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St. Olaf's Kirke 1886 Art Print
by Mike Schaffner
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St. Olaf's Kirke 1886 art print by Mike Schaffner. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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A little bit of Norway in Texas. Immigrants from Norway first began settling in Bosque County in the mid-1800s. With strong ties to its Norwegian... more
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A little bit of Norway in Texas. Immigrants from Norway first began settling in Bosque County in the mid-1800s. With strong ties to its Norwegian heritage, the church and nearby community retained use of Norwegian as the primary language well into the 1900s.
St. Olaf’s Kirke (Church) was built in 1886 by architect Andrew Mickelson and his brothers, Christian and Ole Mickelson to serve the Norwegian immigrants of the area. It was built with local limestone from which it became known locally as “The Rock Church”. The church is now used only for special services.
The church has neither running water nor electricity, and is heated by an old wood-burning stove. Both the stove and the Vocalion Reed Pump Organ were manufactured before 1900. The hand-painted finish on the pews mimic more expensive wood. Pews, floors, and light fixtures are all original. A beautiful carved wooden reredos (altar screen) stands behind the altar with the pulpit in the center above the...
About Mike Schaffner
Photography has been a passion of mine for over 45 years and I look forward to making photos for the next 45. I hope that you like my photos; I am okay with it if you dislike them; I just hope I never bore you. I haven't deliberately developed a certain style as I like most styles and genres of photography. I will admit a preference for black and white images as I find them more expressive but not to the exclusion of color images. I creatively edit my images to convey to the viewer the spirit of what I saw and felt about the scene rather than trying to document the scene journalistically. All of the images were made and processed by me. All are copyrighted, all rights reserved.
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Imi Koetz
What a wonderful work, Mike !!
Michalakis Ppalis
Amazing and unique capture. Congratulations! Your amazing art has been featured on the Home Page of the “Art of Long Exposure images in Black and White ” group. You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions. L/F
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks Michalakis
Michael Mazaika
Great image and lighting, Mike. - Mike (V)
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks Michael
Steve Gass
Wonderful b & w image, great lighting!
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thank you very much Steve
Laurie Search
Fantastic, Mike!!! Again with such a strong mood!!! :)))vf
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks Laurie
Madeline Ellis
Dramatic and powerful!
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks Madeline
Jim Love
Mike you have an amazing gallery of images...following
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks Jim, much appreciated ...following too
William Dunigan
Very beautiful!
Mike Schaffner replied:
Thanks William