Assignment 208 Principles of location photography Theme 1 Built Environment
10th October 2011 images taken while on a short break to South and East Devon.
Buckland Abbey Nr Plymouth. 13th century Abbey converted to a house in the 16th century.
Research, assignment planning and influences
I was visiting South Devon on a pre-arranged break and researched National Trust buildings in the area that would demonstrate how architectural styles have changed over time. This research was done with the aid of the Internet and the National Trust handbook.
Buckland Abbey was founded in 1278 by Cistercian monks. After the dissolution of the Abbey in 1539 it was converted into a home by Sir Richard Grenville who sold it to his cousin, Sir Francis Drake in 1581. After a fire and a subsequent restoration the Abbey is a mix of period rooms.
I was influenced by the work of Val Corbett, Lance Wittenberg and David Churchill Professional Photographers whose work is shown elsewhere in this blog.
Choice of equipment, safe equipment operation and health & safety
To cover the possible photographs that I would be taking I took my Canon 350D camera, 18 to 50 mm zoom lens and a 70 to 300 mm zoom lens on this assignment. It was not possible to use a tripod for these images from a health & safety point of view as there were many other people around and a tripod would have been a hazard.
Choice of final images
The 6 images below were chosen from the 32 taken of the house on the day to reflect the age and style of the building.
Log of image capture
Two views of the main building.
Focal length 20 mm, set on manual exposure, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, f/5
Focal length 28mm, set on manual exposure, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, f/2.8
A small doorway to the right of the main entrance with an interesting carving above.
Focal length 33 mm, set on manual exposure, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, f/2.8
The interior of the great hall at Buckland.
Focal length 21 mm, set on manual exposure, ISO 800, 1/40 sec, f/2.8
A barn that dates back to the original Abby.
Focal length 21 mm, set on manual exposure, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, f/6.3
Interior of the above barn at Buckland
Focal length 18 mm, st on manual exposure, ISO 800, 1/60 sec, f/2.8
Hi
ReplyDeleteAs you did with your churches, etc you need to be also taking detail sections of the building, ie closer to reveal these buildings in the context of design and patterns.
the door is good, but did you get the door handle and the stone and wood closer up, can you try this next time.
Steve
Like your images, how you focusing on details specially.
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