Jenny Setchell Art Collections

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Although I started working in a darkroom when I was 7 years old and have gone through a range of techniques and styles to match the developments in photography, I still regard myself as always learning. My main focus these days is on pipe organ photography, but I enjoy landscapes, patterns and symmetry, experimenting with different styles - you name it, almost anything is fun to explore. Pipe organs are especially fascinating since no two in the world are alike, and the craftsmanship and beauty of so many of them is truly thrilling and awe-inspiring. Whether the pipes are far away up in a...more

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Close to the action

As impressive as so many pipe organs are from a distance, closer up much of the instrument can be equally fascinating. It is especially so around the organist's 'dashboard', which is called the console. This houses the stops, the keys and the accessories which the organist uses to operate the King of Instruments. The 'Close to the action' gallery comprises a collection of shots giving a closer look at the organ: the front pipes, the elaborate carvings of the case and statuary such as angels, and the console. As a bonus, keep in kind that the mechanism which transfers the movement of the notes to the pipes is known as part of the "action", so the title here is particularly apt.