CCC Outing to Eddington, Cambridge

Some of the newer (and more established!!) members of Cambridge Camera Club explored the West side of Cambridge yesterday including Eddington which is a new sustainable development to the west of Cambridge that normally is only noticed when using the Madingley Park and Ride or visiting Sainsbury's. 

The architecture from a distance is very uniform and potentially very uninteresting to photograph but closer it becomes apparent that a lot of effort has gone into giving each building individuality - for instance the 'randomly' staggered windows in the first image and the different window shapes and sizes in the second. I did not spend as long as I intended on the buildings as we decided to head to the lake while the light was good. The meshwork tower near the lake in the bright sunlight was an intriguing subject  (Sony RX100 converted to 720nm infrared).

Last of the Sunshine

 We have spent the day on a coach travelling down to St Ives in Cornwall for a short break and left in beautiful autumn sunshine which made even the M5 services look attractive. As we entered Devon, the clouds have gathered and soon rain came. We tried a walk after dinner but proved too heavy even for me! We may be visiting quite a lot of indoor attractions in the next 3 days. (Taken with an old pocket-sized Sony RX100 converted to Infrared)

Madingley Hall Infrared 1

Many years ago, I had my redundant first digital camera, a Canon 1D mkII, converted to infrared and Sunday it had its approximately annual outing. It produces very soft gentle images both in colour and converted to monochrome. Unfortunately I have only one battery that holds charge for a short while so I was also using the other end of the scale in size, weight and type of image, a Sony RX100M3 conversion which will feature in next Blog.

Wrest Park 3

I was using a full spectrum camera at Wrest Park, which is a modified camera that has had the internal infrared (IR) blocking filter removed, allowing it to capture the full range of light—ultraviolet (UV), visible, and infrared (IR). Often these cameras are used with different wavelength filters to capture particular wavelengths for monochrome work. I was using mine without filters and doing adjustments to colour in lightroom. 

Wrest Park Gardens 1

 Yesterday's skies were ideal for a visit to Wrest Park and the use of Infrared/Full spectrum photography. This is the first set and are from an infrared-converted (720nm) Sony RX100  .  

To quote ' 'Wrest Park is an exceptional rarity – a magnificent house of the 1830s, set in an outstanding restored garden landscape originating in the 17th century. The house itself is remarkable, a near unique example of 19th-century English architecture following the style of an 18th-century French chateau. Its grounds are a glorious amalgam of three centuries of English garden design, and contain one of the few remaining formal gardens of the early 18th century.'