Of course the saying is that the "devil" is in the details, but it's hard to believe that when you look closely as the amazing amount of careful work that went in to decorating the interior of the Codington County Courthouse in Watertown, SD. The other thing that amazes me is that there are thousands of courthouses like this throughout the US. These structures were built at a time when there was enough time, talent and money to do such public works.Incidentally, this photo, and other photos of the courthouse, were done for an assignment I gave my Lake Area Tech Photo/Media students. I figured that if I could assign the project, I could just as well do it. To see the product of this effort, go to my Flickr account here.
courthouse
03-30-09 Things Not Seen
in Architecture
By Scott Shephard
This photo is a great example of what happens when you go looking for a photo. I had been inside the Codington County Courthouse (built in 1929) many times and not seen the beautiful stained glass in the dome. But when I went in with my camera, the first thing I did was look up. And this photo is what I saw.
Canon 1D 1/200s f/6.3 ISO800 47mm (Canon 28-70mm 2.8L)