Colourful Columns
Mysore Palace in south of India - a close look at the wonderfully decorated and colourful columns in the Durbar hall inside the palace. ...
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Mysore Palace in south of India - a close look at the wonderfully decorated and colourful columns in the Durbar hall inside the palace.
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Aperture 18/10 ISO 125 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 17/4 
Mar, 2022Views
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Location
This photo was taken inside Mysore Palace in the south of India. The palace has some of the most amazing architecture, both on the outside and on the inside. Here is a close-up of the wonderfully decorated and colourful columns in the Durbar hall of the palace.Time
This is an indoor shot, taken at around 10 a.m.Lighting
The place was nicely lit up both by natural light and by the internal lighting arrangement inside the palace rooms.Equipment
This was shot with an iPhone 11. I went close to the columns and used the ultra-wide-angle option ( 4.25 mm in this shot) of the camera to fill the frame.Inspiration
I love the elements of design that present themselves in different architectural forms and I knew what to expect in Mysore Palace once I came to know that the authorities were allowing visitors to take cameras inside the palace, as the case was last year ( 2021) just after the Pandemic lockdown was lifted. So I went prepared with my primary Canon 5D with the 16-35 mm lens on it. I also had my iPhone 11 with me as usual. It was only when I positioned myself close to those wonderfully decorated columns, that I found that the 16-35 mm lens was falling short of the requirement to fill the frame, and then the iPhone came to help, and how! It did a fine job of getting very good exposure and excellent clarity and details.Editing
Since the natural lighting was good, not much post-processing was required. I edited the file in Photoshop, added NIK Color Contrast, and adjusted contrast and vibrance a bit.In my camera bag
As I mostly shoot travel and landscape photos, I carry two wide-angle lenses - my old and trusted Canon EF 24-70 mm f/2.8L and the Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L IS. I love the quality of these ‘L’ lenses from Canon. For the camera body, I had regularly used the Canon EOS 5D since 2006 until last September (2021) , when I bought the mirrorless Canon EOS R6. I have also noticed, as in this case, when it comes to the details of architectural shots, the iPhone does a fine job of capturing them and so, if I have time for one more shot after using my primary camera and lens, I have started taking that shot with my iPhone - and I am finding this practise beneficial.Feedback
The appearance of the elements of an architecture can change dramatically as you change your pov, lens and focal length. So, don't stick to only one point of view and focal length. Move around your subject and experiment. The results could be very rewarding. For the architecture shots, the shorter the focal length, the better. So, if you have different options with you in addition to your primary camera and lens, where you can use an even shorter focal length, just explore and take that shot too!
