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Photography => Church Architecture => Topic started by: NightHawk on November 13, 2013, 02:03:46 PM
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This particular building, situated on Quay Rd, Christchurch, Dorset, dates back to 1094, although there has been a church on this site since AD 800.
These are just a few photos of the exterior of the Priory.
Photo 1. The sun was shining directly at me for this shot, so I had to use the clock tower as a shield. Hence the sky is a bit washed out, and it's a contrasty photo.
(http://www.pixiemouse.com/igforum/priory-christchurch-1.jpg)
Photo 2. This part of the building extends from the left of the clock tower as seen from Photo 1.
(http://www.pixiemouse.com/igforum/priory-christchurch-2.jpg)
Photo 3. Side view showing a rather unusual weather vane in the shape of a fish (larger view below).
(http://www.pixiemouse.com/igforum/priory-christchurch-3.jpg)
Photo 4. Enlargement of the 'fish' weather vane. I couldn't get much detail as I only had my digital compact camera with me, and it was a long distance away, so the quality isn't brilliant.
(http://www.pixiemouse.com/igforum/priory-christchurch-4.jpg)
I found a close-up photo that someone has taken of this weather vane on a Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/9258445122/) website. Click the link to see the photo.
Photos taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS9 digital camera.
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You did very well to capture the detail in those photos Laurie.
I admire you to get such good results when snapping into the sun 8)
Amazing architecture, I have to say. How much would that building cost to design and build in todays money :o
Eric Hardy will be very interested in those images.
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Thanks George.
It's actually not a bad little camera to have to hand when I go out. In its own case it's always fastened to my bum-bag, so very accessible when needed.
I wouldn't even like to guess at how much a building of this quality would cost in todays money.
I know Eric Hardy has visited this Priory many years ago, but doesn't think he'll be able to get back again. Maybe these few little photos will bring back a few good memories for him ;)
If I was going out on a specific photo assignment, then I would take my Nikon D60 DSLR camera with me and a telephoto lens. This would give me much better quality shots with enhanced detail.
I'm actually considering doing this around the New Forest. I want to capture as many different aspects of the Forest as possible. Photos of the forest itself throughout the different seasons, especially autumn for the colour change of the leaves; the quaint little villages with their wonderful architecture - old and new; the iconic New Forest Ponies, etc., etc.
I then plan to put the photos onto a web page, maybe with a little bit of local history to accompany them. A sort of 'visitor guide' of my own personal experiences and favourite locations, but without being intended as a comprehensive tourist brochure.
Anyway, that's a future project I need to get organised :D
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Ah - I can see another book in the offing Laurie :D
Heres a similar project - All Around Lambeg by Frederick Gilbert Watson (my sisters husband)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/find-out-more/books/all-around-lambeg
Lambeg is close to the (now) city of Lisburn in N. Ireland.
Gilbert is an avid historian.
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Ah - I can see another book in the offing Laurie :D
Always the optimist George :D
Great book by Gilbert, but I'm not certain I'll be able to aspire to that degree of detailed, in-depth literature in my project :-\
I think mine will be more like a photojournalist approach - letting the photos tell the stories, with just a sprinkling of text ;)