Notre Dame of Lyon - aka How to Take Clandestine Cathedral Pictures in 10 Steps, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs.
Notre Dame of Lyon - aka How to Take Clandestine Cathedral Pictures in 10 Steps
I arrived in Lyon today for an upcoming game conference and went to the old medieval section of the city to grab some shots before dinner. This is the interior of the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière. It is probably the most lavish and beautiful cathedral I have ever been inside. It beats the other Notre Dame in Paris by a mile. I've never been in the Sistine Chapel, which is probably more lavish. I was going to visit it on my last trip to Rome but the Pope died the day I was there... so that one was... busy.
My method for getting tripods into cathedrals and shooting is this:
1) Go in the exit and act like you are lost if someone asks
1. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (K.626) / Savall 14,579 views
2) Wear a long matrix-coat and stuff your tripod up inside like a shotgun. Try not to walk with a limp.
2. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (K.626) / Savall 9,411 views
3) Stride confidently through the crowds like you are in a hurry on a photo assignment.
3. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (K.626) / Koopman 3,355 views
4) Work your way into the pews and have a seat. You can even pretend to be Catholic and say a few Latin words as you sit down. I suggest "Pater Noster (My Father) or Quid Pro Quo (Rub Beads and go to Heaven)"
4. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (K.626) / Savall 5,741 views
5) Slide out the tripod and assemble along the ground, When other parishioners look at you suspiciously, give them the sign of the cross.
5. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor (K.626) / Savall 4,447 views
6) Watch for old people in the main aisle, because they have trouble getting around tripods. Jump out, take your long exposures at 100 ISO, then sit back down.
6. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor (K.626) / Savall 37,869 views
7) If securty comes to get you, blame Stuck In Customs and that will confuse them long enough so you can make a getaway.
7. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV 626 / Philippe Herreweghe 224 views
8) Don't worry about getting caught. The church is much more leniant than they were during the Inquisition. Most big cathedrals do have crypts, but they are full of dead saints and they have never put a photographer in there.
8. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV 626 / Philippe Herreweghe 158 views
9) If you see a tourist with a tiny camera taking a picture with the flash on, please tell them to stop. The flash does nothing in that situation. It's just embarassing for them, really.
9. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV 626 / Philippe Herreweghe 158 views
10) If you want some post-processing techniques, check out my tutorial at stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/
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December 1, 2007 at 10.38pm CST
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December 2, 2007 at 4.13pm CST
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Uploaded by Stuck in Customs on 2 Dec 07, 2.13PM PDT.
