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This is an image of the Roman Baths in the City of Bath in SW England. The Temple at the site was built about 70AD with the bathing complex built up over the next 300 years to the end of the Roman period of Britain. I last visited 8 years ago and this visit was while I was staying with my sister nearby for Christmas. The City of Bath was charged with responsibility for the hot springs in a Royal Charter of 1591 granted by Elizabeth I. The Roman Baths were used until the last century when a young girl died of a dangerous amoeba. Some of the hot spring is now diverted to nearby modern baths. Most of the materials at the Baths date from Roman Times and indeed it is one of best preserved Roman remains in the world
Photography is allowed but not Tripods so I got over the low light problem by placing the camera on a stone at the water’s edge and on my woolly hat and took shots with a remote release. The areas of composition I was aiming for were the line of torches, the reflections and Bath Abbey Tower in the backdrop.
The shot was taken with a Sony A68 with a 10-20mm wide angle at 13mm. 3 shots for HDR. 3 raw images 2EV spacing processed with Photomatix Fusion setting for a natural look. Topaz Clarity for more detail. Filter Lens Correction to straighten verticals. Heal and Clone tools to remove some of the people
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...and former Benedictine monastery which is a Grade 1 Listed Building in Bath city centre, Somerset
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Judy and I have just come back from a fabulous couple of days In Bath in south-west England where we naturally visited the famous Roman Baths as well as Bath Abbey, which overlooks them.
The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum, holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century.
The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath falls as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills. It percolates down through limestone aquifers to a depth of between 2,700 and 4,300 metres (8,900 and 14,100 ft) where geothermal energy raises the water temperature to between 69 and 96 °C. Under pressure, the heated water rises to the surface along fissures and faults in the limestone. The first shrine at the site of the hot springs was built by Celts and was dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the Romans identified with Minerva.
The name Sulis continued to be used after the Roman invasion, leading to the town's Roman name of Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis"). The temple was constructed in 60-70 AD and the bathing complex was gradually built up over the next 300 years.
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a former Benedictine monastery. Founded in the 7th century, Bath Abbey was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. Major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country.
Over Christmas I stayed with family in Bath in the West of England giving the chance of taking some more shots of Bath Abbey. I noticed that their website had recently changed with a very sensible new policy about the use of Tripods. They permit Tripods to be used without prior consent between 9.00 and 10.00am. Outside those hours an advance permit applied for prior to the day of visit is required. Most serious Photographers would want to come early anyway to avoid a lot of tourists getting in the pictures. This image is an HDR Vertorama comprising 2 images looking down the central Aisle
Three different churches have occupied the site of today’s Abbey since 757 AD. First, an Anglo-Saxon monastery which was pulled down by the Norman conquerors of England; then a massive Norman cathedral which was begun about 1090 but lay in ruins by the late 15th century; and finally, the present Abbey Church as we now know it. Another claim to fame is that the first King of all England, King Edgar was crowned on this site in 973.
The weather conditions were ideal for taking this kind of interior image being dull with no sun to create excessive dynamic range. There was also the benefit of the interior being well lit giving a warm feel. The picture was taken with a tripod with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10 mm. I took 3 shots for HDR for each of the images both processed in Photomatix using the same settings of fusion Interior for a natural look. In Photoshop Elements which I have on my laptop I used the panorama function in Guided Edits to merge the images. More detail and adjustments with Topaz Clarity and also use of crop and clone tools
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in Bath Abbey.
The design is known as fan vaulting, a peculiarity to English church architecture. The ribs are all of the same curve and are spaced equidistantly, resembling a fan...
High view of UNESCO World Heritage site with streetlights in black and white, in Somerset, England, UK
Bath Abbey, in Bath, Avon. Taken from the overlooking Roman Baths.
HDR 3 shots +2-2 AEB. Processed with Photomatix 5.1.3
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, Bath Abbey was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. ww.muttiah.com
These are photos taken on my trip to Europe and the UK with a girl friend in October to November 2012. My camera I had then wasn't good with low light so some of these shots are not great but I have put them as my memories of the trip.
We arrived in late morning in Bath by train from London. Spent one night here and most of the next day.
Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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Sculpted in beautiful marble, the memorial to Colonel Alexander Champion caught my eye during a visit to Bath Abbey.
The lighting was perfect to highlight this lovely detailed memorial.
I discovered its talented creator was one Joseph Nollekens RA (1737 - 1823), born in England.
And Alexander Champion served in the army of the East India Company for two decades. He became the Commander in Chief in 1774.
He died in Bath in 1793.
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This square beside Bath Abbey is a great place for buskers, we did enjoy sitting in the sun and listening to a couple of them. Hard to believe we had such lovely weather only a couple of weeks ago!
HBM and 78/100 in monochrome
Bath Abbey is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The medieval abbey church served as a sometime cathedral of a bishop. After long contention between churchmen in Bath and Wells the seat of the Diocese of Bath and Wells was later consolidated at Wells Cathedral. The Benedictine community was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Bath Abbey is an Anglican parish church and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s.
Thousands of people have been buried in the Abbey over the centuries, and many of them are commemorated by the beautiful memorial stones which dominate the interior of the Abbey. The wall memorials have frequently been moved around in the Abbey; so that an individual stone may not be near the place where a person was buried. The Abbey has 617 wall memorials and 847 floor stones. Many of these commemorate more than one individual; and often an entire family.
Not everyone commemorated on a memorial stone was actually buried in the Abbey. Many people came to Bath to take the waters for their health and died in the city; and it was not uncommon for a service to be held for them in the Abbey, after which the body would be taken back to their home for burial.
Source: www.bathabbey.org/history/memorials.