Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Cross Purpose

Amid The Concrete Jungle, A Sign Of Deep Faith


Church in central Melbourne. Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

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  1. Anonymous1:24 AM

    And it will still be there when the tower block is dust. The power of faith eh?

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  2. Nice shot David…I love the reflected blue in the background.

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  3. I can't click to get a larger detail, David. Is there a decoration directly under the cross - under the eaves - of a viking helmet, or some other such thing with horns?

    (I don't have my glasses today, either, so maybe it's not even close to that.)

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  4. A good thing to find amongst all the concrete!

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  5. Very ice shot. It reminds me of all the old parish churches in the City of London that are surrounded by office buildings.

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  6. I love the contrast - framed well against the blue (?)glass building behind - the old against the new.

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  7. Nice juxtaposition with the old and new

    *Two thumbs up*

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  8. Great modern backdrop to a lovely old church. It's amazing how the new city grows up around the roots.

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  9. I love the thought process behind this shot... Very compelling...

    Cool shot, ours is up as well at burntofferings and more at bernies fotoblog.

    Have a great WW!!

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  10. I wish all cities were made up of buildings like this. There's nothing of modern architecture that speaks to me. This does.

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  11. Excellent composition, love the contrast between ages of the architecture. Anna :)

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  12. Great shot....Happy WW:)krujtd

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  13. I'm so glad to see some old still left amongst the new and not just demolished and done away with.

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  14. I love photographs of churchs, especially ones in the big cities, such a contrast. Great shot!

    Happy WW!!

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  15. David: What a beautiful cross, nicely captured.

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  16. I really liked this post and photo.

    Sorry for the sort reply, but We haven't been blogging much lately and commenting even less except in special cases. We should be back to normal in a month or so.

    Come visit anytime,
    Troy and Martha

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