This is the Temple of Dendara in Egypt. I used a 14mm wide angle lens to exaggerate and dramatize the perspective, and because this focal length has such incredible depth of field, everything is sharp from the immediate foreground to the art on the ceiling even with an aperture of f/6.3. There was significant contrast in this interior because the ceiling detail was in deep shadow compared to the middle section of the columns. They were lit by diffused light from the opening in the temple. So, I took a handheld 5-frame HDR sequence to retain as much detail in the image as possible. In assembling HDR composites, I use Photoshop's tools because it provides extremely realistic colors and tones. The settings for the picture were 1/640, f/6.3, and 2000 ISO.
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