Lincoln Sky Line by phil_howcroft

Lincoln Sky Line

We went to Lincoln Christmas Market today. It's less than an hour's drive to Lincoln from our house so we got their for 10.00 am when the market opened.

We were going to Park and Ride, but when i checked the prices online it was £15-00 per car ...£15-00 that's outrageous. We parked in a car park by the university which cost us only £5-00 (close to where this shot was done) !!

Anyway this is Lincoln Cathedral, perched on top of hill overlooking the city centre. Converted to B/W to make it more atmospheric.

The market is in and around the cathedral / castle area .....as for the market......well if you wanted to buy some fudge, cheese, mulled wine or eat a German sausage your were sorted !!! It wasn't the best of experiences ..even at 10.30 am the market was rammed, it was quite difficult to get near to the stalls. The prices were a tad expensive !

By midday it was so rammed it was (in my opinion) dangerous.

Anyway by midday we made our way down to the waterfront cafes and restaurants and had some lunch.

The day out was good, the market a little disappointing. I was disappointed with the photo opportunities too as it was a fairly grey day and the market area too busy to get any candid shots.
Wow! I love this shot. It builds from the bottom, a bit like how a song starts off quiet and then soars, so too this picture. That cathedral looks awesome.
December 3rd, 2011  
Beautiful building
December 3rd, 2011  
Great shot, Phil! Very nice depth! Well done!
December 3rd, 2011  
I love Lincoln and this is a wonderful picture, Phil. I've never been brave enough to go for the market for exactly the reasons you've said.
December 3rd, 2011  
Wow this is spectacular, Phil. Great framing of this photo. I think the day was a photo success judging by this one wonderful shot. Well done. Now for the market, I would have gone too for the experience, however I am with you on the crowds.
December 3rd, 2011  
like this Phil...nice layers in the building levels ending up with the cathedral..
December 3rd, 2011  
A wonderful stepping of roofs culminating in the Cathedral.. dramatic !! I think cathedrals are amazing & always so dominant on the sky line !! you did well Phil & I like the black & white ...a fave !
December 3rd, 2011  
nice sky line/tiering.
.. parking rip-off and over pricing a captive audience is an unfortunate shame..

..the light - you have no-one to blame for the light!
December 3rd, 2011  
This is quite an amazing skyline. Like it a lot.
December 4th, 2011  
Looks very majestic. I thought at first glance it was a drawing.
December 4th, 2011  
Great shot.
December 4th, 2011  
This is a stunning shot of Lincoln Catherdral Phil - loving the layering of the houses below and the dwarfed chruch in the middle! Excellent in B&W too. Big thumbs up from me!
December 4th, 2011  
@sparkle thanks juliette, the image has a feel similar to your leeds market image although you had a far better sky than me :)
December 4th, 2011  
@hobgoblinwychwo thnx john, nice to see u back here again
December 4th, 2011  
@jdonnelly cheers Joseph
December 4th, 2011  
@swilde thnx sue, it was the best shot i did of a rather disappointing 'photo day'
December 4th, 2011  
@sleepdozer57 cheers Peter, Saturday wasn't a brilliant day...my footie team played awful again !!!!
December 4th, 2011  
@happypat Pat many thnx for your words and of course thnx for the fave :)
December 4th, 2011  
@andycoleborn cheers andy, it was the last shot of the day :)
December 4th, 2011  
@seattle thank you ever so much constance, the crowds made 'street shots' almost impossible !
December 4th, 2011  
@anron thanks anita, i don't think we will be doing the lincoln xmas market again !!!!
December 4th, 2011  
@marlboromaam thnx marlboro your words are very encouraging :)
December 4th, 2011  
@kerristephens thank you kerri, it is indeed a great building
December 4th, 2011  
@heatherwatters thank you heather, i'm glad the image meets with your approval
December 4th, 2011  
Love the drama of this shot, especially the scudding clouds and the spirits poking into the sky.
December 5th, 2011  
wow, striking shot in B&W!
December 5th, 2011  
This is wonderful. I have never been to Lincoln but this shot makes me want to go there!!
December 5th, 2011  
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