Church Window with Books is a photograph by Priscilla Burgers which was uploaded on January 27th, 2014.
Church Window with Books
This image was captured and processed by my husband, Neal Burgers. It is a photograph of a stack of books inside the window of St. Paul's Catholic... more
Title
Church Window with Books
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Art
Description
This image was captured and processed by my husband, Neal Burgers. It is a photograph of a stack of books inside the window of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The application of a texture enhances the medieval appearance of this window.
Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek Canyon, in the mountains upstream from Golden, some thirty miles west of Denver. Local legend states that the name of the city derived from annual visits to the radium hot springs made by a Native American chief and his tribe who journeyed there each year from Idaho to bathe in the magic healing waters.
Founded in 1859 by prospectors during the early days of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, the town was at the center of the region's mining district throughout the late nineteenth century. The Argo Tunnel drained and provided access to many lodes of ore between Idaho Springs and Central City. During the late twentieth century, the town evolved into a tourist center along U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 40, which ascend Clear Creek Canyon through the historic mining district. The town today is squeezed along the north side of Interstate 70, with a historical downtown on its western end and a strip of tourist-related businesses on its eastern end. It also serves as a bedroom community for workers at the Loveland Ski Area farther up the canyon. The town today is the largest community in Clear Creek County, but, for historical reasons, the county seat has remained at Georgetown.
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January 27th, 2014
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Comments (31)
Brian Tada
Beautiful work, with superb colors, tones and details of this lovely historic church window.
Nikolyn McDonald
This is a very fine capture, well seen and presented. Congratulations on the contest win, Neal.