The Spire

I went into Chesterfield today and for once i brought my camera!  Sadly i had planned on taking some shots of the older buildings with wooden fronts early on before too many people turned up but the day started grey and misty so not much good from that. No worries though as i can soon try again! However i did take some shots of the Crooked Spire, a landmark and icon of Chesterfield that is very well known. Weird how i've never taken shots of it before really, but as the day progressed i was rewarded with some lovely light and took a few shots.

Not the best but happy none the less and i do plan on visiting more often in different seasons and light conditions. Shortly after this though i went inside, something i have never done.
Stunning building! Very ornate in it's design with a beautiful high ceiling and 3 or 4 smaller chapels inside, i did pick up a little info booklet but not read it properly yet. Anyway working inside a dark building with no tripod or flash was tricky but doable and i managed a few captures at ISO 1600! As such there is a bit of noise.

These don't do the place justice at all and once i register and become better at buildings i may contact them and perhaps arrange a day where i can take my tripod in and take some proper photos (also though taking images is permitted they don't wish the images to be used for commercial purposes)

Dark  buildings may be a pain but stained glass windows are easy to photograph and the windows in this church were some of the best in terms of condition i have ever seen!

Beautiful right?

I am definitely coming back here for more images and indeed practice with exposures. Hope you liked these images and before i left i just couldn't resist taking a shot of the ceiling.