York Minster grotesque
I thought I'd try something different from my usual wildlife photography and so went on a guided photo walk of York with Paula Duck. The centre of York has many historic builings including York Minster. A team of stone masons are continually creating new bits to replace weathered stone and this includes new grotesques and gargoyles. Gargoyles also function as water spouts directing rainwater run-off away from the walls wheras grotesques like this one are purely decorative. This one was in the stone masons yard at ground level. I had to photography through a security fence, hence the rather tight narrow crop.
York Minster grotesque
I thought I'd try something different from my usual wildlife photography and so went on a guided photo walk of York with Paula Duck. The centre of York has many historic builings including York Minster. A team of stone masons are continually creating new bits to replace weathered stone and this includes new grotesques and gargoyles. Gargoyles also function as water spouts directing rainwater run-off away from the walls wheras grotesques like this one are purely decorative. This one was in the stone masons yard at ground level. I had to photography through a security fence, hence the rather tight narrow crop.