If you're Polish, you'll be extremely familiar with the above image. This is Mikołaj Kopernik by Jan Matejko. The original is in this room (top right). I photographed it using my wonderful Nikkor 18-200mm lens, at 60mm, wide open (f5), at three-quarters of a second exposure, with my arms bracing the lens on the back of a chair, 800 ISO, noise reduction on. The Vibration Reduction does its bit - but notice the pincushion distortion. The image is untweaked in Photoshop to give you an idea of colour rendition. No flash - a mixture of natural daylight and tungsten lighting.
Friday, 19 September 2008
He stopped the sun and moved the earth
The charm of the Jagiellonian University's Collegium Novum, setting for conference that I attended today. Arriving in good time before the event starts, I get a chance to admire the Aula. Ah now! What's this? (below). Don't I know this from somewhere?
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I loved the title of this post! Wonderful pictures... you must have some camera.
All the best.
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