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One of my faves Gloucester Cathedral North Cloistral range.
One of my faves Gloucester Cathedral North Cloistral range.
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Location
Actually this was taken in the North Cloister range of Gloucester Cathedral, It may look like something out of Harry Potter, and you would be correct as parts of the first 2 movies were filmed here (the scene where the spiders came crawling out of the wall was filmed along this corridor). The roof seen here are the earliest surviving fan vaults, having been designed between 1351 and 1377 by Thomas de Canterbury. And the most notable burial in the church being that of Charles II king of England from 1307 to 1327 (whitch probably saved it from Henry VIII's disolution of the monestaries in the mid 1500'sTime
Long drive from Coventry to Gloucester, this was taken early afternoon, luckly on a quiet day (I guess the place can normally be crawling with Harry Potter fans and tourists, quite happy to have it mostly to myself.Lighting
Nice bright sunny day outside but as pointed out below, not all is as seems ;)Equipment
Canera used was my old trusty D80 withte stock 18-135 mm lens stuck on top of a Manfrotto 19pro tripodInspiration
A simple love for gothic architecture and a mad interest in monastic houses ..... Oh and the sheer beauty of the placeEditing
Erm... :S ... Confession time .. the light shards are actually all post processing, as much as the day was sunny and bright when the picture was taken the air was clean and clear and I had to put the dramatic volumetrics in in Photoshop .. Sorry :(In my camera bag
Usually carry the camers (used to be a d80 and a d7000 but eventually sold the d80 onwards), kit lens, my 50 mm prime and a Sigma 10-20 mm wide angle, being more of an architectural photographer having a wide angle I find a must as a fall back option. Beyond that just cleaning bits a torch and a phone or tunes .... Somtimes a little bit of Gregorian chants in these places can inspire a whole new outlook on taking pictures.Feedback
I find mostly having a knowledge of these places and what they stood for and their function helps me see beyond what is right there infront of me and into the mists of time, to me I can be at one withthe building and sort of feel its previous inhabitants as they went about their scriptures and monastic lives. The peace and reverance of these buildings can be breathtaking and really do make taking good photography quite easy some times .. they just ooze photogenic possabilities.
