Cathedral Crypt - Winchester

Artist: NeilAlderney
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Cathedral Crypt - Winchester

The statue “Sound II” stands silently in the water in the crypt under the Ancient Normal Cathedral in Winchester U.K. The whole gigantic building sits on watery foundations! This part of the Cathedral dates back to 1079 and now stands well under the local water table, therfore is often flooded
This is a three exposure HDR ( long exposures, it is dark) -1, 0, +1 . Taken from my “gorillapod” off the bottom step before the water.

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Cathedral Crypt - Winchester by NeilAlderney

alexkess

Great Image, Seen in the HDR Group.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks mate – I appreciate it
99gnome

excellent picture. nuff said :D
NeilAlderney replied

Fanks! ;-)
IngridSonja

Wonderful shot!
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Ingrid
Paul Woloschuk

Superb.
NeilAlderney

Thanks Paul
Jason Connolly

Superb shot..
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment Jason
Philip Johnson

a stunner another that fits the heritage and national trust group
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks mate. It is strange that they put a “modern” statue in such an ancient place, but there is no doubt that it “works”
herneoakshield

What a great shot.
NeilAlderney replied

Ta!
Glen Allen

Excellent image
NeilAlderney replied

Thank you for taking the time to look
Linda Bianic

Amazing reflection,, and comp…...this is beautiful!!!!!
NeilAlderney replied

Ta. It was taken through a gate, as it is locked when flooded, which is most of the time
pattihaskins

Glorius color, It is so gothic, I was taken aback by the statue,

I almost had a “photoshop ” take on it for a minute. Good Job.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks. It really looks like that. It is a very special place. There is (apparently) an ancient well around the corner that is exactly under teh high Altar, that was sacred in Roman times. The few days a year it is not flooded they will take a small group around to look at it
Bonnie Blanton

Stunning photograph, nice work!
NeilAlderney replied

thanks Bonnie
gazfromoz

cool man
NeilAlderney replied

thanks a lot
Richard Veal

Awesome capture Neil.
NeilAlderney

Thanks mate
Greg Roberts

Amazing image!!! – really is a great example of patience and HDR!
Joseph borg

Great picture !!
Love the reflecton and colors of the wall
Are you sure its not Photoshopped???
LOL Joke ;)
NeilAlderney replied

LOL! the “flood” filter you think? It is AMAZING to go down through a tiny medieval wooden door duck down going down the tiny stairs, look up, then gaze upon this! You should do it if you come to Winchester!
whilst the photo is not up to the RB standard, I have a photo on Flickr that shows where this shot was taken from:
I don’t know if this will work…
NeilAlderney replied

No it didn’t LOL – I tried to embed a little image..
Look here http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilsingapore/3324173482/
Joseph borg

I shoud of done when i was ther for 4 years !! lol
Seen the photo on flickr. thats pretty tight,
its good to see and understand how and where you took this photo. good work
Scott d'Almeida

fabulous;
mikebov

stunning congrats on win
sstarlightss

Great and magnificent shot, Neil! Congrats on your very well deserved win in the Challenge!
triciamary

Wonderful shot full of colour and great detail. Great job. Congratulations on the win!
erika15

What an awesome capture! The perspective, the gold color, everything.. this is going straight to my favorites !! :)
Eva Lee

Congrats on your win! “This is a beautiful image!!!” Thanks to you this is now on the top of my list of places to visit on my next trip to England this summer. =)

Thank you for sharing.

xoxox…
Alex Nance

Right Place at the Right Time! Beautiful Picture!
NeilAlderney

THANK YOU EVERYONE.. I am happy you have enjoyed my work!
I am proud & humbled at the same time that I won the challenge a “Historic Landmarks of Europe.”
IngridSonja

Congratulations! I was sure this would win!
Paul Woloschuk

Well-deserved – a cracking shot Neil.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Paul – I don’t want to THINK about cracks when I am down there… a Million tons of ancient cathedral above.. ;-)
wigs

this is a super image….
GCAPARO

Sensational, what else is there to say?
terezadelpilar

SUPERB
PhotosByG

Hi Neil. Style, Class, Elegance, Excellence are looking for photos of this quality and calibre if you are interested in submitting this photo and any other photos you may have of the same quality, (that fall within the guidelines).
Cheers, Graham.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Graham. I will check it out mate.
Charlene Aycoc...

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE REFLECTION, FANTASTIC WORK.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot Charlene
Philip Johnson

Congrats on the feature in the HDR Photography Group, the gorillapod comes in handy when you cant get a tripod into a area
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks & yep, it is an amazingly handy device. I also sometime use it to steady the camera against my chest when I am using zoom. – Pleople look at you weirdly when you do that too, which makes it even more fun :-)
Philip Johnson

and i thought i was the only one who used it as a chest support lol
PhotosByG

Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!”

This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.

Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to our group.
NeilAlderney replied

Oh WOW, thanks so much.
I am honoured!
chriso

Lovely light, composition and reflection. An all round great shot!
NeilAlderney

Thanks heaps Chriso
Garth Smith

Congrats on winning the well deserved “Best of Feature” in the “Style,Class,Elegance & Excellence” group.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Garth
Teresa Zieba

Congrats on your win in the challenge with this stunning capture. Excellent work!!!.
NeilAlderney replied

With some of the excellent work that the others put up on RB, it is amazing that anyone notices my work! – Thanks for taking the time to comment
Sue Cullumber

Neil – just gorgeous – Big Congrats.
NeilAlderney replied

ta Sue!
PhotosByG

Congratulations Neil. Your photo has been voted by our members as being the best “Featured Work” in “Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!”

Your photo and a link to your Home Page is now proudly displayed on the Groups Home Page until we complete our next challenge for best “Featured Work”.

Congratulations once more Neil on an outstanding work of art!
NeilAlderney replied

Oh Boy.. I feel really proud & humbled at the same time. Thanks so very much!
Larry Trupp

My CONGRATS Neil, on winning the challenge, excellent work my friend
NeilAlderney replied

That camera with the thumb image is just a but scary!! LOL! If only I had a real camera that did that… I’d have endless fun convincing people to allow a nice close up of their face & POW!!! :-)
Thanks for the comment Larry.
Denzil

Neil, congratulations on your win! This is a truly superb shot, and a deserved winner:)
NeilAlderney replied

Fanks!
Richard George

Magnificant shot. Congratulations
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot Richard
LumenLux

Beautiful photograph, well done! Do I understand correctly that this photo-art is currently considerably more beautiful/appealing than the view in person?
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks for the comment mate!
No you are incorrect! Nothing can convey just how beautiful the actual PLACE is. My image has a wonderful glow that is a simple result of 3 long exposures made into an HDR & then tomemapped (with care!)
Imagine this: Enter a huge, ancient Cathedral, go around the side of the high alter and find a TINY and ancient wooden door you have to crouch down to squeeze through, a damp smell. Then steep narrow stairs into the dark, an iron fence to your left, you are standing on a stone platform above the water that can fit about 4 people. As your eyes get used to the dark you see water and looking across you see this!
Then you think that this “room” the catacombs below the Cathedral were built more than one thousand years ago…
How can photo-art be more appealing than that!
You can see what the entrance looks like here if you like
Rosy Kueng

Congratulations on winning the Challenge!!!!!!!!!
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks for the flowers etc. Rosy!
LumenLux

Thank you Neal for the clarification. It appears I was commending your photography at the expense of the inherent beauty you found. Both are clearly wonderful!
LindaR

just excellent ~ in every way xx
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks heaps Linda! How does one reply to a comment like that ? ;-)
Alana Ranney

Beautiful image!
NeilAlderney replied

Ta Alana
Svetlana Sewell

This is co magical!!!!!!!!
NeilAlderney replied

I think so too.. Thanks
Adam Bykowski

Excellent and beyond. Congrats on getting on the home page.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot! I didn’t realise I was on the home page! It’s gone now.. Oh well ;-)
Joel Hall

Beautiful shot, love the reflection! Congrats on the homepage feature!
NeilAlderney replied

Gee thanks Joel
Claire Aberlé

Wow.
NeilAlderney replied

TA
Tatiana R

Exceptional photograph of an Excellent quality! Congratulation on the Home Page!
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks, I try ;-)
Philip Johnson

congrats on home page its about time hdr was represented
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Philip. I told you I like to do work where people don’t believe it is HDR! I am surprised, and pleased it ended up on the home page.
Tom Gomez

Superb image, well done on making it to the Home page …
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks heaps Tom!
Ingrid *

amazing work, beautiful capture!
NeilAlderney replied

TA
Irene Burdell

An incredible shot and great HDR .
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks Irene, I try to make thing natural
Larry Butterworth

calm and powerful, congrats on the front page
NeilAlderney replied

thanks Larry
Jennifer E. Ga...

Congratulations on being featured on the front page. What a beautiful image.
NeilAlderney replied

It is a beautiful place too!
Lisa Hewitt

Well done!! Gorgeous image! Congrats on the homepage feature!
Samantha Dirr

the reflection is great!
SanziaRaphaela

Magnificent work! Congratulations on a well deserved feature.
Rita H. Ireland

Awseome!!!
monaiman

Terrific !!! Congrats on the home page !! so well deserved !!
David McMahon

That’s a wonderful result. Great to see it on the home page.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks david, It is a good result
SarahCatherine

This is so amazing !
Ursula Rodgers

Fascinating and beautiful. Congrats on the home page!
funkybunch

great work
Kaat

Stunning!
Wayne Pearson

This is so outstanding, just perfect.
SarniaGirl

Stunning shot
sharon wingard

great shot love the double effect
dvande1

I really envy the location. not too overly processed..
Cool Designs

Amazing Work!
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot, and thanks for taking the time to comment on my other images too. it is much appreciated
Peaches1950

A.W.E.S.O.M.E…..IMAGE! .... CONGRATULATIONS on all the Accolades, well done!
Barb Leopold

Fantastic HDR, congrats on home page feature!!
greenfrog153

Congratulations on making the homepage!
Al Bourassa

Absolutely stupendous shot!
Linda Syms

Fabulous HDR fantastic image a fav.
CapturedByKylie

Congratulations on the home page feature. May 24th 2009.
Junior Mclean

very cool
lorilee

BEAUTIFUL!!!
LeapingPig

incredibly effective.

i didnt suspect for a moment it was HDR – well, looked a tiny bit like it but didnt really realise until i read your comment. That shows something…

definitively a favourite. ;)
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks a lot! I have spent a lot of time trying to make HDR images that look like they are not HDR, so to speak. Not “overprocessed” or “cartoony”. That does have it’s place, but not with this image.
izzybeth

I can not say what I want to say… besides gorgeous history!!!
NeilAlderney replied

I can certainly say what I want to say izzybeth, and that is THANKS for taking the time to comment ;-)
schmiddytwo

Wow, this is a beautiful picture, and so interesting. I am so glad you wrote the history of the church and the statue so we weren’t all left wondering. Very interesting and perfectly captured.
NeilAlderney replied

Thanks heaps! it is worth a visit if you ever get near Winchester.
LeighN 28 days ago

Incredible shot Neil, a real inspiration for what you can do with good HDR!
NeilAlderney replied 28 days ago

ta!