First Assembly Ministries

One of my first large interiors.

Canon XTi, Sigma 10-20mm, ISO 200 , f-1/16 a 9 exposure HDR.  You know I like C&C!

I had to run across the street to the supermarket for cardboard boxes which I flattened and covered the AC vents to keep the flags still during the long exposure time.

Nicely detailed. I'm curious, though: why 9 exposures? That seems like an awful lot.

Well, you have captured a wide range of light!  9 seems a big high, but it's a cool shot, so it works.

garyrhook wrote: Nicely detailed. I'm curious, though: why 9 exposures? That seems like an awful lot.

It does seem like a lot, but when you look at the image you can see the walls below the lights is still blown out.  There is really a huge brightness range from those wall highlights to the shadows above the pulpit lighting ceiling.  One of the things I learned from this exercise is to always shoot more exposures than I think I need, especially in the highlight range.  The histogram doesn't always tell the full truth when a variance is such a small portion of the overall.

Seems like the type of place where they like to clap a lot...

Anyway... I can't help feeling like I want to see the stage a bit more.

nicely done. but something's missing..

Don Hatch wrote: nicely done. but something's missing..

People? 

Great C.C. work, but a wider angle lens would have provided what is missing, which is the stage on the left and the rest of the seating on the right, or maybe two shots so you could have stitched them together, you do say you like C.C. !!!

photobod wrote: Great C.C. work, but a wider angle lens would have provided what is missing, which is the stage on the left and the rest of the seating on the right, or maybe two shots so you could have stitched them together, you do say you like C.C. !!!

Hey, I do like C&C!

First, I really think it would be difficult for me to shoot this with a wider lens as I used a 10-20mm at 10mm to begin with.  I suppose I could have used a fish-eye but that probably wouldn't have given me the results I wanted.

As far as including the rest of the stage and/or seating, that was not the object of this particular shot although it did accomplish that magnificently.  When you stop laughing, consider the photograph does not show them yet you knew they were there.  That is the value of this shot; by showing a part, it allows you to conceive the whole.

The image was intended to show the beauty of the building, the potential number of attendees and the amount and placement of equipment needed for televangelism activities.  People are also not a factor as this isn't about them, it's about the facilities.

I do have other shots from this series showing the complete stage with the minister at the pulpit and a 4 shot panoramic of the seating from the back of the stage but those are those and this is this.  No masses of humanity tho...

DSRay wrote: As far as including the rest of the stage and/or seating, that was not the object of this particular shot although it did accomplish that magnificently.  When you stop laughing, consider the photograph does not show them yet you knew they were there.  That is the value of this shot; by showing a part, it allows you to conceive the whole.

I agree. You were successful in providing an impression of the space, rather than attempting to detail every little nook and cranny. For me, 

garyrhook wrote:

DSRay wrote: As far as including the rest of the stage and/or seating, that was not the object of this particular shot although it did accomplish that magnificently.  When you stop laughing, consider the photograph does not show them yet you knew they were there.  That is the value of this shot; by showing a part, it allows you to conceive the whole.

I agree. You were successful in providing an impression of the space, rather than attempting to detail every little nook and cranny. For me, 

excuses excuses.

Merge to pano in PS next time dudes.

Whatever.

Stealthy Ninja wrote: Merge to pano in PS next time dudes.

For the benefit of our audience,

Dwight pointed out that this is architectural photography for a customer. The customer decides the format and the content, not the photographer. The photographer simply strives to meet the requirements of the job. Given that this image is likely for a poster, or flyers, or other "marketing"-type materials, it's likely got a format constraint. Which means no pano.

Granted, Dwight could have had some fun at the time and nabbed a few extra images to create a pano for his own benefit. But what the customer wants is paramount. I should think they'd be quite satisfied with this. It seems very commercial to me.

Or, as said above, whatever.

You guys love your excuses.

DSRay wrote: The image was intended to show the beauty of the building, the potential number of attendees and the amount and placement of equipment needed for televangelism activities. 

But it doesn't show all the seating.