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Glasgow University Cloisters.
Glasgow University Cloisters.
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Location
This shot was taken at Glasgow University, one of Scotland's ancient Universities. The University is in the west end of Glasgow not far from the city centre and near to the River Kelvin and River Clyde. Although Glasgow University was founded in 1451 it moved to it's present location in around 1870 and it's Gothic style architecture was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.Time
I first saw these magnificent cloisters while attending my niece Alison's graduation and knew then I would have to return at some future date to capture the superb stonework. I stay in Greenock which is about 25 miles away from Glasgow and drove there that Sunday morning taking the shot at around 11.30 am on September 2014.Lighting
The cloisters sit between two quadrangles. It was a beautiful sunny September day and I wanted as much natural light to illuminate the cloisters' area. The sun's position at that time of day gave me as much light as I could ask for.Equipment
My camera is a Nikon D90. I used this with my recently purchased second hand Nikkor 24-70 f2.8 lens. To prevent camera shake I used a tripod and an infra red remote shutter release. No flash was used in the shot.Inspiration
Having previously visited the University and seen the grand architecture I knew I would have to return and capture the cloisters. As I now had some good glass in my 24-70 lens, it being a weekend and the weather being good I thought the time was right to make the shot.Editing
I did use post processing. As the area being photographed is in the shade I used three varying exposures and merged using photomatix to bring out the details of the shadow areas but also to keep enough contrast without overdoing the hdr. I also opted changing to black and white as I feel it suits the subject and gives the shot character.In my camera bag
It all depends on where and what I'm intending to shoot. I have my Nikon D90 camera. I usually have the Nikkor 18-105 kit lens as well as a Nikkor 50mm f1.8D, a Nikkor 35mm f1.8G, a Nikkor 70-300 f4.5-5.6 and my wide angle Tokina 11-16 f2.8. I also now have my Nikkor 24-70 f2.8. I have a Nikon SB-700 flash and try to always have a couple of sets of charged eneloop batteries for the flash and a spare battery for the camera.Feedback
For this type of shot I would say a tripod is a must. I feel multiple exposure shots allow you to bring out the most detail in the shadows without blowing out the highlights and this can be done without overdoing the hdr effects of whatever software is being used. I also have to keep the ISO settings low on my D90 to keep the noise levels down and image quality as good as it can be although more modern cameras may not be affected as much.
