I assume the foggy atmosphere is due to the incense. I would say, though, that there's a very good reason the Incarnation photos are dead last -- there's just no comparison with the other, diocesan parishes. For instance, here's St Mary Norwalk, CT:
Even at a full OCSP parish, I get a sense of a camping trip. Yeah, there's an altar, and it's set up ad orientem, but it's almost a token effort, especially in comparison to the other, diocesan interiors. The same goes for the reredos -- it's almost as if they aimed for the minimum thing that might qualify for the definition of reredos. And apparently this is a Christmas mass, but there's no Christmas decor -- when the trees and garlands in the diocesan parishes stem from English traditions!
The rest of the decor is rather sparse and barren. And, er, this is a Christmas mass, but down there at the lower left -- what appears to be partly or completely empty pews, in a smallish space. At our diocesan parish, the nave overflows at Christmas and Easter. The lines for the sacrament go on for many minutes.
Not here. What's up? Compare it to this shot of the Cathedral of St Eugene, Santa Rosa, CA from the same post:
All things considered, it's almost as if the OCSP is making a half-hearted effort to give its members an inferior experience. The Precious Spiritual Treasures of the Anglican Patrimony indeed. You've got to be kidding. Why go to these cramped, desultory, slouchy, half-done venues when there's so much more available?
