Title: Painted Church - St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Texas

Title: Wendish culture lives on in Serbin Description: 12x18 Print, with 2 inch border. St. Paul Lutheran Church, Serbin Texas - last photo in a series of painted churches of Texas; for more information on the Wendish culture go to http://www.texascooppower.com/texas-stories/history/wends-of-change

Title: Little Flower Description: 18x12 print with 2 inch border. The first National Shrine of the Little Flower. This photo is at the alter one of the most dramatic locations in the Basilica, San Antonio, Texas.

Title: Chapel: Polly's Chapel 1882 - Description: 12 x 18 print with 2 inch white border - this chapel is in the middle of the wood off from Hwy 16, approx. 4 miles on a dirt road grid 29.77052 and W -98.99281 My initial intent was to construct an HDR, but after many attempts it appeared that an HDR would not enhance the Chapel.

Title: Painted Church - Annunciation Catholic Church, St Hedwig, Texas

Title: Painted Church - Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin 1906, High Hill, Texas.

Title: Merry Christmas Description: 12X18 print with 2 inch border; Mission - San Francisco De La Espada, San Antonio, Texas.

Title: The Little Flower Basilica, San Antonio, Texas; closer photo of the alter is located in this gallery

New for 2012

Title: Painted Church - Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, La Coste, Texas

Title: The Pink Lady Description: Painted Church - St John the Baptist Catholic Church 1918, Ammansville, Texas.

Title: Early Winter morning at Mission Espada Description: 12x18 Print, with 2 inch border; On 01/08/2011, an early January morning this photo was taken right after the Mission San Juan photo. This was a twofer photo expedition - the plan was to photograph Mission San Juan but at the last minute I thought I could get some good light at Mission Espada.

Title: Mission San Juan Description: 12x18 Print with 2 inch white border; The mission will be renovated this year 2011.

Title: Saint Joseph Description: 16x20 Print, with 2 inch border. Saint Joseph is a Spanish Colonial Church built in 1776. You can find this gem in the trail between Santa Fe and Taos.

Title: Church - Old St Mary's Catholic Church 1861, Fredericksburg, Texas

Title: Oak Grove Description: 12x18 Print, with 2 inch border; Painted Church of Texas - Saint Cyril and Methodius Church 1909, Dubina, Texas for more information visit the site http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrd43

Title: Morning at Mission San Juan Description: 12X18 print with 2 inch border; Today Malinda and I left the house at approximate 0540 hrs / 01/08/2011 to take photos of Mission San Juan; grid: 29° 19′ 57.67″ N, 98° 27′ 19.04″ W. Arrived in the dark, set up the camera and took a series photos at 1600 iso, A little hard to focus, but I think I nailed some good night shots. Waited for the golden hour, switched the setting back to 200 iso with a 9 bracket shot; very little cloud cover this morning. Malinda was sleeping in the car while I was setting up for that prefect shot of Mission San Juan. it was a little breezy at about 45 degrees I had to jump back in the car several times to warm up. Just before the sun broke through the horizon, the sky turned a golden color, I checked the setting one more time and snapped a bracket of 9 shots with a Nikon D700 and a 70 200 mm lens

Title: Mission Socorro; The mission was founded in 1829 after the Pueblo revolt in New Mexico

Title: Virgin Mary Description: 12x18 Print, with 2 inch border. Panna Maria, Texas - in Polish Panna Maria means Virgin Mary - This is the first Polish colony and church in the United States. This final church was reconstructed in 1877

Title: Crown of Christ Description: 16x24, Espada Mission, San Antonio, Texas, rainy day.

Title: Painted Church - St Mary's Catholic Church, Fredericksburg, Texas

title: St. Mary's Church of the Assumption - Praha, Texas

Title: Presidio La Bahia Description: 12x18 print with 2 inch border; Chapel - Goliad, Texas; This chapel is located inside the Presidio La Bahia. The most important fact is that General Zaragoza was born outside the gates of the Presidio, he is the hero of the Battle of Cinco de Mayo.

Title: San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church 1706; This church can be found in Albuquerque NM. Originally founded in 1706 the church was renamed after the King Philip of Spain

Title: Cowboy Country Description: 12x18 Print, with 2 inch border; Painted Church - St Stanislaus Catholic Church, Bandera Texas, this is the 2nd oldest Polish Church in the United States. The Polish colony broke away from the original settlement of Panna Maria Texas

Title: The Gate To Heaven Description: 16x20 Print, with 2 inch border. Spanish Mission Series, Mission San Jose built in 1720. This is one of five Spanish Mission in San Antonio. The photo has three part; at the top is the Door which represents the gate if Heaven, Bottom right is the Rose Window, La Ventana de Rosa. The window has been described as the site where the Host was shown to gathered mission celebrants during the Feast of Pentecost. All of the ornaments that decorate San Jose It is considered one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in North America. The Photo on the bottom left is the window above the door.