San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, AZ (color)

San Xavier del Bac was built in the 1690's by Father Eusebio Kino. I

was in Tucson recently for a conference and hoped to get a good image

of the mission. I was happy with this one although I wish the

scaffolding would not have been present.

Lovely sky, also the contrast of renovated and partly renovated parts in the building works well

There is a great vertical picture of only the dome and sky on the left as well.

It almost looks like a composite image

wonderful sky for background. The white building in front has the best shades and richness in color. Great composition.

Excellent composition.

Excellent composition and exposure. Great details in the counterlight shadowy part. Good work and beautiful result. Well done

This is an exceptionally hard mission to photograph, because in normal daylight, it's too white for most electronic cameras to get an accurate meter reading. (I speak from experience!) That scaffolding has been there for at least two years, since I was last in Tucson. But you did a superb job capturing the dramatic skies and the quiet solitude of the mission.