Friday 25 April 2008

Studies in glass 3 - # 08/84

After yesterday's magnificence this may seem a bit of a let down. The tiny 13th / 17th century church of St. Peter's, Petersham, is flooded with light. These interesting "box" windows face west. I had to close down the aperture to prevent the volume of light overwhelming the camera. The photo suggests a dark interior; actually it's brilliant, as you saw in my posting of a few days ago. The old architect solved his problem in the days when weak candles were the only means of artificial lighting. Notice the candle holders placed in the windows.

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  1. This is so interesting. Love the shadows on the right-hand side of each window. It all adds up to a rather wonderful design effect.

    Are those windows all the same size? They appear not but perhaps it's an illusion.

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  2. @Jilly.....yes, all the same. The slanted perspective chages the look. That's another reson I liked the scene.

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  3. Hi Chuckeroon! You probably didn’t notice (busy in Paris, I understand), but I was absent for a while... ;)) Anyhow, I missed your posts and comments, so I’m trying to catch up what I can!
    The Glass series is amazing; great pictures! Also loved to see the Richmong Green!
    Hope you have a great weekend!
    Blogtrotter

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  4. I'm wondering why the candle holders are in the windows. Maybe to show that "someone is in"?

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