Ratana Church Raehiti Centre NI NZ

[delboy]

Ratana Church Raehiti Centre NI NZ



A little bit of info about this sect from the Encyclopaedia Britannica


"The Ratana church was founded by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, a Methodist Maori farmer who acquired a reputation as a visionary and faith healer. News of his extraordinary gifts drew Maoris (and some whites) from all parts of New Zealand, who came to hear him preach his doctrine of moral reform under the one God of the Bible. In 1920 he established an interdenominational church at the village of Ratana Pa.

Ratana’s movement gave new hope and a transtribal unity to the Maoris, who had many grievances against the New Zealand government. By 1920 they had lost most of their lands and had been devastated by disease and by the adverse moral and economic effects of World War I. A subject of particular bitterness was the failure of the government to fulfill its several promises to the Maoris in the Treaty of Waitangi.
In the 1960s the church renewed relationships with other Christian churches in New Zealand and reemphasized the original biblical principles of Ratana. The church also gathered many white adherents."
Encyclopaedia Britannica


All comments good or bad welcomed

Delboy.

[just me]

I like the image, and found your information about this little church very interested.......

Griddi.......

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[NorthernFocus]

Interesting information shared with the image. IMO the tree just confuses the issue. A different perspective shot at a bit of an angle to the building may be interesting.

[bnnrcn]

I like the image, it might look nice in B&W too

[Stryno]

I say no change, I am looking at it, and am reminded of Surrealism, and the tree adds to that effect, and instead of B&W I am thinking selective color and ramp up the Reds, especially in the tree, I masked off the tree and adjust the levels as well.
No offence just what I was thinking on my first impression of the image.

[delboy]

I like the image, and found your information about this little church very interested.......

Thanks Griddi for having a look, I try and give a bit of information if I feel it is required.

Nicely captured.

Thanks John

Interesting information shared with the image. IMO the tree just confuses the issue. A different perspective shot at a bit of an angle to the building may be interesting.

Thanks Dan for your critique

I like the image, it might look nice in B&W too

Thanks for that I have tried in B&W but prefer the coloured one

I say no change, I am looking at it, and am reminded of Surrealism, and the tree adds to that effect, and instead of B&W I am thinking selective color and ramp up the Reds, especially in the tree, I masked off the tree and adjust the levels as well.
No offense just what I was thinking on my first impression of the image.

Thanks for your input Chuck and no offense taken, in fact I like your edit. I really should go back and take this again in the Autumn (fall) to get the colour in the tree. It is quite away from where we live, a days drive and as this is a pm (late afternoon) shot for the light we will have to stay overnight.

Thank you all for your comments

Regards

Delboy