B&W Through the Archway
B&W versions of another photo. Looking through the archway down the old nave of Fountains Abbey
B&W versions of another photo. Looking through the archway down the old nave of Fountains Abbey
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texaaronpueschel
November 08, 2014
This one gets it! Many good elements of photography are in this shot.
sarahdarvill
January 11, 2017
You should enter this in my Arches photo challenge :-)
The link is:
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/arches-photo-challenge-by-sarahdarvill
The link is:
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/arches-photo-challenge-by-sarahdarvill
Pauljeno
November 10, 2021
Very nicely taken Neil and the B&W definitely gives it a great feel of age. I also visited Fountains Abbey a few years back and have a photo or two in my gallery, one which is also looking down the old nave but without the arch (maybe i should of left it in), mind you i have to say mine looks nothing like this original, as it was in my more creative/experimental days where with a great deal of editing (including adding a tower from a near by church to the far end), you wouldnt know its the same place. I also noticed you have deservedly won a few awards on this photo Strange thing about Fountains Abbey, as i also won awards for a picture of the Abbey itself here on VB. Obviously a place people enjoy looking at (or maybe due to the photographers skills) 😉.
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Location
This photo was taken at Fountains Abbey in Ripon, Yorkshire, looking from outside, through the entrance arch into the chapel and along the nave.Time
The photo was taken soon after midday, not long before we got a little spate of rain with the clouds gathering around us.Lighting
The lighting was a touch awkward due to the time of day and required some post processing to get this result. The light was quite strong despite the cloud, and looking along the nave West to East it was still early enough to be looking towards the sun with the cloud cover giving a bright background which had to be reduced to bring out the detail in the clouds. I felt the result was quite pleasing as the clouds seemed to give an added element of drama to the shot.Equipment
This was taken with a Fujifilm X-E2 with the XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens. This was a day out on a big family holiday so with three kids running around and another youngster in his buggy needing feeding there was no time for setting up a tripod and this was taken hand held. ISO800, f/4.0 in aperture priority (shutter speed was 1/1400), DR400.Inspiration
The ruins of Fountains Abbey are quite spectacular, there are several opportunities for some amazing shots of the ruins and with arches everywhere plenty of options for ready framed photos. Having already tried this a few times along the way by the time we got to the main chapel I already had an idea of what I wanted, using the entrance archway to the chapel to frame the nave looking all the way along to the empty window at the far end.Editing
I had to reduce the highlights quite drastically (to bring out the cloud detail) whilst lightening the shadows a little as well to ensure the detail in the near walls wasn't lost. Contrast was also tweaked slightly.In my camera bag
Currently often carrying two cameras with me - the Fujifilm HS20EXR and the X-E2 with the XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens. I use the X-E2 far more being the much better camera, only really using the HS20 for long zoom work. When I am able to I use a Gorillapod or a Manfrotto tripod and ball head.Feedback
Ideally this would have been taken a little later in the day to get the Sun further out of shot and use the light to benefit instead of being a hindrance. As it is once you have decided on what you want try a few different settings so if you don't get it right you can work in to the get what you want.
