A Dickensian Eastgate Clock

An unusual take on Chester's famous Eastgate Clock; I wanted a very Victorian feel to it, to compliment the fact that the clock was a Diamond Jubilee celebration to Queen Victoria.

It is said to be the second most photographed clock in England after the clock tower housing Big Ben.

Taken with the K-5 and 18-55WR.

Uploaded12/03/2013 - 12:25

CategoryArchitecture

BodyPENTAX K-5

Shutter Speed4

Aperturef/16

LensN/A

ISO100

Focal Length24.38mm

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Date Taken	15/10/2012 - 19:10
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	4
Aperture	f/16
ISO	100
Focal Length	24.38mm
Lens	N/A

chrisru chrisru

8 posts
15 years

Posted 12/03/2013 - 13:18 Link

Quite stunning, getting the lighting right across all of those surfaces must have been hard.

Snootchies Snootchies

1969 posts
17 years
Chester

Posted 12/03/2013 - 13:47 Link

Thanks Chris. The excellent dynamic range of the K-5 helped immensely. For this shot I underexposed quite significantly as the clock face is very bright. I then (mainly) adjusted fill light and white balance to get to the desired shot. As you say, I wanted all the surfaces to be lit well, so a fairly long exposure helped the K-5 to pick out the detail despite it being under exposed. It gave more options for post processing.

Bob

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