Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a Canon TS-E 17mm F/4L lens. Three exposures from a Tripod with Mirror Lock Up and Cable Release.<br />
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Building was started in 1067 by Earl William fitz Osbern, close friend of William the Conqueror, making it one of the first Norman strongholds in Wales. In turn William Marshal (Earl of Pembroke), Roger Bigod (Earl of Norfolk) and Charles Somerset (Earl of Worcester) all made their mark before the castle declined after the Civil War.<br />
This is Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire England. The original Salisbury Cathedral was completed at Old Sarum in 1092 under Osmund, the first Bishop of Salisbury. In 1220 the foundations were laid for the Cathedral at the site it is today. The major construction work was completed in 1258 i.e. it took 38 years to build,
Avebury henge and stone circles are one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain. Built and much altered during the Neolithic period, roughly between 2850 BC and 2200 BC, the henge survives as a huge circular bank and ditch, encircling an area that includes part of Avebury village. Within the henge is the largest stone circle in Britain - originally of about 100 stones - which in turn encloses two smaller stone circles.<br />
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Canon EOS 5D with Zeiss Distagon* 2.8/21 ZE lens @ ISO 50, f/5.6 and
Reprocessed with LR6 for 2018. I think that the conversion is better.<br />
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Canon EOS 5D with a Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE lens @ ISO 800, f/2.8 and 1/50 sec.
Shot from the White Horse Trail on the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, England.<br />
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Mark II lens.
Apologies but this was NOT shot with the lens shown. I used a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Mark II lens which is a Tilt & Shift lens. Cannot work out how to change the Zeiss entry.<br /><br />
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Oblique lighting through the stained glass windows casts an array of colurs on the wall of the Cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England.
Christ on the Cross above the spectacular Scissor Arches at the top end of the Nave in Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. In the Nave the eye is drawn to the unique "scissor arches". The simple yet stunning design, often mistaken as modern, was a medieval solution (1338 - 1348) to sinking foundations.
Late evening walk back home from Tan Hill high on the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, England. This was the scene yesterday evening shot from the White Horse Trail looking down on the Vale of Pewsey. It has been really quite cold the last few days but the ridge of high pressure has given us wonderful late evening light. You can still see areas of frost on the ground behind hedges etc, from early morning.<br /><br />
I do have Zeiss lenses but they are too heavy on a 2 hour hike, certainly at my age.<br />
On the way back home to Penrhyn, Pembrokeshire, West Wales.<br />
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens @ 85mm, ISO 400, f/10, 1/125sec and +2/3 EV.
Better viewed Full Size. This was shot from Roundway Down, Wiltshire, England. You are looking at what remains of the ancient hill fort know as Oliver's Castle. One can still see remains of a moat on the eastern side. It originally would have had a high wooden pallisade with a fighting platform running round the inside.
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Roundway Down was the scene of a decisive victory for the Royalists over the Parlamentarians in the First English Civil War. The battle took place on 13th July 1643, The defeat was even more remarkable since the Royalist cavalry had ridden all the way from Oxford and defeated the Rounheads who were fully deployed in battle positions on Roundway Down. It was a rout and 600 cavalry and men were swept over the steep escarpment to their deaths. It was subsequently named Bloody Ditch b
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This was shot at Oliver's Castle, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire, England. I only take two lenses with me these days for landscape photography, the Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Mark II. Each lens is mounted on a Canon EOS 5D Mark I body to avoid the need for changing lens out in these windy environments.
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Two of six tumuli beside the Ancient Ridgeway Path at the start point at the Sanctuary beside the A4.<br />
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Canon EOS 5D Mark 1 with Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/250sec, +2/3EV with Mirror Lockup.
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This is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
This is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. <br /><br />
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Shot with a Tilt & Shift lens. Single RAW frame PP'd in DxO Optics Pro 9 ELITE software to Nik's Color EFEX Pro 4. Better viewed Full Size.
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Beautiful altar covering in the run up to Easter. This is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
