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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Challenge: Holy Places (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 EX Aspherical HSM for Nikon
Location: San Diego
Date: May 4, 2006
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 140
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2006

 San Diego California Temple
Interesting Facts:
Few temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make a more dramatic impression than the San Diego California Temple. The gleaming white temple attracts the attention of thousands of passersby every day. The sparkling finish of the building’s exterior is provided by marble chips in plaster. The temple also features roof gardens and intricate stained glass. The temple is located only a few miles from where members of the Mormon Battalion helped to build what is now San Diego’s Old Town after they arrived there in 1847. The Church has had a presence in the San Diego area ever since that day. Today there are more than 60,000 members of the Church in San Diego County.


Statistics
Place: 14 out of 250
Avg (all users): 6.3307
Avg (commenters): 7.7778
Avg (participants): 6.2439
Avg (non-participants): 6.3728
Views since voting: 7347
Views during voting: 383
Votes: 251
Comments: 24
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 05/16/2006 06:20:13 PM
Great Shot, and so clear. 10
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Olympus C-8080
 05/16/2006 01:32:17 PM
love this picture shadow & light work well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Fujifilm TL-FX9 Tele-Conversion
 05/16/2006 10:43:56 AM
nice composition and beautifully clear color for a nighttime shot.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 05/16/2006 07:31:54 AM
Dramatic shot. I wonder if the shot from a little to the right, with the two towers in symetry would have looked more impressive?
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/16/2006 02:45:45 AM
Gorgeous photo! I love the ligthing!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 05/16/2006 02:15:12 AM
Nice shot of an exquisitely eye-catching building. THIS is the reason Canon builds their tilt and shift lenses... excellent image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/15/2006 09:05:14 PM
Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z9
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
 05/15/2006 02:01:43 PM
wow, this is beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/15/2006 06:47:12 AM
Soooo Iluminous. Love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/14/2006 10:22:14 PM
Lovely shot - good job taking advantage of the gorgeous lighting - very good exposure.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/14/2006 05:02:12 AM
Amasingly sharp and perfect colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/13/2006 08:32:40 PM
I think this is the best temple shot, of course it's hard to get a bad or non-interesting photo of this one :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/12/2006 04:33:49 PM
Beautiful, well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/12/2006 07:57:28 AM
Quite magical.....quite beautiful..... I love it.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/11/2006 09:58:38 PM
Wonderful architecture, nice photo
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/10/2006 11:29:21 PM
Great night shot! oh, wrong challenge. Would do well in both! Another picture that I like but can't exactly say why...sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/10/2006 11:13:31 PM
Great shot...good idea to take this at night.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ3
 05/10/2006 07:25:05 PM
I thought about shooting this temple. Glad I didn't, as you captured it better than I would have! Such a striking building. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/10/2006 04:06:59 PM
Beautiful, love the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/10/2006 12:46:14 PM
I like the mix of lights and the colors all compliment each other. Good details too. I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-R1
 05/10/2006 08:12:54 AM
great picture, wouldnt look so good if it was taken during the day,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/10/2006 03:17:44 AM
Is this realllll... If so it's beautiful...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 05/10/2006 12:49:21 AM
looks oddly familiar :) nice nighttime exposure
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Leica M10
Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black
 05/10/2006 12:39:40 AM
pretty!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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