This was shot at Oliver's Castle, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire, England. I only take two lenses with me these days for landscape photography, the Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Mark II. Each lens is mounted on a Canon EOS 5D Mark I body to avoid the need for changing lens out in these windy environments.
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Two of six tumuli beside the Ancient Ridgeway Path at the start point at the Sanctuary beside the A4.
Canon EOS 5D Mark 1 with Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/250sec, +2/3EV with Mirror Lockup.
This is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
Shot with a Tilt & Shift lens. Single RAW frame PP'd in DxO Optics Pro 9 ELITE software to Nik's Color EFEX Pro 4. Better viewed Full Size.
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Beautiful altar covering in the run up to Easter. This is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance. An important feature of Bath Stone is that it is a 'freestone', so-called because it can be sawn or 'squared up' in any direction, unlike other rocks such as slate, which forms distinct layers. This was shot looking out from the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire,
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This is the ornate Screen that separates the Choir and High Altar from the congregation in the Nave. Many Cathedrals in England started out as Monasteries and it was common practice to seperate the Monks from the general congregation. It is worth remembering that seating in the Nave is a relatively recent addition to churches and cathedrals, In early medieval times and before that the congregation stood for the whole service. This is Bristol Cathedral, Avon & Somerset.
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The High Altar, Bristol Cathedral, Avon & Somerset
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This is a Grade 1 Listed building and is very beautiful, especially the stone work. Tilt & Shift lens with a Metabones Canon EF to Sony E Mount Adapter.
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Eastern Lady Chapel (from 1298) - Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is the Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. Founded in 1140 and consecrated in 1148, it was originally St Augustine's Abbey but after the Dissolution of the Monasteries it became in 1542 the seat of the newly created Bishop of Bristol and the cathedral of the new Diocese of Bristol. It is a Grade I listed building. Tilt & Shift lens.
This is the hill top Iron Age Fort known as Oliver's Castle as shot from Roundway Down, Nr. Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The fort would have consisted of a wooden pallisade with fighting platforms around the inside. Evidence of a moat can still be seen. Sharpened wooden spikes would have been driven into the ground outside to slow the progress of invaders.
The original abbey built in the 12th century was approximately one and a half times the size that remains. The 14th century additions made the footprint twice that of today; the spire must have soared into the sky. To the north lay the cloisters and all around would be other buildings, dwellings, stores, workshops - a whole complex of religious activity. What an achievement with the limited resources of Saxon and mediaeval England.
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This is the altar inside Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continual history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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Canon EOS 5D with Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens. ISO 800, f/8, 1/8sec at +2/3EV. Tripod and Mirror Lock Up. Here in the UK you can purchase this lens for £237 brand new. Still an exceptional lens for the money with very low Lens Distortion and great contrast between f/2.8 and f/11. Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England.
