Friday, June 3, 2011

Ely Cathedral - the Ship of the Fens



Here's why Ely Cathedral is sometimes called the "ship of the Fens". It stands tall above the lakes and wetlands, for all the world looking like a great ship docked beyond the trees. Here it is beyond the Fishing Lake at Roswell Pits.

This is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) picture, made with the assistance of Photomatix Pro. It is built from three shots at different exposures (+- 2EV on this occasion, as it was extremely contrasty into the evening sun). The software then combines the images, adjusting brightness levels in different parts of the picture, and preserving detail in both highlight and shadow areas.

Canon 60D with Canon EF-S 18-200mm at 18mm, 1/100, 1/200 and 1/400 sec at f/23, ISO 200

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