And the Presbytery stands to this day in ruins...

This scratches an itch. Every time I visit St. Méen Abbey I am drawn to the ruined presbytery behind which has an eerie feel about it even on a sunny day. Seeing it today beneath this dramatic sky, I knew that this was the day I absolutely had to photograph it. The problem is, it is surrounded by an 8 foot high wall and you can in fact see just a part of the upper storey, which only adds to the air of mystery. Happily today I had the Sony Nex 7 with me with its adjustable rear screen, so I was able to stand on tip-toes - in the graveyard! - hold the camera over my head and get a view over the wall... just! It didn't disappoint!

Even more creepy on black!

[Melissa]

Excellent! I would SO love to go through that old building.

[Leigh Anne Sanderson]

Gorgeous!

[Brigette]

awesome capture Richard. the lengths people go to capture a good image. worth it!

[Margo Sayer]

What a beautifully balanced construction, sadly abandoned to the elements and nostalgic imagination.

[Frank Hymus]

Cool sky.

[Robert Smith]

great setting for a ghost story

[Keith Porteous]

Fantastic, very Tim Burton!

[Islandgirl]

Lovely atmospheric sky Richard!
Awesome in B&W!

[Yeshanghai]

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the dramatic contrast. FAV

[Linda]

Beautiful shot, and I'm so inspired by your determination!

[Amy Kirk]

Yay for tilting screens!! Congrats on scratching your itch! :) Nice textures and such moody clouds. Very dramatic capture.

[Harry J Benson]

excellent weather for this relic

[Joan Robillard]

Absolutely did not disappoint.

[☠northy]

what a cool looking place - and yup, that dramatic sky just adds to it! nicely (and cleverly!) captured :)

[gloria jones]

Great shot...this building does have air of mystery about it...super composition, textures, symmetry

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[Rosan]

Excellent job! The dramatic sky really creates more mystery. Your photography skills never cease to amaze!

[Ingrid]

What an impressive shot you got especially considering you took it on your tip toes :)

[Gaylene Donaldson]

Fabulous Image very eerie

[Maggie]

Well done, Richard. The building certainly has a mysterious aura.

[Wylie]

Lovely moody shot.fav.

[Juan B.]

I like the dramatism that you give with bw to the building. The sky and specially the clouds are fascinating too

[Debs Stott]

What a shame, its such a beautiful building. Super shot.

[David]

My kind of building, Richard! Excellent shot… I thought you were going to say: '…. so I scaled the wall to get this photo!'

[Francoise]

I think we'll christen you "the cloud whisperer"

[Richard Sayer]

@francoise Well it's a whole lot better than some things I've been called!

[Susan]

Love the dramatic sky and the structure is wonderful!

[Graeme Stevens]

Superb, love the processing and the sky, most excellent

[Dawn B]

So dramatic, love it. Fav

[Rosie Kerr]

Very intrepid of you... What a super result. Lovely dramatic sky and the abandoned building is so intriguing.

[Kate]

Excellent photo and an A+ for effort!!

[Gabrielle Snyder]

Spooky -- great capture!

[Laur]

Love this.

[jayn]

Wonderful shot and processing