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22.8.11 Chris Spracklen

Organ pipes, Sherborne Abbey

Sherborne, Dorset

The Abbey's organ, located in the North Transept was installed in 1858 by Gray & Davison, and completely rebuilt in 1955 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, though that restoration's action failed by 1987 and had to be replaced. The proposed scheme by Bishops supported by John Norman, Cecil Clutton and Patrick Moule favoured returning the organ to its Gray & Davison past but including a 'Chair' section instead of the Choir in order to try to overcome the difficulties of the position of the organ was bold but hardly in keeping historically and proved a to be musically and mechanically a disaster and increasingly unreliable so that after no more than twenty years it was necessary for the Organ to be rebuilt again in 2003/04 by Kenneth Tickell, so thoroughly as to make it effectively a new instrument in the old case. An additional nave organ was added, located under the West Window.

(Wikipedia)

Nikon D7000 ,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/13s f/5.6 at 16.0mm iso800
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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)22-Apr-2012 18:43
My favorite of the series. Vote
Paolo
Jay Levin23-Sep-2011 22:08
Terrific details in this HDR, Chris.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)23-Sep-2011 21:48
Beautiful shot, well balanced composition with excellent detail..
Monte Stevens23-Sep-2011 18:08
Very nice image and wonderfully informative story.
Simon Chandler23-Sep-2011 16:29
Amazing capture! Magnificent composition with appealing tone. v
mart senior23-Sep-2011 15:23
very nice ...v
Walter Otto Koenig23-Sep-2011 15:22
Wonderful shot of this interior with this golden glow and fine details. Excellent work my friend. "V"
Randy Adams23-Sep-2011 12:59
Excellent capture Chris..great job with exposure and lighting! V
Guest 23-Sep-2011 12:16
excellent HDR and compo and a beautiful interior Chris.
Gerard Koehl23-Sep-2011 07:08
Magnifique... Les détails ressortent bien. V
shatterbug23-Sep-2011 06:59
Stunning architecture...what a grand structure!
Zoltán Balogh23-Sep-2011 04:42
This is wonderful Chris! V
dane23-Sep-2011 03:55
so ornate and full of vitality. V
Bryan Murahashi23-Sep-2011 03:43
Beautifully photographed, Chris. V
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad23-Sep-2011 02:15
Amazing detail.
Lillian Rodriguez23-Sep-2011 00:34
Such beautiful capture, light and detail, Chris! Big Vote!
bill friedlander23-Sep-2011 00:27
Wonderful shot of this beautiful place. Lovely even lighting and excellent details. V
Hank Vander Velde23-Sep-2011 00:04
BEAUTIFUL detailed image Chris.
Guest 22-Sep-2011 22:41
Like how you included so many details in one shot..awesome..V
Graeme22-Sep-2011 22:07
The organ is a great centre piece, Chris. I love the whole wide perspective and colours my friend. The master does it again!!BV
lou_rozensteins22-Sep-2011 22:05
It's a beautiful, well-detailed shot. The amazing thing is that rich gold light. Well done.
Tom Munson22-Sep-2011 21:49
This is wonderful, Chris! Great work!
Paul Keates22-Sep-2011 21:46
Another winner....well done....V
Colin Storey22-Sep-2011 21:09
Amazing image with great colour and details. v
marie-jose wolff22-Sep-2011 20:50
absolutely wonderful!
V
Guest 22-Sep-2011 20:46
A beautiful setting and I love the captured golden light...
Guest 22-Sep-2011 20:10
Beautiful shot. V.
Ken Chambers ARPS22-Sep-2011 20:10
So rich with golden light
John Reynolds LRPS22-Sep-2011 20:01
Superb image.
Jim Coffman22-Sep-2011 19:57
Absolutely stunning,Chris!!
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