Sleeping in the corner

[Davejl]

This old alabaster tomb is up against the corner of the chancel, at the side of the altar. (Stoke Dry, Rutland)
Canon 70D, 17-85mm.

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[IzzieK]

A man and a woman in the corner. You have a nice exposure there...

[Davejl]

A man and a woman in the corner. You have a nice exposure there...

Thanks Izzie. Two exposures actually, combined in Photomatix. Thought it was about time I made use of my tripod and the poor weather didn't matter indoors.

[rpcrowe]

Nicely done... These old tomb sculptures are wonderful to behold...

As in this Jude Maris Photoshop reconstruction of Henry II of England, the father of Richard the Lionhearted and King John Lackland...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fXM-_slRxE

[Davejl]

Nicely done... These old tomb sculptures are wonderful to behold...

As in this Jude Maris Photoshop reconstruction of Henry II of England, the father of Richard the Lionhearted and King John Lackland...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fXM-_slRxE

Thank you Richard.
One of the most impressive is the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, in Warwick, the main figures cast in metal. I don't know whether you know it, whilst not far from me the Earl of Rutland tombs at Bottesford are one of the finest collections in England. I must post some on here.

[terrib]

Very nice tones in this. Good use of multiple shots, I'd say.

[Davejl]

Very nice tones in this. Good use of multiple shots, I'd say.

Thank you Terri. I try to avoid an obvious HDR look and so like to use either the default or natural settings in Photomatix and then try not to overdo the local contrast and saturation. If I were more accomplished with Photoshop, I'd probably get the same effect that I want by combining the (2 in this instance) shots by masking. Exposure-wise it is usually keeping detail in the windows which I find the challenge when shooting in churches.

[george013]

Thank you Terri. I try to avoid an obvious HDR look and so like to use either the default or natural settings in Photomatix and then try not to overdo the local contrast and saturation. If I were more accomplished with Photoshop, I'd probably get the same effect that I want by combining the (2 in this instance) shots by masking. Exposure-wise it is usually keeping detail in the windows which I find the challenge when shooting in churches.

Beautiful image of a beautiful tomb. I like old things. Personally I would have used some more difference in brightness between this room and the other room to accentuate some depth.

I wonder where those figures on the tomb stand for. They change, it looks they're trying to tell a story.

George

[Davejl]

Beautiful image of a beautiful tomb. I like old things. Personally I would have used some more difference in brightness between this room and the other room to accentuate some depth.

I wonder where those figures on the tomb stand for. They change, it looks they're trying to tell a story.

George

Thank you, George. I presume you mean that the bit through the inner window should be lighter? In which case, I did't want to draw too much attention to the side.

There are lots of ordinary village churches in England which have tombs of the local gentry. This is the lord of the manor and his wife, with their children around the tomb chest (including a swaddled baby). The lady on top has her hands clasped in prayer, holding presumably a pious book (Bible or prayer book). They are members of the Digby family and were the grandparents of Everard Digby, one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators.

[george013]

Thank you, George. I presume you mean that the bit through the inner window should be lighter? In which case, I did't want to draw too much attention to the side.

There are lots of ordinary village churches in England which have tombs of the local gentry. This is the lord of the manor and his wife, with their children around the tomb chest (including a swaddled baby). The lady on top has her hands clasped in prayer, holding presumably a pious book (Bible or prayer book). They are members of the Digby family and were the grandparents of Everard Digby, one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators.

I mean darker. Something as 3 layers: outside light, first room dark, tomb room light. Leave something to the imagination. Well, it's personal.
Thanks for the explanation.

George

[Wavelength]

Very nice; i am curious to see them from another angle...

[Davejl]

Very nice; i am curious to see them from another angle...

Thank you Nandakumar. This tomb is unfortunately in a rather awkward place, so not very easy to photograph. A different shot would entail going beyond the altar rail, something I don't feel is really appropriate to get photos.

[Davejl]

I mean darker. Something as 3 layers: outside light, first room dark, tomb room light. Leave something to the imagination. Well, it's personal.
Thanks for the explanation.

George

Thank you George. I'll try this, because I did actually take 3 bracketed shots here, so have a darker to hand.