Catholic Church in Havana

anonymouscuban

I took this shot last time I visited Cuba. I don't recall the name of the church but it is in La Habana Vieja... Old Havana. I was actually told not to take any photos but not before I was able to capture this shot.

Funny this is it was a 2 sec exposure and I can't for the life of me remember how I stabilized the camera because I do recall not having my tripod with me. I think a propped it on my backpack but I can't be sure. :scratch

Angelo

that's a beautiful church and a beautiful capture

anonymouscuban

Thanks Angelo.

Cornflake

Very cool. The composition is good. I was recently shooting several dark churches and they were a challenge.

anonymouscuban

Thanks Cornflake.

Yeah, I have to chalk this one up to mostly luck. I can't really tell you what I metered on. It was one of those "Oh, this looks interesting" kind of moments. I metered, set up the exposure in manual mode, put the camera on floor and triggered the shot with a 2 sec timer. Then the guy came over and told me not to take any more photos. Honestly, I didn't even bother to chimp the shot. Had no idea I got a good shot until I back Stateside and downloaded it to my puter!

torags

Well done.

I didn't know there was a Catholic church there

Nice exposure

anonymouscuban

Thanks torags. Oh, there are many historic churches in Cuba. Several in province of Havana even. I don't know the name of this one but it is near the Capital building in old Havana.

torags

anonymouscuban wrote: »

Thanks torags. Oh, there are many historic churches in Cuba. Several in province of Havana even. I don't know the name of this one but it is near the Capital building in old Havana.

I was there, tried to get into the cigar factory (in back of the Capital Building). It was closed for renovation

I wish I would have known