2007-03-11c Ruins - square shot B&W - a photo on Flickriver

2007-03-11c Ruins - square shot B&W

The ruins of Roche Abbey (by Maltby Beck), a ruined Cisterian monastery situated near Maltby, in South Yorkshire. The abbey is at the Northern edge of what was once Sherwood forest, and Robin Hood is said to have taken mass there regularly.

Like most other abbeys, it was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538, following which the local community despoiled it for timber, stone and lead, as well as the property within. The remains were left to fall to ruin, and the land came into the hands of the Earl of Scarborouh, who emplyed the famous landscape gardener Capability Brown who buried much of it under turf in the late 1700s. There it remained for two centuries until excavated in the 1920s, and is now cared for by English Heritage.

Taken on a walk with the NTU Chaplaincy, using a Pentax Optio S and converted to black and white using Picasa's maroon B&W filter on the advice of Brian @ Bury St Edmunds (UK). Do you prefer this one, or the colour version?

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Roche Abbey (show map)

Taken on: March 11, 2007

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Camera: Pentax Optio S, f/4.3, 1/640 sec, 5.8mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax Optio S
Aperture:	f/4.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	5.8mm
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Shade
Gain Control:	Low gain down
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Picasa 3.0
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