Looking at – and seeing – the world
August 4, 2020 2 Comments
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There are earlier images in this Parked Car series here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 . Each will open in a separate window.
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Technique: TG-5 at 100mm (equiv); 1600 ISO; Lightroom, starting at the Camera Vivid profile; south Bristol; 28 July 2020.
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July 28, 2020 6 Comments
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Skyscape reflected in an alkaline lagoon at Lake Magadi, in the rift valley in southern Kenya; November 1977.
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Technique: OM-1 with 28mm Zuiko lens; Agfa CT18 colour slide film, rated at 64 ISO; converted to mono, and toned, in Silver Efex Pro 2.
THE ARCHIVE KENYA SERIES
I’m re-posting photographs that I took in Kenya over 30 years ago. You can find more context here . Click onto the “Archive Kenya” tag (below) to see more of these film images from Kenya.
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July 24, 2020 15 Comments
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The prow of a small boat in Mevagissey harbour, in Cornwall, on a still morning; 24 Oct 2012.
I think this must be the most perfect reflection photo I’ve ever taken. Conditions were ideal – an overcast morning with barely a whiff of breeze. This boat was moored at the quay, and the rusting chain is its mooring line.
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Technique: D700 with 70-300 Nikkor at 240mm; 5000 ISO; Silver Efex Pro 2.
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July 20, 2020 12 Comments
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Looking out eastwards across Herons Green Bay, to the low hills that surround Chew Valley Lake, Somerset; 27 July 2011.
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Technique: D700 with 70-300 Nikkor lens at 300mm; 800 ISO; Silver Efex Pro, probably.
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July 10, 2020 Leave a comment
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There are earlier images in this Parked Car series here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 . Each will open in a separate window.
Click onto the “early morning” tag (below) to see more images from the early hours of the day.
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Technique: TG-5 at 100mm (equiv); 1600 ISO; spot metering; Lightroom, starting at the Modern 01 profile; south Bristol; 3 July 2020.
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July 5, 2020 13 Comments
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Sunrise over Tadham Moor, on the Somerset Levels; 9 Jan 2015.
A very quiet and simple scene. Totney Drove, a single track, metalled lane, passes through a small group of tall willows that, as so frequently happens with such silhouettes, reminds me of an exploding artillery shell. The trees are reflected in the still waters of the rhyne (rhymes with seen), the water-filled ditch which borders the road and which acts as a field boundary.
Click onto the “early morning” tag (below) to see more images from the early hours of the day.
Click onto the image to open a larger version in a separate window – highly recommended.
Technique: D700 with 16-35 Nikkor lens at 31mm; 1000 ISO; Color Efex Pro 4.
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July 3, 2020 6 Comments
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Alkaline lagoon at Lake Magadi, on the floor of the rift valley in southern Kenya; Nov 1977.
The water is made alkaline by high concentrations of sodium bicarbonate which have been leached out of the rift valley’s volcanic rocks. This water is so alkaline that it feels soapy to the touch, i.e. it starts to dissolve skin on contact, and its high soda content gives it an awfully rank, chemical odour. Add to that the fact that this is a very hot, low lying area of the rift, and Magadi becomes something of an acquired taste. But, to anyone interested in the Natural World – wildlife, geology, landscape – it is also a fascinating place.
Click onto the image to open a larger version in a separate window – recommended.
Technique: OM-1 with 28mm Zuiko lens; Agfa CT18 colour slide film rated at 64 ISO; converted to mono with Silver Efex Pro.
THE ARCHIVE KENYA SERIES
I’m re-posting photographs that I took in Kenya over 30 years ago. You can find more context here . Click onto the “Archive Kenya” tag (below) to see more of these film images from Kenya.
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June 24, 2020 5 Comments
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Early morning dew. And The FATman to photograph it.
There are earlier images in this Parked Car series here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 . Each will open in a separate window.
Click onto the “early morning” tag (below) to see more images from the early hours of the day.
Click onto the image to open a larger version in a separate window – recommended.
Technique: TG-5 at 25mm (equiv); 1600 ISO; Lightroom, starting at the Camera Vivid profile; south Bristol; 15 June 2020.
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June 1, 2020 9 Comments
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Selfie in the main street of Perranporth, Cornwall; 14 Apr 2016.
A rack of trendy sunglasses outside one of this seaside town’s many gift shops and The FATman – forever vain! – snapping his reflection.
And although we didn’t go in there and get our snouts in their trough, google tells me that Scoobie’s is a diner.
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Technique: D800 with 70-300 Nikkor lens at 300mm; 800 ISO; Silver Efex Pro 2, starting at the High Structure Harsh preset and selectively restoring colour; flipped to provide readable reflections.
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June 1, 2020 8 Comments
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Three views of me, in mirrors for sale outside a seaside gift shop in Mevagissey, Cornwall; 24 Oct 2012.
Landmarks? Well, my cap, which is actually a designer piece (tho not bought with any knowledge of that), and which I’m told makes me look like either a train driver or a Japanese soldier.
And then the lens that I’m wedded to – the 70-300. And lastly, left of center, my trademark paunch, without which I’d have to change my name – actually I do have to lose weight but that’s another thing!
Click onto the image to open a larger version in a separate windows – but don’t say I didn’t warn you about the nightmares!
Technique: D700 with 70-300 Nikkor lens at 70mm; 1600 ISO.
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