Staircase at Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe
Uploaded: July 16, 2014 04:45:43 | Entered: July 16, 2014 04:45:44
Story of the stairway. Needing a way to get up to the choir loft the nuns prayed for St. Joseph's intercession for nine straight days. On the day after their novena ended a shabby-looking stranger appeared at their door. He told the nuns he would build them a staircase but that he needed total privacy and locked himself in the chapel for three months. He used a small number of primitive tools including a square, a saw and some warm water and constructed a spiral staircase entirely of non-native wood. The identity of the carpenter is not known for as soon as the staircase was finally finished he was gone. Many witnesses, upon seeing the staircase, feel it was constructed by St. Joseph himself, as a miraculous occurrence.The resulting staircase is an impressive work of carpentry. It ascends twenty feet, making two complete revolutions up to the choir loft without the use of nails or apparent center support.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/20 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 6400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 22.00 mm, Model: E-M10
Colette M. Metcalf July 16, 2014
Beautiful capture!!! #1579483Linda D. Lester July 16, 2014
I was here last year and I didn't get a shot like this! Very hard to get a comp in here. Awesome shot! #11086170JO ANN CLEVELAND July 16, 2014
This is awesome Randy, a fave for me, sure hope we see this one in Gold!jo ann c. #11086290
Jayne Martin July 16, 2014
Beautiful capture and love the store behind it. #11086768Mary K. Robison July 19, 2014
Marvelous, graceful creation and fascinating story, Randy. Terrific work!Carol Flisak August 28, 2014
Beautiful image, Randy... excellent composition and light of this work of art! Having been there, this is a challenge to capture. Congratulations on your well-deserved finalist! #11118857JO ANN CLEVELAND August 28, 2014
Yeaaaa! Congrats on this finalist, now for the Gold!#11118858
Marilyn K. Lincecum August 28, 2014
Ditto with Carol. Congratulations on a well deserved finalist. #11119308Jayne Martin August 28, 2014
So glad to see this again, loved the story (googled it)!! Good luck in next round! #11119867Stephen Zacker August 29, 2014
Very nice. I have heard about this staircase #11119977Stephen Zacker August 29, 2014
Very nice. I have heard about this staircase. Congratulations #11119978Linda D. Lester August 29, 2014
Congratulations on this awesome comp! #11120306Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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