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EXIF: KONICA MINOLTA MAXXUM 5D \| 1/200 sec \| f 7.1 \| 18.0mm (35mm equivalent: 27.0mm) \| ISO 100 Inside the dome of the Rotunda we find Jefferson's ideals for the University expressed in spectacular architectural style. This room housed the original library with the books placed in shelves behind the room's columns. This left the area in the center of the dome room open. It has been used for dinners, dances, and now as a place where prospective students and their parents are introduced to Jefferson's basic concepts and philosophy emphasizing the forces of logic and reason. Addition 6/21/06 AM The first two comments asked about the 'blue thing' in the upper right corner. This illustrates a difference in my blogging style to many others -- as I wrote on my one year anniversary. The photo presents this view as I perceived it, not as I particularly would have chosen to see it if I had more opportunity to compose the perfect shot. The open space of the room was in use when I was there, occupied by a perhaps 100 people attending a 'Welcome to UVa' session for prospective students. Visitors like me were pretty much limited to the area around the outside of the dome room. Because of this I took this picture from behind the columns and thereby had a bit of lower roof above my head--a bit of which made it into the frame. I had four choices to deal with it when I processed this picture: crop it out, clone it out, toss the picture, or say 'what the f!'. I tried cropping it and did not like the result. I am not skillled at cloning and knew I would never pull it off given the complex light tone and texture of the ceiling. I wanted to post the picture ... so ... I said, 'What the f!' As for the cropping of the skylight. A careful review of my photographic archives will show that I do use close crops like this a lot. This is clearly a matter of style and taste. You may like it or not, but I assure you, I do it often because I do like it.
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EXIF: KONICA MINOLTA MAXXUM 5D \| 1/200 sec \| f 7.1 \| 18.0mm (35mm equivalent: 27.0mm) \| ISO 100 Inside the dome of the Rotunda we find Jefferson's ideals for the University expressed in spectacular architectural style. This room housed the original library with the books placed in shelves behind the room's columns. This left the area in the center of the dome room open. It has been used for dinners, dances, and now as a place where prospective students and their parents are introduced to Jefferson's basic concepts and philosophy emphasizing the forces of logic and reason. Addition 6/21/06 AM The first two comments asked about the 'blue thing' in the upper right corner. This illustrates a difference in my blogging style to many others -- as I wrote on my one year anniversary. The photo presents this view as I perceived it, not as I particularly would have chosen to see it if I had more opportunity to compose the perfect shot. The open space of the room was in use when I was there, occupied by a perhaps 100 people attending a 'Welcome to UVa' session for prospective students. Visitors like me were pretty much limited to the area around the outside of the dome room. Because of this I took this picture from behind the columns and thereby had a bit of lower roof above my head--a bit of which made it into the frame. I had four choices to deal with it when I processed this picture: crop it out, clone it out, toss the picture, or say 'what the f!'. I tried cropping it and did not like the result. I am not skillled at cloning and knew I would never pull it off given the complex light tone and texture of the ceiling. I wanted to post the picture ... so ... I said, 'What the f!' As for the cropping of the skylight. A careful review of my photographic archives will show that I do use close crops like this a lot. This is clearly a matter of style and taste. You may like it or not, but I assure you, I do it often because I do like it.
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