Journeys in Yorkshire

For the past couple of days Sue and I have been over in Yorkshire, staying at Pateley Bridge. Friday was Bolton Abbey and Saturday found us at Ripon Cathedral then Fountains Abbey for the floodlighting. We met a group of us from ADAPS there and made it a club outing.

Here's a sample picture:
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Fountains at Night, Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 43mm

Bolton Abbey's great isn't it John (I realise the shot you posted is Fountains Abbey), we were there a few weeks back and I got some shots of the stepping stones over the river. Didn't realise: the river was going to be quite so deep; the stones were quite so far apart; the camera would suddenly seem very vulnerable, especially as I was carrying it on a tripod too.

Should get round to posting them...

By the way John, I would be tempted to straighten your pic up a bit.

Dan

Daniel, this picture is for you! You obviously didn't realise how dangerous the stepping stones were, so much so that locals take special precautions when crossing:
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Here's another image from the weekend trip, this time shot in Ripon Cathedral:
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And another, this time Ripley Castle, from earlier today:
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It didn't help that the stones were just a bit further apart than you'd really want them to be, even with my long legs, and there was a wobbly one a third of the way across.

Now, you may be aware that I'm not often that keen on HDR images, but interiors of churches and cathedrals seem to look quite spectacular using the technique. Love the look of your's John, the woodwork really glows, and the detail's good in the window. It's certainly not a natural looking image, but it works I think. Nice one.

Dan

The interior of the cathedral, brilliant.

Greeting
f248

Nice set John, particularly like the shot of Ripon Cathedral..lovely image...

On the 1st think I'd be tempted to try & clone out the 2 figures in the doorway, especially the one with the reflective jacket

simon

Ripon Cathedral - brilliant shot - looks like you did a HDR? Anyway I love the colour and light!

Here's me on the stepping stones, taking the shot first, then thinking "is this really a good idea, should I go back and cross the bridge instead..?"







Resulting shot is in the gallery section.

Dan

The things one does for there art LOL nice photos John.
Ian