Flying buttresses

[jmr]

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On the roof, York Minster.

 

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[spylaw4]

A much less usual angle, as is the other Minster shot. You got special access?

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[stuny]

John -

 

Terrific depth, DOF, colors, light, contrast and detail. If you ever visit Norte Dame in Paris be certain to pay the fee to go up onto the roof to be nose to nose with the gargoyles. I should do it again, now that I have better camera gear.

[jmr]

Stuart,

 

thanks, I'll do that at Notre Dame - we're going in the Spring.

 

Brian,

 

the only special access was that I was prepared to climb the 250+ narrow, spiral steps up the tower. Strangely not many people do that

[biglouis]

Lovely photograph from an unusual point of access.

 

LouisB

[ECliffordSmith]

John,

 

Superbly framed. A very nice photograph. Worth the climb.

 

I look forward to the Notre Dame images.

[dotandcom]

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Agree with the others, John. Especially good light, colour and depth. I was also impressed by the lack of shake, considering that you had just climbed 250 steps! You must be the fittest member of this forum!

 

I can't resist the schoolboy howler, which in an essay on Gothic architecture (those were the days!) described the invention in France in the 13th century of that radical new feature, 'the flying buttock'!

 

All the best,

 

Chris

[Peter41951]

Both rooftop photographs are very successful, this one even more interesting with the buttresses' shapes. The climb was well worth it, good practice for Notre Dame!

[jmr]

Thanks guys.

 

Chris,

 

when I took the photo we were only about half way to the top of the tower - and I had the anti-shake on

[Artichoke]

which I prefer to Notre Dame

your efforts paid fine dividends ...the photographs you have shown are stunningly beautiful

I dearly want to get to York & Durham as I admire its interior greatly ...Wells is my favorite of the cathedrals I have seen in person ...sadly I did not get to the north of England when I lived there years ago & did not have photography as a hobby

you might want to take a gander at some other fine Minster photographs recently posted on the FSLRT forum

York Minster - the images (9 pics): Fujifilm SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

some of these are stitches & I think quite well done

thanks for sharing these beauties in your threads ...I really enjoyed them

[jmr]

Arthur,

 

thanks for that, it's certainly a place I'd recommend visiting if you're over here. The pictures on your link are rather good.