I shot this from 2' off the floor. I was intrigued with the light from the left door and from the hole in the ceiling, halfway down the corridor. Antigua, Guatemala.
Having never done a 7-part HDR before, I tried it with a tree with interesting roots. Taken with a 25mm Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZE with an ES mount for my Canon 5D Mark II camera. It's a manual lens, but the sharpness and lack of light falloff is amazing. Antigua, Guatemala.
The handwork in this "ruined" facade is just phenomenal. And the dark blue sky (just before it sprinkled) and the purple flowers give it context and framing. Antigua, Guatemala.
Far away columns that survived the earthquake 500 years ago, purposely highlighted with a shallow depth of field. Shot at f/4, 400mm, and a Canon Extender EF 1.4x III between the camera and the lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM. The effective mm was 222. Antigua, Guatemala.
This winding stairway in a convent just begged to have it's picture taken. The camera was set up on the floor, and with the Canon 5d Mark II I used the manual Carl Zeiss 25mm Makro-Planar 2/50 ZE, exposed for 3.2 seconds at f/22 and ISO 800. It was quite dark. Antigua, Guatemala.
Taken from a rooftop. After I climbed up there, I immediately saw this shot of the cross on a tall rock with beautiful context all around it. Taken at 200mm with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM, set at f/8 with an ISO of 200. Antigua, Guatemala.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old. the well-worn steps and strong light source make me think of resurrection, for some reason. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). The light patterns are obviously the unique feature here. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
This was taken in a monastery in Antigua, Guatemala, that was nearly 500 years old (see the earthquake damage repair in the patterns in the plaster). I didn't notice the mop until I was finished. Duh. What I do like about the image, though, is that it violates a basic tenet of photography: don't put a huge pillar in the middle foreground. But somehow, it works. Mamiya RZ-67. 1991.
Far away columns that survived the earthquake 500 years ago, purposely highlighted with a shallow depth of field. Shot at f/4, 400mm, and a Canon Extender EF 1.4x III between the camera and the lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM. The effective mm was 222. Antigua, Guatemala.
Far away columns that survived the earthquake 500 years ago, purposely highlighted with a shallow depth of field. Shot at f/4, 400mm, and a Canon Extender EF 1.4x III between the camera and the lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM. The effective mm was 222. Antigua, Guatemala.
Far away columns that survived the earthquake 500 years ago, purposely highlighted with a shallow depth of field. Shot at f/4, 400mm, and a Canon Extender EF 1.4x III between the camera and the lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM. The effective mm was 222. Antigua, Guatemala.
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