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Post by neferetus on Apr 13, 2005 14:11:43 GMT -5
That side view is very cool, you know what would even make it look better?.......Building it in the RIGHT SOPT!!!!!  Although i love (d) the film, the placement of the church has always been a burr under my saddle...  If you photograph at certain angles, you can fool people into believing that the Long Barrack is further up than it actually is. Looky here...  |
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 13, 2005 16:25:06 GMT -5
yeah, it does look further back in that shot
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Post by Bromhead24 on Apr 13, 2005 17:55:29 GMT -5
Those blocks stacked in the right side of thr photo, what where they made of? Were they concrete or real adobe or could they be foam?
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Post by Wade Alamo Sentry Guy on Apr 13, 2005 18:05:18 GMT -5
That side shot is a wonderful photo.Yes indeed ,your right about Gary Zaboly and his artwork he has an immense talent!  Nef do you figure Zaboly has ever thought about putting a book together showcasing his Alamo artwork? TED.....aka......cole_blooded ;D Cole, read the interview I had with him over at the "Alamo Sentry announcements" area. I believe he mentions something about this. ~Wade |
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 13, 2005 18:25:11 GMT -5
wade, why dont you join the site?
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Post by neferetus on Apr 14, 2005 18:03:48 GMT -5
 The interior of the Alamo church, around 1966. |
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 14, 2005 18:54:36 GMT -5
it doesnt look like it has changed much since.
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Post by neferetus on Apr 15, 2005 9:22:50 GMT -5
it doesnt look like it has changed much since. No, it hasn't,Greg. But most of those display cases and all of the paintings of the Alamo defenders have been moved over into the Giftshop/Museum. Also, those metal plaques with the names of all of the Alamo defenders that you see here were removed and placed in the apse of the chapel to help prevent further deterioration of the walls. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 15, 2005 9:25:40 GMT -5
Those blocks stacked in the right side of thr photo, what where they made of? Were they concrete or real adobe or could they be foam? Bromhead, the bricks are hard styrofoam with a thin coat of plaster over them. On some, the plaster is beginning to wear away, leaving the blue and white styrofoam exposed.  |
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Post by Cole_blooded on Apr 15, 2005 18:07:29 GMT -5
That Alamo interior photo,was it taken by you? when or if ever are any photos allowed inside"of course without a flash"?  ;D TED....aka.....cole_blooded |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 15, 2005 18:17:14 GMT -5
That Alamo interior photo,was it taken by you? when or if ever are any photos allowed inside"of course without a flash"? ;D TED....aka.....cole_blooded No cole, that was an official photo that was on sale at the Alamo at the time. Up until the Sesquicentennial, anyway, photographs were only allowed inside of the chapel on March 6th. Now, even that practice seems to have been stopped. The actual photo below is from 1980.  And no, flash photography has never been allowed, out of respect for the place. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 18, 2005 11:29:17 GMT -5
 Here's a recent photo of the Alamo interior that I found on the web. Apparently the guard and the docent are about to kick the offending photographer out.  Here's a photo of the interior I took on March 6, 1986 looking in the opposite direction, towards the door.(Photos were allowed then on March 6th only.) |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Apr 18, 2005 18:57:59 GMT -5
I wonder if you studied the church carefully and had the time and tools, could you see the repairs made by the US Army in the late 1840's. I mean the seperation of the old lime stone compared to the repaired.
A good point would be the Wayneamo's upper storu windows that were filled in for POF.
Mike
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 18, 2005 19:01:04 GMT -5
im sure that it is visable.
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Post by neferetus on Apr 19, 2005 9:52:26 GMT -5
 Front door of the Alamo, interior, looking straight up. |
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Post by Cole_blooded on Apr 19, 2005 11:17:38 GMT -5
That last photo there we see,is that all the original stone untouched or has any touch ups and or refinishing been done? Are any other parts of the Alamo original and untouched up? TED....aka....cole_blooded |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 20, 2005 9:56:54 GMT -5
That straight line above the window is where the original wall ends and the reconstruction begins. The rest of the interior wall is pretty much original, save for the blocks of stone that comprize the door frame. As you may recall from old paintings, drawings--- and from the new Alamo set, as well--- the frame was a bit jagged and broken. When the Army Corp. of Engineers repaired it in 1849, they merely turned the jagged edge inward, thereby leaving a smooth surface without. When you visit the Alamo today, look at the door frame and you will still be able to see how the jagged stone has been turned inward.  |
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 20, 2005 16:14:11 GMT -5
very nice.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Apr 20, 2005 18:08:36 GMT -5
Front door of the Alamo, interior, looking straight up.  What i am asking is weather we can see the line between the old and new portions of the church? |
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Post by Cole_blooded on Apr 21, 2005 9:27:36 GMT -5
Bromhead,interesting to say the least if not less! ;D What you need is some one to impose the first photo made of the Alamo over different period photos of the Alamo in the exact same size and angle of course,if that`s possible! That way you may find where the old meets the new Alamo!" TED.....aka.....cole_blooded |
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Nef do you figure Zaboly has ever thought about putting a book together showcasing his Alamo artwork?
;D