Leaf abstract

A single image tone mapped to give a slightly surreal quality....

A special visitor to Northampton

Lighting up - candid HDR

Single image tonemapped in Photomatix

Canon EOS 7D, f/4 @ 12 mm, 1/2000, ISO 100

Normal for Norfolk

When this chap appeared under that shop name I really had to take a frame!

Canon EOS 7D, f/2 @ 135 mm, 1/3200, ISO 100, No Flash

Mum and Dad at sunset in Cyprus

I wanted to keep the sunset colours while properly exposing Mum & Dad. To do this I dialled in some negative exposure compensation and used on camera flash to expose my parents.

Canon EOS 7D, f/5 @ 50 mm, 1/1600, ISO 100, Flash

 

On the London Underground

Quick snap on the tube.

Canon EOS 7D, f/4 @ 8 mm, 1/100, ISO 2000, No Flash

Fishing in the docklands

Canon EOS 7D, f/8 @ 8 mm, 3 exposures, ISO 100

De-fishing the fish

This is an HDR image using three exposures in Photomatix. I de-fished it slightly to straighten the opposite bank. It was taken in Canary Wharf.

Canon EOS 7D, f/8 @ 12 mm, 1/1000, ISO 100

Canary Wharf Architecture

Normally I avoid symmetrical compositions, but this shot was just begging for one!

 

This is a building in Canary wharf which had a large amount of construction going on just in front of it. The only way to get a clean shot of it was to use an ultra wide angle fisheye lens - in this case the wonderful Canon 8-15mm f4L fisheye zoom racked all the way back to 8mm.

 

To cope with the contrast in the scene I shot three frames and different exposures and merged them in photomatix. I didn't have a tripod with me, so I set AEB and used the highest frame rate possible on my 7D.

 

Finally I applied a little NR in Lightroom and put a white vignette around the edge using maximum 'roundness' to fit the black left by the fisheye.

 

 

Canon EOS 7D, f/5.6 @ 8 mm, 1/320, ISO 400

Column against the sky

Flash to light the column, ambient underexposed to deepen the blue sky.

Canon EOS 7D, f/2.5 @ 50 mm, 1/8000, ISO 100, Flash

Colourful Canvas

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/1.2 @ 85 mm, 1/160, ISO 100, No Flash

Pebbles at Aphrodite's Birthplace

Canon EOS 7D, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/500, ISO 100, Flash

Cypriot Wine Maker

This gentleman is the husband of the lady in yesterday's post. He makes delicious sherry-like wine.

Canon EOS 7D, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/2000, ISO 100, Flash

Cypriot Lace Maker

This lovely lady makes lace and gives tours of the small museum in the small town of Omodos.

Taken wide open on the Canon 50mm f/1.2L - on a 7D body this is a great portrait lens.

Canon EOS 7D, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/125, ISO 400, Flash

BTW - Apologies in advance but my server is down for maintenance Friday morning (9th Nov).

Richard Smith in a Caterham @ Rockingham

Canon EOS 7D, f/8 @ 146 mm, 1/125, ISO 100, No Flash

Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia agestis)

These are common in England, but I took this shot in France.

The Canon 135L has quite a close minimum focussing distance so makes a good butterfly lens.

Canon EOS 7D, f/5 @ 135 mm, 1/800, ISO 200, No Flash

Caterham panning shot - Jeremy Webb, Rockingham, 7th October 2012

Went to Rockingham Speedway today and watched a load of Caterham races and a couple of VW Golf ones too.

This was taken on the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM mounted on a 7D. I dropped the shutter speed to 1/80 second and panned as smoothly as I could to keep the car sharp but blur the background.  (A few years ago I went to a track day and used a fast shutter speed - all the cars looked parked!)

I set the stabiliser to mode 2 which means it will offer stabilisation in one direction, but won't interfere with the panning.

I had more 'keepers' when I upped the shutter speed to 1/125, but I like the amount of blur I got at 1/80.

Jeremy Webb, Rockingham, 7th October 2012:

Canon EOS 7D, f/16 @ 300 mm, 1/80, ISO 100, No Flash

Mother and Father in Law

I was really pleased with this portrait of my parents-in-law taken in France earlier in the year. I used the superb 85L on my 7D with a dash of fill flash .

Canon EOS 7D, f/2 @ 85 mm, 1/500, ISO 200, Flash

French Window

This window is a reminder of my trip to France. I liked the angle of the light and the detail of the wood.

Canon EOS 7D, f/4 @ 135 mm, 1/1250, ISO 100, No Flash