This is the church and this is the steeple.... at Centenary United Methodist Church on Friendly Avenue. On Wednesday, February 10th, winds over 50 mph ripped through our town and huffed and puffed and tried to blow (among other things) this church down. Fortunately, the church is made of brick and all that toppled was the 25 foot fiberglass steeple. The steeple has been in place since the 1980's when it replaced a smaller one.
This is our Sacred Sunday shot, when we take time to reflect and be thankful that Greensboro made it through the wind storm. The photo is grainy because we took it at night with minimal ambient lighting. It reminds us of an x-ray. We're sharing this with the Monochrome Weekend crowd to let the world see the teetering steeple.
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Mr. and Mrs. GDP
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 09:41 AM
Kind of a spooky shot! I'm glad that nothing else was damaged on the building.
Fifty-mile-an-hour winds are nothing to sneeze at! We've been through several hurricanes so know something of what you experienced.
Have a great day!
Posted by: Jacob | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 09:43 AM
I agree with Jacob, it is a spooky shot. Fabulously spooky. :)
Posted by: Vicki | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 12:11 PM
I like the effect of the shot very much. Too bad though about the steeple.
I had to laugh at your comment on mine. To be honest when I shot it, I didn't notice how phallic it was. Then after downloading and posting it, I did see what everyone else does but heck it's just a tree, ha.
Posted by: Carver | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Wow - it looks like an action shot, grainy, at night, and wild. Very cool.
Posted by: Christine | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 01:12 PM
Cool effect.
Posted by: Chuck | Monday, February 15, 2010 at 02:26 AM
Very dramatic!
Posted by: Dina | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 06:25 AM
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Good fix.
Posted by: Dina | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 06:27 AM
It is like ghost town - very interesting shot. Bricks are what you a buildings have to be made of - ask the three little pigs :)
Posted by: Ellie | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 07:52 AM
Surrealistic.
Posted by: Irina | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 04:31 AM