Taken at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Norwich, CT. The family went to the Cathedral for a Cubscout award ceremony and when I saw the ceiling I was grateful to have brought the tripod along!
RAW image opened in CS2 - adjusted curves, exposure.
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Cropped to size - ~1% rotated
Adjusted levels, Contrast/Brightness, Hue/Sat - individual channels.
Used Shadows/ Highlights to adjust shadow areas on whole image.
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I just wish I could have cloned the spot lights so that they were completely symmetrical - I couldn't find an angle to get them all shining brightly!!!
Thanks for all the kind comments on this image. I realize it was a copy cat to several other better images in recent challenges, but I couldn't resist the symmetry.
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Nice shot! I now have another place to go shoot. unless, of course, you've already claimed this spot! As soon as I saw the star pattern of the lights, I knew you used the Tokina. It gives the best starburst patterns.
Wow - very nice entry, Peter! I'm sorry to say I didn't get to this one while voting, because you would have had another high score. Those starbursts of light are so well done, and the DOF is awesome. Great entry!
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