Low Exposure

Wild Wood

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:14:32 +0100

It's like one of those big, comfy blankets you had when you were just a wee little nipper! Back to the beach for this one. I'm really looking forward to getting out and taking some pictures down on the beach now the winter is coming.

This is Hove beach along side Shoreham Harbour. It's much quieter and cleaner than anything you'll find Brighton way. There are loads of interesting little corners and you can almost forget the city in the background. Perfect for when you want to escape...

Full of hot air

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:13:33 +0100

Well it's been a while. I had a really busy period trying to get work done ahead of time so I could relax on holiday, followed by having to catch up on other work on my return. Oh the joys of freelancing! I think I have a holiday snaps week soon and I;ll let you guess where I went.

This picture was taken the day after the Brighton Speed Trials. Thousands of motorbikes lined the length of the seafront for a couple of miles. I couldn't mkae it around all of them but I had a good try. It was quite hard to get a decent photo of a whole bike due to the number of people there. I ended up taking hundreds of details instead.

Beneath the pier

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:13:37 +0100

Over the last week or so there has been some amazing low tides. It's been possible to walk out into the remains of the fallen West Pier. Unfortunately I missed that so here's a a shot under the Palace Pier.

Not much to say about this one really. I will be returning here to tke a few more at some point in the future because in like a different world down here.

Back to school

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:06:25 +0100

Well, it's a week late really... I work part time a music education centre and the summer hoilidays are over, the children have returned in full force. This shot was taken from the roof of the building, while trying to avoid the masses for a minute or two. It's much more peaceful up here!

I've used nothing more than 'vivid' mode on my camera. It's only been through photoshop for a crop - no sharpening, levels or anything on this one. Not that keen on using the camera 'modes' because I haven't really got a clue what it's doing and I'd rather make adjustments myself later on, but this one worked ok.

Only in Brighton

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:08:46 +0100

I've been using the bus a lot lately as I'm waiting for some parts for my bike ( - don't get me started on that one!). The only good thing is that I get to see bits of Brighton that I usually wouldn't. I decided to cut down a side street after getting off the bus and in the middle of a row of terraced, victorian(?) houses was Richards Garage! It's nice to see that not everything has been turned into flats, yet.

Obviously I've been tinkering because I wanted then pink to really stand out against the drab houses. Looking at it now, I think I'd like to get more of the adjacent houses in the shot so you get a better feel of the street.

Feeling Grey

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:34:47 +0100

I've been a bit under the weather lately, barely turned the computer on, so this is my first post for a while. Should be back to (almost) daily postings now.

Obviously this is The Palace Pier, (now the 'Brighton Pier' but I prefer the former), it's sometimes hard to get a clear spot to photograph it from with so many others doing the same! I want to come down here and try some shots from underneath and maybe a couple long exposures we well - that'll test my little camera. Overall the shot sums up how I've been feeling lately hence the title.

Note: Looks quite good against the white background

Under Exposed?

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:35:32 +0100

Look familiar? This shot was taken about 30 minutes earlier than the last one and a bit futher west, along the promenade. I think the photos are just about different enough to justify posting both.

There's still the blown-out sky which is maybe a little intense, but I like the heavy silhouette and the generally dark scene that it has created. This is why I like to take as many photos as I can while I'm there, changing settings and seeing what works.

My kind of evening

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:24:03 +0100

I took this yesterday evening, yes - down on the beach again! The sea was getting rougher and the wind was blowing all of the spray up the beach, it almost looked like a scene from 'The Fog'.

I Didn't manage to capture the spray quite as well as I would have liked, and it could have done with a little bit more contrast in the sky. On the upside, I've done nothing in photoshop this time apart from a slight crop top and bottom. It looks quite nice against the white theme as well.

Hungerford Bridge

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:47:56 +0100

Yes I know, it's another photo from London and yes, it's another bridge! Hungerford bridge this time, a little further back up the river Thames.

I've been doing lots of image manipulation recently which will go some way top explaining why most of the recent images have be adjusted in some way. I will try to lay off it a little, but I'm enjoying a bit of exploration with it.

Note: I thought I'd make it clear that while I do process my images for this site - I only adjust the levels, curves, saturation, etc, over the entire image and crop where necessary. I do not add/remove elements or work on specific areas of the photo unless stated. Just thought I'd make that clear. Back to Brighton for tomorrow, promise.

The Millenium Bridge

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:58:54 +0100

Well that was a slightly longer break than I had expected, my apologies, I've been a bit busy of late.

As you might have noticed, this isn't Brighton. It's the Millenium Bridge, in London, with St Paul's Cathedral in the backround. Initially I wasn't too impressed with the new bridge, I appreciate the low-slung, suspension design, but I had expected something a little more engaging. However, to really make the most of it you need to walk it. The openness of the design really makes it all worth while - it's almost like walking the plank!