More steam trains! If on the off chance you read this blog regularly, you’ll have noticed a few recent posts of steam train pictures. I love steam trains, and have done for years, although I kind of drift in and out of photographing them. I enjoy the challenge of trying to make something creative and…
Category: Low Light Photography
#44 – night-time mirage
Taken at the night photoshoot at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington. Most of the attention was on the Victor and Mosquito, but there were some studio lights set up by this Mirage. Must admit that it looks better under these lights than natural light, doesn’t look as tatty!
#41 – the beauty of twilight
In my eyes, the best low light photography isn’t done in darkness, it’s done just before, just after the sun has set, but before the sky goes it’s inky black. It’s for that brief period of time when the sky goes a lovely cobalt blue colour, and you can really make a feature of the…
#36 – cold war victor
Trying to photograph people using long exposures is nigh on impossible, as it’s difficult to stand absolutely still for more than about, 1/30 sec apparently. It’s not too bad if the person is at a distance, as any movement is less noticeable, but even so there is a limit. I’d taken most of the pictures…
#35 – Solitude
Looking for something – meaning, inspiration, warmth on a cold day. Hoffman Kiln at Langcliffe near Settle in Yorkshire.
#33 – Las Vegas
How to capture the essence of Las Vegas in one photo? Impossible. It’s just so diverse. Each casino / hotel you visit is completely different to the next. Everything is so big, so fast, so loud, so brash, but huge fun, even if you’re not a gambler like me. It’s awe-inspiring (and tiring) just to…
#32 – Blackpool
I love Blackpool and hate it at the same time. I love and hate it’s weather, it’s tackiness and the people that I see there. But I always love the smells, the atmosphere and the colour, especially at night. I went to see the Illuminations last night and was reminded that they are Blackpool at…
#17 – Compact Cameras, Part 1
What have all the above photos got in common? Well, nothing visibly, other than the fact that they were all taken with a small £150 Fuji compact. You don’t need an all singing, all dancing SLR to take a nice picture, it’s only when you want to start doing more complicated things that an SLR…
#16 – More Handheld Night Photography
It was almost dark when our ship left Barcelona, but being a large industrial port, it operates round the clock. This container ship was being unloaded, so I took the opportunity to get a shot. I wasn’t sure how well it would turn out as our ship was moving, so I just had to set the camera…
#9 – ARCHIVE MAY 2009: Long Exposures
Night photography is something I enjoy doing but don’t get round to doing enough of. Why? Something to do with Not being arsed in the evenings once I get home from work – in the winter when it gets dark early it’s normally cold and wet, while in the summer, it doesn’t get dark until…
Mechanical Landscapes 