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The stories that one finds in small country churches...
This is a window in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ovingham, just half an hour's walk from our house. The picture comes from a visit by our U3A (University of the Third Age) photography group there back in October.
I was at a bit of a disadvantage as I Don't Do Tripods. I just don't get on with them. If the camera is in my hands it's an organic part of me, if it's on a tripod it's a cold bit of technology. One of my New Year Resolutions is to work on this.
Anyway because of tripodophobia I was concentrating on shallow depth of field and generally focusing on the foreground, but here I thought that the text in the window was more interesting, and that the sombre, shadowy chrysanthemums wouldn't suffer from a bit of blur.
I'm trying to find out more about the story, failing so far. Ridley is one of the great Border Riever surnames, more or less the Northumbrian equivalent of the Scottish Clans.
Thanks for looking,
Moira
| Title: | So far from home 2 |
| Username: | 
mrswoolybill |
| Uploaded: | 3 Jan 2012 - 7:43 AM |
| Camera: | Nikon D90  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 50.0 mm f/1.8 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 5 Oct 2011 - 2:49 PM |
| Tags: | Specialist / abstract, Stained glass |
| Votes: | 46 |
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Tripods are vital as age becomes more apparant, I seem to now have trouble with longer lenses and low light ( tripod I should have used over Christmas, failed steam images the result
) Still no need here Moira as you aptly have shown, good light there is no replacement.
Ron.
Far from home but not forgotten,
Well seen and beautifully taken image.
Johanna
Quote: churches often have pillars which are quite good as steadying ..........
Oh I'm prepared to lean on pretty well anything. I have a fairly steady hand, but the odd pillar or pew comes in handy. Bill has been known to sit his camera on my handbag...
Good morning folks, thank you and keep warm!
Moira
PS Please note that just because using a tripod is a New Year Resolution doesn't mean that I'll do anything about it....
He must have been a prominent person in that area to have a window dedicated to him by friends.
Hope the tripodophobia is soon cured, Moira. It will mean more for Bill to carry for you though!
Malc
Quote: and that the sombre, shadowy chrysanthemums wouldn't suffer from a bit of blur
Quote: In some countries of Europe (e.g., France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Croatia), chrysanthemums are symbolic of death and are only used for funerals or on graves - similarly, in China, Japan and Korea, white chrysanthemums are symbolic of lamentation and/or grief. In some other countries, it represents honesty. In the United States , the flower is usually regarded as positive and cheerful, with New Orleans as a notable exception.
at least you are honest about your resolution 
Good information, Jeff, though I suspect that one reason they're popular in churches here is their longevity and relative cheapness!
Quote: at least you are honest about your resolution
Realistic. I know what happened to last year's diet...
Moira
With all the many projects you have in your busy schedule Moira I'm amazed that you have the energy to grasp another nettle. I'm sure that you're diligence will bring knowledge and you'll share it with us in the fullness of time. In the meantime this is very good, I'm not a huge fan of tripods either but they do bring such wonderful quality to a lot of images, they are also very handy for getting back up after kneeling for that "must have" image.
Dougie
Quote: With all the many projects you have in your busy schedule Moira I'm amazed that you have the energy to grasp another nettle.
Dougie, I do find that a tripod is very useful for pushing nettles away...
What a beautiful window. And what a lovely thing to do the commemorate a loved one.
I was looking up tripod to translate your phobia into latin but all I came up with was Tripus or Cortina. Absolutely useless piece of information but there must be a posh word for it somewhere. There is for everything else.
Chris
I am in total agreement about tripods...When I hold the camera, it is part of me like the brush of an artist.
Tripods, of which I have three, have their place, in my case in a corner of my bedroom! I have tried and tried, but it's useless so I have given up.
This is a fine image, the flowers in the foreground adding their own bit of personality. As you can tell, I really appreciate stained glass and the stories they tell.
I have tripodophobia, too! I do have one, but can't do with lugging it around all day, and only use it when I really have to! I don't like using flash either - again, only when I really have to
A beautiful capture here, Moira, and the flowers being out of focus don't draw the eye away from the main subject
Trev
I'm amazed to read above all of these ePZers with tripodophobia as I suffer a bit too and thought I was the only one (a guilty secret)!! Last Christmas I had a very good tripod as a present from Christopher - and it does come out from time to time, but I am very LAZY about using it. When I do, the results are obvious as the sharpness is much better and one thing I hate is to loose an image due to my idleness! Anyway - after that, I love this image Moira - and not a tripod in sight.
Ann
I like the way you've composed this picture Moira. And I can't get on with Trypod's either, very clumbersom and inconvenient to have about one's Person Great for Land and Seascape, or Macro, but other than that, forget it .
John
I very rarely use a tripod either, it is usually a real pain to lug one around particularly as I don't have a car. The detail and clarity is superb in this one
Lovely capture Moira.
I don’t do tripods, well not in public. 
David
I agree that the text has the most importance here - the slight blurring of the flowers is effective.
Tripods? I agree that they can be a nuisance. I've taught myself to get along with them, but often I will wrench the camera off the base so I can bend around and get just the right pov. That's the advantage of being a moving self-tripod. I just wish we were as steady as when we were younger. Used to be I could hold the camera well at 1/8th
Anne
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