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Photo of the Week 99 – St. Mary’s Square in Autumn
Filed Under Photography on January 10, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I’ve gotten quite behind at processing my shots – so this week I finally finished the last of my Autumn shots for 2009. With them all edited and tagged I could choose my very favourite shot of the season, and here it is! I just love this place, the buildings are amazing, and the water garden inside the square is amazing. I’ve taken many shots in here, and very few of them capture the coolness of the place, but I think this one comes close. I’m also a sucker for reflections and vibrant colours, all the more reasons to pick this as my favourite!
- Camera: Nikon D40
- Lens: Nikon DX AFS 18-55mm (D40 kit lens)
- Exposure: 1/200 sec
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Focal Ratio: f/11
- ISO: 200
- Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
- Exposure Bias: -1.0ev
- Processing: Single RAW image first tonemapped with Photomatix Pro, then tweaked with the Dodge & Burn plugin in Apple’s Aperture
Bart, I really love the detail in the sky, water and trees. Also the colours play along nicely. It is a very warm and happy shot.
In one word, Lovely!
I assume they have finished the construction work that was going on there when I left?
A very nice, if somewhat confusing shot, Bart. The almost full reflection of the building looks beautiful, but my brain stopped me and asked where on earth the reflection of that dirty great tree had gone. Then it finally managed to delineate the rocks in the water. They are of such close tone to the water I just didn’t see them at first.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great shot. I would have preferred it, though, with a little more light on the rocks. But then what would I know. 🙂
This is a wonderful picture, I always enjoy your pictures, but this one is special with the great reflections. BTW: Happy 30th birthday.
Nice shot. Though it almost seems to busy for a place i loved going to think about nothing 🙂
Thanks everyone!
Dave – the scaffolds are gone thankfully! It was so annoying while they were there.
As for the confusingness – it’s a very strange place. It feels very peaceful, but there is a lot going on, and an awful lot to see. I’ve actually found it very hard to photograph – this shot isn’t perfect, and I’ll keep trying to improve on it, but it’s still my favorit autumn shot of the year.
Bart.