…I can’t do it!
Compare and contrast (Martin Parratt).
Chandelier
Having spent a couple of hours at Madingley Hall yesterday just knowing there was something to be done there despite the line of cars on the forecourt, the barren garden, and the photographers everywhere (!), I’ve spent the morning looking at Frank Machalowski’s work and lambasting myself for pissing away a good opportunity.
So I’ve been trying to get multiple exposure through my skull.
American Cemetry
Madingley
Madingley Church
Springtime | Gallery
First crack at freezing flowers. It’s very hard to get a clear patch, even with distilled water as used here.
Orwell Bridge
Felixstowe
Beach Huts
Dark Market
A power cut in the Milton Keynes market today…!
Experimental Cacti Panel | Gallery
I might need to try this again when they’ve dried out. I thought moisture would be nice, but I’m not so sure now. Anyway - this is me experimenting with Helicon for focus-stacking and if anything it’s a damn sight quicker that Photoshop.
Strikes 2a/2b. Back with dry plants, and an extension tube…
… and bi-colour processing.
As usual - Completely unable to decide between mono and colour.
Peterborough Cathedral | Gallery
South Bank Day Out | Gallery
Spent most of today on a fixed 100mm macro, which served surprisingly well. It seemed to be the right focal length for natural-looking people shots, without being right up in their face. The long-exposure couple were both on my 15-35mm as I was experimenting with my ND10,000 (!) filter. It turns out that you do not really need fifteen minute exposures for anything, but it is great at removing people. You can’t really tell but Westminster Bridge was heaving for its whole length, but the exposure removed nearly everyone.
Rosie-Lee Watching the Snooker
Portal
Kolari Sunrise
This image, blurred, duplicated, layer-flipped, layer opacity 50%, sharpened, texture-increased, desaturated, and vignetted. Improved.
Bamboozle | Gallery
More ICM vegetation in the custom dark box taking up my desk. A bamboo stalk with just a couple of leaves on. Less really is more with this approach. If there’s more than a couple of leaves or branches, the motion exponentially clutters the image.
Anglesey Abbey | Gallery
Untitled
Plaid EC3
Hypermobility
Palette Knife Effect
Experiment to use over-sharpening for a palette-knife / oil-paint effect. I guess whether or not you parse it as painterly or oafish use of Topaz depends on your photographic experience…!
