Category: Hampshire

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17/6/2012

Winchester Cathedral, UK

I have visited Winchester a few times over the 10 years or so. Winchester Cathedral is a dominant feature of the city, and is somewhere I enjoy photographing.

The church is one of the largest cathedrals in England, and has the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. The cathedral was founded in 642 just north of the current site.

The front doors of the Cathedral really struck me when I first visited. The sturdy red doors contrasted the beige stone of the building, making them stand out. The door handles, for me, are just asking to knock the door.

Winchester Cathedral, UK

Once inside the Cathedral, the sunlight (when the sun’s out) filters through the windows, casting shadows its rays as well as shadows around the building. I have enjoyed wandering through the building and capturing the light within.

Winchester Cathedral, UK

The relatively new ‘funky font’ at Salisbury Cathedral captured my imagination when I visited the Cathedral a couple of year with family. It wasn’t something I was expecting, and hadn’t been there when I previously visited. The font was installed in 2008.

Designed by William Pye, it is the first permanent font at the Cathedral for over 150 years. The font shows the contradicting nature of water - contrasting its still reflective quality with the more animated overflowing spouts at each of the four corners.

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Peacefulness

3/4/2011

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South East England, UK

Rambling has allowed me to appreciate the countryside in South East England; and gives me an opportunity not only to enjoy things at a slower pace but to take photos of nature.

As a Londoner, I find it very easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of city life. Much of my photography reflects my urban life and the city I live in.

On a lovely spring day yesterday, with the sun peering through the clouds, thirteen of us began an eight mile walk near the Surry, West Sussex and Hampshire borders, starting from a pub not far from Haslemere. My camera was firmly in my hand, ready to take photos.

Much of the walk was through fields, which we shared with sheep, and in forests - with the last part of it through Petworth Park, which is owned by the National Trust. There was lightness in the air and the new shoots of spring coming through. I was spoiled for shots.

What really struck me was the peacefulness of the walk. Even with the sheep, as well as other ramblers we came across, I really had a sense of being in and with nature.

What was very striking was the peacefulness of the nature. I had a deep sense of the natural disasters that happened in Japan recently, and of the uprisings in the Middle East. While nature can be idyllic, beautiful and peaceful, it can also be brutal and dramatic.

I tried to capture this sense of peace, as well as the shoots of new growth, in my photos. Capturing the mood isn’t always easy, and can be greatly affected by light as much as surroundings.

I cherish the ramblers group I am a part of. It allows me to get out of London and see parts of England that I may not have otherwise have seen, or take photos of.

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