Back in 2005 my local camera club had a set subject competition running called "Heritage". I knew this was one of the photos I wanted to enter but I had to wait till I had purchased a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, and the resulting image was taken while returning to work after purchasing said lens.
I entered it in the competition only to have the judge chuck it out as in his words "there is no statue in front of the Cathedral and this image is therefore Photoshopped"! He was lambasted by other members but his final comment was "I have never seen a statue in front of the Cathedral, so have judged it as that".
In the devastating earthquake of 22/02/2011 the spire of the Cathedral collapsed and Godley's statue toppled over.
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