Vytautas Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

View of Vytautas Church from other side of Nemunas river.
Taken soon after sunset at 20:56
Camera settings: 38 mm zoom, AV mode, ISO-200, +0.3 EV exposure compensation, self-timer and mirror lockup.
Two conversions from the same raw file (with -1.1 and -0.1 exposure adjustment) were merged into one photo to increase dynamic range.

dougie, scroller, asajernigan, Wandering_Dan has marked this note useful

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dougie (2920) 2007-09-06 13:50

Hi,
A difficult shot, with such areas of bright light to deal with. The smoothed reflection and the light on the trees and grass are particularly good. The colours are very strong and maybe could have tolerated a slightly less exposure? to enhance the church detail, but a lovely glowing image. Thanks.
Dougie.

scroller (2883) 2007-09-06 13:53

Hej Linas,

Sharp and clear with a good reflection. The water looks almost like ice in winter times. The uplighted church doing well against the beautiful sky.
Well done!

regards
/Stefan

asajernigan (14268) 2007-09-06 18:22

Linas,
Excellent light management here bringing out the details of the lighted areas with out overexposing them. The reflection adds great depth and balance to the photo. All of the points of interest in this shot are in excellent focus with great clarity.
TFS,
Asa

Priam1966 (892) 2007-09-06 23:06

Beutiful view and very technical précision, a good colour for the sky.

robjol (2057) 2007-09-07 6:05

Hello Linas,
You done well in this one,excellent lightning,
Your technique, great to capture this image.
Like the reflections on the water.
Regards Rob.

Have nice weekend.

Wandering_Dan (3285) 2007-09-17 11:18

This is a beautiful shot! The post-sunset sky has that unique blue of the moment, and the lights all contrast well against it. I like the way the long exposure blurs the water, too.

I'll have to remember that trick with the two raw exposure adjustments.