Rotunda, Legislative Building

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  Ken Bingham

• Jan 30, 2020

Nice shot. A 50-second exposure . . . what factors contributed to that decision? And did reciprocity failure enter into the equation? Just curious.

 

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  Colin Corneau

• Jan 30, 2020

@Ken Bingham Yes, that was all reciprocity compensation. It was already a pretty slow exposure measured out (spot metering a midtone), if I recall about 15 seconds -- that was due to ambient light but also being shot stopped down to f/16 and an ISO of only 25.
I used the reciprocity calculations for RPX 25 and it worked perfectly.

 

• grahamp

• Jan 30, 2020

I like how the high floor polish gives a double exposure effect.

 

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  awty

• Jan 30, 2020

Nice exposure, love the granite, most old buildings here are sandstone, but some of the more up market building used granite or marble in the foyers. rpx 25 is nice film if you get it just right as in here.

 

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  dasBlute

• Jan 31, 2020

a symphony of tones, 'easy on the eyes' as they say

 

• JWMster

• Jan 31, 2020

Bravo! Love the shot. Love the film, love the camera and an 80mm....oooh ahhhh. Thanks for sharing.

 

• Tom Kershaw

• Feb 1, 2020

Striking composition and great tonal distribution. I've never used APX 25 but it looks like a really good product, APX 100 certainly was. I'm also impressed you were able to use a tripod in the building, did you have to get permission? Here in the UK once or twice I've had difficult people come up and comment about 'permissions' etc. - and this is outdoors in a public place.

 

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  Colin Corneau

• Feb 1, 2020

@Tom Kershaw Happily, our public seat of governance is an open and generally friendly place. It's actually kind of amazing and when I stop to think of it, it's the kind of thing that makes you happy.
I just check in with security, show them my camera bag and everything I'm bringing with me and explain what I'm doing and I'm pretty much free to make pictures.

 

• Tom Kershaw

• Feb 1, 2020

@Colin Corneau That sounds like a very sensible attitude.