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Hi,
I've just spent a very pleasant couple of days in the city of Durham, which is only an hour up the road from where I live. It is my first time in Durham for a good number of years, and my first time with a serious camera.
If you ever get the chance to visit Durham, take it...it must be one of the most interesting places for photography....it is just brilliant!
I don't think this image needs much explanation. Taken in a wood on the opposite side of the River Wear from the Cathedral, lying prone to use the fresh daffodils to lead into the shot. The exciting element for me, when choosing to post this image first is the faintest of rainbows, arching over the Cathedral. Also, handheld at 1/10th and f29 i'm pleased with the overall sharpness of the image.
By the time I moved forward to get a clearer shot of the Cathedral, the rainbow had gone. Doh!
Anyway, something about the Cathedral from their website:
Durham Cathedral has been described as ‘one of the great architectural experiences of Europe’. It is renowned as a masterpiece of Romanesque (or Norman) architecture. It was begun in 1093 and largely completed within 40 years. It is the only cathedral in England to retain almost all of its Norman craftsmanship, and one of few to preserve the unity and integrity of its original design.
The Cathedral was built as a place of worship, specifically to house the shrine of the North's best-loved saint, Cuthbert, in whose honour pilgrims came to Durham from all over England. It was also the home of a Benedictine monastic community. The cathedral also served a political and military function by reinforcing the authority of the prince-bishops over England's northern border.
The Cathedral is built on a peninsula of land created by a loop in the River Wear and the west end towers over a precipitous gorge. Aerial photograph of the peninsual on which the Cathedral sits The northern front of the Cathedral faces onto Palace green and here the full 496 foot (143 metres) length from west to east can be seen. The nave, quire and transepts are all Norman, at the west end is the twelfth century late Norman style Galilee Chapel and at the east end the 13th century Chapel of the Nine Altars is in the Gothic style. The western towers date from the 12th and 13th centuries and the great central tower is the most recent addition, it dates from the 15th century and displays perpendicular Gothic detailing. The original medieval sanctuary knocker can be seen in the Treasures of St Cuthbert a replica hangs at the north porch door.
www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/history
PP wise, not a great deal, slight rotation to get the Cathedral towers vertical, slight dodge n burn to the daffs, tweaked levels, sharpened, add border and txt, resize for TL.
Hope you like Springtime in Durham!
Take Care,
John |
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