I went to the Church of St. Peter and St.Paul, in the village of Wingrave, on Tuesday afternoon to have a go at re-taking a scene I'd taken last winter that would have been better done as a two exposure merge. Just for once in a church, circumstances were such that using a tripod was OK. Naturally, the light wasn't right this time - isn't it always the way?
But I spent a bit of time looking at what the light was doing inside the church and particularly liked the sun shining through this part of a stained glass window and colouring the stonework.
Edit - This was done with a single exposure.
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It may not have been what you set out for, but it is absolutely beautiful! That light is just phenomenal - the colors it brings out in that stained glass are just fabulous.
Very beautiful capture. It's difficult to capture light in stained-glass windows, but this looks very nice. Do you have any tips on how to photograph stained-glass? I just posted a shot that I did a little processing with because it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.
@hamble thank you, Hamble. No, this is just one exposure but the light range in the shot I originally took, of the body of the church, last year was such that the dark bits came out very noisy, so a merge would make for a cleaner finish. It would have been a learning curve too becuase I've only ever done a few very straightforward ones.
I love the reflections of light through the stained glass, Alison and the awesome shadows. This is incredibly beautiful and a fav. I wish they had churches like this around here. They make me feel closer to God somehow.
The light and colours and patterns coming thro onto the stone are absolutely beautiful. Great pov so that we don't have just stained glass but beautifully decorated stones too. Great shot. Fav
@gratefulness Thank you, Sandi. It's rather difficult to know how best to help because what little knowledge I have is based around what I've learned to do with my own camera, I am not an expert.
I had a look at the spec on your camera and see that you can't use manual settings? so I really don't know how to advise you because I use a basic dslr on manual settings and take RAW pictures and the way I take photos of stained glass relies on using those.
There may be ways you can optimise how you use your camera and post-process to get results you are happy with but I do not know what they are and cannot advise you. I am sorry I can't help but I would rather be upfront and say I don't know than mislead you with speculative answers.
If you'd still like to know what I'm doing, I'd be more than happy to share that with you.
Instant fav. I'll want to revisit this one - really lovely and I'm not just saying that. It's the atmosphere, too: somehow, instantly recognizable as a corner of one of those lovely country churches.
I had a look at the spec on your camera and see that you can't use manual settings? so I really don't know how to advise you because I use a basic dslr on manual settings and take RAW pictures and the way I take photos of stained glass relies on using those.
There may be ways you can optimise how you use your camera and post-process to get results you are happy with but I do not know what they are and cannot advise you. I am sorry I can't help but I would rather be upfront and say I don't know than mislead you with speculative answers.
If you'd still like to know what I'm doing, I'd be more than happy to share that with you.