This past weekend I was at Ely Cathedral and took a tour of the Octagon Tower. Here is a panorama from the top:
I added the full size version to my Flickr account so you can click on the photo below if you would like to take a closer look:
It was a fabulous weather moment. And being that this is England, I do have to say moment, the sun is likely to go away at any moment. It was a bit windy, but just beautiful. Because time was limited, I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about composition, I just took a bunch of photos. This one, I have left unedited. There are a lot of imperfections in it in terms of photography, however to me it represents fairly well the grandeur of the scene, the raw beauty of it.
For my Instagram feed, I went with something a bit different:
In this case, you can see that I did think about the framing. It’s Instagram, so I did use a filter and add a vignette. Same trip to the top of the tower, but two different interpretations of what I saw at the top.
After we were finished this tour, we looked around the Cathedral a bit on our own and then took the ground level tour. At this point you might be wondering why I’ve titled this post, Security. On the tour, we found out that the foundation of the Cathedral is about 5’8″ deep. I can assure you that this did not make me feel super secure about the whole structure staying up despite the fact that it has for quite awhile. Never mind how I then felt about being on the top of the tower!
Has that ever happened to you, you found out the risks after you took the chance? In this case, it worked out well. In fact, the Cathedral has two towers and we are planning to go back and take a tour of the other tower. What do you think of my two interpretations of the view from the top? Do you sometimes photograph or edit with the intent of telling more than one tale? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
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They sure didn’t build them the way they do now in this case huh! not as far down as up to support it, quite the sight nevertheless 🙂
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Yes, just one look tells you it’s from another age, it is stunning from the ground or the tower.
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Indeee 😀
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Superb photos but your instagram photo is just stunning!
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Thanks, that instagram one is a favorite of mine as well.
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I love the instagram photo!! Superb, it’s so well framed and just … ah I love it!!
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Thank you!
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“found out the risks after you took the chance?” Yes, very often. Life is about taking chances without being silly about it.
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Amy, as always, I really enjoy and get a lot out of reading about the story behind the photo(s). For instance, “There are a lot of imperfections in it in terms of photography, however to me it represents fairly well the grandeur of the scene, the raw beauty of it.” That was really interesting, and I could see what you meant by your observation. I REALLY liked the Instagram photo, the little opening framing the building – and the flowery tree – below. We have trees flowering like that here, and dropping tiny petals everywhere – in this image in a sort of halo around the tree on the lawn. Intriguing!
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Yes, I found that halo particularly fitting given where I was.
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Love these shots PJB, especially the instagram version. LOL on the risk unknowingly taken!!
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Yes, one of those moments when we were glad to have taken that part of the tour second.
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I like the instagram photo, too, Amy. Ely is another in my to do list, but I doubt it will be this year. We antipodeans can only get to a few highlights each trip 😉
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I have been to Ely a few times now, and I like it a lot. A few months ago we saw an excellent production of Henry V there.
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I like the second view better – 🙂
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I liked all the photos in this post – but I particularly liked the Instagram photo – I’m a sucker for a ‘framed’ photo!
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I agree, I often find myself looking for such “frames”.
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I’m totally fascinated by your view from the tower! What a great photo!
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Thank you!
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Yes, quite often I have shot something and pulled two similar or completely different stories from a single image.
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It’s just fascinating to me how that can work.
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Love that bottom shot but I’ve always been fond of ‘Spring potpourri” all the petals at their feet.
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Thank you very much, and I agree, petals on the ground are a lovely part of Spring.
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