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St Mary's Hill Stamford on a very dull and overcast day.  

 

 

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Leica R 19mm Mk II; Sony A7S; ISO 800, 1/1600 f5.6; PS Elements perspective correction to straighten verticals.

 

 

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A little further on at 10 St Mary's Hill is 'The Wedding Room' … where the ladies glance at the wedding dresses in the shop window as they walk by.

 

 

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Leica R 19mm Mk II Sony A7S but cropped because I could not stand in the middle of the road due to busy traffic. 

 

 

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Just around the corner in Maiden Lane is The Kings Head restaurant where the renowned Adnams Southwold Ales are served … never tried them myself as I prefer still cider i.e. with no fizz.

 

 

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Leica R 19mm Mk II  Sony A7S… this was the first time I'd tried the 19mm R lens with the A7S … wide angle R lenses work better than wide angle M lenses on Sony A series because they are more telecentric.

 

This did not require any perspective / distortion correction because the A7S' semi-articulating screen permits holding the camera above eye level - thus enabling camera tilt to ensure verticals are acceptable.

 

Leica Camera AG do not seem keen to incorporate articulating screens into their cameras.  

 

 

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Adjacent to St Mary's Hill is St Mary's Street with more charismatic stone buildings … would you like to buy a vacuum cleaner?

 

 

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Leica R 19mm Mk II, Sony A7S 

 

 

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St Mary's Hill leads into St Mary's Street, St John's Street and RED LION SQUARE pictured here looking towards St John's Church  

 

 

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Leica R 19mm Mk II, Sony A7S.   

 

 

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One characteristic of many of Stamford's buildings is the 'Collyweston roof' comprising Collyweston limestone slates which are laid in diminishing courses from the eaves to the ridge; the largest at the eaves can be 2 feet wide and 3 feet long. The slates can last for hundreds of years and can be re-used.

 

 

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A good example of a Collyweston roof is the St Marys Vaults restaurant, 19 St Mary's Street. Stamford; note the sizes of the eaves' slates compared to those at the ridge. 

 

The inn dates from the late 15th or early 16th C - thus over 500 years 'young'; the charismatic timber framed roof is distorted but it is structurally sound. 

 

 

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Nice pictures and the black and white conversion suits the images very well, What conversion software did did you use?

 

I know wide angle R lenses work better than M lenses on the Sony but it will be interesting to see a comparison with some from your Konica Dual Range M mount lens at some time. Shame they won't be eligible to post here.

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Thank you Michael. The monochrome images are very simply processed using PS Elements 'Convert to B&W' - the particular option within its range chosen to suit any particular image. I have also tried other B&W conversion methods but PS Elements is so easy to use. The Konica 21-35 Dual will be used with the Leica SL thus enabling posting images on TLF.

 

Last Saturday I tried some more Stamford architectural images using the 50+ years young Leica R 21/4 Super Angulon lens on the A7S; several photos to PP including part of the George Hotel but here is one you'll recognise:

 

 

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View from the corner junction of St Mary's Street and St Mary's Hill Stamford.  A7S, Leica R 21/4 Super Angulon f8 ISO 800

 

 

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Later, at dusk, 17.00hrs Saturday 4 February i walked down St Mary's Hill, and over St Mary's Bridge into High Street St Martins to photograph Stamford's well known George Hotel.

 

 

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A7S Leica R 21/4 Super Angulon ISO 12800 1/800 f8   Deliberately left the cones in the image; current roadworks necessitate temporary coned traffic lights. 

 

 

 

 

Cones cloned out in this image. Note the Collyweston tiled roof.  Photo taken from a convenient archway in High Street St Martins directly opposite The George which enabled 'stepping back' to include the whole front view of the building with camera pointed upwards … but leaving plenty of the archway 'border' around the building … thus permitting perspective / verticals correction in post processing . 

 

 

A7S Leica R 21/4 Super Angulon ISO 8000 1/125 f8    

 

The s/h A7S was acquired especially for use in low light situations.   I also used an ancient Zeiss Jena 20mm f4 lens which is a surprisingly sharp and distortion free optic … plan to use the lens with the Leica SL and will post results in due course. 

 

 

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No. 13 St Mary's Hill Stamford   ... a very quaint looking building with a vaulted crypt dating from the 13th Century and a Collyweston limestone tiled roof.

 

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-193727-13-st-mary-s-hill-stamford-lincolnshire#.WJ5U5Rh0c9V

 

 

Sony A7S  Leitz R 21mm Super Angulon  f8 

 

 

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This is very nice. I think that this one would be good in color

 

 

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I guess it would be just possible for a horse and carriage to walk through the double doors. 

 

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Thanks for the posting in color. That spot of sunlight brings out all those gold colors in the stonework. 

Fascinated by your images, I took a tour through the town this morning via Google Earth and Street View.  These old buildings are quite beautiful particularly those with their storefronts in vivid colors. (No. 13 had a bright green storefront about a year earlier)

Thanks for posting these images, you're a great ambassador for Stamford, Lincolnshire. Regards, Wally

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