Diagonal Trinity
One of the venues we visited on Sunday which was entirely photographer friendly was Trinity Church on Copley Square. Both Bob and Brian spent a great deal of time shooting with their fisheye lenses and the results are spectacular. You can find their ceiling images here and here. I don't have a fisheye but the 14mm did a pretty good job of capturing the grandeur of the architecture. I did shoot a few images pointing the camera directly upwards from the centre of the aisle but, just to be different, here's a shot taken from a corner of the sanctuary creating a diagonal composition.
For those interested in technical details, I'm pretty sure this is the widest bracket I've ever used to produce a single image. It comprises 12 separate exposures, each 1 stop apart.
You can find the high resolution version of this image over on Flickr.
Exif Information
- ISOSpeedRatings: 800
- FocalLength: 14 mm
- Model: NIKON D700
Comments (5)
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Brian Matiash on September 22nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
Stunning image, Dave. I really enjoy your choice of angle here, giving the ceiling a triangular, arrow-head effect. The processing is also very complementary to the scene itself.
I had such a great time shooting around with you and Bob. We have to do it again sooner rather than later.
Mike Olbinski on September 22nd, 2010 at 9:59 am
This is really superb Dave, love the angle!
Justin on September 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 am
AWESOME! I love this one Dave!
Dave Wilson on September 22nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Thanks, guys. I’m glad you like this version but I’m suffering serious fisheye envy after seeing Bob and Brian’s versions.
Make sure you look at the version on Flickr since, for some reason I can’t fathom, the colours on that version are far better. The images came from exactly the same source and all I did was downscale for the blog so I’ve no idea why this one should be so much more muted.
John Tammaro on September 22nd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Great detail and love the composition.