Passing of time

[Makonde]

St Nick's ( 7 x 0.7EV HDR, E-5 & 12-60), break in the weather on 7 Jan:



I keep coming back to this shot. Here's an earlier one with the E520:


and another on the 520 @ ISO 1600...

It's the juxtaposition of clock and graves that draws me to the scene!

Thanks for looking.

[Danny]

Re: Passing of time

The first is a lovely image nice and subtle. The last one doesnt really do it for me and is not in the same class as the other two, two crackers.

[Makonde]

Re: Passing of time

Thanks, Danny - I'd go along with that. The second one was used on a local magazine cover, although I hadn't left enough room at the top to get the weathercock in and then some. At some point I'm going to try for a spooky one at nightfall, or maybe in warmer months one at midnight (for the clock). Some problems with this particular shot:

- prefer to have both graves and clock in focus (distance between graves and tower base is roughly 75 ft, plus elevation for the clock).
- in daylight, dynamic range between dark yews and bright sky/white cladding of tower

The second one above was in fact a composite of two shots, one for the graves and one for the clock. The top one, though processed HDR, is the scene as it is.

[Guest]

Re: Passing of time

The church clock and gravestones makes for a very apt title, Keith.
Though perhaps you should have taken the first at Sunrise, the second at Noon and the third at Sunset!