Reach Out and Touch Faith

Title quoted from Depeche Mode – who else!

 

I need to photograph more churches. When used correctly, they can hand such an amazing, ghostly, haunting, spiritual atmosphere to photos.

That's especially true for this church: ancient architecture with a few crosses outside. The lighting was perfect that day, very strong and I visited at the right time of day.

 

I especially like the way the shadows fall on the church's wall. I went for something that looks like what Depeche Mode sounds like (if that makes any sense) and think I did really well.

 

Coincidentally, it was election day here in Germany. I had just voted, it was a beautiful, warm day, so I decided it was the best time to test out my new wide angle lens that I had recently gotten to replace my (literally falling apart) Sigma 24mm. Very nice and handy little lens!

 

As a side note: I've finally taken more care in proper easel alignment before starting the darkroom session. Good thing I finally did, it's always a pain to notice off-sized borders/tilted images after the fact. Also, I stole the idea of printing part of the film border in order to create a thin black inner frame from Ludwig Römer, love it! ;)

 

Fomaspeed Variant 313 in Moersch Easy Lith 1+10

Briefly toned in selenium: Moersch MT 1 1+10

 

Nikon F3 + Ai Nikkor 20mm f3.5 + Kentmere Pan 400 (EI 200)

 

Developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 13:30 at 20 °C

 

Print scanned on a Heidelberg/Linotype-Hell Saphir Ultra II using Vuescan.

Done