View from the Communion Rail

[John Storjohann]

An eight shot HDR from a fairly low angle at the Communion Rail...17-40mm@17mm, f/11. Blended and tone-mapped in Photomatix...perspective tweaked with Transform, color and contrast tweaked with NIK's ColorEfex (Detail Extractor and Pro Contrast) and Topaz Buzzsim on a blended layer. Worked the front of the Basilica quite a bit this last time...and shot wide...may go back and shoot more details. Comments and suggestions welcomed.

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, what an amazing place this must be! Another well-executed image

[Nancy Bell]

The details and perspective you bring to these images is fabulous. I am enjoying your entire series of the Bascilia.

[denise ippolito]

John, Wonderful work once again, I might evict the 4 spotlights (2 on each side) if it were mine. I like the careful framing and the details.

[John Storjohann]

Thank you for the comments and looks...Denise, I used the lasso tool and the clone tool to evict the spotlights flares on both sides...it will be interesting to hear from others. Part of me thinks it looks better with them evicted, another part thinks it adds a little something...not sure!

[denise ippolito]

I like it better without them.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi John, perfectly framed and wonderfully processed HDR. I like the repost better also. Beautiful work!

[Steve Adkins]

Absolutely love this HDR, John! The comp is excellent and I'd give the repost a nod as the lights were slightly at odds for me.

[Anita Bower]

Very late to this discussion. This image gives me a sense of the awesome size of this church--and this is just the altar area, not the area where the congregation would be. The low angle causes me to look up and marvel at the intricate details. The a mount of carvings, paintings, architectural details, windows, etc. is simply unbelievable. I hadn't noticed the spotlights, and could go either way with them. The light colored Crucified Christ reminds us that he is the focus of all this beauty. I find the reds in the arches on the right side a bit distracting and might tone them down to match the other reds. I wonder if a little more contrast in the upper half of the image might make that part a bit sharper, more like the bottom half. Again, excellent work!