DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Bishop Hooper's Monument
Bishop Hooper's Monument
mexico


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Late Night (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
Location: St Mary's Square, Gloucester
Date: Apr 30, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 2.5s
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2005

 Monument for Bishop Hooper who was burned at the stake on February 9th 1555 and photographed by me on 30th April 2005!

Unfortunately, the top of the monument is not lit up, so cropping was necessary, but that was about it for editing.

Statistics
Place: 156 out of 334
Avg (all users): 5.2161
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.0784
Avg (non-participants): 5.3173
Views since voting: 988
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 361
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 05/11/2005 08:49:11 AM
Thanks for the comments. To answer some of your queries. This picture is taken using the spotlights that illuminate the monument. Unfortunately it is rather harsh in certain areas and less so in others making it difficult to get a good, even exposure. With regard to the composition, I did try and get some branches into the shot by moving around to the right, but they don't show up too well. I now wish I had taken from some more angles, but took most shots from a similar angle, just playing with exposure.

The monument is in a street near Gloucester Cathedral marking the spot where the poor bishop was toasted!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2005 05:26:22 PM
I wish the yellow tone at the top could have continued down, but still very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/06/2005 03:30:56 PM
Nice and sharp. The lighting is a little harsh but that's the way it goes with spotlights. Perhaps a more creative composition would help too? There's a little bit of a snapshot feeling to the composition if you know what I mean, sort of a "put the subject in the center and shoot" feeling, that--usually--results in an accurate reproduction of the subject but doesn't let the photographer share his or her creative interpretation of the subject. I usually try to take lots of angle of a subject like this: close up, far away, off-center, centered, from below, from the side, focus in on part of the subject (face? ornate stonework?) to show the viewer something they wouldn't normally see when they look at it. Just some thoughts on how you might be able to take an average scene and make a work of art out of it. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2005 07:12:09 PM
Nicely Done!!! Great Lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2005 06:06:45 PM
Taken with a flash no doubt. Is this a cemetery? 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 10:46:45 PM
nice. what kind of lighting is used here? existing?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 01:12:43 AM
Oh Hooper....you and your monuments.
 05/04/2005 12:14:27 AM
Very nice lighting. Good capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/16/2025 10:13:26 AM EDT.