Birds eye view

A shot from nesting cliffs in the Farne Islands, off Northumberland. 

This was a 3-shot HDR using Photomatix. I chose to go in close & low with a wide angle lens.

There was blur on the birds heads as they moved between frames - the automatic deghosting tool did a great job!

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:16 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/500 at f/5.6

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Dolmen, Cournols, Puys-de-Doms, France

Long time without a blog post - apologies!

Here is a shot of ancient monument in France with thunder clouds above.

It was a 3-shot HDR taken on the 70D with 16-35 f4 L IS & processed in Photomatix.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS 70D

Focal length:28 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure: f/7.1

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 200

Metering mode:Pattern

Excel Docklands at Sunset

For photo details see: http://www.philhackettphotography.com/blog_2017

All taken on the Fuji X100T

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

Rhodes sunset

30 second exposure using Lee Big Stopper - taken near the Southernmost tip of Rhodes.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:18 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:30s at f/22

ISO speed:ISO 50

Selective colouring Sywell in 720nm

I liked the blue in this after reversing the channels from a 720nm shot, but thought the water tower would look better in B&W so had some fun with layer masks in Photoshop.

Camera model:Canon 450D - Full spectrum

Focal length:15 mm

Max lens aperture:f/5.4

Exposure:1/100 at f/9

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-1 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Sywell Reservoir in Infrared

False colour 690nm - St Peter and St Paul - Abington

Testing out the 10-18mm IS STM - first impressions are favourable!

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS DIGITAL 450D - Full spectrum

Focal length:10 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4.6

Exposure:1/80 at f/8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-1 EV

ISO speed:ISO 200

590nm IR Shots

Here a couple of shots taken on my full-spectrum 450D with a 590nm filter fitted to the lens.

After some initial trouble I feel like I'm starting to get somewhere with false-colour IR although for some random reason I have to convert to tiff in Lightroom before I can get the white balance anywhere near right!

First a tractor in Robin Hood's Bay near Whitby

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon 450D full spectrum

Focal length:19 mm (16-35 f/4 IS)

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/100 at f/8

Exposure bias:-1 EV

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Second - a shot of Puy-de-Dome:

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon 450D full spectrum

Focal length:16 mm (16-35 f/4 IS)

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/200 at f/8

Exposure bias:-1 EV

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Sun flare at night - the strange world of IR photography....

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS DIGITAL 450D - full spectrum IR

Focal length:16 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/400 at f/5.6

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-1 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

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

A Mossy Grave

More fun with the 950nm filter on a full-spectrum 450D.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Focal length:16 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/125 at f/8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

720nm Landscape

This is a full-spectrum converted 450D with a 720nm IR filter attached. Channels swapped (and tweaked) in PS + curves applied!

Canon 450D (full spectrum), 16-35mm f/4 IS

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

 

Docklands in the golden hour

A quick snap as the sun was preparing to set!

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:17 mm

Max lens aperture:f/4

Exposure:1/640 at f/8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:-2 1/3 EV

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Derwentwater in the 'Golden Hour'

Photographers often aim to take outdoor pictures in the 'Golden Hour' - the hour before sunset. This is because you can get a beautiful warmth to the light and the low position of the sun in the sky often makes for more interesting shadows than when the sun is higher.

This was shot at the shore of the beautiful Derwentwater (or Derwent Water). I took two shots at combined them in Photomatix to retain sky and foreground detail.

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS 70D

Focal length:35 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2

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:Partial

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

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