Faith on Film: The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury

Another Church with a very long name:

Salisbury was one my favorites......featuring the tallest medieval spire in England.  But what made it a must see forme was my Art History class, which described the bowed marble piers carrying the weight of that spire:

Look closely and you can see that the Piers bend slightly inward........Since marble deforms easily it was just able to adjust without collapsing (as crossing towers and walls often did during the middle ages).

A view of the west doors.

The Cathedral Close.

More from Caffenol Test #2

Walls at the Mapleton Rehabilitation Hospital:

Decorative Concrete Wall

Timber Wall

Gloucester Cathedral Revisited: Comments on ENC-II Film

We've discussed ENC-II film before.  it is a motion picture film adapted for 35 mm still photography that was particularly popular in the 1970' and 80's.

Because some of my 'more recently' developed slides seems to have aged badly I decided to scan the negative film with some interesting results.  Compare:

First the 'aging' problem was due to improper developing. Towards the end of its popularity, ENC-II was often processed ass C-41, which was not the correct chemistry.  So the positive part of the process could go terribly wrong and warm with age.  The negatives were actually a bit colder than the original scene, which is why I rarely used them.  But on second thought, if your transparencies have aged badly, try the negative film and color correct if you like.

You may also notice that the slides seem 'soft focused'.  This is an artifact of the slide scan carrier.  There are infamous for being out of focus.

Faith On Film: Church of Saint Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity

We celebrate finding our Sendai Blogger Friend OK:

This week we visit Gloucester Cathedral, whose actually name given above, is a real mouthful!

Altar

The Church was begun during the Romanesque Era and completed after the Gothic Style became popular.  So you find a mixture of both.  The change in color vertically along the piers is due to weathering during a long pause in construction.

The change in color is very evident here.

Adding Contrast to the First Caffenol Test

Caffenol Contrast Adjusted for fog:

Not bad, although I think the T-MAX produced better results for Caffenol.  Compare these to the Original Posting.