Toft Christmas Lights

As usual, several of the houses in Toft have decorated their exteriors with lights. I had fun using the full-spectrum Panasonic which has a 14-42 Zoom to do some zoom bursts either gradual or in steps. Some small aperture images to complete the set.

Southbank London

We ended our final walk of our Christmas break at Southbank, as on our first day. It was a lot busier than Xmas Eve but people were keeping their distance and most, like us, were wearing masks when in busier areas. Certainly images that record the 2021 Covid Christmas in London.

Trafalger Square Fountains and Lights

The first four images of Trafalgar Square were taken yesterday at the blue hour as dusk arrived. The Christmas market added another dimension to the images but the fountains are the stars. We had a break for something to eat and returned an hour later when it was fully dark and exposures of 30 seconds were need. My favourite is the last image with the spotlight illuminating Nelson and the cloud breaking using a10mm lens.

Wimpole Christmas Lights Trail

This is the first time Wimpole Hall (National Trust) has organised a Christmas Lights Trail. We visited on Sunday and came away with mixed feelings. It is certainly very bright and festive with lots of very clever modern technology both in light and sound. The main drawbacks were the very large number of visitors combined with the narrowness of the paths meant that there was a lot of queueing and you were too close to the exhibits (for people with sensitive eyes it was uncomfortable in many areas). For me, the best exhibits were the 'standard' coloured lighting of trees and features and the lighting of the Hall itself. 

Playing with Shallow Depth of Field

Toft Photoclub met in the church yesterday evening to get to know our cameras especially regarding aperture and depth of field. I used the Olympus manual lens mostly at F1.8 and played with getting interesting out-of-focus backgrounds. Last image of the roof angel at F8.