The Church of St. Alkelda, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

This is a second view of St Alkelda's Church in Giggleswick. It is a beautiful, ancient church, mainly 15th century, built on an Anglo Saxon footprint. It has an unusual dedication to St Alkelda, an Anglo-Saxon saint associated with the North Yorkshire. (Legend has it that she was an Anglo-Saxon princess, and probably also a nun, who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800.)

When I entered the churchyard, I was wowed by the unusual design and the beauty of the building. From the entrance end, it was impossible to include the tower in the photograph but, as I walked towards the far lych gate and looked back, the tower was easy to include.

The light was very unusual, the sky was quite dark, yet the sun was shining strongly from the left.

I hope you like the building as much as I did.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ikeharel, pajaran, pierrefonds, jhm, Fis2, PaulVDV, aliabazari, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, ktanska, adramad, mcmtanyel trouve(nt) cette note utile

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ikeharel (112395) 2022-01-19 2:19

Hello Beverley,
Beautiful from the skewed POV and I can see how the old stones of the building were animated by the branches shadows cast.
Good sense of depth as the trail leading to the entrance and marvelous clear objects acroos the entire picture.
Good afternoon,
Ike

holmertz (101930) 2022-01-19 2:50

Hello Bev,
From this angle I am in no doubt that this is a church, not a manor. The two photos combined make me understand the size of the church, which must have been remarkably large for such a small parish. It could have been covid-safe already centuries ago. ;-)
I prefer this photo to the last one because of the tower and the much better light from this angle. The dark sky looks great against the warm light.
Kind regards,
Gert

pajaran (114821) 2022-01-19 3:33

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lep deo groblja i Crkva.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja

pierrefonds (113512) 2022-01-19 4:44

Hi Bev,

The cemetery is framing well the church. The point of view is showing the details of the architecture of the St.Alkelda's church. The light is enhancing the beauty of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (220495) 2022-01-19 6:08

Ciao cara Bev, great view of fantastic church, fine details, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211734) 2022-01-19 7:45

Hello Bev,

You chose an excellent angle with graves in foreground
Also the decorative frontage and tower with watch are a nice addition.
I like the old architecture.
An excellent depth and perspective picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Fis2 (169635) 2022-01-19 9:36

Witaj Bev!
Beautiful church and graves.
I love it.
Good framing, composition and colors.
I like tower.
TFS.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jmdias (114196) 2022-01-19 9:58

bev

marvelous view with excellent use of elements. here the church looks more like the many I saw in the island. nice inclusion of the tombstones too.

take care

jorge

mkamionka (73256) 2022-01-19 10:54

Hi Bev,
Great light indeed. You could not wish for a better light in this spot. The place is beautiful,but the light made the difference turning it into rally beautiful photograph.
The dark clouds contrast nicely with the well lit architecture. The contrast level is optimal making it feel so realistic. The sharpness so good that we can see the inscriptions on the tombstones.
You have also chosen an optimal angle with the tree branches cutting in very well.
Excellent work,
M

PaulVDV (62770) 2022-01-19 13:39

Hello Beverley,
Very beautiful light and nice differences between the sunlit spots and the parts in the shade.
I really like the shadows of the trees and their branches on the facade and windows.
Interesting foreground with the many tombstones that together with the branches in the top right corner provide good depth.
Best regards, Paul

abmdsudi (95869) 2022-01-19 20:40

Hi Beverley
I like the warm light bathing this scene and the cascading shadows on the grass as this old church overlooking the graveyards. Great colours and contrast in this shot - lovely
Best regards

aliabazari (21165) 2022-01-19 21:29

Hello Beverley
Good view of this beautiful church. You have framed the whole building well. Thank you for recording these beautiful and lovely works

COSTANTINO (115451) 2022-01-19 22:15

Hello dear Beverley
have a nice day
simple photo presenting
an old church with
useful notes
a photo bringing memories from
a glorious past
regards
costantino

ifege (46851) 2022-01-19 22:18

Hi Bev
A good one of the church and I do like those tree shadows.
Cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146206) 2022-01-19 23:13

Hi Bev,
Nice architecture style and a good photogenic angle to take this church, good quality, light and colors, tfs.

ktanska (44446) 2022-01-20 10:48

Hi Bev,
Very impressive church for this small town. It shares the style of great cathedrals of that era, with more suitable scale for this place. The weather is lovely for a January day. Darker clouds on the sky gives good contrast.
Kari

adramad (72532) 2022-01-21 11:06

Hi Bev.
Fantastic composition of this beautiful and original church, with a powerful tower and original windows with a gothic touch, the tombstones add charm and mysticism to the place, I like the use of this branch of the tree in the upper right part, dark sky but opportune sun illuminates the monument very well.
Good perspective of the image, very pleasing to the eye.
Colour, sharpness and luminosity are effectively managed.
Very good composition, magnificent presentation.
Have a good weekend.
Warm greetings.
Luis.

emka (157280) 2022-01-22 0:24

Hello Bev, Architecture of this old church is typical English. I have seen similar in England - rather low and with the square low tower. I like the graveyards close to the church.

Best regards MAlgo

mcmtanyel (67555) 2022-02-12 21:02

Hello Berverly,
Another look at this fine church revealing it tower. Was the clock right?
Regards,
MT