Gary Walter, QPSA  


Sacré-Cœur by Gary Walter, QPSA

May 2021 - Sacré-Cœur

About the Image(s)

Equipment used: Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, EF 24-105 f/4 Lens at 24 mm,
Camera settings: ISO 4000, 1/50 second, f/4.0, Aperture priority. pattern metering, handheld
Lighting conditions: limited lighting, some coming in from windows
Where and when: Taken May 27, 2019 Montmartre, Paris, France; 11:30 AM local time
Post processing: In Lightroom adjusted exposure, black & white, shadows & highlights, added clarity and dehaze, added lens profile and changed the perspective to fix wide open lens distortion in close space. Cropped for best image. Then added a graduated filter to the lower 1/4 of the image and two radial filters to reduce highlights in the center.


This round’s discussion is now closed!
4 comments posted




Samuel Lucas   Samuel Lucas
Very good job on balancing the colors. I wish my judgement was this good. Great detail and a very interesting image. Just the dome itself would be an interesting image. I don't understand how you got such great depth of field using F4. It is amazing that it is so sharp at 1/50 and being hand held!   Posted: 05/05/2021 15:20:45



Dr. Isaac Vaisman   Dr. Isaac Vaisman
(Group 4)
Gary, well done. Image is sharp and you were able to adjust the light in the different parts to make it a uniformly illuminated without overexposure and with detail. The presence of the people at different depth gives dimension to it.   Posted: 05/05/2021 17:06:22



Les Lincke   Les Lincke
I think you did a nice job of taking a normally uneventful photo and invoked imagination to tell the story. By adding pews with people and photographing from the side, I think you added interest and attention to the image. Your photo is tack sharp, all exposed with good color.   Posted: 05/12/2021 10:16:00



David Stout   David Stout
(Group 3)
Great technique - such good focussing, this is another fine church interior from your collection.   Posted: 05/26/2021 05:47:17