Albuquerque Temple - 2nd Try
I gave it another shot (no pun intended) yesterday afternoon and am happy with the results. Of course when you're shooting film you have to wait until after processing to see what you actually captured. Judging from the digital snapshots, I think I'll have some keepers. The digital camera is a good tool for me to differentiate between compositions and judge light and contrast levels.
Here's a digital capture as the light started to warm up and the storm rolled over the mountain. It's not the ideal composition - there are those pesky light poles and cars in the parking lot - but it shows the Temple well against the backdrop of the massive mountain to the east. Also, notice the shadow of the American flag on the west side of the Temple.
After the sun set, I walked around the grounds on the west side and snapped a few more digital images. Each side (east and west) of the Temple is distinctly different from the other. One side gives no clue what the other looks like. From the east you would have no idea of how massive the Temple looks from the west. Standing close to the west side, the spire with Moroni is barely visible, if at all. In this image, the statue of Moroni seems to be right above the entrance. The top of the Temple appears to have a shiny stainless steel or aluminum edge. You've got to love those clouds.
Here's a snapshot of the big camera as I waited for the light to get better. I have a film-holder loaded in the back and the cable-release attached. The sheets of film are approximately the size of the ground-glass plate on the back of the camera. I've already leveled out the camera, composed the image, raised the lens standard, focused and closed the lens. All I have to do now is meter the scene, set my aperture & shutter speed, remove the dark-slide from the holder (then wait a few seconds for the camera to quit vibrating), and make my exposure. Easy, huh? Also, notice my shadow in the lower right of the frame. I ended up standing here over 90 minutes waiting and shooting as the light changed.
Here's a digital capture as the light started to warm up and the storm rolled over the mountain. It's not the ideal composition - there are those pesky light poles and cars in the parking lot - but it shows the Temple well against the backdrop of the massive mountain to the east. Also, notice the shadow of the American flag on the west side of the Temple.
After the sun set, I walked around the grounds on the west side and snapped a few more digital images. Each side (east and west) of the Temple is distinctly different from the other. One side gives no clue what the other looks like. From the east you would have no idea of how massive the Temple looks from the west. Standing close to the west side, the spire with Moroni is barely visible, if at all. In this image, the statue of Moroni seems to be right above the entrance. The top of the Temple appears to have a shiny stainless steel or aluminum edge. You've got to love those clouds.
Here's a snapshot of the big camera as I waited for the light to get better. I have a film-holder loaded in the back and the cable-release attached. The sheets of film are approximately the size of the ground-glass plate on the back of the camera. I've already leveled out the camera, composed the image, raised the lens standard, focused and closed the lens. All I have to do now is meter the scene, set my aperture & shutter speed, remove the dark-slide from the holder (then wait a few seconds for the camera to quit vibrating), and make my exposure. Easy, huh? Also, notice my shadow in the lower right of the frame. I ended up standing here over 90 minutes waiting and shooting as the light changed.
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