Lowick Church - First Photo Post!

[GuzziRob]

Thought I would share this one taken on my drive home from work tonight.


Nikon D800E, 24-70 @ 24mm/f14, Processed in Lightroom 4

Tricky lighting with this one so it required a little jiggery pockery in Lightroom.  Quite pleased with it for a rapid stop and shoot occurance!  No time for a tripod or ND filters which would have made life much easier and probably given a better result!

[luxborealis]

You photo makes me yearn to be back in England again with its beautiful light, clouds, rolling green fields and stone churches. Wonderful moment.

I'm curious about your placement of the church so far towards the left edge creating a "tennis match" between the church and the bright sky. Not knowing the surroundings, it may be that you simply could not manoeuvre further to the left to bring the church in a bit further from the edge.

Anyway, thanks for sharing.

[Tony Jay]

Good result for the circumstances.

I am sure that should you have had more time and the accessories you mention then a truly memorable result would have been possible.

Regards

Tony Jay

[GuzziRob]

The placement of the church was a by-product of fitting the sunrays in, if I wanted both using 24mm then the church was going right on the left edge!  The only opening available to me was a gateway, either side was a high hedge!  My only regret is not having an ND Grad to hold the sky back a little!  As it was I underexposed by about 1.5 stops and then pulled the detail back out the shadows on the land and dropped the exposure on the sky (there wasn't quite enough latitude to keep the brightest part from burning out).

Really am mighty impressed with the ability of the D800 to pull shadows like that though - on my previous 5D Mk II that would have resulted in a mess of noise!

[Jim Pascoe]

Don't worry about hedges - Ansel Adams would have stood on the roof of his car.  Where's your dedication?

Jim

[Justan]

I like the composition.

My only quibble is that the color saturation is a little much for my taste.

But that aside the image is something that pleasantly holds ones interest.

Nicely done!

[Isaac]

Don't worry about hedges - Ansel Adams would have stood on the roof of his car.  Where's your dedication?

I guess, after adding a strengthened platform to the roof of his car. Maybe photography platforms could be the new growth market for Yakima and Thule ;-)

[GuzziRob]

I think it is David Norton who has a roof-rack fitted to a landrover for just that reason.... and also suggests carrying a step ladder!

[Tony Jay]

Sadly not everyone can afford a Landrover as a camera bag and camera platform.
I use a Nissan Patrol for that purpose but in my locale there are countless millions of square kilometres of wilderness to explore.

Regards

Tony Jay

[stpf8]

That's why I think a chainsaw should be a part of every camera bag.