THe Arrata Opera Center

**JAS_Photo** · 04-03-2010, 02:37 AM

Formerly Wesley United Church, it is now a working opera center for the Calgary Opera with offices, wardrobe and rehearsal hall all located in this old historical church.

**Bambi** · 04-03-2010, 07:52 AM

another beauty!

**Wicked Dark** · 04-03-2010, 08:02 AM

I like the sense of age from the building contrasted with those splashy banners. Looks really balanced and the light is perfect.

**JAS_Photo** · 04-03-2010, 11:41 AM

Thanks Bambi and Wicked. I walk by here every day and have never really taken a full on photo of it I liked before. Lots of fragments though. It has that circular lead glass window and the dentil under the roof overhang is all peely so that's kind of interesting photographically too. It is also on the "Gay stroll" although not so much anymore. I used to encounter the gay prostitutes on that corner most nights.

**mbrager** · 04-03-2010, 07:51 PM

It's a beautiful shot of a beautiful building. I walk by there often too. (I should add I'm not a gay prostitute. LOL) I like your processing, with darker tones on the brick and the street. There's a sandstone church near there too that would be interesting to shoot sometime.
Mike

**Mad Aussie** · 04-03-2010, 08:57 PM

Nice HDR that one!

**JAS_Photo** · 04-05-2010, 01:14 PM

Thanks, M.A.! But this one is actually not an HDR. But I did use a levels layer in Elelments to calm the noise down in the sky a bit.
Mike that Neo gothic church is Grace Presbyterian Church. It is a great old building as well and looks really cool when the lights are on inside ansd shine through the stained glass. I have been having trouble capturing that one as well what with the trees, parking signs and traffic. Last time I was there, I was all set up, it was just dusk, the lights were on and a big old truck came and parked in front. Grrrrr.