Day 272 of 366 - Church of St John the Baptist!

Today's image was taken early this afternoon in the middle of Coventry City Centre. The view is of the Ancient Church of St John the Baptist. This Grade I listed building originally dates back to the year 1344. The founding of this church began with land being donated to the Guild of St John the Baptist by Queen Isabella, who was the wife of King Edward II. The idea behind this was to build a chapel. As Coventry later grew into a commercial powerhouse during the Middle Ages the chapel was extended into a huge church (pretty much as you can see there today). In the 1540's the church was closed on the orders of King Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Guilds and Monasteries. The church building was later used as a prison for Scottish Royalist Soldiers during the English Civil war. It is thought that at this time the term 'Sent to Coventry' originated. This was probably due to the fact that as the people of Coventry sided with the Parliamentarians, the Royalist Soldiers were treated quite coldly. In 1734 after all the conflict of the Civil War the building was later restored into the Church as it is seen today.

The photo was taken using the camera app KitCam on my iPhone 6.

First I used the app Snapseed to edit the photo. I Cropped and Straightened the image and applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I then decreased the Highlights and boosted the Saturation, Warmth and Ambiance. I finally added a vignette to the image. Next I used the app LensLight to apply the Warm filter to the image, plus the lens flare called Solar Rays to the old street lamp on the far right side of the image. I then used the app Stackables to apply the formula called Warm Glow, this helped add a bit of drama to the Sky. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Recover Highlights preset, the Vibrant FX and the Medium Dark Vignette. I then applied the Old Paper texture and the Antique frame.