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Day 16 - Norwich Guildhall Clock
Day 16 - Norwich Guildhall Clock
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Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Norwich, England
Date: Feb 16, 2007
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400 s
Galleries: Architecture, History
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2007

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Comments: 10
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 The building this clock is on dates from the early 1400s, and was the Guildhall for the City of Norwich (where I live). The clock was added in the 1850s (as a gift from the mayor). There is a good summary of the history (including timeline) here:

Guildhall

Did some work on the sky to bring out the blue, then levels, curves, hue/sat, contrast, unsharp mask, resize, save for web.

/edit 18 Feb 2007 0610 EST/Fixed the link; it had stopped working for some strange reason!/edit/

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 02/20/2007 12:33:47 PM
thats a cool building and the clock is wonderdul also.
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 02/17/2007 04:38:30 PM
Very nice detail can be seen in this - like the figures on either side of the clock. I wonder if the hands are original (or the clock workings for that matter). Good PP to bring out the sky but not overdo it. (PS - the link doesn't seem to have anything there - just \\\)

Message edited by author 2007-02-17 16:39:10.
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 02/17/2007 12:24:02 PM
When I was a child, I lived in Germany, and that is one thing I vividly remember. . .the OLD OLD grand clocks as architecture in European towns. Thanks for stirring that wonderful memory of childhood. This is so amazing!

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 02/17/2007 01:37:31 AM
I noticed the ornate detail in the art on the buildings when I was in London a few years ago. No one seems to care to do that sort of decorative work any longer. Thank you for the little side trip with the link to the history. Good image the way you shot it and did the touch up work.
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 02/16/2007 10:33:24 PM
I love the detail in the facade of this building. Great job keeping the detail!
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 02/16/2007 10:17:52 PM
That is a beautiful clock with so much detail!
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 02/16/2007 05:50:44 PM
Great detail on the clock and the sky really is a great blue backround for the gray clock.
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 02/16/2007 04:57:52 PM
great job- i really like this one !
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 02/16/2007 04:34:13 PM
Lovely. I like this perspective...and the color of the sky is so pretty. Almost looks like it's about to storm.
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 02/16/2007 04:18:22 PM
Very fancy looking clock!
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