Waltham Abbey church nave

Lester and I went on a little expedition to the Essex town of Waltham Abbey this afternoon. We spent most of our time there looking round the Church of the Holy Cross And St.Lawrence.

There's some info. about the church here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham_Abbey_Church

Edit - have now posted a closer shot of the ceiling as well : http://365project.org/dulciknit/on-the-day-extr/2012-08-26

[Laura Latham]

what wonderful details, love the windows

[carol white]

Beautiful architecture and lovely ceiling!! Really love the floral looking window,very eye-catching!!

[Netkonnexion]

Beautiful. You have really made it pop and still preserved the atmosphere. Very nicely done.

[judith deacon]

Gosh that ceiling is magnificent, I love church architecture.

[Linda Agne]

Beautiful church and great shot

[Paula]

Awesome!

[Milanie]

Beautiful shot - Looks like it could come out of a book - the lighting, color, and detail are fabulous.

[Brian Baptie]

Amazing stonework and lighting. Beautiful shot Alison!!

[Arthur Loosley]

Nice interior; beautifully balanced exposure of windows and stonework.

[Robin]

Fabulous building. Love that stained glass.

[Carole Imes]

Thanks for the link....what amazing history all the way back to 1030! Fabulous shot of the details and windows. Love it, Alison! How nice you are able to see so many historical sights on a daily basis.

[Jane]

wOw this is truly amazing.... instant fav ♥

[Jean Tookey]

A beautiful shot. I love the lighting. It shows up all the details.

[Claire]

Beautiful shot, so much to see

[Jennifer C]

gorgeous POV and light!!

[👑 AnaZad]

What a gorgeous abbey. Magnificent architecture and detail. The stained glass windows are superb.

[Rach_who]

Very inspiring

[Livia]

A beautiful interior shot! Even the ceiling looks gorgeous!

[Cindy Muir]

Beautiful shot. I think these are so hard to capture because of the low lighting, but you've done it nicely.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Lovely.

[Jen Hudson]

A must on close up. Great detail of the windows and stone figures behind the altar. So hard to get good interior shots in churches, this is really lovely.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@jennywren Thank you. :-) This is done the same way as the smithy pic. The process is useful for awkward light situations and also brings out the detail in architecture really nicely.

[Jen Hudson]

@dulciknit Thanks for that info, that could be really helpful.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@jennywren Photomatix Pro's not cheap but it's one of those purchase on-line and download ones and you can try it out as much as you like before you buy - it watermarks what you do and you can't save it at that stage. There's other programmes that will do it (worth Googling HDR) but it seems to be the popular one to use.

[Jen Hudson]

@dulciknit Many thanks

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@jennywren You're most welcome. :)

[Carole]

Stunning detail

[Vesna]

Beautiful shot.