Galway Cathedral

mikeanywhere

Picture I took yesterday.

Rest are at the Flickr set

Xios

Wow, i'm liking this, i love the angle as well, gives a large sense of scale, i have some photos of this buildding on a roll of film somewhere, i should get it developed and see how they came out.

mikeanywhere

Thanks Xios.

It was my first time inside the place and I have to say it was truly beautiful. When I arrived there was a service also and they had the choir giving it large which was amazing with the acoustics.

Defo be interesting to see what yours are like.

Not sure if you saw the other pics in my gallery either as some different ones there too.

Dizzy Carmody

gorgeous mate fair play lovely pic

Wez

Checked out your flickr account, some absolutely stunning pictures there..

iplogger1

You have nailed the exposure very well in these shots and
your lens/camera sensor combo definitely fared out very well
with the low light in the cathedral.

To make that shot (and a few others in your gallery) I can offer
the suggestion that you use a postprocessing app such as
PS, PS elements, Nikon capture, etc.. which has a straighten
or allows arbitrary rotation of the image. I've often found
photos which are keepers all but because I didn't compose the
horizon dead on either because I shot handheld (without
tripod and spirit level) or the floor level or perspective caused
a perceivable slant in the horizon line of the main subject.
I'd say if you rotated that image counter clockwise by anywhere
between 0.5-1.5 degrees you will find the mural will look
more square within the frame of the photograph and it will
really make the photo. It is one place where digital photography
and postprocessing can help you "after the fact".
With a decent megapixel camera the shifted pixels caused by
rotating the image won't be perceptible at all in the final
printed (or web viewable) image.

Also - with wide angle shots more than occasionally if the camera
axis is tilted somewhat there can be a bit of perspective or
keystoning distortion which can also be corrected using PS or
some free/inexpensive add-ons such as PTLens which will
help correct perspective distortion.

Out of curiosity which model of camera did you use and lens ?

mikeanywhere

Wez wrote:

Checked out your flickr account, some absolutely stunning pictures there..

Thank you Wez, very kinds words indeed

iplogger1 wrote:

You have nailed the exposure very well in these shots and
your lens/camera sensor combo definitely fared out very well
with the low light in the cathedral. Out of curiosity which model of camera did you use and lens ?

IP - I totally agree with your points. It was a little difficult to take some of the pics as I took some during one of the services so had to do it without making a nuisance of myself.

All the floor level shots were done freehand and then looking at the display after the shot to see if it came out right so I found it quite challenging trying to get the right perspective for the shot whilst also keeping the camera level. Had some funny looks too but I am pleased with the few shots that come through.

To answer your question I am using a Canon 20D and used both my 70-200 IS & 18-55 depending what I was shooting.

I plan to go back to do more stuff as there was loads more to take but it being a Sunday I had a few minutes between each service to do my shizzle.

K_user

Wow well done Mike! I really like the angle of the floor level shots. They really show off the detail and beauty of the church.

I’m ashamed to say that it has been years since I’ve taken a camera for a walk around the cathedral, it has just become one of those places that I pass on the way to somewhere else!

mikeanywhere

Thanks K - last weekend was the first time I had actually been inside as walked past many a time. Cant say it was as long a time as you especially as I have just moved here.

Defo will heading back there to do some other shots.

CONMIKE12

Really nice shot.The perspective and lighting is great.

Ruu_Old

Good work here, very nicely captured. Shots like this can be difficult with the amount of light needed but this is spot on.