Gol stavkyrkje, Norway
The Gol stavkyrkje is a wooden stave church from Gol in the region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county, Norway. Built 1157–1216....
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The Gol stavkyrkje is a wooden stave church from Gol in the region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county, Norway. Built 1157–1216.
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Location
In Bygdøy, near Olso.Time
It was taken around midday, whilst taking my son to see the Vikingskipshuset.Lighting
It was 100% natural light with no editing or external lighting - though it was little tricky exposing it as the sun was just out of frame.Equipment
A Leica M Typ 240 & 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4.Inspiration
I wanted to take a picture to show how beautiful the Norwegian stave churches are. Unfortunately I only had about five minutes (if that) to compose and take the shot.Editing
Other than cropping the image, it's as it was in-camera.In my camera bag
For travelling I usually take a Domke F2 in which I carry: A Leica M camera, a f/1.4 for Leica, a Zeiss 50mm f/2, 2x Leica batteries, a Sony A7R ii, a Sony 16 - 35mm or Sony 20mm f/1.8, a Sony G 24 - 105mm, 6x Sony batteries, a 3legged Thing tripod (as it's ultra light and folds down to about 35cm), a 100mm filter holder with various Ice & Lee ND filters, an 100mm Ice Light Pollution filter, a map of the area, and a lucky baseball cap. I try to keep it light and don't necessarily take all of the above on a trip as it can be hard work carrying it about - more often than not I'll just take the minimum gear necessary for a particular subject/location - you can always adapt to utlise the equipment you have with you - and most of the time I just take one camera and one lens that's suited to the subject matter.Feedback
This advice isn't necessarily for this shot as there were limited options in terms of composition and I only had a few minutes to take a simplistic shot and I just wanted something to show how beautiful and rich in heritage Norway is. It's useful to check out the location on the map, and work out travel routes and how long it takes to get to the location from wherever you are so you don't lose time getting lost. I also find it useful to Google the subject/location. It's helpful to look at pictures of the location or Streetview so you can understand the layout of the location/best times of the day for shooting, rather than just turn up and find it's not what you expected. Be patient with others - they have as much right as you to be there. The main thing is to enjoy yourself; travel is about experiencing different cultures and you have to balance the photography with that.
