Sunday, September 23, 2007

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The High Altar at St Paul's Cathedral (Episcopal) in downtown Oklahoma City. There a number of challenges in taking a picture of the altar - light reflects off the marble altar (the marble was imported from Italy); the stained glass windows emit enough back light to throw off a light meter; and the surrounding dark wood absorbs most of the light provided by the six or seven spots. I resolved this by bringing in a pair of studio lights, using 100 ASA (slowest speed available in my Rebel), and closing down the F-stop.

The studio lights, by the way, are hidden behind the columns defining each side of the vaulted arch.

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