Monday, 15 June 2009

Gravestones and Ruined Chapel

I visited Buckfastleigh yesterday, a long over-due visit with my camera. I like the place and its surroundings, having spent many weekends camping there as a youth, pursuing my then hobby of caving.
On this visit I hung around the top of the hill above the village, where the now ruined church stands.

Old Chapel

The lighting was a bit harsh, even in the evening when this was taken. This sort of shot really deserves a blue sky, with some cloud cover to give uneven lighting and ideally some shafts of light.

But it was a cloudless day and this was the best of the four or five I shot of the chapel.

Feedback / comments / critique all welcomed as usual

3 comments:

mononeil said...

My opinion i that this type of light is right for this subject and i would even go as far as saying a bit more contrast. Nice one.

Maisy said...

I love old graveyards...its still a nice shot ;)

Highton-Ridley said...

@Neil - thanks for the prod in the direction of a bit more contrast. I usually push for the extremes but on this one, just to temper myself, I hung back on it a bit.

I think I was a bit lazy, too, I must confess, as I was bordering on blown highlights. So after a couple of hours toning them down, I was able to up the contrast without blowing any more.

@Maisy: Hello. Thanks for joining, friending me and the comment. Nice one! PS Watch for more shots from this graveyard.

Cheers,
--Mark

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