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Lens-Artists Challenge: sense of scale
Posted on August 19, 2024
The Minster dominates the skyline of the Yorkshire town of Beverley. It’s not a cathedral – although I’ve been in smaller churches that are counted as such. However it is, apparently, the largest parish church in England. I’m not surprised.
The vaulted ceiling of the nave reaches 65 feet above floor level (the nave itself is over 170 feet long). I think this image conveys a sense of the scale of the building. I captured it by dint of setting the timer on my iPhone, (using the Snap Pro app), placing it on the floor and beating a hasty retreat to get out of shot.
Cellpic Sunday: The seat of power
Posted on March 31, 2024
This is the mairie (town hall) of our nearest town, Bellac. In France, even the smallest villages have their own mairie, but not many of them are as large or elegant as this. Our own local one is much more ‘functional’ – and smaller, unsurprisingly for a commune with a population of well under a thousand.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Looking Up, Looking Down
Posted on November 19, 2023
This week’s host. jazziBee, is bang on the money when he writes about shifting perspective making all the difference when it comes to producing images that would otherwise be no more than ordinary snapshots.
Looking Up
Yes, we are back in Albi for this one (what can I tell you: it’s very photogenic and I had just got a new smartphone). This is a view of the cathedral looking up, giving some idea of how imposing the massive edifice is. I used the front camera for this and just held it right up against the wall, pointing upwards.
Looking Down
This is not Albi, but rural Oxfordshire and more specifically my son’s back garden. I used Lightroom to eliminate the distractions of the ground cover in order to make the flowers themselves (no idea what they are, but that’s quite usual) stand out.
The subterranean church
Posted on August 25, 2022
In the picturesque village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, in the Charente region, is to be found a subterranean church, carved out of solid rock. Originally, in what must have been a major feat of both architecture and engineering, it was dug out from beneath the local chateau, which no longer exists.
They call it a church, but in terms of sheer scale it could easily pass for a cathedral.
February’s Last Photo
Posted on March 1, 2022
We had a short weekend break in the city of Perigueux, capital of the Dordogne département. Walking back along the river bank to our hotel, I took this photo of the Cathedral of Saint-Front, which dominates the city’s medieval centre.
Polygonal
Posted on September 22, 2021
There are more polygons than you could count in this image of the roof of one of the galleries of Dubai Mall.
Sweeping
Posted on September 3, 2021
This old stone staircase in the Bordeaux town of Saint-Emilion is rather grand, especially considering that it’s not in a stately home but rather an open-sided building housing a number of artisan workshops.
Complexity
Posted on August 20, 2021
This close-up of a small part of the infrastructure of the Sydney Harbour Bridge gives some idea of the intricate complexity of the steelwork.
Looming
Posted on August 6, 2021
Definitely a large subject for Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is this looming tower, part of the medieval fortifications of the city of Perigueux.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Large Subjects
A Fort Near Al Ain
Posted on July 9, 2021
You can’t help but admire the uncompromising geometry of this restored desert fort outside the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
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