Well the Church theme continues. Today Daniel and I were running some errands and on our way to Robinson, we passed this great church which I had seen previously, but had forgotten about. I made a note to stop on our way back home.
I was on a mission for a new lens. It was a Canon 50mm f/1.8 and I want it to shoot the altar of St. Bernard's on Monday. The lenses I have just do not have a low enough aperture for me to capture the altar with the lighting in the Church. We struck out at our first stop, but surprisingly found what I wanted at Best Buy. It was a few dollars more, but I was willing to pay that for it being in stock and in my hot little hands before Monday!
So our stop on the way home was Union Presbyterian Church ( http://www.unionpresbychurch.org/ ).
What catches your eyes when you first see this church is how high it sits. According to what I read, it's the highest point in Allegheny County. There has been a church on this land since 1794 and this is the 4th one and was built in 1901.
I took many shots of the Church as I continued on my homework assignment (shoot BIG) but this shot of this headstone just spoke to me. You can just barely read the name and based on similar headstones, I believe this is for a Revolutionary War Veteran. When time permits, I think I will see what I can find out about David Boyce. I am sure he served our country well.
So we make our stand and pray
on this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death
I'll fight 'till my last breath
~Iced Earth-Declaration Day
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