Lying down on the Job – How I got the shot

By Ian Middleton

Story behind the photo

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Radovljica - Church of Saint Peter

It’s often believed that photography is easy: just turn up and click the shutter, right? But 99% of the time that couldn’t be further from the truth. However, on this occasion it is hard to deny. For this photo, in which I was demonstrating how to photograph the beautiful vaulted ceiling at the Church of Saint Peter in Radovljica for students on my recent workshop, I had to lie down on the floor and setup my tripod in such a way that I could point the camera directly upwards. As we were indoors working in low light conditions a tripod was essential, and the best way to do it was to lie down. The perfect excuse!

Beautiful frescoes on the vaulted ceiling of Saint Peter’s Church in Radovljica, Slovenia.

View across the beautiful Lake Bled, island church of the assumption of Mary, and hilltop castle, all topped off with the crescent of the waning moon at dawn, Slovenia.

Folklore & Legends

The Legend of How Lake Bled was made

Star trails behind a small chapel in Vodice, Gorenjska, Slovenia. The brightest stars around the church spire are from the Orion constellation. This small graveyard is also lit by candles on the graves, which is a common practice here in Slovenia. This image was captured just as the moon was waning at 96.4% and just rising to the east, which, along with cars and streetlights, helped to nicely illuminate the chapel and graveyard.

Tutorials

How to photograph stars and star trails with a dslr

View of Neowise over the kamnik Alps with Storzic mountain to the right. Captured just as a flash of lightning lit up the clouds right over the mountains.

Story behind the photo

Neowise comet meets lightning

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