FrancoisF Posted May 20, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) D Lux 4 Comments are welcome. Francois Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245319-church-of-the-beguinage-bruges-belgium/?do=findComment&comment=2819384'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Hi FrancoisF, Take a look here Church of the Beguinage, Bruges (Belgium). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Michael Hiles Posted May 20, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks for this. This is a beautiful part of a beautiful city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 21, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 21, 2015 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted May 21, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) From one belgian to another…. I would pull up the shadows a bit. Also, in the dark you can easily use F2.0 without losing much DOF. Edited May 21, 2015 by dpitt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancoisF Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted May 21, 2015 Michael, Stuart, Dpitt, Thank you for your comments. Dpitt : Actually I am not belgian but french but I lived in Zaïre (1977-1981) and in Brussels (2009-2013) and I greatly appreciate the belgian way of living! Regards. Francois Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancoisF Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted May 21, 2015 From one belgian to another…. I would pull up the shadows a bit. Also, in the dark you can easily use F2.0 without losing much DOF. Dpitt, Here I post a version with the shadows pulled up. Kind regards. Francois Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245319-church-of-the-beguinage-bruges-belgium/?do=findComment&comment=2819996'>More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 22, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Francois, I love this shot!... Actually, I love them both; each is giving a different feeling! ... Superb! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancoisF Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted May 22, 2015 Thank you Louis, Personally I prefer the first one; it concentrate the attention on the nuns and the flowers at the altar. All the best. Francois Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted May 22, 2015 Share #9 Posted May 22, 2015 Francois, I must admit that I like the first one better Not sure what it is, but you are right, the feeling of the first one is much better. The second one is certainly too much a HDR shot. Maybe try something in between. Otherwise keep the first one. You shot this with F5.6 , 1,3 sec on ISO 100 I do not have the DLux 4 but have the Pana LX3. In this case I would probably have tried F2.0 on ISO 100 in RAW and then work on it in PP The lens reaches its max sharpness around F2.8 or F4.0 so no need to stop it down further in this case IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted May 22, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 22, 2015 Francois, to be honest, I like the first one better. It bears a touch of mysteriousness created by the spotlight. The second version has no important additional information and is distracting the eye. It is very hard to handle those high contrasts. Here it is good to concentrate on the main essential light. Higher ISO has its limits with small sensors and being handheld. Dirk mentioned f-stop 5.6 and I agree that such type of shots don't need to be stopped down. 2.8 has enough DOF on those sensors. Thank you very much for opening this discussion, because these problems occur any time and it helps to understand the basics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancoisF Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 22, 2015 Iduna, Dirk, Thank you for your comments. The first one is the version I issued - from RAW in Aperture 3 - because is how I felt the mood of the scene when I took the picture. Following Dirk suggestions I issued a second version pushing up the shadows (no HDR). I will follow your advise and shoot these kind of pictures - with my D Lux 4 - at f/2.8. All the best. Francois Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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