Muses on the Cathedral, Box Freestone, Feb 2012

[Els]

A while back I had to ferry a car down to Melksham so I thought it might be a good opportunity to take a quick gander at Box Freestone quarry. The Cathedral has really caught my eye over the years, seeing so many pictures, so I really wanted to take a few of my own in an attempt to capture the wondrous light, shade and colors there in.

Once inside the quarry, finding my way to the Cathedral was a little bit interesting, not having a guide and being more used to explores where the fire exits are clearly marked, but after a while I felt confident enough to get there on my own.

The real advantage in doing a space like this solo is that you can really take your time over the pictures and get them 100% perfect without having to worry about anyone getting in the way or moaning that they are bored.

Warm up...

Entre...

Hole...

Shale...

Capturing light...

So fire me...

 

[UrbanX]

Beautiful photos.
Mental for doing it solo tho.
Could your 'hole' and 'shale' pics be stitched together?!

 

[flyboys90]

Well done. cracking photos.

 

[King Al]

Superb pics Els!

 

[highcannons]

Ace, your right about the solo thing tho' its nice to be indulgent and be able to take your time....

 

[krela]

I need to get back here with enough time to take the photos I want to take too, it's an amazing place for sure. Thanks for your solo take on it, props to you for doing it. It was worth it!

 

[Els]

Hey cheers all. I took some maps but realised within about .05 of a parsec they would be totally and utterly useless, so I just had to trust the "sign posts". I sort of went in a bit, backtracked a bit, a bit futher each time until I got there and I was confident I could get back ok. Might try stiching the two pics but was sort of using the 20mm prime to try and capture the light exactly.