Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Did you ever try to climb up t0 the top of the York Minster? That super narrow winding staircase was not built for 21st century men. I had to go up sideways. Jerry Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hello all, > This is the rest of my York album, at least for the time being, there > may well be a bit more hiding in boxes of slides I haven't looked > through yet. > But I think it's enough for the moment. > > For anyone who hasn't seen any of these yet, they start here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/?g2_page=1 > > If you have seen the earlier posts, the last set begins here with an > attractive flower seller with a smile and a mouth full of sandwich: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/_MG_4675.jpg.html > > This is the large version: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/172674-1/_MG_4675.jpg > > Here are a couple of samples of the latest shots posted. > > York Minster is so big that and in such narrow streets that even a 12 > mm lens isn't quite wide enough, here's about half of it (it's heavily > cropped because the knuckle of my big fat finger covered half of the > right hand side) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/20070813-_MG_6911.jpg.html > > and an attempt to get the main tower into the frame - unfortunately, > if I try to correct the verticals the top of the tower disappears out > of the frame. So it's still a bit distorted: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/York0249scan.jpg.html > > > Where to get the freshest lemonade in York and, behind the stand, the > place where the best Cornish Pasties are sold. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/Colour_MG_4713.jpg.html > > St William's College ( I wrote school in the captions - it's wrong). A > very nice cafe, but a bit expensive for my tastes. An quiet ancient > courtyard, ideal for recovering from the truly breathtaking York > Minster. It's almost next door > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/York0250scan-Edit.jpg.html > > Hope you enjoy a little walk around my favourite part of the centre of > York. > Cheers > Douglas >