Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-14 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks Rick. I only had to ask and you delivered. Spectacular isn't it? Those bloody puritans though... Chris On 13 June 2015 at 18:28, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo impractical, so obliques will have to do. The whole impressive thing:

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-14 Thread Mark C
Imposing edifice! The second image shows a wealth of architectural detail - some damaged, some not. I'm guessing the building could be a trove of interesting architectural bits. On 6/13/2015 1:28 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo impractical, so obliques will

PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Rick Womer
Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo impractical, so obliques will have to do. The whole impressive thing: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18038169 Detail; it seems that the lower row of statuary was damaged by Puritans in the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Knarf
Tx! -f On 13 June, 2015 2:46:47 PM EDT, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: Wells, Somerset https://goo.gl/maps/mvH0q Eric. On 13 June 2015 at 19:31, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Where is this? Quite the impressive structure! And what's with those Puritans? I'm

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Ken Waller
Nice compositions and capture that cry out for better light (less harsh). Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com Subject: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Jack! On Jun 13, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Very well done, Rick! J - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 10:28:33 AM Subject: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front Clutter

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Rick Womer
The Monmouth Rebellion was a late echo of the English Civil War (Wikipedia has a good entry about it). The Puritans' damage was very intentional, all over England. I'll be posting some pics soon of Glastonbury Abbey, which Cromwell and his boys utterly destroyed (with drawing and quartering

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Knarf
Where is this? Quite the impressive structure! And what's with those Puritans? I'm sure they don't like icons or anything ostentatious when it comes to - well, just about anything. Was the damage intentional or collateral to the revolt? Both lovely images, BTW. Beautiful building, very well

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
Very well done, Rick! J - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 10:28:33 AM Subject: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo impractical, so obliques will have

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
Wells, Somerset https://goo.gl/maps/mvH0q Eric. On 13 June 2015 at 19:31, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Where is this? Quite the impressive structure! And what's with those Puritans? I'm sure they don't like icons or anything ostentatious when it comes to - well, just about

Re: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front

2015-06-13 Thread Rick Womer
- From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com Subject: PESOs (2) - Wells West Front Clutter on the lawn made a straight-on photo impractical, so obliques will have to do. The whole impressive thing: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18038169 Detail; it seems that the lower row