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Church Arch #1

Stone arch and red curtain in Evreux cathedral, Normandy, France

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Where to go on a drizzly day in Normandy?

Fortunately there are many, many churches, cathedrals and other public buildings available to visit when the weather's not playing ball, such as the imposing cathedral at Evreux.

While not particularly photogenic from the outside, the inside of the cathedral is full of interesting architectural features, nicely lit with both natural window light and candles.

This combination of red curtain and stone arch caught my eye as Liz and I were walking round, and I was glad of the low light capabilities of my little Nikon that allowed me to get this hand held image at the high ISO of 1600.

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Filename - chruch arch 01.jpg

Camera - Nikon D3100

Lens - 18-55mm zoom @ 26mm

Exposure - 1/13sec @ f5.6, ISO1600

Location - Evreux, Normandy, France

This image - 490x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - High ISO used to increase shutter speed for hand held exposure.