Battesimale Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Churches are definitely a place you should bring a tripod to. Unfortunately, I was without one on this occasion, but could not resist this beautiful old baptismal font located in the excavations of one of the many churches in Naples. I'm sorry I cannot remember which one it was. The font looks to be very old and yet the colours are still so vivid. In my Workshop is a close-up of the font.

In hindsight, I should have increased the ISO in order to reduce the exposure time. However I was happily surprised with the result.

Canon 5D (manual mode)
ISO500
Exp: 1/4 second
f/4
focal length 32mm

ChrisJ, macondo, vasilpro, snunney, Sistercosmo, AiresSantos has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70271) 2009-10-10 19:38

Ciao Lisa

I would love to go to Europe one day. The diffused light has worked well here. Good sharpness & framing on the baptismal font, with a nice angled pov, and excellent light textures. Tfs!

batalay (20948) 2009-10-10 19:46

museum is the highest on my "to see" list. (The Pompeii relics alone make it so attractive.) This is an exceptionally successful presentation of this baptismal font. In most museums and churches tripods are not allowed. You've done very well in steadying your camera without a tripod.

Warm regards,

Bulent

macondo (13117) 2009-10-10 22:36

Hi Lisa.
Well, even handheld at 1/4 sec. you got a really sharp picture of the font. The ISO was high enough as it was, and the IS aspect of the lens did the job. I agree with Chris's comment about the light. And the angle of view is well chosen for both the plinth and the font itself. I don't blame you for forgetting the church! This happens all the time to me - I sometimes have to do extensive searching on the internet to establish a location for a photo before I upload it.
Regards,
Andrew

vasilpro (8760) 2009-10-11 0:21

Hello Lisa,
Excellent composition with many details, very well chosen POV, very nice soft colors.
Have a nice Sunday, Vasilis.

snunney (34914) 2009-10-11 1:16

Hello Lisa,
A fine capture of this lovely old font. The point of view is well chosen with the pillar in the background complementing the plinth of the font. The tones and textures are beautifully rendered. You don't really have to hump a tripod round with you if you have steady hands as you obviously do :-)

ifege (1797) 2009-10-11 2:12

You must have a steady hand Lisa for such a slow speed to work hand held. The ISO you used worked well to capture a fabulous old font.
cheers
Ian

mauro61 (15594) 2009-10-11 5:10

ciao Lisa,
bella composizione con il fonte in Fg e l'architettura antica alle spalle con l'ottima inclusione della colonna dietro,
Ottima definizione e resa molto naturale dei colori,
un caro saluto
maurizio

Silvio1953 (41803) 2009-10-11 6:55

Ciao Lisa, il tripode è qull'attrezzo che non porti mai quando serve, però te la sei cavata alla grande, magnifico scatto senza micromosso, splendida luce, brava, ciao Silvio

Sistercosmo (2573) 2009-10-11 12:44

Hi Lisa,

wonderful details here. Never stops amazing me how elaborate the catholics were... The baptismal fountain is beautiful, but so are the tiles and the pillars.

Have a good week and take good care my dear!
Hugs,
Linda

alftrek (2799) 2009-10-11 17:25

Hello Lisa,
You mean I have to bring a tripod to church on Sunday?;)))

If you could get this kind of result by handheld, you wont need a tripod for most occassions. You have steady hands, unlike mine. The sharpness is admirable and the colours of this ancient relic is amazingly good.

Cheers
Alfred

francio64 (11072) 2009-10-12 4:40

Ciao Lisa,
ottima composizione con eccellente taglio verticale che mette in mostra il vecchio fonte battesimale in tutta la sua bellezza e anche parte del capitello della colonna retrostante.
Ottimo sharp e gestione della luce.

Un caro abbraccio!
Ciccio

Clementi (44131) 2009-10-12 13:05

Ciao Lisa,
bel dettaglio di questa fonte battesimale,sei riuscita ugualmente anche senza tripod ad ottenere una bella immagine ferma e ben definita.
brava
Giorgio

daddo (11365) 2009-10-14 0:51

Ciao Cara. I find such subjects touching and moving as they reflect the generations that have gone before us, people that held strong beliefs and placed all their hopes in an afterlife where the hardships of life would make some sense. Grandparents, parents, stood by the font and repeated the same ceremony as their forefathers did. There must be something reassuring in such traditions. The details and the age evident in this image, including the worn stones on the ground, make one respectful of Faith.Regards. Klaudio.

AiresSantos (42156) 2009-10-15 0:51

Ciao Lisa
Amazing details, beautiful old baptismal font
Excellent colours and nice low DOF
Have a nice evening
Aires