Winter has now officially gone, although the temperatures would suggest otherwise. The weather forecast for Salisbury advises that it will touch 9ºC today, although the wind chill factor will make it feel more like 6º. Wonderful. However, it's a bright sky in the Wiltshire city, and thoughts of monochrome photography whilst travelling there by bus gets the creative juices flowing; those blue skies are going to look good in the black and white conversions.
I take a number of exterior shots of the cathedral upon arrival, but decide to nip inside to inspect one of the four remaining copies of Magna Carta whilst the sun moves round to light the western end. I hadn't given any thought to shooting inside the cathedral since I wasn't sure if photography was allowed, but was pleasantly surprised to be informed by a guide the not only was it permitted, it was positively encouraged. Of course, I wasn't prepared, and consequently struggled with the eternal triangle of shutter speeds, apertures and ISO settings whilst trying to do the architecture justice.
Even more surprising - to me at least - is that although flash photography is generally frowned upon, and refused altogether in the Chapter House that has the Magna Carter on permanent display, the use of a tripod is deemed acceptable. This fuels the idea of making subsequent returns to make a better fist of the subject.
Top: Western facia and spire. 1/250 second at f/11. Matrix metering. -0.33 EV compensation. Yellow filter and blue toned in Silver FX Pro 2. ISO 100
Middle. Choir and organ, looking East. 10.5mm AF-S f/2.8 Fisheye Nikkor. 1/13 second at 5.6. Matrix metering. ISO 500
Bottom: High Altar. 10.5mm f/2.8 AF-S Fisheye Nikkor. 1/5 second at f/5.6. . Matrix metering. +0.67 EV compensation. ISO 500
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