The Shot
Back to the past with this shot of the grand interior of Notre Dame Cathedral.
I arrived fairly early, about 9.30 and as luck would have it the main Aisle was taped off still for an earlier service. This gave an ideal opportunity to get pictures free of people. Use of Tripods is forbidden in the Cathedral. However I set up a Gorillapod with its legs flat on the floor using it to get the camera at the right angle on the floor. When is a Tripod not a Tripod – when it’s not on 3 legs? Regardless I was taking pictures like this for 20 minutes and nobody objected.
I had to do a lot of test shots as the camera was far too low to look through the viewfinder. I pushed the setup a little way forward of the tape which went across the aisle and then took the HDR set with a wireless shutter release.
The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
The HDR was created using Photomatix and additional enhancements in Topaz adjust and adjustment layers in Photoshop.
Full details of the processing together with before and after images and a Tip of the day on HDR or processing are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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K.Verhulst 13 months ago | reply
Seen on "Today's Explore".
Great picture!!
croquembouche76 13 months ago | reply
excellent!!!!
My last one:
Diga "X" Fotografias 13 months ago | reply
Amazing!
Nancy Neupert 13 months ago | reply
A Masterpiece of beauty and light!
Eye~for~it 13 months ago | reply
I cant imagine such beautiful and creative architecture!
6virus6 13 months ago | reply
мощно и ярко
Phil's Pixels 13 months ago | reply
Exceptional shot that deserves to be shown as your skill is so apparent. Thank you for making Howards Gallery richer with your photo. You have made this Gallery truly special with it's presence…………Phil (M)
_SG_ 13 months ago | reply
nice capture
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idshearman 13 months ago | reply
However you achieved the colours, this is a wonderful image
sognatore58 13 months ago | reply
Meravigliosa!!!
This is a wonderful picture!!
Stratospheric! Is fantastic :)
Musicaltone 13 months ago | reply
Outstanding work Edwin........Totally brilliant !
izabela1me 13 months ago | reply
So good!!
kareszzz 13 months ago | reply
Congrats on explore!
mambo1935 13 months ago | reply
gorgeous!
Ductri87 13 months ago | reply
wow a very beautiful hdr image
Alexarium 13 months ago | reply
Absolutely fantastic HDR. This is a clear example of how HDR should be used. Well done, really amazing photo!
LIK BATON BOOT 12 months ago | reply
awesome work, the intricate details look like a jewelry
Probonaro 12 months ago | reply
You are Super!
ρrakaz (Digital Monk) 12 months ago | reply
Congrats on making it to Front Page of Explore :) It's a nice photo. You can view the screenshot here:
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anna_musu 8 months ago | reply
Grandissimo e ...meraviglioso lavoro che evidenzia le bellissime linee architettoniche della volta !!!