"FRANKLIN 1851 CHURCH"

August

Photographer's Comments -

This church was a lighting nightmare. It had a 15 to 1 lighting ratio and some “junk “ from a renovation next to the pulpit.

I took 3 shots, +- 2 stops and used Photomatix HDR software to blend the images. I then used Photoshop CS5 to finish the project. The new CS5 has a feature in it that is called “content aware “ that let me remove the construction clutter from the shot..
If any one can see where it was used please note it in your comments.

This shot is headed for the state fair this month
 

COMMENTS:
 

Stuart Caine	This is a interesting picture. I haven’t played around with HDR, but you did a good job. I can’t find any construction clutter. The rich red carpet sets off the photo.
Dean Hellinger	I was unable to see where the "content aware" is , thought the composition interesting.
Eleanor Helper	Nice job with extreme lighting conditions. The only things that bother me are the windows are not quite vertical and the floor of the altar (?) appears to tip down to the right. These are easily fixed in Select All, then Edit/Transform/skew. You ask us to identify where you took out the construction debris near the pulpit. There are shadows (dark areas in the red carpet on both sides of the pulpit. They look entirely natural to me, one likely from the pulpit, the smaller on either from another light on the pulpit or from some unseen object. I would not identify either as the site of your manipulation.
Burt Hesselson	These shots are hard to get because of the great difference in light between the dark interior and bright windows. You did an excellent job. If you print it you might remove the shadow lower left.
Donn Miertl
Tim Christoffersen	I like the strong reds under the pulpit and the backdrop of the colorful 3 stained glass windows. For me the over all image has a well composed and strong integration of the pulpit (which for me is the central focus) with the red carpet below and the windows behind. Well done.
Larry Beller	This is a well composed and striking image, the pulpit being just enough off of center to keep the image from being static. The lighting is the precise situation that HDR is especially good for.

Member Bio

Donn Miertl - Photographic Biography I have been involved with photography since 1948. I began with an Army Signal Corps field photographer kit and an adjustable 35 mm camera. I graduated from Purdue in 1958 with a BS in aeronautical engineering. In 1962 I moved to Detroit, Michigan to work for GM. I joined the Photographic Guild of Detroit and got deeply involved with art photography. Most of my photographic education was the result of my association with the Guild. I was a member until 1996, when I retired from GM and moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where I now live. My interests in photography are varied, and included B&W and color printing, salons, nature, color slide, and experimental photography. I have been a scuba diver since 1952, and began underwater photography in the mid 1960s while diving in the Cayman Islands. My equipment was a Calypso UW camera and flash bulb unit. (The Calypso is the original Nikonos V outfit.) I began a lifelong affair with UW photography. I still dive and have a Nikonos V outfit. I am in the process of converting several thousand UW slides into digital images with my Nikon ED V scanner. My other equipment includes a Mamiya RB67 outfit, 4X5 cameras and lenses, several Cannon 35 mm cameras and lenses, and a complete darkroom. I am still shooting film and converting it to digital with a scanner. I still find it hard to work on a photograph in the computer without having all the lights out and tanks and trays all over the place, but I will adjust.