Thursday, September 29, 2005

Cutlery & Soy




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 50 f/1.4
Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/2, ISO 1600
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This was shot in Budokan. Thanks for the meal honey ;)

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Christmas Steps




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm (27mm equiv)
Exposure: 4 sec at f/8, ISO 200
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I like this shot a lot, but the lens flare annoys me. I might go back and re-shoot it, I have a suspicion that my 'multi-coated' UV filter may have been to blame.

This is another shot taken on the Christmas Steps in Bristol. I should have said last time, but these steps have been there since 1669! Still looking good!

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Arnolfini




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm (320mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
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This is the Arnolfini in Bristol. It's a place with lots of different things to see and do. It has a bar and cafe, as well as showing films and hosting exhibitions.

Monday, September 26, 2005

Thirteen Foot, Six




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm (320mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4, ISO 400
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Sunday, September 25, 2005

John King




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm (320mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5, ISO 100
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This was shot looking across the docks in Bristol.

Saturday, September 24, 2005

In A Rush




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm (27mm equiv)
Exposure: 0.6 sec at f/13, ISO 400
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Do long exposures of traffic like this look interesting or are they a huge cliché these days?

Friday, September 23, 2005

Sazz on the Steps




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm (27mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/2 sec at f/8, ISO 800
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This was shot on the Christmas Steps in Bristol.

I go through cycles of loving and hating the colour of our streetlights here in the UK. These weren't too orange, but I've still had to tweak the RAW file until it (the general colour of the image) looked better. Still not as I'd like it...but, oh well.

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Close Combat




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm (320mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/4000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 800
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These guys flew over where I work the other day. It's not often these days that you'll get the chance to see two Spitfires flying side by side.

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Fiesta ST




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 118mm (189mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 1600
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I was going to perhaps post one of the shots I took tonight, but I've just got back in and it's too late. So as with yesterday here's another from the other night at the rally.

Edit: Blogger is rubbish sometimes and I can't post. This has been waiting since last night!

Monday, September 19, 2005

WRC Wales 2005




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 70-200 f/4L @ 188mm (300mm equiv)
Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/13, ISO 800
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I went to the Millenium Stadium on Saturday to see the World Rally Championship roll into town. The rally legend Colin McRae was driving for the fist time in a few years, and this shot shows him attacking a double apex corner.

But any of you who follow the rallying will have heard some very sad news. Michael 'Beef' Park was sadly killed on one of the final stages the next day. He was Markko Martins co-driver. I would have posted a picture here, but the only shot I had of their car from the previous night was out of focus.

I feel very sorry for the family that Michael leaves behind. He risked his life to have a good laugh and entertain thousands and thousands of people like me. Thankyou Michael.

Sunday, September 18, 2005

AT-AT




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 19mm (30mm equiv)
Exposure: 573 sec at f/14, ISO 100
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I just love loooong exposures like this, streaky clouds and star trails. I thought I'd follow up my previous shot of this pylon, as the last one was shot with my old camera and is full of noise. The slightly strange colour of the pylon and grass etc is the effect the nearby streetlights have.

Friday, September 16, 2005

Man Made




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm (27mm equiv)
Exposure: 120 sec at f/13, ISO 100
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After taking the previous photo of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, I noticed a cool glow in the sky beside me. There was a mixture of streetlight bouncing off the clouds and sky peeking through. So I turned the camera up and around and fired this off.

And yes, I tweaked the colours slightly in the RAW converter in Photoshop.

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Brunel's Finest




Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm (27mm equiv)
Exposure: 120 sec at f/13, ISO 100
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This is one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's finest creations. It's the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

999



17mm, 8 sec at f/11, ISO 100
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Hi everyone!

Hopefully some of you are getting this via the Atom feed from this blog, that way I might not have lost all of my old regulars...

Ok, so why haven't I posted in aaaaaages? Well, a lot of things have been happening recently. I have been working with a wedding photographer as an assistant, mainly shooting candids. This actually took a lot out of me (photographically speaking), I found it difficult to go out after the wedding shoots and be creative all over again. I have been shooting at least 1 wedding a week for the past couple of months.

So I was in a bit of a creative slump and I felt I needed a break from trying to post every day. I should have really left a message here saying that, I have no excuses - I'm rubbish.

So welcome back to any of you who used to visit here regularly, and hello to any new people!

Oh and one other thing has changed...after using a DSLR at each wedding I decided it was high time that I splashed out on this 'hobby' and got my own proper kit. So now I'm the proud owner of:

- Canon 20D digital SLR (with grip)
- Canon 17-40mm f/4L
- Canon 70-200mm f/4L
- Canon 50mm f/1.4
- Canon 580EX speedlite
- Canon TC-80N3 remote timer
- Manfrotto 055MF3 tripod with 488 RC2 ballhead

No excuses for crap photos now...