Inside old churches settings? (Page 2): Thanks for the comment. St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville, NC. My avatar is another photo from my shoot in this beautiful church.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

frjack wrote:

Where was this taken? Beautiful.

Thanks for the comment. St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville, NC. My avatar is another photo from my shoot in this beautiful church.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

What camera (FF, 3/4, APS-C...) and lens did you use? (I know I could just check the image data, but I am on my kindle right now) I ask for the educational value. It is a very nice shot!

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

dsmeltz wrote:

What camera (FF, 3/4, APS-C...) and lens did you use? (I know I could just check the image data, but I am on my kindle right now) I ask for the educational value. It is a very nice shot!

Since you didn't quote my response, not sure you are asking about the Basilica photo. If you are, D800, 16-35 f/4 at 16mm, f/11, 2 seconds, ISO 100... 8-) Should add tripod, MUP mode, cable release...

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

mrjcall wrote:

Thanks for the comment. St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville, NC. My avatar is another photo from my shoot in this beautiful church.

Very nice. Time for a road trip. Or at least after the snow melts.

windshoppe Loc: Arizona

While a tripod would be very helpful for church interiors, I've found over many years of shooting under those conditions that it's impractical more often than not . My solution has been to shoot with a high ISO - typically 3200 or even 6400 and live with the consequences. Church interiors have such a variety of lighting sources that I don't even bother with trying to determine WB. I shoot in RAW exclusively, so deal with that element in pp.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

windshoppe wrote:

While a tripod would be very helpful for church interiors, I've found over many years of shooting under those conditions that it's impractical more often than not . My solution has been to shoot with a high ISO - typically 3200 or even 6400 and live with the consequences. Church interiors have such a variety of lighting sources that I don't even bother with trying to determine WB. I shoot in RAW exclusively, so deal with that element in pp.

Really, really disagree with your approach as your high ISO causes all sorts of issues. I have had no problem whatsoever using a tripod in the many churches shot this summer. Just don't do it while church is in session, eh? :roll:

sidpearce

My own method of shooting Church Interiors is
Tripod, Cable release. Camera settings Aperture Priority, Raw, Lens set to sweet Spot. Bracket. 2 up 2 down. If tripod out of question, use beanbag on pew. Bracketing helps to avoid burnt out windows Taken thousands of picks like this over many years in UK. But as ever expect to get your share of failures

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

sidpearce wrote:

My own method of shooting Church Interiors is
Tripod, Cable release. Camera settings Aperture Priority, Raw, Lens set to sweet Spot. Bracket. 2 up 2 down. If tripod out of question, use beanbag on pew. Bracketing helps to avoid burnt out windows Taken thousands of picks like this over many years in UK. But as ever expect to get your share of failures

Now there's a shooter with a good approach and I'd bet you don't have many failures... :thumbup: Assume low ISO btw?

sidpearce

Sorry should hace said 100 ISO Perhaps 10% average failure rate Similar settings for stately homes or castles since you are in Europe

Lima Bean Loc: Finger Lakes NY

mrjcall wrote:

Do yourself a favor and take along a tripod and US... (show quote)

Based upon my recent experience taking photos in an older urban church and much good advice I received from members of this list the above list essentially nails it. To get a good image of a single window with a center above your line of sight a long lens and distance will minimize inverse keystone shape distortion. Bill

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

Also, don't forget to try the D7100's in-camera HDR. I used that quite successfully inside old abbeys and churches in Scotland recently without a tripod. That does not work with raw mode; you have to be shooting JPEG of some quality. You also have to be steady for a relatively long time, like up to a half second, but the results are excellent IMHO. As others have noted, I was using ISO 3200 (or higher as necessary to get a reasonable shutter speed.)

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

Having done this sort of tour, you may not have time to set up and use a tripod. So take it, but be prepared not to use it. I did a hiking tour of Scotland a couple months back without ever using a tripod. Inside abbeys and churches, I used the D7100 in-camera HDR quite successfully. You have to be shooting JPEG. This is not available in raw mode. I ran the ISO up to 3200 or 6400 in order to get a shutter speed I could handle. Worth a thought.

Kishka Loc: Grafton, WI

The Rhineland is mostly Gothic churches with great windows allowing sufficient light unless the weather is overcast. Even the Romanesque churches, such as Speyer Dom, have sufficient illumination during daylight hours. After 35 years shooting the churches with Daylight transparency film, I still shoot with Daylight light balance, letting the occasional artificial lighting inside fall where it may. RAW is a great addition.
A small travel tripod is handy although there is always a pillar or pew to steady slow exposures. Avoiding the inevitable wandering fellow tourists has always been the greater challenge.
Gute Reise!

Katherinenkirche, Lübeck

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mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Kishka wrote:

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Beautiful, ornate set of pipes!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

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I don't really worry about WB when taking a photo. I adjust for it in PP.
--Bob