Iceland - Reykjavik - Hallsgrimkirkja 05_DSC4698
One of my favourite shots from my recent trip to Iceland, I don't think I've seen this viewpoint of the Hallsgrimkirkja before which seems pretty surprising......
In the spirit of full disclosure, afterall I'd hate someone to travel halfway round the world to see this and then realise it isn't quite as blue as shown here, this shot of Hallsgrimkirkja may not totally represent reality.
It's not that I've vastly altered it in Photoshop but, thanks to the mixed lighting condition created by the warm interior lights and the very cold (not to mention wet.....) daylighting, by altering the white balance to reduce the yellowness of the ceiling I've strengthened the blue. I thought it looked quite striking so I left it..........
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From Wikipedia : "Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 73 metres (244 ft), it is the largest church in Iceland and the sixth tallest architectural structure in Iceland after Longwave radio mast Hellissandur, the radio masts of the US Navy at Grindavík, Eiðar longwave transmitter and Smáratorg tower. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937. He is said to have designed it to resemble the basalt lava flows of Iceland's landscape. It took 38 years to build the church. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986, the landmark tower being completed long before the church's actual completion. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974, and the nave was consecrated in 1986. Situated in the centre of Reykjavík, it is one of the city's best-known landmarks and is visible throughout the city. It is similar in style to the expressionist architecture of Grundtvig's Church of Copenhagen, Denmark, completed in 1940."
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Iceland - Reykjavik - Hallsgrimkirkja 05_DSC4698
One of my favourite shots from my recent trip to Iceland, I don't think I've seen this viewpoint of the Hallsgrimkirkja before which seems pretty surprising......
In the spirit of full disclosure, afterall I'd hate someone to travel halfway round the world to see this and then realise it isn't quite as blue as shown here, this shot of Hallsgrimkirkja may not totally represent reality.
It's not that I've vastly altered it in Photoshop but, thanks to the mixed lighting condition created by the warm interior lights and the very cold (not to mention wet.....) daylighting, by altering the white balance to reduce the yellowness of the ceiling I've strengthened the blue. I thought it looked quite striking so I left it..........
More of my Iceland photos : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157650886963062
From Wikipedia : "Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 73 metres (244 ft), it is the largest church in Iceland and the sixth tallest architectural structure in Iceland after Longwave radio mast Hellissandur, the radio masts of the US Navy at Grindavík, Eiðar longwave transmitter and Smáratorg tower. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937. He is said to have designed it to resemble the basalt lava flows of Iceland's landscape. It took 38 years to build the church. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986, the landmark tower being completed long before the church's actual completion. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974, and the nave was consecrated in 1986. Situated in the centre of Reykjavík, it is one of the city's best-known landmarks and is visible throughout the city. It is similar in style to the expressionist architecture of Grundtvig's Church of Copenhagen, Denmark, completed in 1940."
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