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April 2007 Daniel Bollag

Church*3
by Daniel Bollag

Vallemaggia (Ticino), Switzerland

Modern church in rural surroundings:
Swiss architect Mario Botta’s «San Giovanni Battista»,
the interior of which you saw in the last stf-Challenge:
http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/image/78960348

And if you *really* want to know why I shot this at iso400:
I had forgotten to change settings
after having taken pictures inside the church...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 28.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time30-Apr-2007 12:02:25
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/2500 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Daniel Bollag12-Jun-2007 10:15
Thank you, Katherine: it’s nice to know you like it! — db.
Katherine Stanback's Photos11-Jun-2007 20:19
Great shot of this ery cool building in a beautiful setting!
Daniel Bollag03-Jun-2007 09:31
Thanks a lot, Justin, for your friendly comment! — db.
Justin Miller03-Jun-2007 06:03
What an incredibly unusual structure! Without the description, I'd be wondering what this is - some neo-modern grain silo, an astronomy building, a fancy smokestack...and the setting makes it stand out as a great picture.
Daniel Bollag02-Jun-2007 12:11
Thanks a lot, Tyler, for letting us know your preference. I, for myself, see an—obviously wanted—incongruity as the one you mention even more in the #2 image than in this one. Anyway: surprisingly you forget the shocking contrast between «the ultra-modern structure» and «this ideal mountain landscape» as soon as you enter the church. — db.
Guest 02-Jun-2007 06:59
I think this is my favorite of the set, but it's a toss-up. They all work very well. I like this one because the ultra-modern structure seems so absurd in this ideal mountain landscape.
Daniel Bollag01-Jun-2007 16:42
Many, many thanks for your—as always—friendly words! It sure will be interesting to see which of my three entries appeal most to our co-challengers... — db.
Guest 01-Jun-2007 16:21
Daniel, I just can't make up my mind which of your three entries I like best, they're all great shots! I suppose it would be between this one and number one. Mountains and beautiful skies are hard to beat :-) My goodness that is such a strange but beautiful church!
Daniel Bollag01-Jun-2007 14:53
BTW: I’m glad you’re prepared to share the blame for iso400. But did you realise «f/4.0» too? Maybe I should be prohibited from taking photographs...??
Daniel Bollag01-Jun-2007 14:36
Thanks a lot, Denise, for takting the time and making the effort to comment on all three of my entries! — db.
Denise01-Jun-2007 14:08
LOL!!!! Thanks for letting us know why you shot at 400 ISO, something I sure can relate too!! All too often sometimes!!! I really like the composition of this image. Very nicely done, Daniel.