Stained Glass Windows at St. David's Cathedral

This week I have completed the gallery of images taken on a recent visit to St. David's Cathedral in Wales. For this week's blog I have decided to feature some photographs of the stained glass windows at the cathedral.

This first photograph shows one of the circular windows in the western wall from the South Nave Aisle. In this photo I include the ceiling to show the interesting woodwork.

For this second photograph, which I have made this week's 'Picture of the Week', I show the same window taken through an archway of the supporting pillars of the Nave. I find this a more pleasing photo as it gives both context and perspective to the image.



The third photograph shows the window in the Lady Chapel. This is a larger and more detailed window. Each of the 5 large panels show a different scene, the central one being the Madonna and Child.




This final photograph shows the large window and the western end of the Nave. One aspect that I really like, and feel fortunate that I was in the right place at the right time, is the shaft of sunlight that has fallen on the wall in such a manner as to point to the central image which is of the adult Jesus.




More photographs taken at St. David's, including more stained glass windows can be seen in the 'Images from Wales Gallery'.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS350D
Lens: Canon UFS 17-85mm IS
Exposure: hand held typically 1/80 @ F5.6 to 1/30 @ f10
Settings: ISO400 Auto white balance

A second visit to St. David's Cathedral.

A few weeks ago we visited St. David's Cathedral for the second time. The weather was a lot brighter for this visit, with bright sun and blue sky. This gave far better outdoor photographs than for my previous visit last year.

The first photograph was taken from near the main entrance and shows the cathedral in its entirety. I hope this conveys some impression of the size and majesty of the building. Impressive when you consider the building was started in 1181.

In the second image, below, I show the decorative ceiling of the tower above the choir in the centre of the church. I like this shot due to the unusual angle that I took the photograph. I was worried about the sunlight streaming through the window arches in the tower spoiling the photo, but I must have been lucky as there are no obvious streams of light.



In the third image, I show some of the decorative stonework on one of the arches. Without modern tools, the stonemasons have incorporated rich designs into the structure.



Outside, there were also old gravestones lined up against a wall, some dating back to the early 1700s. These had a lot of lichens slowly covering the surface. Below I show one example with more in the gallery.



I have added about half of the photos I took into the 'Images from Wales Gallery' - I hope to add the rest next week.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Canon 17-85 IS
Outside Exposure: Typically 1/25o @f13
Outside Settings: Auto WB, 200ISO
Indoor Exposure: Typically 1/30 F5.6
Indoor settings: Auto WB 800ISO

Frosty Mornings

This is just a short blog this week - we are still sorting the house out after moving home on the 9th and I still haven't broadband - so I am on dial-up and the web is sooo slow... I have managed to upload a new picture of the week as shown above an added a couple of more images to a picture gallery.


This first one I like because of the colours - the blue and lilac tones of the sky go well with the silvery effect of frost on the grass. The leafless trees also make an interesting silhouette.


This second photo, taken from the same place on another day has a totally different look and feel to it. This time the predominate tone is pink. I never cease to be amazed at how different the sky be at the same time of day.



Next week I hope to be in a position to spend more time on the photography. In my new home I have already identified some interesting views of the surrounding landscape - totally different to what I had in Wales - it is very flat but not dead flat. The rolling hills are as much as 10 metres (30 feet or so) high!