THE CLOCK TOWER, SAINT MARY'S CHURCH, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM

This is my 3rd shot of our local church (second shot shown in link below).

http://365project.org/phil_howcroft/365/2011-04-03

It was all very rushed tonight...rushed taking a few pics of the church and rushed uploading too. Oh and I also had a dog lead in my left hand, with Ruby on the end while photographing this scene !!

This is the clock tower of St. Mary's church , Arnold, Nottingham

Why have I got a tree on the left hand side of the frame blocking some of the tower ? Well () it was there and (2) it hides the darker side of the tower which contrated too much to the sunlit side.

Does it work? I'm not sure, but but I had to do a pic today and therefore this is my 'rushed' effort !!

The little 'blob' towards the upper right hand corner of the image is the moon.

SOOC , not even a crop.

Phew , managed to gret my pic up !!

BTW: I did do a few shots by the canal again today and I do have a missing slot from yesterday , so I might post the 'long boat' I saw on the canal !!


Everything St. Mary's is here :

http://stmarysarnold.org.uk/


Phil

[Julie Upton]

I love the contrast of the green tinted brick in the church and the bright blue sky. Nice job. I can't see your rushing!!!!

[patsyj]

love the photo..love the church!

[Kerri]

Beautiful building

[Meredith Butterfield]

Gaw-geous church photo, Phil! I probably can't see enough of historical churches and buildings, so bring 'em on! :)

[Constance Brinkley]

The shot is very interesting. I like this composition with the tree and the angle of this shot, it adds texture and character.

[Jennifer C]

lovely pic

[Juliette Packham]

Awesome persepctive, love how you caught the early moon too!

[Phil Howcroft]

@jupton8 Thanks Julie, the shot was helped by the nice light

[Phil Howcroft]

@patsyjphillips cheers Patsy, it is a nice church to photo, I'm sure I can squeeze some more shots out of it !

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri, it is indeed beautiful

[Phil Howcroft]

@meredithwb Ha Ha Meredith, yes i'll 'bring em on' some more church pictures :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@seattle Constance , thanks for commenting and it's good you can see the character in the old tower :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenrobcarr Jennifer thank you so much for commenting :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle Juliette, thanks for the compliments and it was good that the moon popped out for the photo...an added bonus :)

[Robin Mersh]

Nice tones on this Phil - I think you'll agree though that the moon is too small and probably detracts from the composition.

[Anita]

It almost looks warm! Nice pic, Phil. I even like the mini moon :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@gill Gill thanks for the fave and thanks for the excellent feedback. I was worried about that tree, but the general opinion seems to be it works ok. The walls are my fave bit of the pic :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@robinmersh Thanks Robin, the moon is tiny and I did think of cloning out, but then I didn't have time to edit the picture as I was rushed ! So SOOC with a moon !

[Phil Howcroft]

@anron Thanks Anita, those sandstone bricks always look warm in the sun :)

[Jennifer]

Nice angle on this! I like the warm color of the brick,andits very regal looking!

[Tashy]

It definitely works for me! The tree contrasts nicely against the brickwork and somehow gives depth to the picture. Such a lovely looking church.

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenlyn999 , thanks for your kind words, it is a lovely church

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy Thanks ever so much Tashy :)

[Veronica]

I like the framing and the colors

[Judith Greenwood]

Great colour sky and lovely moon adding to the classic tower.

[Phil Howcroft]

@vvpe Thank you veronica :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg Thank You. It is indeed a classic scene / tower, a similar scene could probably be seen in many a parish church throughout the land

[Sue Beatty]

Awesome shot. Love the angle and the textures in it Phil.

[Sarah Horsfall]

Love the angle, and that blue sky! :o)

[Frances Chaloner]

It is a lovely shot, the tree belongs there. Amazing the way you have got the moon as well it really makes it a special shot i would have liked to have seen Ruby's head or tail in it as well!