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Taken from the Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge, Parliament, etc. I'm really pleased with how this pic turned out! :-) One of my best shots (in my opinion ;-)).
Details:
Camera used: Holga 120 GCFN.
Film used: expired Ektachrome E100VS medium format slide film, cross-processed.
Exposure time: 11 mins.
Tripod used: yes.
Shutter release cable used: yes.
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On the Westerkade there are these embankments with dune-grass. This early in the morning, with mist hanging in the air and the pavement still wet from the nightly rain, the place has a bleak and squalid atmosphere.
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I messed up completely and set the camera to the exact opposite settings of what I needed. Turned to Aperture Priority and then forgot to change the F-stop. Therefore the background is somewhat out-of-focus. The only point truly in focus is the reflection in the puddle. Additionally because of the small F-stop the exposure time was extremely short, and the ISO was upped to a higher than necessary level. I ended up being lucky, as the slight softness of the image and the noise of the ISO-1600 setting actually enhanced the previously mentioned derelict atmosphere of the image.
Lesson learned: Remember to alter the F-stop to suit your needs.
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F-stop: f/3.5
Exposure time: 1/20 sec.
ISO speed: ISO-1600
Exposure bias: 0
Focal length: 14mm
Aperture: 3.628
Program: Aperture Priority
35mm equivalent focal length: 28mm
'Discovery' (1901) moored at the Embankment - taken from Waterloo Bridge. She was taken to Dundee in 1986.
Access to Swithland yard was restricted due to preparations for the repairs to GCR Bridge 348 so we moved back to Rothley and continued our lineside clearance work on the Down side there.
With the Up Section signal in view this shot gives a good idea how high the embankment south of Rothley really is. The felled & trimmed trees in mid-view are evidence of our earlier activities while today's clearance is in the foreground.
Behind the brash in the foreground is the re-inforced portal of Bridge 357 through which the public footpath from Thurcaston to Rothley golf course passes. It's more of a tunnel I suppose
This is a Magic Lantern Slide dating to the late 1920s, it shows the view looking south from the west side of Victoria Embankment outside the St. Stephen's Club. Part of the Palace of Westminster is in the background and LCC trams turn the corner to and from Westminster Bridge adjacent to Westminster Pier. I don't know if the contractor's job was to clear slush and snow but if it was, he hasn't made a very good job of it.
Bakerloo Line SB. Not many folk about at around 15.30.
iPhone showing its limitations here. (And in cropping PS has stretched the image beyond the LH edge of the original. :-( Sorry, not worth all the faff of removing this and re-posting.)
Southend Transport built up a large network of commuter services from South Essex after coach deregulation. This is a 1980 Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R with Duple Dominant body seen turning out of Northumberland Avenue onto the Embankment on 2 April 1984.
This is a magic lantern side showing a magnificent portrait of a Sandwich Board man standing near Cleopatra’s Needle on Victoria Embankment. His Sandwich Board is advertising a Firework display at Alexandra Palace on Thursday 20th September but with no year. I believe this is 1888 when the Firework Company of James Pain produced a gigantic display with a “Lake of Fire”, the “of Fire” can be seen on the lower part of the Sandwich Board. Pain's Fireworks and Brock's fireworks were the two largest manufacturers of Fireworks in Victorian England. The competition was fierce, and each had a ready-made venue at which to display their wares. Brock's held displays at Crystal Palace in South London and Pains at Alexandra Palace in North London. The displays at Alexandra Palace were held throughout the summer as well as the usual dates for Firework displays but in 1888 there was an added attraction during the summer. Thomas Scott Baldwin otherwise known as Professor Baldwin, was an American parachutist which was a novel occupation back then. He would ascend to 1000 feet in a Hydrogen balloon sitting on a trapeze like contraption with the parachute already deployed and tied to the side of the balloon, when he jumped his weight broke the retaining bonds and he would float safely back to earth. He was getting crowds of over 60000 people at every performance but the firework display on 20th September outdid even him and crowds of 65000 plus were reported. Baldwin is now recognised as the father of the modern parachute.