St Modwen's Church

Well managed light and alluring symmetry. Excellent work, Gerald.

Thank you Wayne for your support.............GC.

Yup, it looks like a church, and the exposure/processing is adept. There is something asymmetrical that I can't immediately identify, and it's bugging me. Not that perfect symmetry is required for, or a definition of a good photo, but there seems to be something 'just' off, and it may be me!! Somebody please help me out, and my apologies to Gerald for latching on to his photo for my education. (but it's a good cause....?) I think it's the pews...they're bigger on the RHS, and it's the fault of the architect?

Hi Wayne, I can see what you mean and it looks like the columns are also misaligned. It could be that the building is out of kilter but I think it is more likely that I was not correctly lined up to achieve perfect symmetry. In a country of old churches this is relatively new, opened in 1719. From the outside it is a drab looking building but from the inside I find it beautiful................GC.

GC, I don't think that the slight asymmetry that Wayne M. mentioned is necessarily an issue. I suspect it is due to your shooting location and possibly your perspective. Notice that the table that's part of the altar is totally straight, both horizontally and vertically. Besides, perfect symmetry isn't always as interesting. The image certainly portrays the majesty of this church interior and encourages a viewer to draw spirituality from it. - - My best, michael

I think Michael Linder's comment inadvertently defines the issue. The altar table and other nearby components appear perfectly symmetrical because of scale and distance; they're too far away to see aysymmetry. The pews are closer and differences between one side and the other are more obvious. As I said before, I don't think aysymmetry is 'wrong', what was 'bugging' me was my inability to figure out the inconsistency.