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Saxon Crosses, Sandbach, England
Saxon Crosses, Sandbach, England
floyd


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Challenge: Your Corner of the World (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Location: Sandbach, England
Date: Sep 22, 2002
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Urban, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Sep 22, 2002

 This is the cobbled square at the centre of my home town, Sandbach in England. Sandbach is a genuinely ancient town, appearing in the domesday book. On the cobbles stands what remains of two saxon crosses. The crosses were completed in the 9th Century A.D. to commemorate the advent of Christianity here in the Kingdom of Mercia about 653 A.D. in the reign of the Saxon King Penda.

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Nikon Z9
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/28/2002 09:58:00 PM
Very picturesque! The colors are great, and I like the way the jets almost look like spotlights shining into the sky.
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Olympus C-2100UZ
 09/27/2002 12:16:00 PM
What's the prime subject here? I don't know if I should look at the spires or "The Crown". 6 sjgleah
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 09/27/2002 09:10:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing9,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 9,
Total Averaged Rating8. Autool
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Olympus E-510
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Olympus
 09/26/2002 05:00:00 AM
I might have shot the tall things up really close. They are very interesting.
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RIM BlackBerry Curve
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 09/26/2002 12:15:00 AM
woo, I used to work in Northwich.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2002 11:26:00 AM
Nice place
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Canon PowerShot A80
 09/24/2002 06:40:00 AM
I like the aircraft lines in the sky. I'm not sure whether these were intentional (or even if you knew they were there) but I like the way that they seem to come out from the gables of the pub.
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Canon PowerShot S200
 09/24/2002 03:05:00 AM
the three plane trails pointing in towards the roof of the building add interest to this.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/23/2002 02:00:00 PM
Neat look area, hope to visit there someday soon. Lovely. Good luck/score 7 Justine
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 09/23/2002 06:10:00 AM
Really neat shot, maybe just a bit out of focus.
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