Vaulting Ambition

Vaulting Ambition, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

A rare glimpse of the wonderful filigree intricacy of the early C16th choir stalls contrasted against the majesty of the C13th choir arcade and vaulting

Beverley Minster, Yorkshire UK

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Waiting for the door to open

Waiting for the door to open, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Here is an image I created using the HDR technique (high dynamic range). It was tonemapped in a piece of software called Photomatix.

It adds a resonance to the light - by no means everybodies cup of tea - yet I like it!

The image was taken at The Treasurer's House York (a National Trust Property). The House is a wonderful example of English Renaissance Architecture with some beautiful classical touches.

I am a National Trust Agency Photographer.

Saint Mary's Studley Royal HDR

Here's an unusual angle of the beautiful church of Saint Mary's Studley Royal built by William Burgess. It has a remarkable interior and is under the care of the National Trust and English Heritage. You can go and see the building as a part of the Fountain's Abbey estate.

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HDR Imagery

If you are looking for an image with a high dynamic range to show of your building then there's nothing better than a shot of your building processed under hdr. It adds vibrance and the full light and tonal range - to make your building stand out from the crowd. The above shot is from some apartments at the Spinningfields development in Manchester UK (click for larger image).

Here is a slideshow on flickr of more of my hdr images

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Saint Mary's Whitby HDR

Another HDR image of the wonderfully eclectic Saint Mary's Parish Church Whitby Yorkshire UK.

Here are more of my images of the church

More images of Whitby

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ARCHITECTURE WEEK: PICCADILLY HDR

This is another favourite of mine - taken from a high level. Piccadilly in Manchester has recently undergone a makeover and I'm not sure whether it works but the composition here sets the hierarchy of the city centre towards the Victorian Spire of the remarkable Gothic Town Hall by Victorian architect Waterhouse.

The photograph was taken using HDR (High Dynamic Range)

The building at the bottom left is the screen by Tadao Ando .
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Architecture Week - Saint Mary's Studley UK

Today marks the beginning of architecture week in the UK. I'm predominantly an architectural photographer so I thought that I would celebrate the week with a series of images which I just simply love.

I do have an upshot tick - ie I just love to take wide angled shots of architectural detail and this one is no exception. This is a beautiful church which is now desanctified and in the hands of English Heritage. It was built at a huge cost and no expense spared for the 1st Marquess and Marchioness of Ripon as a memorial to their son who was murdered whilst on a tour of Europe. The architect was William Burges a remarkably eccentric Victorian architect. All over the interior he has left signs of his presence such as carved mice and birds.

Go see at the Fountains Abbey World Heritage Site. An average church cost £15,000 to build at the time - this one cost £50,000. Sumptuous. This is a shot of the Chancel ceiling which is based upon a building in Padua Italy - it represents the Glory of Heaven.

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More HDR

Here's another HDR image taken from the portico at Tatton Park in Cheshire UK. This image exemplifies just what I like about this process with the full tonal range and colour saturation. I particularly like the way it brings out the patina of the stone columns.

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Tatton HDR

Here is an image which has been processed using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology in Photoshop. Basically it is a blending of several images which have been taken at different exposures thus giving a greater tonal range.

HDR is particularly suitable for architectural images because it brings out the patina of materials such as stone. It is quite effective and produces a remarkable image.

I am working on several HDR projects at the moment.

You can view a larger version of this image here.

Here is another image taken from the Tatton Portico of the Park in HDR


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