Cathedral Ceiling

I can still feel that back pain Sonia but probably worth it, thanks so much,
Regards, Rod.

I must have taken over 100 images of it with slight adjustments to both composition and exposure and this was the only one that really stood out to me, many thanks Jell,
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Thanks so much Lyn, the best bit about laying on the floor for a photograph is that you can’t fall, and I’m sure you don’t need reminding.
I went to Dawlish a couple of days ago but nothing much in the way of opportunities in the stream there but believe me, you were very much on my mind during my visit,
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Thank-you very much Antanas,
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Love that comparison to a spider’s web effect Sandra,it is indeed a complex geometry of ancient architecture, they knew how to build them in those days many thanks my friend,
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Thank-you so much Chris,
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You are so right Pauline and didn’t I get a LOT of attention, one lady even asked if I was all right and would I like a hand up, bless her, many thanks my friend,
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I’d love to see myself as a trend setter with an army of photographers laying on their backs trying to get that original composition, lol., now if you could get a candid photo of them that would be something soooo funny, many thanks Sandra, I’m SMILING,
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I’m so pleased you like it Corina, thank-you very much,
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Thanks so much Jason, your image was so similar in composition, I thought you might like to see this one,
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Thank-you so much Lois, I did have the camera on a low spread out tripod so lying on the floor was my only option to get to the viewfinder, it must have been a hoot for most of the onlookers and believe me there were quite a few of them by the time I’d finished,
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I have a bracket that fits on to mine to allow for tricky positions but it is far too low to the floor for my liking, it can also be used for off-camera flash

Thanks so much Don, every time I visit the cathedral I always notice so many beautiful architectural details that I hadn’t previously seen, it is a truly amazing building as well as the obvious religious standing and history that it has,
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There was a rime when I wouldn’t have dared do that sort of thing especially in a cathedral but they do encourage photographers here so long as you pay a £5 fee for the right to use your camera inside,it goes towards the massive upkeep of the cathedral, many thanks Barbara,
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Thank-you very much Astrid,
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Many thanks Bela, much appreciated my friend,
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Thanks so much Tereza, I am sure I entertained quite a few people with my acrobatic antics that day,lol, just pleased that at least one of them came out OK.,
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Thanks so much Renee, only us photographers understand what we have to do irrespective of who’s looking, your kids surely admired you even if they did seem ambarassed at he time,
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Thank-you so much Colin,
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There are so many opportunities like this in Exeter cathedral Michael, I really should make the effart to go there more often, they welcome photographers who pay a £5 donation towards the upkeep, many thanks,
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It’s an idea I’ve had for some time and was determined to get the composition just right, the architecture in this ancient cathedral could keep me busy for weeks with the camera, thanks so much,
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Thank-you very much Luca, much appreciated,
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Thank-you very much Gerry,
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Thank-you very much Jacqi, the costs of maintaining the cathedral are astronomical, the ceiling is almost 100 metres long and about 25 metres high, so they welcome photographers inside who are asked for a £5 donation towards the upkeep,
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Thank-you very much John, great to see you here on RB, I’m sure you will recognise many familiar faces,
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Thank-you so much Lynda,
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Many thanks Steve, much appreciated my friend,
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Thank-you very much Jan.
The cathedral is an architectural photographer’s dream with limitless opportunities, I normally visit about once a year with the camera.
Torquay’s balloon is quite a topical subject in the town with many wanting it to be taken away for fear that it distracts motorists but it would indeed be an interesting photo shoot from 400feet up in the right weather conditions,
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Thanks so much Linda, I’m sure I could spend days inside this old cathedral and never run out of exciting opportunities, if you are ever down this way, please pay it a visit with your camera of course,
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Thank-you so much Sharon, I wouldn’t like to say how many compositions of this I took before getting this one which I was happy with, it must have been more than fifty,
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There are so many photo opportunities in this ancient cathedral, I hope to go back there before too long, many thanks Magee,
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Thanks so much Joseph, very kind of you,
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Thank-you very much Luda,
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Thank-you very much Marcel, much appreciated,
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Thank-you very much Jane, I feel fortunate to have so many ancient buildings like this so near to where I live, they offer so many photo opportunities,
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Thank-you very much Peter,
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Thank-you very much Henri, I did spend a lot of time trying to get this composition and took many images of it but this one was the only one that got near to what I was trying for,
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Thank-you very much Steve, I had been planning this one for some time and took so many images of it that day, this was the only one that came near to what I wanted,
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Thank-you very much Roslyn,
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Thanks so much Monica, I must go back to that cathedral soon, there are so many photo opportunities there,
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Hello Chen, thank-you very much indeed,
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Thank-you very much Craig, I’m just pleased to have got at least one of the shots I took good enough to make the strange looks I got worthwhile,
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Thank-you very much Kim and for the fav,
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Thank-you very much Kelli,
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Thank-you so much again Daffo, I admire the ancient builders and craftsmen who built these wonderful ancient cathedrals so many hundreds of years ago, they certainly knew more in those days than many people might believe, this one in Exeter has so many things of interest in the interior, I never tire of visiting it,
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Thank-you very much Carol, it is a beautiful old cathedral, some parts date back 1000 years with additions around 600 years ago, I have quite a number of internal images with older cameras but must get back there with the current Nikon D 300 to get some hopefully better new ones,
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Thank-you very much, I had this composition in mind for some years, just took a while picking up the courage to lie on the cathedral floor with so many curious onlookers to capture it,
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