During my busy working life there are times when I just need to slow down for a moment and pinhole photography is a great way to make that happen. Back in April I headed over to St John’s Church in Duxford and spent an hour or so chasing the light. I’ve photographed here many times before but the light is never the same as the seasons change. On this occasion I started in the churchyard where the cowslips were flowering. Of course my photo doesn’t capture their vivid yellow tones, but I decided to shoot from a low perspective to catch them in the foreground anyway.
Inside the church, the light was as glorious as ever, creating pools of illumination around the building.
This was one of my slower shots (an eight minute exposure) but I couldn’t resist the textural details of this door and its latch.
Two different perspectives of the nave…
More pools of light, this time from the west window.
The light in the porch was very contrasty, creating some very graphic lines.
My final photo of the afternoon, taken from a higher perspective beside the pulpit.
Photos taken 11 April 2025