Whitby abbey, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

In 2003 i saw a lot of these beautiful abbeys in the uk.
This abbey was founded in AD657 on the site of what may previously have been a Roman signal station.
It was destroyed during a Viking invasion in AD867, but one of William the Conqueror𠏋 knights revived it in the late 1070s.

The sky was very colourless when i visited, and therefore chose this B+W version.

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drago (4832) 2006-05-11 11:50

Hi Harry,
impressive ruins,the B&W fits perfect,gives the proper atmosphere.Well done!

Tue (91604) 2006-05-11 17:31

Hej Harry,
B&W works well for the picture of this abbey. The ruins stand out nicely against the grey sky. Good work!
Hilsen,
Lars

danyy (0) 2006-05-12 16:00

Bonour Harry,
sinistre mais pas sans int廨皻. Il reste peu de cette abbaye, mais ce peu va certainment traverser encore les si鋃les.
Le traitmeent en b&w est judicieux.
Excellent travail, pas aid� par les conditions de lumi鋨es.
Daniel.

nels (2623) 2006-05-24 7:54

hello harry love the contrast of the shot i to have a picture of the abbey posted taken on a dull day so i did the same as you and converted it to b&w check it out i am hopeing to get to the abbey this weekend there is a mock viking invasion taking place hopefully some good photo opportunity`s

adrian

jbweasle (9393) 2006-05-29 5:39

Hello Harry, this is a moving picture of these old abbey in ruins. It is a fascinating sight but I get the feeling that the building still remembers its glorious past. The black and white medium and slightly grainy effect emphasises this sense of loss.

AiresSantos (56155) 2006-06-06 6:29

Hello Harry,
Great capture in B&W format. Good perspective of this abbey ruins.
Excellent work. BR Aires

branley (3681) 2006-06-08 9:26

Hello Harry,

Lovely B&W shot and a good composition. It looks like an old postcard. Did you know that Count Dracula was reported to have visited Whitby?

Regards

Stephen

capthaddock (28790) 2006-08-08 19:25

Hi Harry - the BW was a wise choice, it gives it an intruiging war damage effect from WWII, the vintage look gives it artistic appeal, which would have been lost in a colour version under this light.

Bluejeans (64251) 2006-08-15 17:38

OLA Harry , que bela foto a preto e branco , bom enquadramento, parabens

Andre-H (1271) 2006-08-25 7:45

Great architectural shot and perspective, and choice of black and white. I went here a few years ago (1999 I believe), but I didn't get any good pictures of the place, which is unfortunate. This is a wonderful reminder, though.

;-D

Andr�

feather (51130) 2006-12-30 10:07

This came up on your random page and as it is close to where I live I had to have a look. The B&W works well here and fits the gothic scene. Because of the location you always get a lot of sky in shot and 90% of the time there's no detail in it so B&W was a good option.
I looked at your UK page; it's good to see that a visitor to my country has travelled extensively outside London.
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Kath