The Rose Window Photo

Photographer’s Note

In the South transept of York Minister is the Rose Window commemorating the end of The Wars of The Roses and dating from around 1500. A fire in 1984 destroyed the roof in the South transept and the restoration work was completed in 1988.

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jean11-3 (2799) 2007-10-21 8:42

A good shot of the Minster Lisa.Having tried myself to take shots of the Minster,it is not easy to get into the right position for the shot that you might want.I like your composition and the details are sharp.
The blue sky sets off the stonework really well.
Tfs, regards Jean.

tho_ebert (872) 2007-10-21 8:45

Hi Lisa,
Nice "Rose", good exposition and sharpness, have you tried a square crop ? I would like to see it from the other side (inside), don't you have a shot of it ?
TFS
Thomas

NellyD (1872) 2007-10-21 9:15

Hi Lisa,

Very nice shot of this rose window.
I like the composition, sharpness, details and the blue sky look beautiful.
TFS

Greetings, Nel

ben4321 (9807) 2007-10-22 10:57

The Rose Window makes a great subject (got one in my gallery somewhere), and I think you did well here Lisa. The light was quite harsh, but you handled it well, with no burn-out on the bright stonework. I'd have preferred it with warmer light on the building (taking it later in the day would have helped), but there's a good contrast between the stonework and the blue sky.
The rooftops creeping in at the bottom left corner are a bit distracting, but nothing a slight crop wouldn't fix.

Cheers,
Ben

tyro (2668) 2007-10-22 12:26

Hello, Lisa.

I love this picture. The composition is, in my mind, as good as you can get given the angle from which you took it. Very crisp and clear and very well-exposed too.

Did you take a picture from inside? Are you allowed to take photographs in York Minster? I think that could be stunning.

Kind Regards,

John.