Showing posts with label creative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creative. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Light Painting

Last night, Peter Wood treated us to an evening of his light painting displays. We were inside in a large Hall - not ideal as the light tended to bounce off door frames etc in the background but the polished floor made a great reflective surface to add an extra element without having to find a safe area of shallow water! I start with a Kingfisher as I had seen this on his FlikR site and definitely my favourite (www.flikr.com/photos/hugobia)


Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Polar Fair in Cambridge

Our second venue for night photography in Cambridge on Sunday was the Polar Fair - very busy generally but found a few quieter spots to record the kaleidoscope of colours and shapes. Last couple moving the camera during Live Composite mode (ie camera is taking 1sec exposure continuously - I don't think it records how many shots)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Cambridge Christmas Build-Up

Some images from Cambridge Camera Club trip on Sunday and what more appropriate for Christmas in Cambridge than a punt full of Choir members singing carols! We spent the first hour around the Market and King's Parade as the light faded and gradually the sky brightness matches the light below (so called Blue hour). At this time, there is less dynamic range so easier to capture images with even lighting and less harsh shadows, which makes it especially flattering for portraits etc. I was also playing with the Live Composite mode on my Olympus camera which continuously adds anything lighter to the image - usually used on a tripod (very good for water reflections and light trails) but can also be used 'on the move'. Last image not quite what I wanted - need the phone on a tripod as well as the camera but like the way the lighter areas bleed into the phone image.

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Regal Cambridge

A few images taken through the rippled glass windows of the hall at St Andrews Church of the back of Wetherspoons and the Geology Museum - candidates for a talk I am writing on photographing architecture creatively.

 

Saturday, March 16, 2024

'Painted' Portraits

An evening at Toft Photogroup playing around with a slide projector, some old slides and a couple of willing models, commencing with  'Van Gogh' portrait