Figure 18-1: Retrochoir, Wells CathedralWhen I first walked into Wells Cathedral, I was so overwhelmed by the central arches that I had to walk away, re-establish my bearings, and collect my thoughts before returning to photograph them. I wandered to the far-east end of the cathedral, where I was equally overwhelmed by the forest of columns and arches in the retrochoir and the magnificent luminosity of it all. They seemed alive and exuberant to me, like fountains or fireworks. This became the first exposure I made in the cathedral before returning to photograph the central arches. This started my study of the English cathedrals, a subject matter ...
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