My good friend Christina was lucky enough to visit Alpha Whiskey last week so she had the full tour of London, of course, but also on her wish list was a trip to Cambridge. I didn't hesitate to take her, knowing from my previous visits what a beautiful and picturesque town Cambridge is. The weather wasn't at her best for us but where better to take refuge than the King's College Chapel, a spectacular edifice of Gothic architecture with some of the finest stained glass windows anywhere in the world. The magnificent and vast fan vaulted ceiling loomed mightily above us, inviting its tiny visitors to crane our necks up and marvel at it. The imposing central organ shadowed the chequered floor and wooden pews as light flooded in to backlight the stories depicted on the stained glass windows. After the Chapel we explored the town and went punting on the River Cam, where our excellent oarsman regaled us with a fascinating wealth of knowledge about the town and university. Most of these shots were taken manually focused with the Samyang 7.5mm F/3.5 fisheye lens mounted on the Olympus E-M5. The rest were taken with the Olympus 12-40mm F/2.8. I found that despite the obvious distortion, the fisheye captured the cavernous interiors rather well, providing a sense of size and scale that makes the viewer feel suitably small. I have tried to process the images to accentuate the geometry and vastness of the Chapel's interiors, as well as allude to its age with a slightly washed out look.
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In contrast to the other images I felt that punting on the river towards the Bridge Of Sighs had a slightly romantic quality to it and thus processed the image to reflect this.
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This one is in B+W to emphasise the angular architecture and because colour added nothing to it.
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Sabrina RaymondFeb 6, 2017 08:15 AM
Nice collection of photos. I LOVE the arches and stained glass. I'd like to visit and do a boat tour when I visit my son next.
ChristinaFeb 7, 2017 11:53 AM
Fabulous pics of this beautiful and atmospheric town!!! I had such a great day in your company!! :)
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