The dome above the great hall - in close up - Castle Howard, England

            Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, England was built by Sir John Vanbrugh.  The build was started c. 1700 and took 100 years to complete.
It is still the home of the Howard Family. 
In 1940 a fire broke out in the South-East wing and swept through the house into the Great Hall, destroying the dome and twenty rooms in all.  Fortunately, the house has now been largely restored.

Until this year photography in the house was not allowed.  You can now take photos, but withouth flash or a tripod.  This makes things rather difficult and these pictures were taken with a monopod, or by placing the camera on convenient ledges and using the self timer.  The photos are not perfect, but I was pleased to be able to take them as this is such a beautiful house.

The rooms are still used by the Howard family out of season. 
   

Taken on: October 20, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/8.0, 0.8 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	10.0-20.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.8
Focal Length:	10mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Soft
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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