and how small are we...

The wedding ceremony of my sister took place in a church over 600

years old. In this photo I wanted to emphasize the greatness of the

building. What do you think of it?

 

Thanks for your time and ideas...

 

Jiri

Reminds me of some Dutch and Flemish paintings with modern dress. My eyes keep moving around this photo, which is one of my tests for a superlative work of art.

Yes, really like an old dutch master this scenery and mood. Maybe I would have tried a version with a wee bit less space for the ground and more @ the top. Lighting is superb

Beutiful photo,Soft light,soft colours.Superb.

Cathedral builders have been, eversince, after the effect of dwarfing Man in front of the sacrality of the places... I like the way you've captured this effect, and the way you've controlled this difficult light situation.

I'd be proud of this one! I especially like the way you're "arranged" the people and emphasized their facing the front at an angle. It gives it a bit of depth into the frame as well as up and down.

That must have been a tricky exposure Jiri -- very well handled. What film did you use? The detail in the ceiling is very good, and your perspective correction is well done. I might have toned down the hot reflection at lower right. Regards, Leigh.

Thank you all for your comments.

 

Leigh, you'd (maybe) be surprised that I used Velvia for this shot. (I had 2 last frames of a roll and the Pentax doesn't have interchangeable backs - I decided that I could at least give it a try. The rest of the shoot I did on BW Ilford).

 

But somehow it was a day of (photographic) horrors - I was the backup shooter on the wedding, and I wanted to use mainly the Pentax 67 and then do some casual shots with a digital KM A200. But my handheld exposure meter broke down before we entered the church (I therefore only checked the exposure outside) and I didn't correlate the measurement readings on the digital with the external meter. So all my exposures were only wild guesses (with some bracketing)...

 

I'm very glad that something usable came out... So thanks again for your positive reactions...

 

Jiri

Beautiful shot. It really does make you feel small. I love how well you captured the lighting. Good job.

Good guess with the metering! It does have a look of some of the Dutch church interior paintings.

Chapeau! not an easy task , taking it from top to bottom, and light is so good and soft on the Wedding scene. beautifuly done. Pnina

Very nice shot well composed.

A very pleasant image. Well balance and nice tones. An image that captured my eye. Well done.