Muses on the Cathedral, Box Freestone, Feb 2012

A while back I had to ferry a car down to Melksham so I thought it might be a good opportunity to take a quick gander at Box Freestone quarry. The Cathedral has really caught my eye over the years, seeing so many pictures, so I really wanted to take a few of my own in an attempt to capture the wondrous light, shade and colors there in.

Once inside the quarry, finding my way to the Cathedral was a little bit interesting, not having a guide and being more used to explores where the fire exits are clearly marked, but after a while I felt confident enough to get there on my own.

The real advantage in doing a space like this solo is that you can really take your time over the pictures and get them 100% perfect without having to worry about anyone getting in the way or moaning that they are bored.

Warm up...




Entre...


Hole...


Shale...


Capturing light...


So fire me...

Beautiful photos.
Mental for doing it solo tho.
Could your 'hole' and 'shale' pics be stitched together?!

Well done. cracking photos.

Ace, your right about the solo thing tho' its nice to be indulgent and be able to take your time....

I need to get back here with enough time to take the photos I want to take too, it's an amazing place for sure. Thanks for your solo take on it, props to you for doing it. It was worth it!

Hey cheers all. I took some maps but realised within about .05 of a parsec they would be totally and utterly useless, so I just had to trust the "sign posts". I sort of went in a bit, backtracked a bit, a bit futher each time until I got there and I was confident I could get back ok. Might try stiching the two pics but was sort of using the 20mm prime to try and capture the light exactly.