Steeples

New Haven, CT  2019

Trinity Episcopal Church

Branford, CT  2015

North Church

Portsmouth, NH, 2014

Every now and then I get on a black and white kick with some of my photography.  It was an overcast day in Portsmouth, NH when this photo was taken, so there wasn't much color in the scene anyway.  I thought it would make a nice conversion to black and white. 

Federated Church

Colchester, CT

The white steeple of Colchester's Federated Church looked striking against the deep blue sky on this particular Saturday.  Such skies have been rare in Connecticut this winter.

Church Steeple

Mystic, CT

Trinity Church

Newport, RI

Channing Memorial Church

Newport, RI

There are no shortages of churches throughout the New England area.  Many of the congregations and the church buildings themselves date from 1600-1700's and were founded on the principles of religious freedom.  The steeples dominate the landscape.  This is the Channing Memorial Church, built in 1880 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rev. William Ellery Channing, one of the founders of Unitarianism who had been born and raised in Newport.  Rev. Channing's statue can be found just across the street from the church bearing his name.