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St. Cuthbert's Shrine


St. Cuthbert's Shrine
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Copyright: John David (johnnymag) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 97 W: 18 N: 447] (2223)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2008-04-04
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Transportation, Architecture, Artwork, Decisive Moment, Mood
Camera: Nikon D200 Digital SLR, Nikkor 24-120mm AF-S, VR
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/15 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-01 6:09
Viewed: 180
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi,

Here is an image that I've done some work on. It is 2 RAW conversions, First the Sky, and the 2nd everything else. Blended together using the gradient tool. Some dodge and burn and levels. Converted to mono in RAW.

It is raining heavily here. Has been all day, so i'm getting plenty of time to revisit old images.

A bit about St. Cuthbert and Durham Cathedral, which is just around the corner from my house:

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. For more information about St Benedict and Benedictine monasticism in Durham visit The Order of Saint Benedict website. The Cathedral holds an annual Benedictine Weekend when there is an opprotunity to explore in more depth the historical and living tradition of St Benedict, focusing on its expression at Durham Cathedral in the past and present.

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.

www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/history

Hope you like the image. Take care and keep dry.

Regards,

John
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Fascinating image - very good in B&W. Very moody.
David

John,
Intersting Cathedral you have here. I really like the way you did this in B&W. The detail is good and the contrast between the dark and light colors is very nice.
Regards,
Kevin

looks dramatic in B&W, interesting place and point of view
regards
jo

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2046 W: 135 N: 3061] (16541)
  • [2008-06-02 3:35]

WOW... that's just awesome!!!

Whatever effect you are using is woking so well here, very nice composition, great details and mood... a bit spooky but also a bit ancient... Nice pp work!


Have a great day

Cheers,
Sweety

Not so easy to keep dry in Piedmont...
Really an interesting PP, you gave a gothic light to a rainy and (I suppose) dark day. I found very interesting the different level of light in the differt zone: sun and shadow or your work? Evocative.
Wishes by Diana

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