Normanton Church, Rutland Water - Floodlit Photograph

The image was taken at the edge of Rutland Water, the water was quite still with very little wind to disturb it.

Rutland Water is a man-made reservoir it was created in 1976 by flooding the Gwash Valley and some of the villages situated there. The hamlets of Nether Hambleton and Middle Hambleton were lost to the water, but Upper Hambleton survived.

Normanton Church was initially marked for demolition but local protests ensured that it too should be saved. The lower floors were filled in with rubble and cement was added to stabilise the foundations to form a small island, accessed by a raised causeway.

At night, the church is lit with external flood lights and the tower is lit from inside. The lighting is of differing types and whilst our eyes see a white light, the camera (analogue, or digital) picks out the differing colours in the tungsten and neon lights to produce some unusual effects.

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: Nikon F, Lens 35mm

Film Kodachrome E6 / Slide

Location: Normanton Church, Rutland Water

Date: April 2010

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink. (https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The transparency was scanned and then printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 420mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 297mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images. The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.