I Am Not Alone, Church of St. Peter in Munich

This is a test of the Vuescan scanning software. Comments,

suggestions, ratings?

wow. what a beautiful church interior!

Biliana

Beautiful angle & details captured. Beautiful ceiling artwork.

walter, i so admire your light touch. i see the earmarks of your work in this, with great tones throughout in a tricky situation, where the benches are dark, the light up high severe in places, and with the great clarity throughout. its a tough scene to show with a fresh eye, and the play between dark and light helps make it visually interesting. my one question as i looked at it is the cropping -- the benches are a little too low for their value to me visually, and the mural in center is cut off a little, but i can't think of a better way to present it.

Walter - this is a fabulous image. I LOVE the tones that you have here ... and no exposure problems. Amazing on such a WHITE image. Simply spectacular!!

Beautiful shot, The colours are superb. I especially like the painting on the ceiling but as commented the exposure has got the whole range from white to dark brown. Its my taste and may not be yours but I would use PS (or a tilt/shift lens!) to adjust the verticals a little. This has the effect of a more natural perspective (though less dramatic) but alo makes the celing painting bigger.

boy, tough one on the two versions. i lean a little towards colin's -- i think i fall somewhere inbetween. a little correction is probably a good idea, but there is some dramatic effect to the slant leading to the altar, and colin's might be a touch too regular to keep that prominent. fyi, your critique on dogwalk 22 was ABSOLUTELY on the money; i redid it and glad i did, as reducing the highlights has much improved it. thanks for saying what you see.

Thank you Biliana and Cheryln for the visit. I thought it was a nice interior too. Glad you found it to be so as well.

Lou Ann, thank you so much for the comment. I was happy with the exposure on this too. It was really more of a function of the film type than of my expertise (or luck!).

Colin, I appreciate the improved perspective. I have an old 2.25 x 3.25 field camera that I am going to try. It has some lens movements that would come in handy. But I did not have it with me for this.

Ben, thank you for stopping by. I would have liked to have had that mural in its entirty, but it just was not possible. And yes, I try to say what I think is right or wrong with a photograph. It is a mental exercise that is mutally helpful.

By the way, there is this little Konditori just outside and to the right of this church. They have a fabulous Kirsch soaked whipped cream smothered Bavarian pastry that makes your toes tingle. Highly recommended! Regards.

thanks walter. btw, since leaving the previous message, dogwalk 22 is the first one of mine hit as you have previously described --- reported it to abuse@photo.net. sometime in the space of two hours, five people, all with similar style names, same curve of ratings, same number of ratings, rating the same photos often, giving me 3s and 4s. i see what you mean now . . . i think they may target high rated photos (it had been up to 5.9 or so,without as low as a 4 before they showed up this evening sometime between about 6:50 and 8:50).

That is incredible Ben. From what I have been reading in the Feedback Forum, Brian has been trying to weed them out. But as you know, it is going to take a great deal of effort. I am hopeful that the situation will improve. Regards.

thanks, think i will go have some bavarian pastry to compensate. go to bed old man!

Hey Walter, good luck with the 6x9 field - a bit slower than the Pentax. You may find it difficult to get as wide as the P67 but have fun! There is a little 65mm Schneider Angulon that covers 6x9. As to correction it is a matter of taste and final effect. regards - Colin

I really like this perspective. Beautiful shot.

Thanks again Colin. And Thank you Baldur for the visit. Best to you both. Regards.

I like the original angle. I feel like I'm quite small, looking up into that expanse of ceiling. It gives you more of a sense of how massive the place is. As already mentioned, nice range of tones.

Walter...congrats on a great photo. Being somewhat new to Germany myself, I've been working to try and get this kind of shot. First thing I noticed about yours is...no people. That seems to be a perfect but rare condition given the tourist popularity of these interiors. I now know that I must get to Munich soon.

Walter, what a beautiful church. I like the way that you are drawn into the photo. The contrast of the gold figures and the ceiling are great. You did a wonderful job of capturing this on film. Cheers, Sondra

Great view of this wonderful church, congrats, Walter, well done!

Thank you Kim, Mitch, Sondra, and Mari! And Mitch, there is one person sitting in a pew about halfway up to the right. It is true that most of my photography is devoid of people. I have no explanation for it. Regards.

Walt, here is a case where the distortion created by wide-angle lenses actually enhances a photo, in my opinion. The lines work really well, better than they would if it were straightened.

 

As for the scan, these are far better than anything I have ever scanned. In addition, the colors are fabulous.

Great shot of interiors, Walter.....

Tremendously beautiful!

I tend to agree with Lannie regarding the verticals , the image is much more dynamic... wonderful shot!

... based on whether you want to focus on the apse (straightened) or the vault painting (unstraightened). Both work beautifully (as Colin's version shows). This is a beautiful church and you have captured it so well ... and I love the title of the shot. These remarkable structures are built by their makers to elicit exactly that response in us. This is just one of a great many superb shots in your portfolio. I am in awe, Walter.