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Festival of the Moon, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

Well I’m back at last! As some of you will know I had a week up in The Wirral and for once managed to combine some photography with family stuff. I normally fail at that! Anyway, just before I came back I managed to tweak my back and then made it worse by doing laundry on the night of my return….there must be a lesson there!! 😉😃. Consequently apart from a few Flickr comments on my phone I’ve not been out with the camera or sat editing photos hence my absence on Flickr and tardiness in comments/responses. Thanks for your patience.

Anyway, I came across Luke Jerram’s work by chance on Flickr and it really blew me away. Not my normal genre but captured my imagination. I’ve been trying to shoot some of his work whilst it tours but dates/locations have not made it possible. Having been away and not being one for Faceache etc imagine my surprise therefore when part way through last week I found out that the Moon was on my doorstep hanging in Winchester Cathedral and due to finish today! Back or no back I had to visit. Earliest I could get in was Friday when I went purely handheld but I returned Saturday with a micro-tripod (rubber feet so no damage to the stone floors) and this was one of the shots (focus stacked) I got. I had to edit it 3 times as for some reason having updated the ON1 software it’s not working/saving edits properly…grrrr. Anyway. Managed to get this exported.

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

Main challenge, as I’m sure you will appreciate in a cathedral is people in the shot! I managed to get in early before any other tourists which, for a Saturday, I was amazed at. Getting foreground interest was the challenge but found something which I think works. Nothing I could do about the way the blue lighting shows on the stone walls. It’s like that in all the shots whether focus stacked or bracketed.
For anyone interested in Luke Jerram’s work see his website and displays are going on around the world www.lukejerram.com/
Have to say seeing it in a location like Winchester Cathedral with over 900 years of history does add a spiritual feel to it.
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Taken in: UK / England / Winchester District / Winchester (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/11.0, 2 sec, 15mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	15.0 - 35.0 mm
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	2
Focal Length:	15mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Adobe RGB
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