[ d u n g c a r t d o t c o m ]A place for the stuff that leaks out of my head

Choir Of Angels from duncmc via flickr.

The Angel Choir in Lincoln Cathedral (which at one time was the tallest building in the world).

The cathedral is a great building. I took lots of pictures but wasn’t really happy with any of them. This one has grown on me since one of my Flickr contacts commented that this ranks with my best. The interior was technically very challenging – under expose the surfaces or over expose the windows. Ideally it needs double exposures or some decent off camera lighting. Either way more thought, time and kit required to make a really decent job of it.

What’s That Coming Over The Hill? from duncmc via flickr.

Hardly an original viewpoint, but it seems that access to the church yard is denied to the public most of the time which limits the options somewhat. This is Beverley Minster shot through the railings on fairly dull day – still managed to slightly over expose the sky on the right though.

Heaven’s Above (Ahead’s To The Lower Left) from duncmc via flickr.

St. Mary’s Church on Lowgate in Hull. This is the city’s oldest church, with documentary evidence of its existence from as early as 1327.

Between The Stones from duncmc via flickr.

With a couple of hours to kill the other evening I revisited St. Mary’s church yard in Elloughton. For a while I have fancied a crack at some infra red photography, and this is the best of my first attempts.

Stepping Lightly On Hallowed Ground from duncmc via flickr.

St Mary’s Church in Elloughton, East Yorkshire, UK. The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, but the present structure was originally built in the latter half of the 13th Century. The tower was added later, and finished around 1530. The medieval building gradually fell into disrepair and was extensively rebuilt in 1846. The church was badly damaged by a fire on 25th October 1964 as a result of faulty wiring, but was restored by the following year.

This shot was taken last Friday evening from the west side of the church. An HDR layer has been used to bring out the detail in the headstones and the sky. I quite like what that has done to the grass as well, in fact I’m very pleased with how this shot has turned out on the whole.

Copper Blue from duncmc via flickr.

One from the archives, and posted today because it just featured in Vazaar’s “Low Light” theme. The version posted to Vazaar has been desaturated, which gives it a more sepia look. I’m not sure which I prefer. The colour treatment here is achieved using an Invert adjustment layer in Photoshop with the layer mode set to “Color”. Basically this reverses the colours much like a negative image, while retaining the luminosity of the original.

The photo is taken in the village of Welton, East Yorkshire and the water in the foreground is the village pond (which used to be a mill pond at one time). It is usually populated with hungry ducks.