Lincoln Cathedral (Scheimpflug, exposure, Olympus OM 35mm film equipment)

[Svenedin]

The roof truss of the cathedral was built about 30 years before the construction of the Eiffel Tower, and is one of the most important examples of early iron construction. When it was installed in 1860 over the vaults of the nave and transept, it was at first controversial - many thought that the roof truss of the cathedral had to be constructed of wood, as in the Middle Ages.

Edit:
Also worth a visit is the Ulm Minster. Here the original timber frame was replaced by an iron roof truss in 1890, a few years after its completion.

Yes. I've been to Ulm Minster. I had wanted to visit having seen the enormous tower from a distance many times so eventually I decided to stay in Ulm on my way to Austria or wherever it was. I remember the visit; it rained constantly and the Danube overflowed and there was flooding! I didn't want to leave my GPS in the car so put it in my pocket; it got so wet it was destroyed and then I had to navigate the rest of the trip with paper maps. Heaven forbid

 

[macfred]

Yes. I've been to Ulm Minster. I had wanted to visit having seen the enormous tower from a distance many times so eventually I decided to stay in Ulm on my way to Austria or wherever it was. I remember the visit; it rained constantly and the Danube overflowed and there was flooding! I didn't want to leave my GPS in the car so put it in my pocket; it got so wet it was destroyed and then I had to navigate the rest of the trip with paper maps. Heaven forbid

The Lord works in mysterious ways ...
Hope to see some of your photographs soon.

 

[Svenedin]

Thanks Macfred. I think most of the photos will be "recording photos" meaning an aid to memory of the visit rather than anything more interesting. The light was so bad most of the time that I am not expecting anything other than dreary photos. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear as they say! You never know, some might surprise me. I enjoyed taking the pictures and the extra time I took to really soak in the atmosphere of the place. My 200mm lens got some use to photograph the "Lincoln Imp" which is high up in the cathedral. That lens might only get used once or twice a year. A longer lens would have been better but one has to make do with what one has.

 

[Svenedin]

I've developed all the films. There were 13 to develop. There are only 10 shots of 6x7 on a roll and with generous bracketing (-1, 0, +1 and +2) for interior shots that means not that many actual scenes. Not all from this trip though. 6x 35mm films and 7x 120 films. Mostly TMax 100 and 400 but also 2x FP4+ and a Delta 400 which was part used in the camera.

They've all seem to have turned out OK except for one roll of FP4. I can't really understand what happened. It has some very annoying drying marks (or that's what they appear to be) that are resistant to misting with breath and a lens cloth; film cleaner; rewashing; a tiny drop of distilled water on a fine artist's brush. They are definitely on the non-emulsion side. As last resort I put the film in some acetic acid stop bath and rinsed with distilled water. It is very odd that 1 film out of 13 should be affected especially as it was processed in the same tank as another roll of FP4 that has no marks. Peculiar. I can only think that somehow I managed to splash the film with tap water (which is extremely hard) whilst it was hanging to dry and I was washing up the film tanks and reels.

Anyway, I'll contact print and may have some prints made by next week.

 

[Svenedin]

First picture from the trip. Taken on a Fuji GF670 6x7. TMax400; Xtol 1+1. Yellow filter (to reduce mist effect). Overcast, dull conditions. Towers were obscured by cloud an hour earlier. Had to print at grade 4 as the picture was too flat. I hardly ever print at that hard a grade. Many others to print which may be better. Ilford MGIV RC 8"x10" (also printed landscape at 9.5"x12" which is better but it is too big for my scanner)

 

[tedr1]

Thanks for the lovely soft picture. It reminds me of my original home (England not Lincoln). I visited many of the English cathedrals as a child. As I have aged and gained some understanding of how the world works my admiration for the cathedral builders has grown. They are an astonishing achievement that would probably not be possible today. We seem to have lost the art of building for beauty.

 

[Svenedin]

Thanks Ted I'm glad you like it. I too am astounded by the great cathedrals. We are looking at a building that is 930 years old. It is hard to comprehend the magnitude of the project to build such a structure even now. Thousands of people must have worked on it over the years, craftsmen and labourers of all descriptions. Thousands more to keep the workers fed. Incredible sums of money spent. Those who started the project knew they would never live to see it completed. That is some vision. What is even more impressive is that 930 laters later we are still amazed by these structures. I remember visiting a ruined abbey at Barrow-in-Furness. I had some binoculars with me and could see some mason's marks high up in the ruined structure. One of the marks was a tulip. At that time the tulip was unknown in Europe (the tulip was brought to Europe in the 16th century) so the conclusion is (from a book I subsequently read about it) that the mason was from Constantinople (now Istanbul).

 

[johnnyh]

Very nice picture.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Now if you could just move those buildings in front out of the way ...

 

[Svenedin]

Yes but that’s the Exchequergate. Incidentally "gate" is often used in Northern English cities. It does not necessarily mean what we now call gate or opening. It is from the Norse meaning street. it is gasse in modern German for instance.

 

[Svenedin]

St Hugh's Choir (looking West), Lincoln Cathedral. Ambient lighting. Fuji GF670 6x7, Kodak TMax 400, Xtol 1+1. About 8 seconds at f can't remember. Ilford MGIV RC grade 2.5 8"x10". Tetenal Eukobrom. I think I will print this larger. Also posted to gallery (but only subscribers can see that). Has to be reduced in quality to be posted in this thread.

 

[pbromaghin]

Oh. My.

 

[Svenedin]

I believe that since 22nd March everybody can see the gallery so no need for me to post pictures in this thread and the gallery:

Lincoln Cathedral Nave (looking West)

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• Mar 31, 2018
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Early morning before many visitors arrived; sheltering from snow outside.
A4 enlargement from...