Memorial Church by Canon DSLR Challenge

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10-JUL-2009	Barry

Danny Boy kept the extremely well-lit front of the church from being blown out by holding his hand in front of part of the lens for a few seconds.

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Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Jul-2009 00:23
I've tortured myself on just such questions....the light source isn't that bad...really. The Burning, not so good.....lol I think it was fine the way it was. Next time. Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		21-Jul-2009 04:10
Traveller, I agree about the crop, so I've done something different. I've tried making the left-hand light go away, as if it were behind the arch. Now that I see it on the web, though, I think the dodging and burning was a bit clumsy. The original entry is here: http://www.pbase.com/breuter/image/115206053 This is a good lesson for me in composition. I bet if I had moved a couple of feet to the left, I could have had that light source hidden behind the arch naturally. Nico: yep, I was setting up to do bracketing when Danny Boy demonstrated the masking technique. For fullest disclosure, there were a few tries before we got a good image. I think he started with his hand and then used his camera body.

CameraShy09		20-Jul-2009 01:50
Nicely done. Love night shots with their different colors. Thanks for the information about covering part of the lens during the shot.

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jul-2009 19:40
No, not further cropping in my opinion....its too tight, like a restrictive belt or something....the greater expanse of blacks sets it in context here. Traveller

jnconradie		19-Jul-2009 06:32
Very good - and the lighting tips are helpful too. Thanks! (Were you not tempted to take bracketed exposures and trying to merge those using hdr tools?) Regards Nico

Barry Reuter		17-Jul-2009 01:14
Cropped per Danny Boy's suggestion: http://www.pbase.com/breuter/image/115042706 Feedback? Barry

Canon DSLR Challenge		16-Jul-2009 17:06
Cropping just a little bit off the bottom and to the left would bring the round window to the lower right third and remove the arch-light, giving a fade-to-black effect. Dodging the arch-light a skosh would give the same effect too, without losing the detail. I really like the way you bring out the contrast of the facade and the shadow here. =Danny Boy

Canon DSLR Challenge		16-Jul-2009 16:30
I like this, Barry. The dark, dark blacks with teh details in the front... Lovely. I like the tip, too. Thanks. ~Lydia

Guest		13-Jul-2009 11:57
Creative exposure technique! Thanks for sharing that tip. I know at some point in the future I'll make use of it. This turned out very well.

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Jul-2009 05:04
Nice shadow-work