Canterbury Cathedral, a photo from Kent, England

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Canterbury Cathedral

The last eight days I spent in the southeast of England, in the county of Kent.
My first photo from this visit shows the city of Canterbury and its most famous landmark: the Canterbury Cathedral. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. The cathedral is also a World Heritage Site.
The cathedral was founded in 602 by St. Augustine of Canterbury, who was sent by Pope Gregory the Great and became the first Archbishop. An important moment in the cathedral's history was the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket on 29 December 1170 by knights of King Henry II. The pilgrims described in Geoffrey Chaucher's Canterbury Tales were on a pilgrimage to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket in the cathedral.

I had to stitch two photos of the cathedral in order to get this view of the cathedral. This caused some distortion, which I tried to get rid of as much as possible.
I hope you like this photo and thanks for your visit!

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carper (96) 2009-05-06 2:28

Mooi Lars.
schitterend gebouw, het valt alleen niet mee om hem perfect op een goede manier op de foto te zetten. De contrast is mooi goed werk in ieder geval.
groet Jaap

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-05-06 2:29

Hoi, Lars.
Ooit heb ik hier ook gestaan, meer dan dertig jaar geleden... Schitterend belicht en heel scherp neergezet!
Een uniek staaltje architectuur, prachtige kleuren, en de sfeer van lang vervlogen tijden. Heel Engels en heel mooi, TFS! Ik wens je nog een fijne dag. Tot gauw,
Fulvio.

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-05-06 2:29

Hello Lars!
The Cathedral is an architecture's precious stone - wow, so many impressive details and you did such a wonderful photo job here, because the technical qualities are all at their best. I specially enjoyed the low pov, the simple but effective composition, the correct exposure and the natural colors!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

pauloog (11751) 2009-05-06 3:47

Dag Lars,
Een mooie heldere foto van een schitterend gothisch meesterwerk. Inderdaad niet gemakkelijk om het hele gebouw te brengen zonder te veel vervorming, maar dit valt nog best mee. Het blijft een heel mooi zicht.
Groetjes,
Paul

dip (21408) 2009-05-06 10:52

Hi Lars,
impressive view of the Cathedral,amazing lighting and colors,
excellent image stitching as well!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

gracious (20025) 2009-05-06 11:15

Hello Lars,
Excellent closeup pov on this beautiful Cathedral!
perfect sharpness, very nice colour and perfect details in every part on the architecture! loved the sunlight as well
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

xavshot (69835) 2009-05-06 11:18

Bonsoir Lars
l'architecture est trθs impressionnante et le personnage permet de nous donner une idιe de la taille de cette cathιdrale. Bel assemblage.
Xavier

papagolf21 (152605) 2009-05-06 11:31

Bonsoir, mon ami Lars,
La cathιdrale de Canterbury est une vιritable institution de l'architecture anglaise.
Trθs belle prιsentation, car trθs difficile ΰ prιsenter eu ιgard ΰ l'importance de l'ιdifice religieux. L'assemblage est rιussi, de plus, pas d'ιlιments intempestifs dans la composition.
Fιlicitations.
Amitiιs.
Philippe

emjleclercq (15778) 2009-05-06 14:28

By itself, one of the biggest monuments in the UK, I believe, and full of interesting historical vestigia. THe point of view magnifies the importance of the building.

All the best,

Emmanuel

ChrisJ (171366) 2009-05-06 20:53

Hi Lars

A marvellous blue sky, with a good upward pov on the Cathedral. Excellent lighting contrasts & sharpness. Tfs!

gildasjan (43826) 2009-05-06 23:44

Bonjour Lars
Un POV qui met bien en valeur ce superbe ιdifice et sa dentelle de pierres.Trθs bon rendu des couleurs sous ce ciel bleu.
Bonne journιe
Amicalement
gildas

danyy (0) 2009-05-07 0:23

Bonjour Jars,
beaucoup de dιformation de perspective, mais cela semblait inιvitable. Par contre les lumiθres, les couleurs et la mise au point sont parfaites.
Regards.
Daniel.

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-05-07 1:28

Hello Lars,
It is an emblematic, splendid and gigantic monument. In spite of the distortion, description is superb and very interesting. The natural colors are pleasant. The presence of a pedestrian is useful to give the scale of construction. Beautiful image, good work.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joλl

jhm (211734) 2009-05-07 3:33

Dag Lars,

Ik heb even wat gespeeld met uw foto om het perspectief een beetje recht te zetten, ik ben er niet voor 100% ingeslaagd maar toch iets verbeterd.
Ik las dat u twee foto verwerkt had in deze compositie.
Want op zich vind ik dit een mooie foto door de goede details en de werkelijke kleuren.
Bedankt voor deze.

Groeten,
John.

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AiresSantos (56155) 2009-05-07 3:38

Hi Lars
Very beautiful this cathedral.
Amazing colours, perfect sharpness and excellent light management
Very good photojob
Have a nice day
Aires

patdeph (35750) 2009-05-07 3:42

hello Lars
the architectute is splendid and impressive,and the excellent sharpness permit to see numerous details!I like how it's standing out the blue sky,that enhances its beauty!Very well done!
Regards
Pascale

marrty (235) 2009-05-07 4:25

Hoi Lars,

Ik vind vooral de kleuren erg mooi in deze foto. En natuurlijk goed hoe je die hele kathedraal op 1 foto hebt kunnen krijgen, met minimale vervorming. Interessante note ook! :-)

Groeten, Martijn

paura (25802) 2009-05-07 8:30

Lars,
Uma beleza de composiηγo fotogrαfica aqui, amigo. As cores sγo muito bonitas e a portentosa catedral estα uma beleza.

Abraηo

Paulo

TopGeo (38220) 2009-05-07 9:59

Hi Lars,They is a good note and a picture that emanated from two pictures Impressive Cathedral. Impressive composition and interesting technique!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Georgios

Silvio1953 (220759) 2009-05-07 13:04

Ciao Lars, great view of fantastic architecture, splendid POV, wonderful light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

paololg (31448) 2009-05-07 13:36

Ciao dear Lars,
compliments for the beautiful photo but above all compliments to have captured the whole architectural beauty of this famous Cathedral. Excellent definition of the details, BRAVO!
Ciao, have a nice day!
Paolo

azaf1 (15931) 2009-05-07 23:04

Hi Lars

Really beautiful! I like the square frame and the imposing capture of the cathedral. Sharp details and lovely balanced colors.

Have a good day and TFS
Argiris

Graal (103040) 2009-05-07 23:24

Hi Lars,
great cathedral, beautiful architecture, good presentation. An interesting note also. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

jafadabret (56501) 2009-05-08 0:02

Bonjour Lars.
Cette Cathιdrale en impose sous une belle lumiθre. Les hommes donnent l'ιchelle de cette merveille architecturale. Le stitch est parfait.
Excellent !
Jacques

riclopes (35577) 2009-05-08 0:40

Very impressive 'beast', Lars. It's huge and full of interesting details and I can feel how close you are. You manage well the situation and I like the distortion just the way it is. Nice angle of the walkway and inclusion of the person passing by, showing how big the church really is.
regards,
ricardo

Cricri (176) 2009-05-08 11:40

Hi Lars
Une belle mise en valeur de la cathιdrale, j'aime les branches de l'arbre en cadrage et le fond bleu du ciel et le chemin qui conduit a l'entrιe, belle image et bon travail
Good Week end
cricri

UlfE (14641) 2009-05-08 21:47

Hi Lars,

Wonderful capture of the cathedral you have really chosen an excellent POV and it not always easy to find such when shooting tall buildings. Lighting, sharpness and colours could not be better. TFS and have nice weekend!

Cheers,

Ulf

alvaraalto (42804) 2009-05-09 5:21

Hallo Lars,

Zo, ook weer terug uit Engeland. We hadden elkaar wel tegen kunnen komen :-).
Mooie plak van de kathedraal. Door het perpectief wijst deze glorieuze kerk prachtig naar ιιn punt in de hemel en zo hoort het ook.

groet Rob

bertolucci (14052) 2009-05-09 8:10

Hej Larz,
Je laat hier de glorie van deze gothische kathedraal sterk tot uiting komen. De hoek is sterk gekozen en er is grote hoeveelheid aansprekende architectuurdetails. Erg goed werk (ook de stitching) in mooi licht.
Een feest voor het oog.
Goed weekend,
Bert

Didi (61589) 2009-05-09 8:13

Hello Lars
Nice stitch of this marvellous cathedral.
If you want no distortion try to use a lens close to 50 mm (for a reflex camera).
If not only Autopano is able to get rid of this little problem.
Best regards.

chrisnet (23062) 2009-05-11 12:11

Hello Lars,
It's really a beautiful architecture well framed with the tree, the light and colors are splendid, good work.
Regards
Christian

Philippe (11836) 2009-05-11 15:01

Hallo, Lars. Ik ben al dikwijls in Canterbury geweest, maar ben er niet zeker van dat ik al blaren op de bomen heb gezien ;o). Die zorgen voor een goed contrast met de stenen van de kathedraal. De torens komen goed uit op de blauwe lucht en de persoon langs het gras geeft de schaal van het gebouw: indrukwekkend.
Prettige avond verder,
Philippe

shevchenko (20560) 2009-05-11 19:23

Hello Lars,
I think is not easy to shoot this magnificent cathedral especially with tree as obstruction, good pov and good editing with two photos for showing us the entire feature of this historical cathedral, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-05-12 5:05

Hi Lars,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg

Emile (20352) 2009-05-12 8:26

Hola Lars.
Impressive building with a magnificent architecture, splendid details. Great colors, lighting and framing. Sharpness and POV are very good. Excellent shot.
TFS.
Best regards.

syd1946 (1167) 2009-05-12 11:06

Hello Lars,
Very impressive Cathedral Church and very famous too.With this low point you choose looks much more impressive.Nice to include to walking man in the frame,helps to compare how big is the cathedral.Excellent architecture composition!

Greetings,
Thomas

rodgerg (55767) 2009-05-12 11:22

Goed avond Lars,

Mooie, zeer mooie.
A very nice presentation and very impressive too presentation of this famous religious edifice. Good framing with the vegetation in the FG. The church arise very well under this beautiful sky. The people give an interesting idea of the scale of the edifice.
Een zeer goed werk.
Roger

yedirenk (11244) 2009-05-12 16:43

Hi dear Lars,
a great architecture and superb details with good point of view.light,sharpness and framing are excellent.very impressive scene under the blue sky.well done.TFS
Best Regards

Cevdet

pablominto (53746) 2009-05-13 4:28

Hello Lars,

The famous cathedral really looks impressive from this point of view!
Excellent details in the architecture, and the composition has fine lead-in and good natural framing...
Good lines and fine dynamics!

Greetings,
Pablo -

tabora (0) 2009-05-13 4:46

hallo Lars,
Quel joli contraste sur cet impossante cathιdrale,beau jeu d'ombres et lumiθre,couleurs ιclatantes.
zeer mooi.
A+ Joseph

sacavem (18620) 2009-05-13 8:16

Olα Lars,

A beautiful cathedral but very difficult to photograph as shown.The elements of architecture are wonderful.TFS, but to be honest I do not like the POV because the perspective.And the sky has some noise, maybe you should be correct.
Best wishes,
Filipe

danos (110407) 2009-05-13 13:31

Hello Lars,
nice shot of the Canterbury Cathedral with a distortion,at least in the front part of it.It's difficult to take someone shots of big buildings, from a so close distance.But from the other side the sharpness and the clarity are perfect as the management of the lighting conditions.Well done.

Regards,Danos

jaywalker (16105) 2009-05-14 11:46

Hi Lars, Truly magnificent architecture superbly detailed, the sharp quality is just out standing, a lovely blue sky over looking cathedral & the green of the tree entering from the right both craft a vivid scene, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Charo (51290) 2009-05-14 14:00

Hallo Lars,
Een uitdaging voor deze geweldige foto kathedraal. Engels gotische architectuur is fantastisch en met veel detail. Ik hou van die zijde deur met een mooie decoratie.
Uitstekende details en licht.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Charo

marietom (34611) 2009-05-14 14:25

hello Lars,

ce bβtiment est impressionnant. Belle prιsentation.
Bonne soirιe
Marie

kLe (2196) 2009-05-14 23:31

This is a beautiful historic building. And your POV has a double effect. On one hand it created a welcoming effect; on the other, some distotortion, as you said. And that in spite you took two pictures wich allows to use a longer lens. You probably did not have more place behind you. The noise on the sky is also very obvious and should be eliminated, in my opinion.
Regards,

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2009-05-15 3:39

Very beautiful and nice colours. Very interesting architecture of your famous cathedral. Good composition and framing with the tree to the right.
Best wishes,
Achim

luighi (5303) 2009-05-15 6:53

Hi Lars , monumental catedral muy bien capturada y expuesta .Excelente nitidez y detalles , gran encuadre.
Un saludo desde Espaρa.
Luis

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-05-22 5:51

Ola Lars,
Grandiosa esta catedral com estas torres magnificas tem lindos dealhes , estas construηυes demoravam muitos anos a fazer com milhares de pessoas a trabalhar nelas , gostei muito das cores e do contraste , belo ponto de visγo , parabιns!!
Um abraηo Gonηalo

ElAprendiz (30) 2009-05-30 15:35

Hello Lars:

No doubt you have a great ability to capture a balanced, from good angles of shooting, majestic places like this.

Shows fullness, the beauty of this cathedral, with its facade and adornments. Maybe I would have cloned or removed this is displayed on the left side, but it is only a detail.

In addition, lovely shot. Thanks or sharing it.

Special greeting from Colombia, John

batalay (41261) 2009-06-15 4:36

Hello Lars,

I remember well from my visits the cramped space, and the need to use a super wide angle lens, or to stitch separate image. You've handled it well. The "distortion" is really does not matter, and it is just a demonstration of three-point perspective. In very high buildings, the vertical lines appear to converge.

Your note is highly informative, as usual, giving a synopsis of he long history of the Christianity in early Medieval England.

Warm regards,

Bulent

siolaw (38294) 2009-08-12 21:05

Hi Lars
Stitch gave a kind of wide angle effect.. distortion not really a problem here... the monument has great architecture and light was favorable!
Greetings
Laurent

darek1978 (13361) 2009-08-19 9:05

Hi Lars,
You have captured the interesting architecture in a wonderful way here. Superb colours, an excellent POV fine sharpness. I'm very impressed with the details on the cathedral. Splendid work!
Regards,
Darek

pierrefonds (113700) 2014-09-01 16:23

HI Lars,

This is a difficult church to photograph in one shot. The stitch of the two pictures is well done. The point of view is showing with precision the details of the architecture of the Canterbury cathedral. The quality of the light is excellent. Have a nice day.

Pierre

omid266 (6814) 2015-05-09 19:46

Salam dear Lars,

Another wonderful post in your archives,

So beautiful photo and Thanks!

Greetings,***

jmdias (114384) 2015-11-20 0:22

lars

I liked this angle, showing well the shapes and details of this marvelous sample of british gothic architecture. very nice quality of image.

hugs

jorge

mcmtanyel (67789) 2017-01-11 20:20

Hello Lars,
So, this is the seat of the Anglican Church. I would love to pay a visit there. Your stitching job was quite well done and as for distortions, I do not see anything out of the ordinary for a wide angle view. You did well!
Regards,
MT

mkamionka (73532) 2021-05-03 2:38

Hi Lars,
this is probably the most famous English Cathedral and yet I didn't have a chance to visit it yet.
Nice angle showing the whole structure with subtle decoration with tree and clouds on the opposite sides. Great weather day, wonderful outcome,
M

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Date Taken: 2009-04-29
Categories: Καθημερινότητα, Αρχιτεκτονική
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