Today i went to one of the most memorable abandoned places i have ever been, this place is so cool. It's a church, a school and monastery in one, even the militairy owned it for some time, It's build in 1684 and almost completely dark inside and very creepy. We lit the church with candles, shot in 3 exposures merged to HDR. Around 3 minutes of total exposure, F11, ISO 100. This is probably one of my best shots in 2006 so far. It took me about 30 minutes to get it right.
This photo was taken on May 21, 2006.
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andrea francesco, Felipe Monardes Mena, harrycalgary, Neil Bernhart [dextr], and 147 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jeff Taff [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent lighting--great shot.
n+s (73 months ago | reply)
brilliant! are those candles or flares?
m.sobota (73 months ago | reply)
Nice work the the exposure and the hdr... love it
andrea francesco (73 months ago | reply)
Is it an abandoned church? Amazing...great HDR!
Torri 479 (73 months ago | reply)
this is wonderful... love the light, the lines and the abandonedness of it.
Schepers (73 months ago | reply)
Really good picture! The candle idea works great.
harrycalgary (73 months ago | reply)
Alot of care and planning went into making a great picture a great memorial
noonespillow [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Amazing.. every part of this photo is perfect -- the composition, lighting, perspective..everything! A very thoughtful photo, makes you wonder how many people have gone through that place, how many different things the walls have seen..
Makes me want to sprint down the aisle and fly out the shining white window..
dolemole (73 months ago | reply)
That looks great!
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mrita (73 months ago | reply)
Instant fav! Great work!
d3usa [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
wonderful work! congrats!
Bernard-SD (73 months ago | reply)
Wonderful setup. You did great!
Saskya (73 months ago | reply)
Fabulous place, excellent shot. We get to see enough details but not too much, which saves the creepiness. Amazing. So I guess you're not gonna tell us where this is?
bodofotoz (73 months ago | reply)
Out-freakin-rageous! You've outdone yourself!
Lilithu (73 months ago | reply)
so wonderful place!!
babasteve (73 months ago | reply)
this is a gorgeous image... well worth the time abd effort!
Fotomom (73 months ago | reply)
It was worth the effort! Fantastic shot.
kasmil (73 months ago | reply)
fantastic effect.. good work!:)
friedkampes (73 months ago | reply)
Great work, just gorgeous!
_Hans van de Vorst (73 months ago | reply)
This is the kind of HDR I really like: Closing the gap between a good camera and our eyes. Wonderful.
Scott Dungan (73 months ago | reply)
Wonderful! A favorite.
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Krogen (73 months ago | reply)
Exellent!
Viorica G (73 months ago | reply)
WOW ! So beautiful church ! Great place ! Wonderful photo my friend ! :)
Have a great week! :)
Ken Blackwell (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot. Interesting history. Well done.
Q8 Camera Shy (73 months ago | reply)
Amazing !!
I just wish i can go there and take some shots myself
Good work
Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar) (73 months ago | reply)
I think the 30 minutes were well spent. Excellent shot. The creepy mood is transported very well.
Kennils (73 months ago | reply)
Very nicely done
alfuso (73 months ago | reply)
outstanding!
nune (73 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
Harry Mijland (73 months ago | reply)
I also think it's one of your best so far. Great photo.
egefan - Suzan Almond (73 months ago | reply)
It's the best HDR I've seen, and your others are so good ! This was an inspired way to treat this subject .
LucaPicciau (73 months ago | reply)
A strange place... mistery atmosphere..
Very nice shot
Rod Monkey (73 months ago | reply)
30 minutes well spent - this is fabulous.
udoc (73 months ago | reply)
That is really a fantastic shot - great idea to combine the candles nad HDR.
The place looks also very interesting - seems you don*t want to tell us where it is ...?
bsidez (73 months ago | reply)
No sorry, i don't want it to be public. The place will be trashed, burned, vandalised or sprayed with graffity in no time then. I want to visit it some more times.
sxistus (73 months ago | reply)
wow
hard work to doing it...
but the result is great.
Dreamer7112 (73 months ago | reply)
b e a u t i f u l
rebelxtned (73 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the effort, marvelous result.
ajschroetlin (73 months ago | reply)
Well executed. This has a lot of depth to it.
/\ltus (73 months ago | reply)
Very gothic; cool!
Jany (73 months ago | reply)
Wow it really is a very good shot, and it doesn't even seem like and HDR but very good shot!! Love it!
kowchas (73 months ago | reply)
superlative
Jan Tonnesen (73 months ago | reply)
Awesome photograph!
Edwinek (73 months ago | reply)
Wonderful use of HDR, especially since you don't notice it is.
Alan Spring (73 months ago | reply)
Very good job!
focalplane (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent! Good things always take time!
Egon van Engelen (73 months ago | reply)
love the lighting at the foot of those pillars
photomorti (73 months ago | reply)
wow geweldig man , wat een plaats!
-Teddy (73 months ago | reply)
Hard to believe this is abandoned. Who set the lights up near the pillar?
aumbody images (73 months ago | reply)
brilliant work. fantastic image. i love the way you make sympathetic and subtle use of hdr! thank you for sharing it with us