Glow of Gold, Ripon Cathedral by Christine Smith
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Ripon Cathedral is situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England, and people have been coming to worship and pray here for more than 1,350 years. Although today’s church is the fourth to have stood on this site, the Cathedral building itself was begun in 672, when Saint Wilfrid built one of England’s first stone churches on this site. The crypt underneath the present day cathedral dates from this period.
The Early English west front was added in 1220, its twin towers originally crowned with wooden spires and lead. Major rebuilding had to be postponed due to the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses but resumed after the accession of Henry VII and the restoration of peace in 1485. The nave was widened and the central tower partially rebuilt. The church’s thirty five misericords were carved between 1489 and 1494. It is worth noting that the same (Ripon) school of carvers also carved the misericords at Beverley Minster and Manchester Cathedral. But in 1547, before this work was finished, Edward VI dissolved Ripon’s college of canons. All revenues were appropriated by the Crown and the tower never received its last Perpendicular arches. It was not until 1604 that James I issued his Charter of Restoration.
The musical tradition in the cathedral is very strong and the cathedral has a fine organ by Harrison and Harrison dating from 1926. The organ is on the screen and has casework by Gilbert Scott. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
SOURCE -Wikipedia
Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Lens: 17-85mm @ 17mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: f4
Shutter: 1/20
5 exposure HDR image tonemapped and processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1 & finished in Photoshop CS4
Comments
great HDR work, I loved the colors and composition.
Thank you Kutay for your kind words.
– Christine Smith
Some of the most beautiful toning I have seen. Excellent HDR, great detail throughout, excellent saturation and contrast. Beautiful image.
Thank you Tony for your lovely comment. I’m so glad that you like it.
– Christine Smith
wonderful work Christine :)
Thank you for your nice comment Yhun.
– Christine Smith
Excellent!!!
Please consider putting this into the Which Way – walkways, pathways, stairways, roadways and railways group.
Thank you for the comment and suggestion Cee. Will do.
– Christine Smith
What a beautiful capture.. Luv the HDR treatment too…
Thank you Sharon. Much appreciated.
– Christine Smith
A fantastic capture Christine. Love it. Don.
Thank you Don. So glad you like it.
– Christine Smith
Beautiful photo Christine!
Thanks Lynden.
– Christine Smith
Beautiful ;o)
Thank you Kim.
– Christine Smith
Great shot Christine….stairway to heaven?
Thank you Tony. It would be nice to think it was the stairway to heaven, but I think it went to the study and robing room.
– Christine Smith
Thanks Clive.
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