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This is a photo looking directly upward toward the ceiling of the Lady Chapel of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. The chapel was completely empty so I lay down on the floor with my camera pointing directly upward and took this photo handheld......I didn't think at the time that it would be possible to get an unblurred image this way so you can imagine how pleased I was when this turned out sharp enought to be a keeper.
The Lady Chapel was opened in 1910 and was the first element to be completed. It is much more ornately gothic in style than the main cathedral.
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@hugo poon: Thanks very much Hugo......I do feel passionately about it more than I care to admit but i'm pleased that you think it shows in the photos!
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Micheal....this is just a small side chapel to the main cathedral!
It's such a beautiful and awe inspiring building.
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks very much Alfredo....it was a really pleasant surprise when this turned out sharp enough to post here!
@Saeed: Thanks very much Saeed!
@Anne: Hi Anne....well i suppose neo-gothic would be a more accurate architectural description but that 'neo' bit always seemed like nit picking to me. Whatever you call the style it's a wonderful building!
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks very much Ana!
@ManuelaR: Thanks very much Manuela!
@Lorraine: Thanks very much Lorraine!
@Kaddy: Thanks very much Kaddy!
@Wysterior: Thanks very much....no image stabiliser in my camera body or lens but then it's a wide angle that doesn't really need one. Even so, I was still surprised that 4/10ths second was possible handheld even with a lens at the 35mm equivalent of 15mm. (I was lying on the floor which probably explains it)
@Nataly: Thanks very much Nataly!
@Viewfinder: Thanks very much Glenn!
@João Mourão: Thanks very much João!
@MadScientist: The problem with putting the camera on the floor with a lens this wide is that I would probably end up in the shot as well + composition is evrything with this lens....as it was i had quite a bit of correction to do to get the image square and as distortion free as this and it isn't perfect.
NIKON D40
2/5 seconds
F/8.0
ISO 1600
15 mm (35mm equiv.)
