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Church of the Good Shepherd feeling the presence.

Church of the Good Shepherd feeling the presence.
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cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 10/1 

upload_dateApr, 2016

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19 Comments | Report
YvonneJeaK PRO
 
YvonneJeaK June 23, 2016
Wonderful. Congratulations
dyanpratt PRO
dyanpratt July 04, 2016
Thank you!
NatureLoverJJWal PRO+
 
NatureLoverJJWal July 06, 2016
Dramatic capture both foreground background and your main subject. Congratulations on your award!
maaikeschauer
 
maaikeschauer August 06, 2016
Great!
Beegirl
 
Beegirl September 11, 2016
Wonderful capture,congrats
janeortlieb
 
janeortlieb September 12, 2016
Wonderful light, great sky, lovely image!
davidbidmead
 
davidbidmead September 14, 2016
Congratulations ! Splendid capture.
shirleywarner
 
shirleywarner October 06, 2016
Nice to see a different angle on that Church.
cyndimccoun
 
cyndimccoun March 26, 2017
Voted
MariuszOlszak
 
MariuszOlszak April 02, 2017
Winieta z chmur! !!
MRueffer
 
MRueffer September 25, 2017
Lovely
JB11
 
JB11 May 07, 2018
Beautiful
JB11
 
JB11 May 07, 2018
Beautiful
lifeXjess
 
lifeXjess August 06, 2018
This is gorgeous. It looks like a fairy tale.
Trudie
 
Trudie March 25, 2019
Dramatic and warm capture with the sun rays on the left. Chapeau!
Trudie
 
Trudie March 25, 2019
The long grasses and the sky seem to connect in their sweeping textures
mauricetremblay
 
mauricetremblay April 30, 2019
This is a great photo. It gives me a feeling of peace.
DAsEye Platinum
 
DAsEye January 09, 2020
Beautiful shot, NZ?
FergalBrady
 
FergalBrady December 11, 2021
Wizard of oz feel to the attitude of this
NickBelial PRO+
 
NickBelial December 31, 2021
Off-the-charts awesome.

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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken at Tekapo, New Zealand and features the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Time
After a long day hiking the trails in Aoraki, we decided to head to Tekapo to see what I believe is one of the most photographed churches in New Zealand. Of course, we waiting around for sunset along with hundreds of other tourists to capture some images. I happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture this naturally framed in clouds image.
Lighting
I got really lucky with a breathtaking sunset and golden hour, that the feature seems to be more surreal, almost like the spirits were there with us.
Equipment
This was shot from a tripod with a Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF-S 10-22mm at f/4.5
Inspiration
I follow many famous photographers and they all seem to collect the most amazing photos in New Zealand. I originally saw a night shot of this church on stuckincustoms.com by Trey and knew I had to shoot there. I love old architecture, and there's just something about an old church that makes a photo shine!
Editing
This image is an HDR merge of three raw files using Photomatix Pro, imported back to Lightroom for some final adjustments and touchups.
In my camera bag
I always have a tripod, I was caught too many times travelling in low-light conditions that I learned my lesson. It's the first thing I strap to the bag. The remainder of the contents include a wide angle lens (Canon EF-S 10-22mm), a mid range Sigma 17-70mm and telephoto Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. These three cover much of the range I need. Other accessories include an intervalometer, wireless remote for those quick candid "I was here" shots, 4 spare memory cards , 2 spare batteries, a 2 TB hard drive and all the cables needed to make it all talk. I've also been carrying a GoPro with a hotshoe mount on the camera for some unique video capabilities.
Feedback
My best advise is to get out a shoot, ALL THE TIME. Learn your camera, memorize the buttons, learn the theory of light. And finally, be at the right place at the right time, getting stellar photos generally takes effort, sometimes such as this instance you get lucky.

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