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January 3, 2019-Quiet Contemplation. Throughout the holiday season, one of my favorite times are moments of quiet, solitude considering the year that has past and the new year to come. My life is always go go go with the many things on my plate, so quiet time to be thankful and reflect is always one of my favorite parts. With eye surgery again, I had over two weeks off and its been nice to slow down. I'm sure my photos will be a lot quicker when I get back to the grind on Saturday, but until then I'll spend some extra time.
This photo, I feel so rusty haha. I had to crop it closer than I wanted as the slider screen door was hideous lol
ODC The Holiday Feeling
Here at Fotodiox sometimes we just like to go outside and spend time enjoying nature with a camera.
- Photo by Sean Anderson
Colliford Coven 🔥
Witches gather around nature’s cauldron at sunset or so it seemed!
The very low water level revealed an uncanny circle of mysterious dead trees resembling some sort of haunting ceremony around a fiery pool. (or am I overreacting with all the medication haha )
This is not my usual clean shot but I had to post it to tell the story.
Please read on if you have a minute...it may make you smile.
Liz and I sat in the car sipping tea from enamel mugs under dark skies with the occasional downpour watching and waiting for a cloud break. I could see the dead trees I wanted to photograph by the lakeside and was always hopeful for a dramatic sunset.
What did baffle me was the same camper-vans and cars driving and stopping in all the parking areas around the lake, almost as though they were following a rota. I noticed they were all older men on their own! Rumour has it that Colliford has a reputation for this. Blimey!
A smartly dressed well groomed chap parked his camper next to me and saw I was setting up my camera. He approached me with his swept back bleached blond hair and shiny face to explain he was looking for a rare bird. Yikes! I was a little uncertain of his friendliness and bird story so didn’t respond so he soon gingerly returned to his ‘ride’. The strange mans behaviour was a little odd as he unfolded a large map that stretched across the full windscreen so he could hide behind it. Minutes later, off he went to the next parking area further along the lake. I was suspicious now because a middle aged guy in a Spyder sports car was acting the same way flitting around the lake and it seemed he was following the camper.
Minutes later, “Oh, here comes another map reading camper driver” who proceeded to slowly do a lap and off he went. “Had I given a secret signal by mistake”. I didn’t get my map out!
Anyway, back to photography, there was a gap in the sky on the horizon. Kitted out for bad weather we headed down through a field in the rain towards the lake.
Looking back I noticed the two campers were back but together this time. Funny that!
The water level looked so low and the lake revealed some great looking dead trees surrounding a pond. I carefully made my way down through the mud with the tripod. “Oh dear!” I shouted (or something similar) as my foot disappeared under the mud and over the top of my wellie. Liz took my tripod then tried to pull me out by my hand but I was much too heavy. There was no way of pulling my wellie out because my other foot was sinking too. I asked her to quickly gather some wooden branches and lay them down over the quick-mud so I had leverage to pull my sunken leg out. No chance! It was stuck-fast as continued to sink further into ‘Swampsville’. Both of us slightly panicking and my heart pumping from the exertion I decided to haul my foot out of the wellie. With both hands and one foot planted in the black smelly gunge I pulled myself free. My sodden mud laden sock flopped about on my foot and my expensive gloves were full of black gritty slime. Utilising the collected branches as a platform and using both hands I pulled and wriggled the wellie in the dense wet mud which luckily came out with a ‘pop’ and a splatter. Panting for breath I crawled to hard ground and stripped off all the gear that was caked in the black stench. In threw my sock and gloves in a pile feeling slightly angry but relieved. It looked like I was wearing a black ankle sock for a few days where the mud had stained my skin. Thank goodness for my SAS training. “Yeah right, more like Mr Bean”.
Never one for giving up on a photo shoot, I noticed the sun had dropped and burst through the clouds. I hadn’t even taken a photo yet after the great escape haha! After a few shots I started to find the whole scenario rather funny. It’s a good job I wasn’t on my own though because I’m sure I would of needed the fire brigade to pull me out. “Slightly embarrassing“.
Anyway, the light was fantastic and quite dramatic as it lit up the lake and cast tree shadows across mud. It looked like the trees were burnt out from a roaring lake fire. Happy now, I put the pile of stinky clothes into a polythene bag and squelched back to the car.
Many more camper-vans had turned up as it went dark and someone of them probably witnessed my trouser change to Liz’s amusement. “Nice bum” she said laughing. Grrrrr!
A “Stuck in the Mud” moment to add to the many escapades.
As for Colliford lake, the rumours may be truei!
A strong westerly onshore wind and a lively sea was spectacular but a little scary. Large waves can catch you out on the slippery rocks so much care was taken to capture this dramatic ocean scene.
Here's a view of our lighting setup for our GoPro Sharkcage photo shoot. using a Fotodiox LED lights and some blue gels.
Sun was a little shy on this hazy morning. Its light was getting intense and there's no way I can get it in the frame. So I just used my ND filter to stretch the shutter speed a little more and create a subtle water texture against the details of those hard massive rock formations. Used Nikkor 28-300mm VRII lens and a remote shutter release.
Exposure:13
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal Length:34 mm
ISO Speed:200
wish |wi sh |
noun
a desire or hope for something to happen or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable
"the most fantastical magical things can happen and it all starts with a wish"
This is one of many camping fields at Glastonbury Festival this year.
The photo was taken at (dawn) thursday 26th june.
This is just a fraction of the tents that were actually pitched when the festival was in full swing.
The majority of people pitched their tents friday & Saturday although some late arrivals was still pitching tents on sunday (the last day of the festival)
Psst...! click here to see the whole Glastonbury Festival '08' set.
Taken in Qingdao, one of the Beijing Olympic Games sister cities, where the sailing events were held.
Qingdao is still a vibrant holiday city, despite the absence of the Olmpics.
Although China's middle class is growing, the quality and obvious expense of the of the yachts and catamarans highlight the obvious divide between, the "haves" and "have-nots".
Another shot taken with my "baby" (B+W110 10 Stop Filter).
A tobacco Cokin filter gives the sky some colour.
Canon 40 | Sigma 10-20mm @ 14mm | f22 | 66 Sec | ISO100
In November 2019, the renovated bus platform above The Hague Central Station was re-opened. After years of work, city, regional and international buses use a completely redesigned platform. For example, the boarding stops, the roof and the waiting area for travellers have been renewed. Furthermore, the walking routes are shorter and there are digital screens above the stops with information about the departure times.
The renewal of the bus platform has developed into a municipal headache in recent years. For example, the severely delayed project cost almost five million euros more than the originally estimated 20 million. The cause of the delay was a conflict between the municipality and contractor KWS Infra. The problems arose in the summer of 2018, when a hole appeared in the concrete deck during the demolition of the old roof, a remnant of the original Central Station. According to the builder, this was due to concrete corrosion, but the municipality has never confirmed this reading. The fight really heated up when KWS stopped the works and demanded more money.
Technical stuff
This is a single handheld shot, testing the Anti-Flicker Shooting setting on a R6. We all know the problem: you want to shoot a photo in lighting conditions with a flickering issue. The intermittent flashing of certain lighting such as LED-panels and as fluorescent light. Lucky me, the renovated bus platform is packed with such lights.
When set at enabled, the shutter-release time lag will become longer. Also, the continuous shooting speed will/may become slower, and the shooting interval may become irregular. Flicker at a frequency other than 100 Hz or 120 Hz cannot be detected. Also, if the flickering frequency of the light source changes during continuous shooting, effects of the flicker cannot be reduced.
This shot was taken with 2500ISO, f7,1, -2/3, 1/50 and 18 mils. Post-production was limited; due to testing reasons. The conversion to black-and-white has been done for a more attractive publication on Flickr. Finally, I added some copyright signs (in Photoshop). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.
This image is NOT HDR, it is a long exposure taken with my trusty B+W 110 3.0 (10 Stop) filter. needed at dusk (last time was night already).
The Egg, is officially known as the National Centre for Performing Arts, or Beijing Opera House, in China's up and coming capital city.
Canon 40D | Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm | f13 | 204 Sec | ISO250
Little processing has been done, apart from a slight crop, and some sharpening. The colour comes from a combination of the dusky sky, and the slight colour cast given by the filter.
A Sunset Smile
There were some great sand ripples and contouring at Crantock beach at low tide.
This one made me smile
Having updated my camera gear over the last few months I thought it best to get a shot of it all out on display.
•Canon 70D with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8
•Canon 70-200mm L usm
•Canon EF 1.4 x Convertor
•Canon 50mm
•Shutter Release
•2 x spare Batteries
•Polarising Filter
•Manfrotto 293 Tripod
•Lee Big Stopper
•Lee adapter ring and filter holder
•ND Grad Filters
•Fingerless Gloves
•Opinel Saw (Always Handy)
•Lens Cloth
•Notebook
•Giotto Dust Blower
•Lowepro Flipside 300 Bag
•Fuji X10 (not shown used for this shot)
•Spare SD cards in the pocket
I know it might seem a lot but I have trimmed it down to what I used to carry about with me. I leave my Flash , wireless remotes etc at home these days
This has got to be one of my favourite destinations along the Cornish northern coastline. It was a mad rush down onto the beach with the lighthouse out of sight to the right. The sea was calm but neat waves still crashing onto the pure sandy coves. The 'afterglow' was fabulous with a fiery sky reflecting onto the wet sand.
Yes.
Its been an year exactly that I took to flickr.
I often take out time to look at my photostream and see how I've evolved over this one year.
Its a reflection of me, I've often discovered. A reflection of how I was feeling, how I am feeling and how I'd feel in the future. A reflection of my life.
And the numerous friends I have here are my life. Their photos are my inspiration and the amazing work here is one of the many reasons why I love flickr so much. I can't even begin to explain how much your support means to me. But I'd just say it goes a long way in making me the photographer that I am today.
Star trails was a long dream. It had to come true on this day and yes, it has. I just love the challenges that doing something new in photography confronts you with. No game, no winners.
Hope you like this.
Loads of love
2k
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At around 1:27 in the night, the last exposure was written to the card. After that, the camera took another 100 odd exposures but couldn't write them onto the card because the battery died and I lost those 100 exposures. The trails would have been longer otherwise. But I'm not too unhappy with this for my first star trail shoot. :)
See the first comment for some interesting shots from this journey.
This photo was captured uper from the water the man shadow under the water .. thats make a collaboration ..
Split zine with Sam Harris
Includes 8 images from my series "Industry" and 8 images from his series "200 Miles"
Hand numbered edition of 50
Printed to 140gsm recycled paper, staple bound with card covers in a printed envelope.
£5.00 posted to the UK a little more elsewhere
This image is part of the "Industry" series featured in the zine.
Belgium - 2010
Processed with CameraBag 2
For Macro Mondays theme - New
Part of my newest camera
Walthamstow, East London, UK
I pressed Ian into pressing the shutter release on the Nikon SLR :-)
52 weeks of 2017, week 28
Pressed... good word, so many meanings:
to try hard to persuade someone to do something;
to push something firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you.
190/365 2017
Dartmoor Heather
I just had to turn off the A38 and head for the moors with a sky like this beckoning! Knowing the Heather was in full bloom I thought the combination of the two would make a pretty picture.
Nice evening light too!
The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, or Iron Mosque (Malay: Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin or Masjid Besi) is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia after Putra Mosque. It is located in Putrajaya's Precinct 3, opposite the Palace of Justice. Construction began since April 2004 and was fully completed on August 2009.It was officially opened by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on June 11, 2010...google
BIGGER better :)
shutter 15 sec
aperture f22
ISO 100
Used a grad ND8 filter to reduce the light from the top and a grad ND4 filter to reduce the light from the bottom, in order to get a slower shutter speed to get this effect in the water.
Had the 40D mounted on a tripod and used the shutter release cable to fire.
I would like to try this somewhere near the sea but sea is very far from here so i tried it out at the duck pond, sorry no ducks visible here, i think i may have scared them...
This is a exposure calculator and exposure meter.
The meter no longer works, but is a nice example as a display pice for the collection.
For this weeks theme of "Lead the Eye" I wanted something a bit more out of the ordinary, so what better to lead the eye than an eye? Not an easy object to shoot especially when it's your own eye, thanks to my sons infinite patience and direction to a wobbly model we were able to get a few keepers.
Shot with extension tubes and a reverse mounted 50mm f/1.8 lens at f/4.
Guo Jia Da Ju Yuan (National Centre for the Performing Arts) in Beijing is also called "The Egg".
Constructed from Titanium and Glass, and surrounded by an artificial lake, and located close to Tian'anmen Square & the Forbidden city.
Construction took 6 years to complete, the first concert being held in December 2007.
Having never been there, an impressive place to visit...