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Challenge: Pattern IV (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Basilica del Voto Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Date: Jul 20, 2011
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2011

 Currently, I am visiting my home country of Ecuador and yesterday, I visited this absolutely beautiful church called the Basílica del Voto National. I took this from the upstairs area facing the front of the church where beautiful patterns were created.

I feel like I wasn't quite able to capture the beauty of the church, and feel limited by the minimal editing rules. Regardless, I think the pattern of this neo-gothic church's ceiling is phenomenal so I'm hoping for at least an average score!

More info on the church here copied and edited from Wikipedia:

The Basilica of the National Vow (Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.
On July 10, 1892, the first stone was placed. Between 1892 and 1909, the Heart of Mary Cathedral was constructed. The basilica was blessed by Pope John Paul II on January 30, 1985, and it was consecrated and inaugurated on July 12, 1988.

The basilica remains remains technically "unfinished." Local legend says that when the Basílica is completed, the end of the world will come.

The basilica is the most important work of Neogothic Ecuadorian architecture and is one of the most representative of the Americas. It is the largest neogothic basilica in the New World. The building is noted for its grotesques in the form of native Ecuadorian animals, such as armadillos, iguana, and Galapagos tortoises.

The Basilica is 140 meters long and 35 meters wide. It is 30 meters high in the sanctuary, 15 meters high in the votive chapels, 74 meters high in the transept, and 115 meters high in the two frontal towers. 

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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/23/2014 10:13:40 AM
Lets hope this never gets finished! you did get some decent contrast and detail for a minimal edit.
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/23/2014 10:13:39 AM
Lets hope this never gets finished! you did get some decent contrast and detail for a minimal edit.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/28/2011 03:46:54 AM
But clearly the enlightened left appear to have the upper hand over the dimmed right .
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 07/27/2011 10:41:59 PM
Great view and use of B&W. I'd have foreground short wall leveled, or cropped out.
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