I have always been drawn to the bright primary colours produced by the sun shining through stained glass windows. My eyes feast on gorgeous saturated reds and blues. So I guess this has to be my favourite window.

I have taken many photos of stained glass windows, most of which, in the absence of a tripod, have been disappointing! The human eye is an amazing thing in it's seemless adaptability over a range of light levels. You walk around in a dark building like a church turning your head this way and that and are hardly ever concious of blurred eyesight. So it comes as a surprise when you take a picture of a window and shutter goes click-click. The camera needs to be still! OK, my camera (Nikon 775) hasn't got a very fast lens but it fits into my pocket.

Having recently taken excellent pictures of the beautiful (!) stained glass windows inside Mitcheldean Church using a tripod, I'm determined not to be without it when taking similar pictures in the future. Even at 2Mpixels, camera shake is an issue.

This window is the main one above the Altar at the east end. Unfortunately,as with the window above, it is now shadowed by adjacent buildings.

The windows to the street side of the church are mostly plain but they have lovely little stained glass ornaments at the top.

It's unfortunate that the clarity of the glass is compromised by the anti-vandal mesh on the outside.

Let's have a look around the church Groundfloor!