THE MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCHANGEL…… or…… MAC vs PC

There is a very distinct difference between a MAC and a PC blog presentation in WordPress.  In fact, maybe it’s not just evident in WordPress.  Maybe it happens all the time.  (I know, you’re expecting to read something about a mission.  Patience,my friend.)

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My home computer is a MAC.  I do all of my post processing for my WordPress blog on my MAC.  I often use a combination of IPhoto and Photoshop Elements for my editing process.  Then it is my standard practice to upload my images to my blog from my MAC.

At some point later, I will then write the text for my blog using the laptop from my office – which happens to be a PC.  When I’m composing the blog text, I invariably notice a drastic difference in my images!  If I could just be so bold to say this: If you are viewing my blog from a PC, you are missing much of the detail and vibrancy of the color and of the overall image in general.  And not only within the color images, but with these sepia images, as well.  There is simply a vast difference.

So I ask you, are you using a PC or a MAC?  Seriously…I would really like to know.  Even if you’ve never commented, now is the time to get your feet wet.  Simply respond with a comment of PC or MAC, whichever may be appropriate for you.

This is an image of the Mission San Gabriel Archangel located in San Gabriel, California.  I’ve used a sepia filter in my post processing and added some dust and scratches, as well as minimal noise.   I then added  the halo effect as a natural result of the highlight adjustment, in my attempt to present this image in a way that would lend itself to the period at hand.  Here again, the post processing has taken on a very different appearance on a PC as opposed to a MAC.  But, I still like the end result.

Mission San Gabriel Archangel - San Gabriel, California

This mission was very different from my visit to Mission San Juan Capistrano, in that it was considerably smaller and lacked the architectural distinctive of the arched corridors so prevalent at the Mission San Juan Capistrano.  And yet, it’s beautiful in its own right.

Mission San Gabriel Archangel was founded on September 8, 1771 by Father Junipero Serra, Presidente of the California Missions Chain. It was the 4th mission in the 21 mission chain in Alta California. It was named for the Archangel Gabriel. The mission was designed by Father Antonio Cruzado with the front of the mission actually being a side wall. The entrance to the mission is on the side of the building.

Father Junipero Serra was considered by his contemporaries to be an exceptionally devout missionary with great courage, remarkable intelligence and persistence. Under Father Serra’s direction, Fathers Pedro Cambin and Joseph de la Somera founded the San Gabriel Mission.

The Mission’s name also came to be associated with the native Shoshone people of this land that continue to be known as the “Gabrielenos.” Together, the Gabrielenos and Franciscans successfully built the Mission into what Father Serra predicted it would become — The Pride of the Missions. However, the secularization of the Mission in 1833, under the provincial rule of the newly independent Mexican nation, destroyed Father Serra’s vision of indigenous management of the Missions. By 1852, the Franciscans were gone, and the Mission operated minimally as a small diocesan church.

A new era of growth and vitality began in 1908, with the arrival of the Claretian Missionaries. Following the charisma of their founder, Saint Anthony Claret, the Claretians restored, rebuilt, reorganized and rejuvenated the Mission into new spiritual life. When the Claretians opened a parochial school in 1912, the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose were invited to offer leadership in the service of education for the parish school. In 1949, the Mission High School was established to further the Claretian mission and outreach to the youth of the community.

If you’ve read this far there must be an overwhelming interest that deserves to be rewarded!  Therefore, I would like you to know that I’ve captured what I consider to be a beautiful image of the chapel interior, which I’ll be posting in an upcoming blog post.

~ by photographyfree4all on May 5, 2011.