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I have uploaded details from Colin Wilbourn's sculpture Kathedra before. It is on the bank of the River Wear just below Durham Cathedral, close to Prebends Bridge. But this is the bigger picture.
The work takes the form of an arched stone seat, which represents the safe sanctuary of the cathedral; around the back, demon faces seethe angrily, trying in vain to get in.
V2 Stepping a bit further back for those who like a bit more information. I much prefer V1.
We visited the city with our U3A (University of the Third Age) Photography group. The demons observed them carefully see V3.
Thanks for looking,
Moira
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D90  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 50.0 mm f/1.8 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 9 May 2012 - 12:40 PM |
| Focal Length: | 50mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/1.7 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Shutter speed priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Nightmares in stone |
| Username: | 
mrswoolybill |
| Uploaded: | 23 May 2012 - 8:20 AM |
| Tags: | Black & white, Landscape / travel, Specialist / abstract |
| Votes: | 61 |
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Thanks everyone, this has fared better than I expected. Tomorrow you get the same composition as viewed through the Lensbaby, that will be an interesting comparison.
A busy time at the moment, so my apologies for very little time in the site!
Moira
Great use of that lens again Moira, V1 is just right for me great detail in the demons and the bridge just soft enough. I would have gone for the 50/50 here and to hell with convention, an image of two halves? Nice work with the ladies and the demons, the demons seem to have taken control of the battery cover of the ladies camera.
Dougie
Just love all those faces - even if some are a bit scary! 
I do like both V1 and V2, the latter shows more of that beautiful bridge, but V1 does attract the eye more to the faces...I think V1 just wins it though!
V1 is just so right ... but yes nightmares indeed
The contrast between them and that bridge is perfect
Thanks folks, and particular thanks to Barbs for the UA. We're home on a flying visit, I'll be back again this evening.
Moira
Can I please add that the ladies in V3 are good friends of ours...
Moira
v1 for me. Your trademark composition of late, which has produced some excellent images. Please note I have manfully resisted any wit, irony, hyperbole, pathos, or satire on v3, nor even a simple epigram 
for fear of incurring your wrath.
Dave
Back home from school - thanks again to everyone who has visited here, and to Ken for his much appreciated RC.
Re colour - there is a problem with this work, in that different blocks of stone have been assembled, and they range from blueish to greenish to pinky beige. When you get two faces of different colour temperatures they don't work together, which is why I tend to use mono. But I do have a colour upload to come some time.
Moira
Wonderfully composed images.. Like V1 for the cluster of epressions
Can't choose between 1 & 2 Moira, but great subject matter and very well chosen dof.
John 
It's V2 for me, Moira, because I can see the arch shape of the sculpture, which ties in with the other two arches so nicely.
V1 for me as well Moira. I like the way the arch is mirrored in the bridge.
A good mono conversion as well.
Andy
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