Abandoned Church
Through the ceiling of an abandoned church.
Through the ceiling of an abandoned church.
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Location
I took this photo from the inside (through a big hole in the roof) of an abandoned church in a small village, some 30 km south of my hometown, Bucharest.Time
The photo was taken around noon, November 2nd 2014. I woke up early in the morning to catch the sunrise in a nearby natural park, but the persistent fog kept me from photographing the sun that morning. However, the weather improved a few hours later, and that's how I was able to take this photo.Lighting
I only used natural light. However, since there was only a small amount of light available (I was inside a tall building, with natural light coming only from a few small, wrecked windows and a hole in the roof, shooting straight through this hole) I had to pump the ISO a bit up to 400 just to lift the shadows on the inside walls, and used an aperture of f/3.2.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7100 camera (handheld) with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D lens. Nothing else.Inspiration
From the moment I stepped inside this abandoned church - seeing the ruined brick walls on the interior, as well as the wrecked outside walls showing through that roof hole - I thought of how it might look in black- and-white pictures. On top of that, after missing the chance of photographing the sunrise earlier in the day, this time I was lucky enough to capture the moment when a bird flew over the building, right above me. Perfect timing!Editing
Other than applying a black-and-white filter, lifting the shadows a bit more and adding some contrast in PS, I added the clouds from another photo taken a few minutes later, from around the same spot.In my camera bag
My bag is very small, I only pack my Nikon D7100 camera, a tripod, two CPL filters and two lenses: the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D and the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. I do, however, plan to upgrade my camera and add a few more lenses by the end of this year.Feedback
Ruins or abandoned places like this always look better in B&W. But since they are so static and austere, adding a live element (such as the bird in my photo) or anything else that suggests movement, will balance your photograph and make it look more dramatic.
