, John? LOL #9228670Lorraine A. Cook February 10, 2011
Quaint and Lovely! The sky sure brings out the beauty of the day, John!!!Your composition of this old church is FANTASTIC, My Friend!<:)) #9228778
Kerry Hill February 10, 2011
A beautiful capture John, excellent composition and framing!! #9229094Ann Coates February 10, 2011
A very pretty scene here John. #9229800Jack Gaskin February 10, 2011
Wonderful comp For this capture of a Very Old Building. Great Color and the Picket fence is a great feature.Happy Shooting
Jack #9229902
Avril Young February 10, 2011
such a beautiful quaint church...beautifully photographed. #9230033Barbara Waldoch February 10, 2011
Lovely shot, John! #9230162Brett Dolsen February 11, 2011
Great find,POV,colors and composition John.Lots good stonework throughout that part of the world! #9230316Dick W. Wyatt February 11, 2011
A beautiful image, John.Michelle Alton February 11, 2011
A stunningly beautiful scene and presentation, John. #9230431Ray Thoms February 11, 2011
Great scene and well composed JOh....nicely done!!!! #9230638Yulianto Soeroso February 11, 2011
whwre I th door? jump hahaha nice setail and color #9231048Jack Ryan February 11, 2011
Outstanding clarity and color in this interesting and well composed image. Excellent work, John. #9231237Ellen Hodges February 11, 2011
Beautiful comp and color in this pretty image with the gorgeous church and awesome fence, John!! #9231268Carolyn J. Connolly February 11, 2011
What a wonderful old church, John...and you've captured it just superbly well here, too!! Everything about this image is exceptional, bro-in-law!! :o)In a way it's a shame to find out that it is now privately owned... It was built by convict labour back around 1838!! :o/
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/convictbuilt-carrington-church-put-on-market/1950635.phpx
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/carrington-church-dated-back-to-1847/1816745.phpx
http://www.theherald.com.au/multimedia/12421/51545/carrington-church-for-sale.phpx?Start=0&page=1
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/sadness-in-sale-of-historic-stone-church-in-carrington-port-stephens/1816744.phpx #9231445
Tamara K. Walker February 11, 2011
What a beautiful old build. Gorgeous scene. #9231556John Connolly February 11, 2011
Thank you for all your great commoent, they are appreciated! #9232144Marijana Fajgl February 11, 2011
What a lovely place, John! Fantastic capture! #9232490John Connolly February 11, 2011
Thanks so much Marijana, this one was quite a suprise to come across! #9232587Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 12, 2011
Perfect framing and exposure, John. A very beautiful image!! #9235189Nancy L. Green February 12, 2011
WONDERFUL image John, you totally nailed the colors and lighting, I love the way you included the fence, WTG!! <>< #9235549John Connolly February 12, 2011
Thanks a lot Kiki and Nancy for your kind comments! #9236136Paul E. Earl February 13, 2011
One of those fabulous old country churches. Terrific shot. #9237255Renata Gusciora February 13, 2011
Wonderful image and lovely church,John!Fantastic pov too! #9237830Emile Abbott February 13, 2011
Nice vertical composition, colors and lighting, John #9238004John Connolly February 13, 2011
Thanks so much Paul, Renata and Emile for your encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #9238226Jorgen Jensen February 14, 2011
Very successful capture of this beautiful church John. The composition and the clarity is excellent. #9240124John Connolly February 14, 2011
Thank you Jorgen, I found it at the end of a dirt road! #9240502Candice C. Calhoun February 15, 2011
Incredibly charming, wonderful photo! LOVE it, John!ccc #9242398
John Connolly February 15, 2011
Thank you Candice, I appreciate your kind remarks! #9242873Tammy Espino March 20, 2011
Big congrats on this wonderful finalist!! :) #9301760Monnie Ryan March 20, 2011
Congratulations on your Finalist award! #9301763Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 20, 2011
Robert R. Goodman March 20, 2011
A big Congratulations,John.WTG my friend!!! #9302074Raymond Pauly March 20, 2011
Wonderful capture with great lighting and clarity, John! Congratulations on your finalist. #9302160Lorna Shutter March 20, 2011
WTG, John!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this beautiful image!!!!! :)Nancyj E. Hovey March 20, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SPatti Coblentz March 20, 2011
Such a charming church and setting, John...congratulations on your finalist! #9302814Kim Andelkovic March 20, 2011
Congrats on you wonderful finalist John :-) #9302927Stan Kwasniowski March 20, 2011
John, congratulations #9303205Tammy M. Anderson March 21, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, John. #9303773Marijana Fajgl March 21, 2011
Big congratulations, John on your fantastic finalist! #9303953Kirsten Kiki Kjaer March 21, 2011
Congratulations on a most well deserved potd, John. #9304296Courtenay Vanderbilt March 21, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS, John! #9304366Jack Ryan March 21, 2011
Excellent work...outstanding selection...congratulations, John. #9304522Ellen Hodges March 21, 2011
Huge congrats and very best luck, John!! #9304551JO ANN CLEVELAND March 21, 2011
Wowza! Great capture Johnz!Congrats on your wonderful finalist!
jo ann c. #9304618
Mariann Kovats March 21, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, John! Beautiful colors and details! Very nice comp! #9304653Graham Robards March 21, 2011
Such a quaint little church John! Congratulations. Lovely.Hope to see it again~Pat
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Emile Abbott March 21, 2011
Huge congratulation on an awesome finalist, John. WTG my friend. #9305059ALLEN O. HOWARD March 21, 2011
Excellent composition, colors and details John! Congratulations for sure!!! #9305160Denny E. Barnes March 21, 2011
Congratulations, John on your beautiful and well deserved finalist! Outstanding!! #9305441Hendrik Storme March 21, 2011
Well done John!!! Big congrats and good luck in the next round! #9305489Barbara Mason March 21, 2011
Huge Congratulations on being a Finalist with this delightful image John!!! - sooo pleased !!! #9305994Ann H. Belus March 21, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, John! #9306088Karen Celella March 21, 2011
Congratulations on your superb finalist, John! #9306146Joanna Madloch March 21, 2011
Adorable place and a great image. Huge congrats, John! #9306188Kaye Burazin March 21, 2011
old world charm, congrats John #9306557Carol L. Fowler March 21, 2011
Congrats! WTG! #9306563Randy D. Dinkins March 21, 2011
Big congrats John, WTG!! #9306870Renee Doyle March 21, 2011
WTG my friend!! BIG congratulations on this wonderful finalist!! #9306932Yulianto Soeroso March 21, 2011
wonderful finalist ..and view my Friend #9306998Nadine A. Lewis March 21, 2011
I am so thrilled to see this finalist, John!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! <>< #9307024Lana Arcemont March 21, 2011
Beautiful capture of the little church!Kerry Hill March 21, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist John! #9307226Barbara Waldoch March 21, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist John!#9307365
Nadia Paul March 21, 2011
Congrats on this beautiful finalist John! #9307532Dick W. Wyatt March 21, 2011
Congratulations on your Finalist award! #9307576Ann Coates March 22, 2011
Beautiful John, congratulations on your finalist award. #9307622Wm Nosal March 22, 2011
Wonderful Shot, John!Nancy L. Green March 22, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS John on this wonderful finalist, WTG!! <>< #9308895John Benway March 22, 2011
Congrats John, beautiful scene and very well deserved finalist.Jeana Clark March 22, 2011
~J~ #9309270
Chris Ebben March 22, 2011
Well done on your finalist. This old beauty is now up for sale for $1.3 million. Well spotted & taken, good luck in the next round=^..^= #9309661Lorraine A. Cook March 23, 2011
I am SO HAPPY to see this photo among the FINALISTS, John!!! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS and Good Luck in the next round, My Friend!!<:)) #9312170John Connolly March 23, 2011
Many thanks for all your encouraging comments, they are appreciated!Lorna Shutter March 23, 2011
Surgery ... Ha! Ha! Hope your PC makes a quick recovery, John! :) #9313129Merna L. Nobile March 23, 2011
Yes, you heard right! Congratulations you are a winner! Merna#9313131
Jorgen Jensen March 24, 2011
Your finalist is well deserved John....Congratulations. #9313768John Connolly March 24, 2011
Thanks a lot Lorna, Merna and Jorgen for your support and kind comments, I do appreciate them!Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas March 24, 2011
Big Congratulations on your finalist John!,John Connolly March 25, 2011
Thanks heaps Amalia, welcome back home! #9317374Carolyn J. Connolly March 31, 2011
Hearty, if belated(!), congrat's on your most deserved Finalist recognition for this image, John!! Well done!! :o) #9328857John Connolly April 01, 2011
Thanks a lot Carolyn! #9330073Marilyn K. Lincecum April 03, 2011
Huge congratulations on a well deserved finalist !! Hope you have your computer problems taken care of. #9332819John Connolly April 04, 2011
Thanks so much Marilyn, my computer has recovered and is back at full strength again! #9334383isabel C. Zepeda April 19, 2011
JohnSorry I miss this beautiful photo,a big congratulations on this well deserve finalist.
Ysa... #9358737
John Connolly April 19, 2011
Thanks so much Ysa, it is always so good to hear from you! #9359021Kim Andelkovic April 19, 2011
Congrats John on your wonderful finalist :-) #9359046John Connolly April 19, 2011
Thanks a lot Kim! #9359064Stan Kwasniowski April 26, 2011
John, a big congratulations #9371609Phillip R. Connolly June 22, 2011
Congratulations on this another finalist you received recently, John!! I will have to spend a little more time in BP I can see!! Very well captured and presented!Phil #9474668
Ian M. Hill June 22, 2011
Congratulations John,a beautiful capture. #9475111Avril Young June 22, 2011
congrats on your fantastic finalists John...hope that you are top of the pops again and feeling well.. #9476608Patrick Rouzes June 23, 2011
Don't know how I missed this, John! COngratulations, my friend! #9478251Hendrik Storme June 23, 2011
Big congrats John!!! #9479498Tammy Espino June 24, 2011
Did I miss one? Gumdangit! Congrats!!!! #9482444Robert R. Goodman June 24, 2011
I'm like Tammy.WOW!!I must have missed this one.So sorry for that my friend,Congratulations John!!!! #9483323John Connolly June 25, 2011
Thanks a lot Stan, Phil, Ian, Avril, Patrick, Hendrik. Tammy and Bobby for your kind comments, they are appreciated! #9485442Renata Gusciora June 25, 2011
Congratultions on this wonderful finalist,John!!!:-) #9485862Karen Celella June 26, 2011
Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, John! #9487892John Connolly June 26, 2011
Thanks a lot Renata and Karen for your kind encouraging comments! #9487979Nadia Paul June 28, 2011
A wonderful finalist John - congrats! #9493621Renata Gusciora July 28, 2011
That's my favourite!:-) Huge congratulations,John!!!:-) #9560853John Connolly July 29, 2011
Thank you so much Nadia and Renata for your kind remarks, they are appreciated! #9566773Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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