SilentHill
23-05-2011, 02:23 PM
Chester Cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England The cathedral, formerly St Werburgh's abbey church of a Benedictine monastery, is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since 1541 it has been the centre of worship, administration, ceremony and music for the city and diocese.
The full history can be seen here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Cathedral
Now I always find that trying to photograph Cathedrals and Churches brings with it many problems. Firstly, they are more often than not dimly lit and therefore getting the correct exposure can be a right ball ache, especially when in most cases tripods are not normally allowed. So you have to bump up the ISO which then ends up with grainy images, and playing around with contrast to try and bring out some of the more fine details can also kill the shot. However, having said that, the Cathedral is rather stunning, and photos just don't do it justice really. You have to be there to appreciate the grandeur :thumb
Visited with our lass.... Joybee :kiss:sick:D Now I can hear you all saying " FFS Get a room" Well we did :thumb :laugh
Anyway...... Nuff waffling on..... Hope you enjoy :thumb
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch5.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch23-1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch30-1.jpg
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http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch20-1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch18.jpg
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http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch31.jpg
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http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch41.jpg
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Ta for looking :thumb
The full history can be seen here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Cathedral
Now I always find that trying to photograph Cathedrals and Churches brings with it many problems. Firstly, they are more often than not dimly lit and therefore getting the correct exposure can be a right ball ache, especially when in most cases tripods are not normally allowed. So you have to bump up the ISO which then ends up with grainy images, and playing around with contrast to try and bring out some of the more fine details can also kill the shot. However, having said that, the Cathedral is rather stunning, and photos just don't do it justice really. You have to be there to appreciate the grandeur :thumb
Visited with our lass.... Joybee :kiss:sick:D Now I can hear you all saying " FFS Get a room" Well we did :thumb :laugh
Anyway...... Nuff waffling on..... Hope you enjoy :thumb
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch5.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch23-1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch30-1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch11.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch20-1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch18.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch21.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch36.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch31.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch10.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch9.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch41.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch8.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Chester%20Cathedral/ch6.jpg
Ta for looking :thumb