Sky Dome

This is one building I never get tired of shooting, and an angle I never get tired of using--the admin building at the University of Notre Dame, the famed "Gold Dome".

Redeeming Grief

This is a section of a sculpture at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. It is the removal of Jesus' body from the cross. I felt the artist did an amazing job of capturing the facial expressions on each person in the scene. The man behind Jesus particularly intrigued me, and the grief is evident on his face. Imagine the look on his face 3 days later, when they found the empty tomb, or after that, when Jesus appeared to the desicples in the locked room.

© 2009 Mexipickle

Basilica

This is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. It is absolutely gorgeous and hard to capture in a photo, at least when I left my tripod in the car. I also feel very self-conscious when shooting in a church. One can feel the Spirit in this church, and there are many people there to pray or just spend time with God. I don't want to distract them from that, nor do I want to be disrespectful in the church.

But.....

the colors and majesty are absolutely stunning and beg to be shot.

This is the main altar (lower right), the tabernacle (center), and the rear of the church (with side altar) to the back of the tabernacle.

To read more about the Basilica, go to the basilica's home page.

© 2009 Mexipickle

Party Animal

Meet my mom. Last weekend, my brother invited us to attend the Notre Dame-USC football game at Notre Dame. So, the kids and I, and my mom, headed up there (my wife had to work). The six of us had a great weekend, which included a tailgater before the game.

This was my mom's first college football game (or so she claimed!) and first tailgater (again--she claims). As you can see, she has great form and seemed to be an old pro!

(To be fair, this was my son's football and my brother's beer--mom didn't have either!)
© 2009 Mexipickle