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Photographing Ruins
Most modern ruins were designed and built in the days before electric lights were in use in every room.
These places are often beautifully lit with natural light coming in through windows and skylights. Take
advantage of the available light for your exposure and use the tripod for the long exposures necessary in the
low light. This will show the rooms as the occupants experienced them, and as the architects who designed
them intended the spaces to be experienced. A flash is workable in a pinch when there is no natural light
available, but it is necessary to get the flash off camera and carefully placed, preferably with more than one
flash to paint the room or object with light. Another option is to open your shutter and paint the room with a
hand held flashlight or other light source, but this can be a slow process that requires a lot of time and
experimentation to get correct.
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