Wells Cathedral (revision) - I go back and forth on how dark this needs to be. This version is toward the darker end.
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Dark is good

Wells Cathedral (revision) - I go back and forth on how dark this needs to be. This version is toward the darker end.
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Wells Cathedral (revision) - I go back and forth on how dark this needs to be. This version is toward the darker end.
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York Minster, Chapter House (North Side), alt. by atomstitcher, on FlickrLinhof Technikardan S45, Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90, Center ND filter, Portra 160.
York Minster, Chapter House (North Side), alt. by atomstitcher, on Flickr
The question is how best to set the exposure:
- Like it is here to show the choir detail
- Less exposure to keep the stain glass from being washed out
I wanted to retain some detail in the darkest shadows (the upper window frames). As such the windows metered at +6 stops above middle grey. Also I was into reciprocity failure so the exposure was 90 seconds long. Even so the Portra still handled it well. During conversion I could have easily retained more saturation in the windows, but I didn't want to lose the sense of luminosity in the process.
Take two photographs and decide later is another route.

Sure, but at £12 a pop it pays to have some clarity of purpose![]()
Lovely. The sense of airy luminance comes across very well.
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