Monday, February 22, 2010

The Corona

Another photography class assignment this week took Andrea & I to St. John's Cathedral. Edging "Cathedral Square" in downtown Milwaukee, St. John's is adorned inside by a beautiful sculpture. "The Corona" is suspended over the altar with Jesus and a 14 foot crown. Arnaldo Pomodoro was the sculptor. Jesus has a dove his right hand. My first photo was a tight shot from below the cross. The second photo is taken farther back in the cathedral, on the back left side aisle.

(1) Shot with
- Nikon D700 camera, 85 mm f/1.4 lens
- 85 mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO 2500
- Manual White Balance set to 4760 K to provide red warmth
Processed with
- Photoshop to crop, minor contrast/color enhancements
- Four "lights" removed from lower left corner and top of image

(2) Shot with
- 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens
- 95 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec, ISO 3200

3 comments:

  1. i really like the angle on that first one - and the light coming through - very nice!

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  2. Awesome! Great time of year to do this!

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  3. I showed the top photo in class. The teacher, John Alley, considered the photo "an abstract".

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