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St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
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Location
Well, the photo of St.Vitus's Cathedral (in fact there were 2 photos) was taken in the 3rd Courtyard of Prague's Castle.Time
The photo was taken at 18.22 on Dec 4, 2013, when I went back home from the Olbram Zoubek's statue exhibition that took place in the Riding school of the Castle. The courtyard was completely empty, just the Gothic Cathedral shined like a gem.No wander I was tempted to take a picture of itLighting
Fortunately the Cathedral is well-enlightened by strong lights, otherwise it would be very difficult to take any picture. No additional lights, of courseEquipment
I took the picture with my Sony A57 and the lens Sony DT 18-55, 3.5-5.6. No other equipment was involved.Inspiration
A partial answer has been given above. The atmosphere at the time the picture was taken was in a sense unique. Who knows the place can confirm that the courtyard is normally full of people (perhaps except a winter time). At the time of taking the shot I was the only person in the 3rd courtyard - an exceptional moment.Editing
A night shot usually needs a lot of post processing and this picture is no exception.As has been hinted above, I took two shots and combined them into one picture. The operating system I use is Linux, which implies that my main picture editor is the GIMP. I also use the Hugin program (a panorama stitcher). In addition, the Noise Ninja was used to reduce noise a bit as the shots were taken at f4, 1/50 and ISO 3200.In my camera bag
My bag is not very big, which means I just carry the lenses that could be the most useful ones. In the city like Prague a wide angle lens is always needed, more particular the Sony 16-50 is almost always therein. Then the CZ 50 f1.4 with the old superb Minolta 200 f2.8 is a must - this is the basic stuff. My camera is now the Sony A77II.Feedback
Well, many pictures are taken just by chance, which is the case of this photo - by chance there were no people in front of the Cathedral. So, one should be ready for unusual situations and should have a good sense for such situations. On the other hand, many situations can be expected and foreseen ahead of time.Any advice? I would like to know such an advice!
