Last Pic of 2016

Went for a wander just before New Year's Eve around Harrold-Odell Country Park - snapped this shot on my X100T and processed it in Silver Efex Lightroom:

Camera make:FUJIFILM

Camera model:X100T

Focal length:23 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2

Exposure:1/60 at f/3.6

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Puys de Dome in IR

View from Puy Pariou across to Puys de Dome - IR processed in Silver Efex Pro 2.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS DIGITAL 450D (Full Spectrum)

Focal length:16 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/50 at f/8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-1 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Docklands Bridge

A 3-shot HDR using HDR Efex & converted to B&W using Silver Efex

 

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:28 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

 

Sun over the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

I loved the way the rays of sun were seeping through the clouds - used a gently processed 3-shot HDR to replicate how they looked to the naked eye.

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Flash:Not fired

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

JB

My colleague, John Bullock (JB)

Originally planned it as a colour shot, but preferred the mono version.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:200 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/320 at f/2.8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

View across to Puy de Dôme

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:24 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

Summer's end

One of the shots from a lovely day's shooting in France with my friend, Bob - you can check out his website here: http://www.boblatham-photography.net/

Three shot HDR, processed initially in Efex with a fairly gentle setting to avoid HDR artefacts. Then cropped and desaturated.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:21 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Flash:Not fired

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

Vintage Style Kayleigh

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:123 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/200 at f/2.8

Flash:Fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-2/3 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Metering mode:Pattern

Eyes right!

Taken at last weekend's parade in Northampton. Got to love the 70-200 MKII!

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:200 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/1000 at f/2.8

Flash:Not fired

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Metering mode:Pattern

In a country churchyard

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:30 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Flash:Not fired

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Lincoln Cathedral

I was glad of the Image Stabiliser hand-holding this one at 1/6 sec! (24-150 IS)

 

The church of St Peter and St Paul, Abington Park, Northampton.

HDR on the 16-35/f4 IS, processed in Photomatix and Silver Efex.

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:16 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure: f/8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

2015_52 - Week 1 - Bliss

Week 1 - Bliss

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/5.6 @ 135 mm, 6s, ISO 100, No Flash

Week 1 - Bliss - Comments
Well this photo was a nightmare! I started off thinking I'd do some whisky in front of my loudspeakers, but I decided this was a weak composition and a bit too much like a shot I'd taken back in the 2010_52.

So I thought I'd do a close up of some of my Linn hi-fi gear as listening to music on the set-up is my idea of bliss - especially with a well-recorded disk like the one that is in the open tray. (Raising Sands)

To get both the title of the cd and the words on the left hand side of the shot I had to blend two exposures as even at f/5.6 the depth of field was too thin. I then processed the shot in Silver Efex to give more punch to the blacks of the unit and then brought the coloured LEDs back in.

The LED's were over-exposed compared to the black of the casing and I had to adjust their brightness accordingly and remove a little flare around the digits.

Finally I added a slight vignette as it seemed to give the shot a little more impact.

The Hi-Fi set-up (in the unlikely event anyone cares!)
I firmly believe most people have never heard a decent hi-fi and many who listen to my setup are surprised by how much detail that they've never heard before is coming off a CD they thought they knew! The frightening thing is that it is possible to spend many times the value of my hi-fi for ever increasing sound quality. (Although the returns are diminishing as you get into the tens of thousands!).

Anyhow - the system:

Linn Ikemi CD player - superb reproduction and built to last - the CD tray is solid metal and so strong you can lift up the whole (very heavy) player by grabbing it!

Linn Wakonda Pre-Amp

Two Linn LK140 Amps - one to drive the treble, one for the bass and midrange.

Interconnects - gold plated, solid silver cores.

Speaker cable - Bi-wired with Silver plated, OFC core cables.

Speakers - Castle Harlech MKII's

Mains - ISOL 8 minisub & a bunch of hi-end mains cables.

Happy New Year!

Hello all and a very Happy New Year.

I plan to blog at least weekly during 2015 - I'm going to do the 2015_52 on TalkPhotography.

The warm-up week's theme was 'patterns' and my attempt is below.

The next week is 'bliss' - I'm still thinking about that one!

The TalkPhotography thread is here: http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/philthejugglers-2015_52-week-0-patterns.572965/#post-6649719

FUJIFILM X-E1, f/2 @ 35 mm, 1/1900, ISO 200, No Flash

Paphos Harbour

FUJIFILM X-E1, f/3.2 @ 18 mm, ISO 200, No Flash

Cypriot Cat

Taken @ f/1.2 for a super-thin depth of filed. Processed in LR and Silver Efex.

 

 

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FUJIFILM X-Pro1, f/1.2 @ 56 mm, 1/550, ISO 400, No Flash

Sunset Sculpture

3-shot handheld on the Fuji X-E1 with the 35mm f/1.4. Combined in HDR Efex.

Location is the coast at Paphos.

FUJIFILM X-E1, f/5.6 @ 35 mm, ISO 200, No Flash

Aberystwyth Pier

FUJIFILM X-E1, f/4.5 @ 18 mm, ISO 200

Wrapped up in phones

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/100, ISO 400, No Flash

 

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/100, ISO 800, No Flash

 

Lady on the hilltop

FUJIFILM X-Pro1, f/5.6 @ 14 mm, ISO 200, No Flash