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Jordanstown Church at Night
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This was taken a few weeks ago. I was drawn to this church because of the way it seems to stand out in the landscape around it. Although the parish includes the village of Enfield, the church is actually several kilometers outside Enfield. There is a single streetlamp outside the church which provided the light illuminating the front of the church.
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 500
Shutter: 30 sec
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: 24-70L f/2.8-Doug
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Is this forum always this quiet? I thought this one was interesting…
Hi Doug
I like this but not too sure about the lead in lines.
The wall itself is a bit distracting as it leads the eye off to the left.
However I love the angle of the church itself. How about taking a shot from that side gate ( does it open or is it padlocked ?) or else a full on front shot at the mail gate to the left. Beautiful sky !!
I also followed link to your site and like the late night shot in Trim.
Must pay it a visit as I am near Skryne.
Gerthis could have been a bit more of a wow image if you captured star trails, one option other than shooting bulb would have been to shoot in time laps mode and then layer the images
Yeah, I quite like this. The fence does lead you to the left but the perfect lighting on the church does bring you back around into the image. It’s an unusual angle to take the shot from but it does present an image with depth. And I’m a sucker for B&W anyway!!
Alan
Thanks for the comments guys. It’s great to get such good feedback and I appreciate the time you took to give it.
Ger, I agree about the wall. Ideally, I would have liked to get higher and shoot over it, but I couldn’t. The problem with shooting at the gate is that I was already as wide as I could go on my 24-70. I think height is the solution, but I’m not sure how to do it, other than strapping a tripod to a ladder. You should definitely head over to Trim at night. It’s a great spot!
Brian, I made a conscious decision to limit the exposure to avoid star trails, but now I wish I had taken at least one with trails. I guess it’s something to try another time! What’s the advantage of using time-lapse and layering? Does it avoid the noise that comes with long exposures and heating up the sensor?
Alan, I had a look at taking it from the other side of the church, but it was fully lit front and side from that angle, and I decided I liked the side of the church in shadow. The truth is, it just isn’t interesting as the front as it’s plastered vs. the bare stone of the front. This angle also gives a view of the crosses in the graveyard just over the fence, but they would have looked better if I could have gotten more height :?
-Doug
time laps option has a few advantages but the main one from my limited understanding it gets rid of issues such as over exposure or blown out areas where the light stays still, it also reduces noise
Beeker40 wrote:
Hi Doug
I like this but not too sure about the lead in lines.
The wall itself is a bit distracting as it leads the eye off to the left.
However I love the angle of the church itself. How about taking a shot from that side gate ( does it open or is it padlocked ?) or else a full on front shot at the mail gate to the left. Beautiful sky !!
I also followed link to your site and like the late night shot in Trim.
Must pay it a visit as I am near Skryne.
GerI agree!
I like the shot in gereral though. I like the fact that it is not totally dark
there is still a bit of light on the horizon.Handy to have that street light to illuminate the facade.
It could do with being ‘cleaned up’ though its a bit busy with the wall and the bush on the
right.
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