St. Nicholas Steeples

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• Jun 24, 2016

wow! this is one of those photographs that looks like a painting. its just beautiful how coppery-silvery it looks.
this must look amazing in person if it looks this pretty on-line.

 

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  Andrew O'Neill

• Jun 24, 2016

It's one of my favourite abandoned Ukrainian churches in Saskatchewan. It's a gem. I'm hoping to make it there again this summer. Thank you for commenting, jnanian.

 

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  Peter Rockstroh01

• Jun 24, 2016

Beautifull job ! And you had the perfect sky to match it. When you say "favorite abandoned Ukranian church," are there many of its kind ?

 

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  Andrew O'Neill

• Jun 24, 2016

Thanks, Peter. There are a few scattered about Saskatchewan's and Alberta's northern prairie. Many are completely abandoned, many are not used, but still cared for. The one depicted above is completely abandoned, although the grounds and cemetery care kept up. There is a newer church just down the gravel road.

 

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  Patrick Robert James

• Jun 24, 2016

That is really nice.

 

• HiHoSilver

• Jun 24, 2016

'Just makes me nuts, Andrew. So beautiful. All the symbols of Russian Orthodoxy concentrated & beautifully shown.

 

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  Micalngelo

• Jun 24, 2016

This has such a surreal quality to it. Great metallic texture and dreamy sky.

 

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  mooseontheloose

• Jun 24, 2016

Gorgeous Andrew. My hometown has a Ukrainian church as well, and although it's not abandoned it sure looks like it. Unfortunately it is surrounded by trees and I have not been able to get a get photo of it yet. You sure do provide me with a lot of inspiration to try again though!

 

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  Andrew O'Neill

• Jun 24, 2016

Thank you Patrick, HiHoSilver, Micalngelo, mooseontheloose,

@mooseontheloose, which hometown? I think I asked you once before... for some reason, the province of Manitoba comes to mind...

 

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  mooseontheloose

• Jun 24, 2016

@Andrew O'Neill Fisher Branch. We are the "hub" of the Interlake, although if you look at a map it is the southern part of the Interlake. Actually almost every town in that region (if you can call them that - FB is more of a hamlet of 400 people) has at least one or two churches - Ukrainian and RC, but I imagine that's true of most of the prairies.