octane2
Leading Member
Hi all,
Well, what is there to say about this remarkable structure?
I can't describe the feeling of seeing this thing in the flesh. I can't describe the feeling of walking in and around this historic monument, standing there in the blazing sun of May, thinking about what had taken place in this arena all those hundreds of years ago.
I had come back from a humbling walk through the Roman Forum. My aim for this particular evening was to capture this structure. I basically found this spot, right in front of the Colosseum, up against the railing as far as I could go. I set up camp there for about 2 or 3 hours waiting for the sun to set sufficiently to give me the light that I wanted to capture.
There were people walking past all the time; there were post-wedding photographs being taken there; there were wares being sold -- especially after the sun went down -- all these Indians popped out of nowhere trying to sell little tripods for people to prop up their point-and-shoots and try and image this amazing building.
Unfortunately, the widest lens I had available with me that day was my 18mm, and, as a result parts of the structure have been cropped, but, luckily, not enough to detract from the overall feel of the image. The next time I go, I'll be sure to use a wider angle, or, to build up a multi-image mosaic.
The aim of this composition is to convey the emotions of space (size) and time that befits this awesome place, and in doing so, I hope I have done some kind of artistic justice to this timeless landmark.
5 bracketed exposures (4", 8", 15", 30" and 60"), f/11, ISO-100, 18mm on the kit EF-S 18-55mm lens of my EOS-350D.
Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro and post-processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Comments and critique are warmly received and requested.
Regards,
H
Well, what is there to say about this remarkable structure?
I can't describe the feeling of seeing this thing in the flesh. I can't describe the feeling of walking in and around this historic monument, standing there in the blazing sun of May, thinking about what had taken place in this arena all those hundreds of years ago.
I had come back from a humbling walk through the Roman Forum. My aim for this particular evening was to capture this structure. I basically found this spot, right in front of the Colosseum, up against the railing as far as I could go. I set up camp there for about 2 or 3 hours waiting for the sun to set sufficiently to give me the light that I wanted to capture.
There were people walking past all the time; there were post-wedding photographs being taken there; there were wares being sold -- especially after the sun went down -- all these Indians popped out of nowhere trying to sell little tripods for people to prop up their point-and-shoots and try and image this amazing building.
Unfortunately, the widest lens I had available with me that day was my 18mm, and, as a result parts of the structure have been cropped, but, luckily, not enough to detract from the overall feel of the image. The next time I go, I'll be sure to use a wider angle, or, to build up a multi-image mosaic.
The aim of this composition is to convey the emotions of space (size) and time that befits this awesome place, and in doing so, I hope I have done some kind of artistic justice to this timeless landmark.
5 bracketed exposures (4", 8", 15", 30" and 60"), f/11, ISO-100, 18mm on the kit EF-S 18-55mm lens of my EOS-350D.
Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro and post-processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Comments and critique are warmly received and requested.
Regards,
H
