This is a remarkable church in the center of Reykjavik, Iceland. It's name is Hallgrimskirkja -- don't try to pronounce it or you might hurt yourself! I photographed this at dusk to capture the combination of the artificial lights in combination with a beautiful sky. The sky was not as dynamic as I'd hoped for, so I replaced it using the Sky Replacement command in Photoshop. I used a Sigma 14mm f/1.8 wide angle lens so I could emphasize the interesting pattern in the foreground. Note there is very little keystoning. That's because the back of the camera, i.e. the plane of the digital sensor, was almost parallel with the facade of the building. My settings were 1/80, f/4, and 1600 ISO. The 14mm lens has tremendous depth of field, even with a fairly large lens aperture. I purposely positioned myself dead center on the church to underscore the perfect symmetry.
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