Old Font and Flagstones...

[Clicker]

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is  in the Cotswold village of Stanton and stands. on the edge of the Cotswolds. There is one Pub ...no shops, no tea rooms  no guest houses or hotels and less than 200 inhabitants.  I found it whilst walking the Cotswold Way.   I  loved the  light on the worn flagstones  only just illuminating the arches and pews.Parts date back to the 9th century though the Font and the porch have 15th century origins..

 

[colinb]

Those flagstones look well worn for just a few locals, must have been a popular place at some time

 

[Terry]

Like this a lot. Great lighting

[FUJI]

Beautiful light......perfect in fact.

FUJI

[ChrisLumix]

I was thinking "font" as in font, not font! Anyone know the connection between typography and baptism?

[Guest]

Beautiful tones and textures, a very well executed photograph.

[Korky]

For me, it's the light on the flagstones that makes the image. That texture is just superb.

Dorky

[FUJI]

I was thinking "font" as in font, not font! Anyone know the connection between typography and baptism?

in a word........No!      

FUJI

[Clicker]

Ooooh  thank you very much all of you  ...  your comments  are very kind and  appreciated ...

I did think that Font might have been expected  to refer to  a Type Face  when I put the  subject  title up Chris... but it was the only other word  I could think of suitable for a bit of alliteration ..

It was the light and the  tone of the patina  caught at that angle that drew me in to make the shot Korks and somehow the darkness caught the hushed  tones associated  with church interiors. I stayed for an hour  or so  and took this shot as I left ..the sun was lower and the light warmer  but the shine on the flagstones was no longer apparent   from this angle .I still quite like it though  I did wonder if I should use the perspective tool to just straighten the vertical on  the far left arch....? 

 

[Kobione]

Beautiful light in the first one Polly, as already said - love it!!

[Clicker]

Ok Ron ... my other half is a retired engineer  so I know just what you mean ... I was being a bit lazy ... so I have used the perspective and transform tools  in CS6 to alter the perspective that comes from looking upwards...

It did have a  tangible spiritual feel to it Ron ...i hope that comes across.

Hi Dee ...  yes ... the light was the artist in that image  ... glad it appealed to you too.

[colinb]

Forgive me Polly but that wonderful beam work looks a little dark on my monitor, just thought a very slight tweak with shadows highlights might help put them on show?

But don't touch the top picture that is spot on!

 

[Clicker]

Hi Colin.  It's a hard one to get just right this is ... I don't want to lose the feeling that the ceiling was only just visible as it was just edges of the beams that were touched with light ..... Am on my iPad. At the moment Colin so will try tweaking it later to see if it works.. Got your message too... Will get back to you later today  on  that. 

 

Me again ... I've  had a go Colin ...my problem is I have already selected and altered the levels on that area having  altered the exposure in RAW   initially   as it was  almost black  then .. Consequently I have also had to    combat the resulting noise  that  arose  from doing that ....As you can see there is still noise in that area ...grrr Please feel free to have a go too...I   just can't lighten much more without  getting more noise than I can  deal with ... see below ... a bit noisy innit ?

Sometimes our monitors can  be our problem  can't they  despite checking the calibration... I haven't had this one printed  yet so  that will probably be the best guide ... Thanks so much everyone for the interest in this one ... don't want to bore the pants off everyone though ....lol

Just saw your edit Colin !!

SNAP !

 

 

 

 

[Brian]

I think this is one of the most stunning Church interiors I have seen in yonks. Absolutely perfect light.

[Clicker]

You must have been rummaging to find this Brian ...but thank you so much  for such a  kind comment ..it is really appreciated..The  initial photo,with the worn shiny flagstones being the  focus of the image, is my favourite of all the  church interiors that I have photographed ..

Polly

[Brian]

 

9 hours ago, Clicker said:

You must have been rummaging to find this Brian ...but thank you so much  for such a  kind comment ..it is really appreciated..The  initial photo,with the worn shiny flagstones being the  focus of the image, is my favourite of all the  church interiors that I have photographed ..

Polly

Yes, Polly! As I've been away for so long, I'm trying to catch up with the older posts. And some of them are quite stunning.

[NannyFerret]

I lover the moody lighting, Polly, and also the way the light falls across the isle.

Lovely.

[Clicker]

Hi Tina ... yes it was one of those places where the walls seemed to whisper to you  ....it just resonated with the history of ordinary people, our ancestors, going about their daily lives where the church was often  the glue that bound them together and was often a source of learning and spiritual well being....well sometimes.. I just wanted to capture the hushed stillness in that early evening sunlight but half wished I could have stayed long enough to hear the choir singing later  at  Evensong . Glad you liked it too ....