Walburga J VI Photo

Photographer’s Note

Two weeks ago I was in the small city “Veurne” in Flemish or Dutch this is the same.

A visit to the city for the old buildings and church’s visiting, and making new pictures for TE!

This is interior picture of the "St-Walburga" church, a very beautiful interior.

I’m absolutely surprised of the lovely city, but also of the fine gastronomy, the market with the beautiful old building gives a good feeling during the strolls, with in middle office of tourism.
I’ve enjoyed, maybe you also during the visit at my picture!

Furnes is first recorded as the Roman place Furna. Around 900 AD, it is noted as a fortification against the Viking raids. On August 20, 1297, the Battle of Furnes was fought between French and Flemish forces, in the ongoing struggle between the Flemish cities and the French king.

History of the church: You can see in WS the completely description, click history

A picture I have cropped for a better composition.

I use a tripod

Canon EOS 300D
Shooting Date/Time
07/06/2006 14:52:29
Shooting Mode
Shutter Speed Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/60
Av( Aperture Value )
22
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
18.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048

Dragonheart, riclopes, papagolf21, kermit350, Paolo, lukas, HaBeMa, nwoehnl, pboehringer, Philippe, Tue, pierrefonds, berek, pablominto, pranab, john_c, josepmarin, Didi, rafelito, goodwill, s10001in, ramesh_lalwani has marked this note useful

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danyy (70659) 2006-06-19 2:15

Bonjour John,
des lumières difficiles dans les églises, toujours des contre jours possibles au travers des larges fenêtres.
Une excellente idée que de travailler à f/22, la mise au point dans les églises se faisant des fois à ceratins endroits particuliers, on n'obtient pas toujours la netteté désirée partout.
On essaye rarment des prises de plus bas dans les églises, pourquoi pas essayer.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

Dragonheart (8393) 2006-06-19 2:44

Hello John.
An outstanding shot, very beautiful, I love the POV, the colours are natural excellent composition. Good choice of sharpness and contrast here.

Well done!
Best regards,
Vivek

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-06-19 3:03

This is an interesting place and thanks for the story in the WS. Well framed and shown, there are very inteesting wooden pards both side, nice coulours too. The light is a bit hard up but there is a transparency to see the architecture.
I like it
Jean Michel

cbrman (19377) 2006-06-19 3:03

Hello,

Tu as très bien réussi cette vue intérieur de cette cathédrale.
Le cadrage centré est très bien vu car les sièges rouges, qui contraste bien avec les pierres de l'édifice, sont de belles lignes directrices vers le coeur.
Belle lumière vers le haut !

A+

Dominique.

Gerrit (36967) 2006-06-19 3:31

Dag John,
moeilijke lichtomstandigheden heeft u hier gehad. Desondanks is de overbelichting van de top binne de perken gebleven en is de onderkant uitstekend belicht.
Mooie POV en goed overzicht waarin de structuiur enmd enige details goed tot hun recyht komen.
Dank en groeten van Gerrit

markstaples (15670) 2006-06-19 4:03

A different type of shot from you, but one which is still successful. The light flooding the top of the pic is actually a very nice feature for such a church shot, and the image as usual, has good perspective and sharpness.

riclopes (33487) 2006-06-19 4:11

Excellent shot John! I love the perfect central composition. The architecture presented is quite interesting and the repetition of the elements in this strong perspective makes a nice repetition effect and leads our eyes to that magical light coming from the 'sky'. That overexposed part works well in here. I love it!
Have a nice week,
Ricardo

GilbertB (12246) 2006-06-19 4:44

Salut John, belle vue de l'intérieur de cette église, pas facile de gérer les lumières mais tu t'en es bien sorti. Amitiés.
Gilbert

papagolf21 (57785) 2006-06-19 5:18

Bonjour John,
Pouvoir visiter une église devient de plus en plus difficile (vols d'objets du culte, etc.).
Merci, John, de nous présenter un de ces joyaux d'architecture, la beauté des lieux inspire le respect.
Très belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

kermit350 (8994) 2006-06-19 7:16

Bonjour John, excellente netteté jusqu’au fond de l‘image, ou l’hôtel baigne au centre de ce puits de lumière divine (pour l’occasion), et pour l’avoir vécu il n’y a pas si longtemps,je sais ce que procure cette joie de pouvoir photographier de tel lieu, ou pour mon cas la prise de vue n’est pas permise à tout le monde, du coup l’on ressent la pression de ce lieu divin, ainsi qu’une admiration tout comme moi pour l’instant devant ta belle image, bien amicalement

Floydian (30970) 2006-06-19 7:22

Hallo John,
Hard licht aan de bovenkant, dat is moeilijk te ondervangen, misschien met meerdere belichtingen en die laten samensmelten.
Voor de rest een prachtige plaat met volle diepe kleuren...erg mooi die diepte.
Groet, Henk

Paolo (40818) 2006-06-19 7:24

Hi John, amazing view. your perfect POV was perfect to capture the sunbeam filtering insisde the church and to have a great perspective.
the contrast is a litle bit too strong in my opinion, but the view, the focus and the POV are excellent.
thanks, ciao

lukie (0) 2006-06-19 10:19

Dag John,

een beetje spijtig van het overbelichte deel bovenaan, maar moeilijk te vermijden door de lichtinval in een kerk. Spijtig dat men nog in weinig kerken de oude rieten stoelen ziet, dit had het plaatje nog meer elan gegeven.

groeten,

Luc.

lukas (2027) 2006-06-19 11:03

Dag John
Je hebt hier inderdaad het mooie interieur ten toon gespreid. Je hebt wel wat moeten worstelen met het bovenlicht uit een koepel of zoiets. Moeilijk te ondervangen. Diepte en symmetrie en vooral de onderkant van de foto is wel heel mooi.
Luc

feather (51026) 2006-06-19 12:00

Very good interior shot. Judging by the exposure details there was plenty of light through the windows. The wide DOF has allowed excellent deatil to be captured of the whole length of the church.
Kath

polter (6403) 2006-06-19 13:41

Nice photo of beautifull interior. Great light floating from above and well saturated colours of dark bottom. And all details visible. Well done. Greetings T.

HaBeMa (1326) 2006-06-19 13:47 [Comment]

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oochappan (22036) 2006-06-19 13:57

Erg mooi John dat enorme lichtinval dat je dadelijk diep in het shot meevoert door het perspectief versterkt, bracketing of onderbelichting zou dit toplicht kunnen reduceren welke dan in een B&W weer wel wordt aanvaard, krijg daar nog kop en staart aan hé.
Henk

nwoehnl (120) 2006-06-19 14:38

Not an easy one with the exposure, John, and I think that maybe you should have metered more decisively against the bright area above the altar to avoid the hints of overexposure. But overall this is a competent presentation in which the symmetrical framing is of course a good choice to convey the spacious and well-lit interior of this fine church.

pboehringer (770) 2006-06-19 16:15

Interesting to see your vertical oriented motif on a horizontal frame. It balances between the chairs and the columns. The light conditions gave you some challenges to have a balanced exposure. Metering a little bit higher would probably have avoided the overexposure on the top part of your photo.
Regards, Peter

Philippe (11805) 2006-06-19 16:23

Dag, John. Hier moest u kampen metmoeilijke lichtcondities, maar ik denk dat wat u ons toont tamelijk goed met de werkelijke condities overeenkomt. Het perspectief is zeer goed dank zij de rijen stoelen die naar het koor leiden. We kunnen ook de prachtige houten kunstwerken in de kerk bewonderen.

Tue (25770) 2006-06-19 17:12

Goedenavond John,
Uitstekende foto van het interieur van deze kerk. Het licht is erg mooi en valt op een mooie wijze de kerk binnen. Alle stoelen zorgen voor een leuk effect. Prima werk!
Groeten,
Lars

pierrefonds (27438) 2006-06-19 20:09

Hi John,

A good POV of the interior of the St-Walburga church, the photo is sharp and clear. It has a good DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

chaity (1539) 2006-06-19 22:08

Hi John, I love the rows of chairs and the centre walkway that leads to the front. Exposure for the hall is good but the top part is slightly over expose. I would say this is a difficult lighting situation.

avigur_11 (21315) 2006-06-19 23:15

The secret of indoor photography of churches is how to handle the light, and I think that you made an excellent job with the light, almost magical, in this one. Very good job, John.

berek (29235) 2006-06-19 23:22

Hi John,
hard work in a church you manage light very good. I like perspective.
have a nice day
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-))Framing :-))Idea :-))

pablominto (42522) 2006-06-20 2:32

Hi John,
Great point of view! I like the broken symmetry here, efficient in creating dynamics in the composition...
Superb details and great colours in the fine interior, a bit overexposed in top but very har to avoid here I will think...
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (60312) 2006-06-20 3:11

Hi John,
beautiful and interesting interior of church. Good quality of photo. I like it a lot. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

pranab (5354) 2006-06-20 3:46

john,
my only critique will be the bit of overexposure on the top of the frame. otherwise the details of this elegant church interior is just great. very nicely composed and your pov is great too.

Angshu (34841) 2006-06-20 5:52

Daag John
This is quite a different type of shot from you...and I like it. The light flooding in from the top actually looks like light from heaven. You've handled contrasting light very well. Excellent perspective & sharpness as usual from you
Regards
Angshu

jafadabret (41625) 2006-06-20 6:03

C'est très difficile, John, d'avoir un excellent résultat dans une église ou c'est trop éclairé ou c'est trop sombre. Tu ne t'en es pas mal tiré. La partie sombre est bien rendue par contre la partie claire souffre un peu de surexposition.
Jacques

hdl (6737) 2006-06-20 7:32

Dag John. Het is heel moeilijk om te fotograferen in kerken; ofwel is er te veel licht ofwel te weinig of is het niet goed verdeeld over de ruimte. De onderzijde is bijzonder goed geslaagd, maar de bovenkant vind ik persoonlijk te veel overbelicht. Ik heb je al schitterende interieurs zien nemen, maar het is en blijft moeilijk. We blijven allen in ieder geval genieten van je uitstap naar Veurne. Groetjes.

Georges (11185) 2006-06-20 7:54

Des photos pas facile a realiser et ici le resultat est tres satisfaisant malgré cette lumiere forte sur le haut de l'image.
Pour ce qui est de la netteté c'est au impeccable.
Bravo John

john_c (24635) 2006-06-20 12:40

Hi John,
A magnificent church interior, richly portrayed in this fine shot. I like how the left side is bathed in light, with the right side in more shadow. A superb POV and somehow the overexposure at the top of the frame works well in conveying a sense of joy and peace and helping us discern all the fine details. Well captured, John.
John

josepmarin (35001) 2006-06-20 13:05

Hi John,
Beautiful composition, with difficult conditions of light, where there is to make an effort in the adjustments to obtain a good shot.
You have obtained it, lighting is hard but is well solved, by above much light enters, but it gives to an interesting effect and a little mystical to the set.
The low POV is very good, it gives a great perspective us of the corridor that forms the benches until the altar of the church.
Good definition also.
I like very much your picture.
Regards,
Josep

Didi (37199) 2006-06-20 15:05

Bonsoir John
Intéressante cette lumière divine qui descend de la voute vers le choeur de l'église; un contact direct avec Dieu.
Je constate un intérieur très riche en boiseries; le cadrage est très appréciable.

rafelito (3646) 2006-06-20 15:08

jJhn, you are excellent in this inteior shot,nice manege of light and focus.My best regards, Rafael

s10001in (1487) 2006-06-20 22:12

John, Nice shot.
Wonderful pov to show repetation of bench.
Nice control on light.
Sharp photo with impressive colors.

Very well done.
TFS,
Shailendra

Gregtom (7119) 2006-06-22 2:57

Hello, John!
Very nicely presented interior of a church! I like this "divine" light coming from the top and central composition. Nice work!
regards,
Greg

Hanssie (9133) 2006-06-28 13:05

Maybe the light above is a little dull but for this photo in the church it's a good light, some heavenly. The POV in the center is nice with different elements on both sides.

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-06-28 14:36

Hi John
Beautiful interior of church.top portion looks over exposed.Was it due to transparent ceiling.TFS
ramesh