Old Parish Church, Peebles Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the Old Parish Church of Peebles which lies at the west end of the High Street and at the north side of this bridge across the River Tweed.

Peebles, lying at the confluence of the River Tweed and Eddleston Water (locally called the "Cuddy") was originally a market town and played a role in the woollen industry of the Scottish Borders up until the 1960's. Only one woollen mill still functions and the town has now become a residential area for some people commuting to Edinburgh as well as being a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer.

This church was constructed between 1885 and 1887 at a cost of £9,500. It includes some features from an earlier parish church built on the site in 1784. The architect was William Young of London who designed the church in a Gothic style.

Shot in RAW and converted and edited in PSE6.

All comments/critiques/advice welcome!

finlay, LeeLoo, Royaldevon, robjol, saxo042 has marked this note useful

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nipunjotsoni (112) 2008-10-10 1:18 [Comment]

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finlay (387) 2008-10-10 1:19

John

This shot is very typical of the Scottish border towns. I like the darkness of the river and the strong colours where the light is cast on the far bank. Nice compostion with the bridge leading the eye towards the church.

Regards
Finlay

LeeLoo (4890) 2008-10-10 1:23

Dear John Cannon!
Amazing church, wonderful bridge.
Good perspective.
Very good capture.
Original picture.
TFS!

Royaldevon (5824) 2008-10-10 6:00

Hello John,

An interesting shot, taken from a very well considered pov, making the most of the receding arches to give a sense of perspective. I like how the arches 'turn the corner' and take our eyes with them!
The light, playing with the water refelections under the arches, is very attractive.
The whole is well composed.

Do you just use your polariser when shooting water?

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

ku-fotak-chtik (1132) 2008-10-10 7:17

Hi John,

I haven't seen you for a while on my page.
I like this picture. The bridge works very well in composition and gives nice POV and DOF. The tree on the right side is composed well but I would slightly moved camera to the right to get whole tree to the view and not touch the framing.

Well done!!!

Kind Regards Jiri

romanaa (2551) 2008-10-10 12:50

Hello John,

it is just beautiful.

I love the repetition of the arches and the perspective that gives nice depth and most of all the fact that the picture is not disturbed with any sign of modern life.

Lovely. Best regards

Romana

robjol (2045) 2008-10-11 16:55

Hello John,
You positioned yourself well in the making of this photo.
I look to the church, but keep to come back to the flow of water running towards the main arch, as though I can see the movement of the water.
It is a lovely composition, the sunlight in the far bank also helps to enhance.
Very good photo.

Regards,
Robert.

npecanhuk (13161) 2008-10-13 2:18

Hello John!
The pov and the composition were very well chosen and elaborated! I like it very much! It pleases me a lot! I could be looking at it for a long time!
Excellent sharpness - I can see tiny details in the image! Colors are wonderful! The management of light was efficient and flawless!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan

saxo042 (15188) 2008-10-27 7:21

Hi John,

Really a "school example" of a good composition here, the bridge leading up to the church and the river floating below. The tree to the right acts as a balance.

And these colours! The blue water and the green grass are just perfectly captured (or edited).

No disturbance in form of cables or cars (or persons) either.

Regards
Gunnar

Photo Information

Copyright: John Cannon (tyro) (2606)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-01
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 20D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP AF, Hoya 67mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/4, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-10 1:09