jmr Posted February 3, 2007 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) On the roof, York Minster. [ATTACH]24230[/ATTACH] Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Hi jmr, Take a look here Flying buttresses. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
spylaw4 Posted February 3, 2007 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2007 A much less usual angle, as is the other Minster shot. You got special access? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 3, 2007 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted February 3, 2007 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted February 4, 2007 Share #5 Posted February 4, 2007 Lovely photograph from an unusual point of access. LouisB Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECliffordSmith Posted February 4, 2007 Share #6 Posted February 4, 2007 John, Superbly framed. A very nice photograph. Worth the climb. I look forward to the Notre Dame images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotandcom Posted February 4, 2007 Share #7 Posted February 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted February 4, 2007 Share #8 Posted February 4, 2007 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted February 4, 2007 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted February 4, 2007 Share #10 Posted February 4, 2007 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted February 5, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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