''Drawn In''
''Drawn In''
''Drawn In''
Read less
Read less
Dec, 2014Views
1676
Likes
Awards
Action Award
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Curator's Selection
Legendary Award
Featured
Featured
Staff Favorite
Superb Composition
Peer Award
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Absolute Masterpiece
All Star
Magnificent Capture
Top Ranks
Top 10 rank
Top 20 rank
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 2Top 30 rank week 1
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was taken in a church yard in Sevenoaks, United KingdomTime
The photo was taken around 11 PM on a freezing UK winter night. There was a significant eerie feeling being alone in a graveyard within the church grounds, positioning myself in the dark between the gravestones to get the shot.Lighting
The only lighting I needed to add, was to use my headlamp to illuminate the gravestone in front of me, which I felt necessary as it was too dark without lighting and too light with the flash. It seemed just enough light to make this stone stand out a bit without overpowering the rest of the photo.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7100 with a Sigma 10 - 20 mm wide angle lens. The camera was mounted on a tripod and I used a remote to trigger the shot.Inspiration
Having recently immigrated from South Africa to the UK, I was intrigued by the fact that a graveyard was situated inside a church ground as this isn't the case in South Africa. While walking around Sevenoaks that evening, I suddenly saw a huge opportunity to take a photo that would be out of the ordinary to what I was used to.Editing
There is no post-processing with this photo.In my camera bag
My D7100, a Sigma 10 - 20mm wide angle lens, a Nikon Nikkor 18 - 300mm lens, a Nikkor 50mm lens, a remote shutter release, spare battery and a Manfrotto tripod.Feedback
Get out there! It was the first graveyard/church photoshoot I had done, so it took a bit of a mental challenge to place myself in a graveyard at night, but the sense it created I feel came out in the photo. Take your time, walk around and keep changing your angle relative to the subject and take the shot...repeat. Long exposure made for a few interesting outputs, like the moonlight being dragged out through the moving clouds, creating more effect. Also, linked to "take the shot", as this allows you to get a view and feedback from your cameras interpretation, and the surprise this can deliver, different to what your eyes see. Again, spend a bit of time reading up about photography tips and studying books etc, but getting out there, taking photos, spinning your cameras dials, that's the place you really learn. Thank you for taking the time to read about my experience and the fun I had to get this photo.
