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Pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral · **2 Likes**

I finally made it to Canterbury Cathedral on my last trip to the UK, I took the Sigma 8-16mm along for the ride for a wide angle look at the Cathedral.

The pulpit in the nave

The side altar marking the spot where Thomas Becket was killed by King Henry II's knights

Soaring columns and vaulted ceiling

Quire screen

Cloister

Chapter House ceiling

Previous Archbishop's memorial

High Altar and Archbishop's throne

JTninja · 10-27-2019, 12:24 AM

Good call on the lens, looks like it payed off

Mike L · 10-27-2019, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by JTninja

Good call on the lens, looks like it payed off

Glad I had it, 16mm on my Pentax 16-50mm wouldn't have been wide enough or as much fun.

**pbancr** · 10-27-2019, 06:58 AM

Striking images. I especially like #2. Great work with that lens.

**swip** · 10-27-2019, 04:42 PM

Very nicely done. I always find it difficult to photograph building interiors such as that of a church. The wide angle is never wide enough.

Mike L · 10-27-2019, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by pbancr

Striking images. I especially like #2. Great work with that lens.

Thanks. It's a great lens to use in the right situations, you can get some really interesting compositions if you think creatively.

Originally posted by swip

Very nicely done. I always find it difficult to photograph building interiors such as that of a church. The wide angle is never wide enough.

This is exactly the scenario I had in mind when I got the Sigma 8-16mm, the 16-50 was never quite wide enough.

**ToddK** · 10-27-2019, 04:58 PM

These are great shots, very well done! And you did it without having to photograph a crowd.

Mike L · 10-27-2019, 05:24 PM

Originally posted by ToddK

These are great shots, very well done! And you did it without having to photograph a crowd.

By good luck rather than good planning I was there when the doors opened, I had 45 minutes or so with very few other visitors to work around. It got a bit more challenging towards the end.

**K2 to K50** · 10-27-2019, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by Mike L

I finally made it to Canterbury Cathedral on my last trip to the UK, I took the Sigma 8-16mm along for the ride for a wide angle look at the Cathedral.

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Those are truly awesome images, Mike. Stunning. It is amazing to see some of the architecture and buildings achieved so many centuries ago, and achieved without the precision technology we have today. This series of images you have shared here really drives that realisation home. Great work.

And to think, when I bought my 16-85mm a few months ago I thought 16mm was probably all I would ever need to go down to!!!!

STARHUNTER94 · 10-27-2019, 06:50 PM

Beautiful. I bet it's hard to fit everything in, even with that lens.

lesmore49 · 10-27-2019, 07:11 PM

Great pix. I find that when I'm in a European cathedral...I'm struck by the beauty, the ancient and highly skilled workmanship, the design, remarkable engineering, etc. Your photos express that magnificence of these buildings very well.

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10-27-2019, 12:24 AM	#2
JTninja Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 176	Good call on the lens, looks like it payed off

10-27-2019, 12:36 AM	#3
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488 Original Poster	Originally posted by JTninja Good call on the lens, looks like it payed off Glad I had it, 16mm on my Pentax 16-50mm wouldn't have been wide enough or as much fun.

10-27-2019, 06:58 AM	#4
pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	Striking images. I especially like #2. Great work with that lens.

10-27-2019, 04:42 PM	#5
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,827	Very nicely done. I always find it difficult to photograph building interiors such as that of a church. The wide angle is never wide enough.

10-27-2019, 04:55 PM	#6
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488 Original Poster	Originally posted by pbancr Striking images. I especially like #2. Great work with that lens. Thanks. It's a great lens to use in the right situations, you can get some really interesting compositions if you think creatively. Originally posted by swip Very nicely done. I always find it difficult to photograph building interiors such as that of a church. The wide angle is never wide enough. This is exactly the scenario I had in mind when I got the Sigma 8-16mm, the 16-50 was never quite wide enough.

10-27-2019, 04:58 PM	#7
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,566	These are great shots, very well done! And you did it without having to photograph a crowd.

10-27-2019, 05:24 PM	#8
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488 Original Poster	Originally posted by ToddK These are great shots, very well done! And you did it without having to photograph a crowd. By good luck rather than good planning I was there when the doors opened, I had 45 minutes or so with very few other visitors to work around. It got a bit more challenging towards the end.

10-27-2019, 06:31 PM	#9
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,820	Originally posted by Mike L I finally made it to Canterbury Cathedral on my last trip to the UK, I took the Sigma 8-16mm along for the ride for a wide angle look at the Cathedral. ........... Those are truly awesome images, Mike. Stunning. It is amazing to see some of the architecture and buildings achieved so many centuries ago, and achieved without the precision technology we have today. This series of images you have shared here really drives that realisation home. Great work. And to think, when I bought my 16-85mm a few months ago I thought 16mm was probably all I would ever need to go down to!!!!

10-27-2019, 06:50 PM	#10
STARHUNTER94 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 771	Beautiful. I bet it's hard to fit everything in, even with that lens.

10-27-2019, 07:11 PM	#11
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	Great pix. I find that when I'm in a European cathedral...I'm struck by the beauty, the ancient and highly skilled workmanship, the design, remarkable engineering, etc. Your photos express that magnificence of these buildings very well.

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