tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51128239096234074242024-03-14T04:20:35.365+00:00Photography for mortalshammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-39510024632711369232023-12-24T17:07:00.001+00:002023-12-24T17:07:15.561+00:00Christmas Dad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEp-2ENnMlj1s5FdFtwahJfSrEtizp2rfltF4HaZMdNo1bAJm9D3y__xhZKFqyXxHcZ0dFzBudoqicXOM_ckpw35DS6GhyphenhyphendngrhOTp_koBNRdeCh8UPvfQtN1RU5EZAd695s-3EqPf2icwfMwk8lZqnBajQcBnPh9UduwZ37-g082gjhUGW7zYvwyp6k/s4128/DSCF2888_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4128" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEp-2ENnMlj1s5FdFtwahJfSrEtizp2rfltF4HaZMdNo1bAJm9D3y__xhZKFqyXxHcZ0dFzBudoqicXOM_ckpw35DS6GhyphenhyphendngrhOTp_koBNRdeCh8UPvfQtN1RU5EZAd695s-3EqPf2icwfMwk8lZqnBajQcBnPh9UduwZ37-g082gjhUGW7zYvwyp6k/w640-h426/DSCF2888_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Guardian newspaper published an article recently about the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/16/meet-christmas-dad-the-hardest-person-on-earth-to-buy-for" target="_blank">Christmas Dad</a> and the impossibility of buying presents for them. Basically, they men who have achieved a point in life where they have everything they need. I have realized that I am indeed in that category. I am in the fortunate position to be debt free, reasonable well paid and every year I am a nightmare to buy presents for. </p><p>My wife always around November starts asking for a Christmas present list, and after much soul-searching the best I can ever come up with is books. </p><p>Not that I need more books. I have a birthday late in the year, and again I ask for books, but I am lucky to have completed any of them by Christmas. In fact, I calculated that I have probably enough unread books to keep me going for an entire year of continuous reading. However, any other present would be too expensive or too complicated to explain, and the fact is, if I had really needed it I probably would have already bought it. </p><p>So what do you get for the person who has everything? </p><p>The weird thing about growing older, is that life never turns out as you expect. I had assumed, as I move into my 7th decade, that I would have far more time to spend on hobbies, but the truth is as you grow older you accumulate responsibilities, which eat into your "free" time. I have around the house multiple half-baked projects, that I never get a full run up to complete. In my youth, I would spend weeks doing these sorts of things, but now I am lucky to spend a day a month. </p><p>So what do you get for the person who has everything? The answer is time for themselves.</p><p> My wife is always telling me I need to take my holiday earlier. The problem is, I always feel guilty in doing things on my own. I love both my wife and family, and I want to spend time with them, but when I do, I constantly want to go and do things on my own terms. </p><p>So with that in mind, I decided to take a "me" day and go to London to see a photography related exhibition and with a bit of luck a little photography<br /></p><p>The question was therefore which one? My first thought was the Victoria and Albert. I love the V&A. It is like the the world's biggest and best attic, but photography is just an addendum on top of everything else gets subsumed into the huge morass of objects.</p><p>I there decided instead to go to the National Portrait Gallery(NPG). Despite going to London many times, I had never visited. It was also hosting the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, so it seemed as good as anywhere.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">National Portraits <br /></h2><p>The NPG is hidden behind the larger and more prestigious national gallery on Trafalgar square, and as such gets far less footfall. </p><p>The NPG is in itself a bit of an anachronism. I mean, why have a gallery based on one genre. After all, we don't have a National Landscape gallery, or a National Still Life gallery. The other thing which differentiates it from all the plethora of other galleries in London, is that it is the one gallery in which photography and painting are held in the same value and displayed equally, so next to a Gainsborough will be a Bailey. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnQXpLSLDgZlFcXat07B-2kZlVGOksY9dVgZa0OzlugvM4jpuo8dU2328ACliqcdiZzOek454BAOWiGZ9JEOjcLvdWpb3fPP6KH2NQ-JUFDD4ZmT3jzz_Hc-dvVIThY_9HL1qLPDegnmdj8NRqNxRKRUwSmvbfdc6js0ruF3n0A5-77lFNf-YUGyPiL0/s2048/PXL_20231218_111529438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnQXpLSLDgZlFcXat07B-2kZlVGOksY9dVgZa0OzlugvM4jpuo8dU2328ACliqcdiZzOek454BAOWiGZ9JEOjcLvdWpb3fPP6KH2NQ-JUFDD4ZmT3jzz_Hc-dvVIThY_9HL1qLPDegnmdj8NRqNxRKRUwSmvbfdc6js0ruF3n0A5-77lFNf-YUGyPiL0/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_111529438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Also, all the pictures shown represent people, living and dead, who had desires, prejudices and ideas just like those viewing them. The test of a great portrait is how well the character of the subject is expressed to the viewer, In this regard the skill of a portrait photographer must exceed the portrait painter, since while the latter could modify their image to show the character of the subject, a photographer is limited to only what was in the studio at the time.</p><p>I am very poor at taking photographic portraits. </p><p>I am not alone in that. In a recent club competition, the judge bemoaned the lack of good landscape photographs entered in the end of year show. I am willing to bet, however, that portrait photography will be represented even more worse. What is considered portraits in these sorts of competitions can be split between glamour photography where a model is paid for a pack of paparazzi wannabees to take shots and portrait montages consisting of heavily HDR'd black and white images showing sentimental story lines that are laid on so thickly it would make a pre Raphaelite brotherhood painter blush with embarrassment.</p><p>However, neither of this are true portrait photography. They are too artificial,contrived. A good portrait has to bare the soul of the sitter and provide some measure of the person's life or character to the viewer. </p><p>Looking at some of the images in the portrait prize exhibition, made me realize why few portraits do well in club competitions. The view of a portrait's worth is very much driven the viewer's experiences and prejudices. How you engage with the image is based on so many individual aspects, that no two people will view the same image in the same way<br /></p><p>For example, in the portrait prize exhibition, I was not particularly drawn to the winning photos. The one that stood out for me was this one of a triplet</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsOM3j272Fc1m1Urv4ehXNAEqd-RvRoFoybpIhRid5c559GkmXH_ix_4FNtKZOXUUfaCjOuYae6-CVyN6gIwEyT4iss5enNaDN22xuNIpaZxPdcfmaDyXbOgiEfn__UBM3rxpqCXO8zp6G3wDktDhjh18lofY2mUAI8Hxq9eTln72wo8UKk_SA30KMg0/s4032/PXL_20231218_113216840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsOM3j272Fc1m1Urv4ehXNAEqd-RvRoFoybpIhRid5c559GkmXH_ix_4FNtKZOXUUfaCjOuYae6-CVyN6gIwEyT4iss5enNaDN22xuNIpaZxPdcfmaDyXbOgiEfn__UBM3rxpqCXO8zp6G3wDktDhjh18lofY2mUAI8Hxq9eTln72wo8UKk_SA30KMg0/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_113216840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>If I entered this as a club competition entry, the judge would complain about the arm across the image, the cluttered background, the bright spot in the top left. It fails to meet the standards that what we are taught in clubs define a good photo. </p><p>However, having teenage daughters myself, I recognize the look on the subject's face. It is one I have been subjected too many times. It is a combination of gained confidence, the arrogance of knowing they know best, combined with the "I am only allowing this image to be taken under duress" look. However, to anyone who has not tried to photograph similar people, it would not have the same resonance.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Selfies</h2><div style="text-align: left;">I greatly enjoyed the NGP. Again, a relatively unique aspect of the museum is that the images tend to be in chronological order, with the earlier portraits on the upper floor. You can track therefore the progression of the portrait from a pure propaganda device where images stood in for the individual presence, such as the Tudor images of kings and queens, to more personal representations of self. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Close to where I live, we have a building purported to be the oldest continuous working photographic studio in the word,<a href="https://wwwinter.co.uk/" target="_blank"> W.W.Winter.</a> As well as a working studio, it has an excellent museum attached, with many thousands of plates being restored. The NGP bought it to mind with its exhibition of small personal photos from the 1800s, some famous, but many unnamed</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoZV6GsME3qGbSQBtW743P3uR2mfray-2vrllbtUpyZepJlaO7rYwEOw4_O04odFGrdmJjGx_MaYknU3_U9bXfmhKJFFLNf-3lhEmAD30qAOtX16iIWIurBYo0ZEbBEw_oxLEbsmWuL99omotCmwXScCalu8BG_4lbHSb2Wp00rWlNntsitf9Gt2bbck/s3969/SmallImages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="3969" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoZV6GsME3qGbSQBtW743P3uR2mfray-2vrllbtUpyZepJlaO7rYwEOw4_O04odFGrdmJjGx_MaYknU3_U9bXfmhKJFFLNf-3lhEmAD30qAOtX16iIWIurBYo0ZEbBEw_oxLEbsmWuL99omotCmwXScCalu8BG_4lbHSb2Wp00rWlNntsitf9Gt2bbck/w640-h198/SmallImages.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">It always reminds me how incredible the portrait photograph must have been when they first became available. Before photography, pretty well everyone in the world had no way to refer back to how they looked as a child. At the opposite end, unless you were very wealthy, no one had images of what their relatives and ancestors looked like. I have a plethora of both images from my family and that ability to place an image onto a name, even of those I never met, is incredibly valuable to me and connects me with my ancestors, as I hope my images will connect me to mine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, one portrait image type has become linked to the modern age, and that is the selfie. In fact, its history goes back a long way, with the first being recorded in <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/07/robert-cornelius-and-the-first-selfie/" target="_blank">1839</a>, and I'm willing to bet there are older ones which did not survive, since the desire to record our presence is a strong instinct.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I finished at the gallery relatively early, I left with what else to do with my day. I always come out enthused by such exhibitions, and therefore decided to try and take some images in Trafalgar square amongst the Christmas tourists and market.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I wasn't really sure what to take, but I watching all tourists taking selfies, I decided to take images of people recording themselves. One of the things about London that I always take a little getting used to, is that people rarely take notice of other people, even those pointing cameras at them. This can make London quite a lonely place, but for street photography it is great, because you are unlikely to get the aggression found in smaller places</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHp86bIlma7jtKpyjlCaGb_tSVHZLuSw3Z1w1kJUCff2Oj1xuyNyVG9CHvIDcoMrKPsdy0Mki6u84UMQIh7MwH4YF5q-cG-x_QLpNbRVV8Xr_vSKE9HHGJrjQj1vZEmrxCHSsWDkoQJu0pvs4fhnjaqxO4kuzqYjdpoggByGGvVr5mc1dSrcsOqctF6c/s2048/DSCF2873_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHp86bIlma7jtKpyjlCaGb_tSVHZLuSw3Z1w1kJUCff2Oj1xuyNyVG9CHvIDcoMrKPsdy0Mki6u84UMQIh7MwH4YF5q-cG-x_QLpNbRVV8Xr_vSKE9HHGJrjQj1vZEmrxCHSsWDkoQJu0pvs4fhnjaqxO4kuzqYjdpoggByGGvVr5mc1dSrcsOqctF6c/w426-h640/DSCF2873_nik.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The classic single selfie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbSTjvlyfwAeAl2xtbx-XT2Woi2csLOQ9qwWYFZr3ip9Q-tUE5NBn8HsetmqdYdIJYH581uONA1eEEDTj-GOhsIqcFmEHSgRKk0JLzdtbQUuYaUffyNTulBIfyj8zqch-Zo6XpViAG1EJ_6aw78-fdOTOoReoUc9EEtw1eFK_2sdG-qmQAL_xBEPjQLo/s1365/DSCF2909_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbSTjvlyfwAeAl2xtbx-XT2Woi2csLOQ9qwWYFZr3ip9Q-tUE5NBn8HsetmqdYdIJYH581uONA1eEEDTj-GOhsIqcFmEHSgRKk0JLzdtbQUuYaUffyNTulBIfyj8zqch-Zo6XpViAG1EJ_6aw78-fdOTOoReoUc9EEtw1eFK_2sdG-qmQAL_xBEPjQLo/w640-h426/DSCF2909_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The group shop<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqXJDl4nmeMcG8jiRRNxO2Tdlz_Hq4ECRiJBkF69TcqTNTa7emixSkpvMcZnFjMoJaXfTAKTOGaoTZwU7-Vu5zMiTWyzN9B3e-sp6401UqjNGv-lodXJU5Musegl4eV7SGwWAaGa4ay-3r9lOCi9SYf_M6mdDxD9kMJ_PZIGX2_YdBt7N-JMstu6QXW4/s1365/DSCF2939_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqXJDl4nmeMcG8jiRRNxO2Tdlz_Hq4ECRiJBkF69TcqTNTa7emixSkpvMcZnFjMoJaXfTAKTOGaoTZwU7-Vu5zMiTWyzN9B3e-sp6401UqjNGv-lodXJU5Musegl4eV7SGwWAaGa4ay-3r9lOCi9SYf_M6mdDxD9kMJ_PZIGX2_YdBt7N-JMstu6QXW4/w640-h640/DSCF2939_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The setup<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZMFRJG8d5PnwpC_6bmImTkQfqBpzdcrlTEOuLlnIAXLYalS_q5oQWPiduzOFRxtR3UN5dI9W7uNeYUXhuzSvtnt7BCpRxfXVCA6cdIWWN8jC8vGEXBcMOxgLAiOTfs-Ke-_FQTCSArCMMvkt3OfZKuYcGXVPgXZNP5cAQVI8Lyv5hZPAX-4dX5oaaHc/s1365/DSCF2964_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZMFRJG8d5PnwpC_6bmImTkQfqBpzdcrlTEOuLlnIAXLYalS_q5oQWPiduzOFRxtR3UN5dI9W7uNeYUXhuzSvtnt7BCpRxfXVCA6cdIWWN8jC8vGEXBcMOxgLAiOTfs-Ke-_FQTCSArCMMvkt3OfZKuYcGXVPgXZNP5cAQVI8Lyv5hZPAX-4dX5oaaHc/w640-h640/DSCF2964_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The multiple selfie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuYg1c2pBYFdz6xusASn1ELlT9ngnbScOcIrckJxkakgGxDtzloK39d7syMSas3KM-aUo88fAIPkML-_JlHhVXXr7gY7TJVQOE1VHL-neLy-StjzZO1kgstnEuF0InUi10VV9BR_shGLOa-JfRmq78Cpvws-PEgs-wHLq4_TT5gHauCnIBxztEMEP0NM/s2048/DSCF2987_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuYg1c2pBYFdz6xusASn1ELlT9ngnbScOcIrckJxkakgGxDtzloK39d7syMSas3KM-aUo88fAIPkML-_JlHhVXXr7gY7TJVQOE1VHL-neLy-StjzZO1kgstnEuF0InUi10VV9BR_shGLOa-JfRmq78Cpvws-PEgs-wHLq4_TT5gHauCnIBxztEMEP0NM/w426-h640/DSCF2987_nik.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBvQfQHL3O28ZJF8bZgEbJVNk96ApYKshOVFLsxOJWyEaEiD2WHmUlVQ9LXDOJedEBxebbl00Q4LdndYOLcL_DAxMoewsFMz2YsywvwrJEGQaaBcu-j1kXNKnYjBLroS5z0Pcc_R4B2ZI-rlDXEBezETCpRKG_EmhV_cn3FZTG0J9B5FtrCdpy2MRh8o/s1365/DSCF3006_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBvQfQHL3O28ZJF8bZgEbJVNk96ApYKshOVFLsxOJWyEaEiD2WHmUlVQ9LXDOJedEBxebbl00Q4LdndYOLcL_DAxMoewsFMz2YsywvwrJEGQaaBcu-j1kXNKnYjBLroS5z0Pcc_R4B2ZI-rlDXEBezETCpRKG_EmhV_cn3FZTG0J9B5FtrCdpy2MRh8o/w640-h426/DSCF3006_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The watcher<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVbFtYi8WCCuMMkcnaSsm84s1BpeIkNhtCophNCbTaPG-TnV6SBWI19fgrPlwUfUJs5tcRs_ffeteWUdMXKOMdGwM_863Wt7k7mBc3LttxFHq94_Z6ciHqnZmQeo9J_VWGZDaz6Djs0YMiBHj47_pOFe3O40YbU4bALcnVVFvH9iG1aQSR3gx7YrbNBM/s1365/DSCF3015_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVbFtYi8WCCuMMkcnaSsm84s1BpeIkNhtCophNCbTaPG-TnV6SBWI19fgrPlwUfUJs5tcRs_ffeteWUdMXKOMdGwM_863Wt7k7mBc3LttxFHq94_Z6ciHqnZmQeo9J_VWGZDaz6Djs0YMiBHj47_pOFe3O40YbU4bALcnVVFvH9iG1aQSR3gx7YrbNBM/w640-h640/DSCF3015_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mum selfie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOo9Nkq765Q5huiNaIA6bpe0xP7CtHIa2S29saBPz1zlLJtlwHWHNgm7t28jT9_AcSkTejuYxvH77Iz7GAZwqlm87jMbizoDmUESUdgJrOJhtRPLQBghvnFjLD6kcx6S6e6Y5OMHh7k6DQLxHbZFD0uJEBCyILl8ND2XBnTNk4jtRYZk5Xu-oK0dJWPxk/s1365/DSCF3075_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOo9Nkq765Q5huiNaIA6bpe0xP7CtHIa2S29saBPz1zlLJtlwHWHNgm7t28jT9_AcSkTejuYxvH77Iz7GAZwqlm87jMbizoDmUESUdgJrOJhtRPLQBghvnFjLD6kcx6S6e6Y5OMHh7k6DQLxHbZFD0uJEBCyILl8ND2XBnTNk4jtRYZk5Xu-oK0dJWPxk/w640-h640/DSCF3075_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The teenager selfie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1ImR2il2FC_SICMUdBkDGjhL0Y8guVL89WrhmV1JBc06S6VgLBf4o9WfyeFdRpXPLi0onEiTzICoHJJ22oFCqCzCqZMTuPuTq2ZhRHINE_UFoCIRYafhYBntwsywKMy2xNiQwfm0WIDx3NhnG9b7qMHOgKg_ZRXz5vYFbmlWVwLGpX-5xMyp1lWaO-4/s2048/DSCF3084_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1ImR2il2FC_SICMUdBkDGjhL0Y8guVL89WrhmV1JBc06S6VgLBf4o9WfyeFdRpXPLi0onEiTzICoHJJ22oFCqCzCqZMTuPuTq2ZhRHINE_UFoCIRYafhYBntwsywKMy2xNiQwfm0WIDx3NhnG9b7qMHOgKg_ZRXz5vYFbmlWVwLGpX-5xMyp1lWaO-4/w426-h640/DSCF3084_nik.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family selfie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Big in Japan<br /></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPshWlbz-XphXmE1OSNnqYbdqFfWDQXgj_wHzaiqkaHpfT0P7YtTSpvuMCh4Lco03qQfFzXtEHG2z93l6C0kiyilbB9KnAFN01oSq8sAD9a4BlBncspHvIjHbu5Ffxha9QuP3xTPPXb-MfE5RV2NgqogMUX5THFNcoXxzFi3qWT_alkdCDWI0Qm_RLnk/s2048/DSCF3116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPshWlbz-XphXmE1OSNnqYbdqFfWDQXgj_wHzaiqkaHpfT0P7YtTSpvuMCh4Lco03qQfFzXtEHG2z93l6C0kiyilbB9KnAFN01oSq8sAD9a4BlBncspHvIjHbu5Ffxha9QuP3xTPPXb-MfE5RV2NgqogMUX5THFNcoXxzFi3qWT_alkdCDWI0Qm_RLnk/w430-h640/DSCF3116.JPG" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Photographers Gallery, lurking off Oxford Street, London<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">After the square and feeding myself on a traditional German bratwurst served by an Indian with a London accent, I was not really sure what to do with myself. I decided to head for Oxford street, in the classic faith over experience moment that I could do some late Christmas shopping. As I perused the satnav, I noticed I would be passing by <a href="https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/" target="_blank">the Photographers Gallery</a>. This is the only really true photographic gallery in central London, so it seemed the perfect place to head for.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The gallery had an exhibition on by a Japanese photographer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daid%C5%8D_Moriyama" target="_blank">Daido Moriyama</a>. In many ways it was very much the antithesis of the NPG, with stark, heavily contrasted, black and white images, with no clear link or subject. Many of the images were brutal of people like sex workers and were often uncomfortable viewing and again were the direct opposite of club photography where the desire seems mainly to create images with the minimum of conflict.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Daido purpose seems to be an attempt to deconstruct photography to almost minimalist state. Although unsettling, I greatly enjoyed the exhibition. I am planning to go to Japan in 2024, and I was fascinated that although native Japanese, Daido seem to take the same fascination in Japanese idiosyncrasies that I do. It felt like a very western view of Japanese culture. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyqNqoUU9m-IIbt7RpKb_mZOH6hKLxyWdT4bsF0K7Y-ftddoqZYTL_qg17D6OmO2JR4gpfK22an4yEkHPzf2zB12kHcdZaHQNlKNrtIk4fZbG-yTEm5VSllyvX6UlJYxuWS0eOAMahZ31fsrFWpzqqPhLw9NBgxbKHV_i5_lJPgwZpB25k2TTCLsXpYQ/s2048/PXL_20231218_134844196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="2048" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyqNqoUU9m-IIbt7RpKb_mZOH6hKLxyWdT4bsF0K7Y-ftddoqZYTL_qg17D6OmO2JR4gpfK22an4yEkHPzf2zB12kHcdZaHQNlKNrtIk4fZbG-yTEm5VSllyvX6UlJYxuWS0eOAMahZ31fsrFWpzqqPhLw9NBgxbKHV_i5_lJPgwZpB25k2TTCLsXpYQ/w640-h362/PXL_20231218_134844196.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FQ0hQRhAqksxXW0IdrcSJOmgBJNmM9qP97uy24c1u82BhmeTay6d8mEGVB4QCK1AALumm75oOKzoPnxJ70XVdewWA2BxQoUZyf8lSY94gmlslTgawEQxeaYaoLKE5knPQKQR5XKbSq_RQ5i_cNM9_6uQDzB6WOlTJo6giBy0FkNNlzsd6tJXYl69WTQ/s2048/PXL_20231218_134704140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FQ0hQRhAqksxXW0IdrcSJOmgBJNmM9qP97uy24c1u82BhmeTay6d8mEGVB4QCK1AALumm75oOKzoPnxJ70XVdewWA2BxQoUZyf8lSY94gmlslTgawEQxeaYaoLKE5knPQKQR5XKbSq_RQ5i_cNM9_6uQDzB6WOlTJo6giBy0FkNNlzsd6tJXYl69WTQ/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_134704140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsO1QjYGbdGxxAKSKm5AdN9jyeOsrYopyEI2WhrmfQxBvnlG_i0ZHXeHee7EWZ-Hor2uHzyvxQYi2VjdrWFQC91NGMNV7hALOmS6xKi7w6hlYM49a1cOKBAA4HCwOP8pYkdqJKahGvCJn_cwzgKNLYfMGx_MgocgbvAQ_jmijtAwXmf2fegK0zWRAhFw/s4032/PXL_20231218_140023776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsO1QjYGbdGxxAKSKm5AdN9jyeOsrYopyEI2WhrmfQxBvnlG_i0ZHXeHee7EWZ-Hor2uHzyvxQYi2VjdrWFQC91NGMNV7hALOmS6xKi7w6hlYM49a1cOKBAA4HCwOP8pYkdqJKahGvCJn_cwzgKNLYfMGx_MgocgbvAQ_jmijtAwXmf2fegK0zWRAhFw/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_140023776.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You are not in camera club land any more<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6DU4AgxBNiQKnRhGmYbFewPT04JFF10J737smpPkuKq9_JMFSK4DTMN5hs8nNzsrxHygrmrVwA3e4NuInGILl22jE2K1Tib7uWqqWSTyU4bcpqqXkCWzhb8XiI6Immyi-hIMEzdfRTjNY6Dr_asVWOeDWwz8G0zZEPDDKQg79ovYf7Nrk8reh4fxYK4/s4032/PXL_20231218_140958648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6DU4AgxBNiQKnRhGmYbFewPT04JFF10J737smpPkuKq9_JMFSK4DTMN5hs8nNzsrxHygrmrVwA3e4NuInGILl22jE2K1Tib7uWqqWSTyU4bcpqqXkCWzhb8XiI6Immyi-hIMEzdfRTjNY6Dr_asVWOeDWwz8G0zZEPDDKQg79ovYf7Nrk8reh4fxYK4/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_140958648.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All your analog needs...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Finally..</h2><p>So how was my Christmas present?</p><p>I really enjoyed the NGP, but more importantly I enjoyed the opportunity of taking it at my own pace. Even more so, the photographers gallery. I would not inflict this on my family, but i savoured the opportunity to peruse at my leisure</p><p>The more important question was what I did come out of it? Well, a better appreciation of the art of the portrait, some nice street photographs and a new view of Japan.</p><p>More critically, I came away with a stronger realisation that you take photographs for yourself. Whether someone else likes them is a bonus, the most important thing is that you yourself now you did the best job you could</p><p>I'll leave you with a few more images that I took that day <br /></p><p>Happy Christmas 2023 <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHjz7Zrof-I7iiGukB0ZszbrZXWEfHvWNnt2htSnuE1Fiu8zdQrZdLRusKrjfN9p9j9IfVngUzKS-Y9DCVTXiUGNYihkX-iUcbXnjkgSZe4SpIQOzsezJZlJSWJuNSdWgAfk5hffr1ov_RHvquwnFrrkXrmNW-e_lSLygXcycxrfSE2fMp8OVFjvp9yg/s2048/PXL_20231218_123138728_postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHjz7Zrof-I7iiGukB0ZszbrZXWEfHvWNnt2htSnuE1Fiu8zdQrZdLRusKrjfN9p9j9IfVngUzKS-Y9DCVTXiUGNYihkX-iUcbXnjkgSZe4SpIQOzsezJZlJSWJuNSdWgAfk5hffr1ov_RHvquwnFrrkXrmNW-e_lSLygXcycxrfSE2fMp8OVFjvp9yg/w640-h452/PXL_20231218_123138728_postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eyes have it. King Charles III and Malala Yousafzai together<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFueb7FvH_wn66U7ev3SY3mI2xU9P36cBEHDAX8Qx0Taf2EhkBfGc1ICwXMe0Ak288xGxxSCHpulQpIdH9R5yMnhZM30FdprL_4_RPFqK4st3LJfGpA1Js3r8u5lVi2O7fnemrFQUT2SMgOWUqcLfXMka0y-RAh9ukVfXrveBwnE9VtHnk1I5sWH39Gy4/s2048/PXL_20231218_122920296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFueb7FvH_wn66U7ev3SY3mI2xU9P36cBEHDAX8Qx0Taf2EhkBfGc1ICwXMe0Ak288xGxxSCHpulQpIdH9R5yMnhZM30FdprL_4_RPFqK4st3LJfGpA1Js3r8u5lVi2O7fnemrFQUT2SMgOWUqcLfXMka0y-RAh9ukVfXrveBwnE9VtHnk1I5sWH39Gy4/w640-h360/PXL_20231218_122920296.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7qXHNi4yFO_8f3rpeCfSUuyJuV1h3eUK2kWXr2pyOoLTwEs6XSlJyr5y1IdAG2fBWOoomFwTehAIFoLvhDlYFD8a1QJYT5rWtWTdzWAdtqc633WMzJuOy8Ybo0rof3WmHn480uQs9A6FOuIKl3N49c2cFR0_d4EgaBbUIDqW28sulYTV47PkUYT_HZs/s2048/PXL_20231218_114650529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7qXHNi4yFO_8f3rpeCfSUuyJuV1h3eUK2kWXr2pyOoLTwEs6XSlJyr5y1IdAG2fBWOoomFwTehAIFoLvhDlYFD8a1QJYT5rWtWTdzWAdtqc633WMzJuOy8Ybo0rof3WmHn480uQs9A6FOuIKl3N49c2cFR0_d4EgaBbUIDqW28sulYTV47PkUYT_HZs/w520-h640/PXL_20231218_114650529.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strike>Marge </strike>Wallis Simpson<strike><br /></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSSHzn7m3nttWu0rryM58MlVBpB4aFUSzyFl6fmZj0a3ASTf2QjLSeBVVLmaQEnTOf6-GOi12YsO_BEOlH_fQkiN1o0tAssbkgIRckvfeIHTAqBpZwxztU01mWuxaMY0O-vqyKObkNWI8jT6tqYbaNEtMXotZKu8yWjJx9U00hP6aXSO1V55LZOWprZI/s2048/PXL_20231218_114211708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSSHzn7m3nttWu0rryM58MlVBpB4aFUSzyFl6fmZj0a3ASTf2QjLSeBVVLmaQEnTOf6-GOi12YsO_BEOlH_fQkiN1o0tAssbkgIRckvfeIHTAqBpZwxztU01mWuxaMY0O-vqyKObkNWI8jT6tqYbaNEtMXotZKu8yWjJx9U00hP6aXSO1V55LZOWprZI/w356-h640/PXL_20231218_114211708.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Forbes_Bonetta" target="_blank">Sara Forbes Bonetta</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvBjOI4wFY6ubWqM69JA8PzIFKb_UIX7fReDHabR0xZN0HuZIcqtD0uwxzKBE1wkRshSeqDHBv796WgrqABmkKVGpLdnk9ZrG1ZQqrERjgr9cxxulPjdA63PuDlAKF0QKPPWYL-_c7B5ZyRlzjuHMqzEojGA1Z7wTv_6t-nkdj2xPjxK86uOGieqzYHY/s2048/PXL_20231218_114034199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvBjOI4wFY6ubWqM69JA8PzIFKb_UIX7fReDHabR0xZN0HuZIcqtD0uwxzKBE1wkRshSeqDHBv796WgrqABmkKVGpLdnk9ZrG1ZQqrERjgr9cxxulPjdA63PuDlAKF0QKPPWYL-_c7B5ZyRlzjuHMqzEojGA1Z7wTv_6t-nkdj2xPjxK86uOGieqzYHY/w486-h640/PXL_20231218_114034199.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of how a photograph can misrepresent a character. This man could be anyones grandad, but was responsible for multiple massacres in the West Indies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnTQ10dZiOGPDN7GvtRxnUHM9rwtM1b1GivlGro7Z1cuG97oPp6yzyGob674DMCgPl01eChgtraDQvNfkiKkeSwwgGQjFLonGRtkgRqlAo-mG6m_dGWatU5mnj8u8X2tAb_wLNmSSiHpHVplAy-3Ayp46WXKOXreacaAEM4g69fn6O3zZGXXWwVNh-LE/s2048/PXL_20231218_113121082_postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnTQ10dZiOGPDN7GvtRxnUHM9rwtM1b1GivlGro7Z1cuG97oPp6yzyGob674DMCgPl01eChgtraDQvNfkiKkeSwwgGQjFLonGRtkgRqlAo-mG6m_dGWatU5mnj8u8X2tAb_wLNmSSiHpHVplAy-3Ayp46WXKOXreacaAEM4g69fn6O3zZGXXWwVNh-LE/w640-h452/PXL_20231218_113121082_postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZSEykpVcb5KelYS4ilQSwks66q2WrH0XDB9ORuNlu4nlSktSE56cHqD_IU3XUqFAmBWg1tuxwipjtIgbE8VZkbozUU9oTaYhlgHclgWADrc8vT51NfssigkJb3Zo0cAABOCfVJwwJpKV329X1rrItn4-fIexyyKr6IQv_JGYrE8ydVs7gL9Hbgyyq14/s2071/Wharhol.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="1557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZSEykpVcb5KelYS4ilQSwks66q2WrH0XDB9ORuNlu4nlSktSE56cHqD_IU3XUqFAmBWg1tuxwipjtIgbE8VZkbozUU9oTaYhlgHclgWADrc8vT51NfssigkJb3Zo0cAABOCfVJwwJpKV329X1rrItn4-fIexyyKr6IQv_JGYrE8ydVs7gL9Hbgyyq14/w482-h640/Wharhol.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I have a similar relationship with Birmingham as does a foster child has with their adopted parents. </p><p>It's complicated.</p><p>I always say that I did not become a native Brummie by choice, but was instead assimilated by the city.</p><p>My parents moved to Sutton Coldfield when I was 4. Sutton at that time was prosperous independent town on the outskirts of Birmingham, famous for its large parkland and rich residents. A mere 7 years later the town was swallowed into Birmingham to become just another suburb of that metropolis (it was claimed, the idea was to create a block of solid tory councilors on Birmingham city council. If so it failed ). </p><p>The decision still rankles long term Sutton residents to this day. </p><p>The upshot though, was that although technically growing up in Birmingham, I never really felt much connection with that entity known as Brum.</p><p>When I was young, going to Birmingham always felt akin to travelling to another country. Exciting, different, but also slightly scary. </p><p>We would take the train to Birmingham New street station and watch through the grimey British rail diesel windows as the fields gave way to the suburbs and then eventually morphed into a skyline punctuated with tall buildings. </p><p>As enticing gateways to major cities go, New Street station in the 1970's left a lot to be desired. </p><p>Most cities stations are built around large sweeping arches allowing air and light into the otherwise dark, fume filled concourses. Birmingham New street designers on the other hand would have no truck with that and was instead based the design on WW2 U-Boat pens, burying them deep into rock so that they were always dark, fume filled and claustrophobic </p><p>From the stygian depths of the station you would ride the escalator into the Bull ring shopping center based above the station. The Bull Ring in my youth represented fun with the promise of a visit to Beatties models, or the Hudson book shops just outside. Meanwhile my parents would drag us around the Habitat shop (Think IKEA, but smaller and far more expensive). It was also a labyrinth of passages and dim florescent lighting . Woe betide any child who lost contact with there parents in the age before mobile phones. There were rumours that when it was eventually knocked down, a whole civilization was discovered based around groups of feral adults who had survived on Wimpy burger left overs. </p><p>On really good days we would get to go to the Natural History museum. The price would be listening to my mothers monologue on the pre-Raphaelite movement before we could get to the fun stuff such as a full size model of the T-Rex (with added sound effects). </p><p>To get to the museum meant braving Birmingham's streets. 1970's Birmingham was based around the city planners two overriding loves. </p><p>Firstly the automobile. Birmingham wealth and success was largely based on the motor industry, and the town planners made sure that every accommodation was made to these metal monsters in a way that would make Rishi Sunak weep with joy. Pedestrians were relegated to subterranean passages and overcrowded pavements, mingling with the lead and carbon-monoxide put out by the steel stallions, while the car enjoyed flyovers and wide thoroughfares. Nowhere was this worse than New Street itself, where after exiting the station concourse you were met with a logjam of vehicles.</p><p>There was one thing the planners loved move than cars and that was concrete. 60's and 70's Birmingham architects could not get enough of the stuff. Not for them, hiding it behind glass or burying underground. Concrete was to be cherished, displayed, loved and worshipped in brutalist buildings and dystopian public squares. </p><p>The peak of both these obsessions came in the building a vast concrete motorway junction called Spaghetti Junction in the 1970's</p><p>The upshot of this was in no way, Birmingham could be considered a attractive city. Not that the residents cared. Beauty was for cities wedded to the past. Birmingham was about the future. It was unashamedly industrial, brash and modernist. </p><p>However even in this sea of cement, there were some oasis's. As you exited New Street station you were confronted by a building looking like a giant had perched a coke can on its end, atop of New Street station. That was the rotunda building.</p><p>Among the concrete conurbation, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotunda,_Birmingham" target="_blank">Rotunda </a>building stood out. Firstly in a city designed around square boxes, it was curved. Secondly it was clad in glass rather then concrete. On the few occasions the sun penetrated the car made smog, it gleamed as the sun hit it. To a impressionable child, I always imagined that the building actually rotated, like a giant merry-go-round. If the New York skyline was defined by the Empire State building, the Rotunda defined Birmingham's and it would have been unimaginable without it</p><p>OK, it was no Sydney opera house, but it was all we had to cling onto, in an otherwise dreary landscape and as a small child it was a beacon that represented the excitement of being in a large city. </p><p>Over the years, I moved away from Birmingham and was embarrassed to admit I came from there. The view of most of the country in the 80's and 90's equated Brum with industrial decline. But as I grew older however a combination of nostalgia and experience mellowed me and my stance softened. As I moved back closer to Birmingham, I started to take my children into Birmingham, as my parents did before me, and a new appreciation grew of the city.</p><p>I found, that like me, Birmingham had grown up. Wide pedestrian boulevards had now replaced car infested rat runs. The original Bull Ring had been pulled down, replaced with a new shopping centre based on light and space. The skyline had also changed. The brutalist city had been slowly transformed with new buildings, based not on concrete, but glass and tiles.</p><p>In all this change however the constant was still the Rotunda. There had been attempts to demolish it 1980's, that was met with horror by Birmingham residents. It therefore remained as a anchor and constant link between Birmingham of my past and future. </p><p>So when there was an opportunity to climb the building and take photos, I did not delay in buying a ticket</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The veritable Verity</h2><p>The session was led by <a href="https://www.veritymilliganphotography.com/" target="_blank">Verity Milligan</a>. I had known Verity, pre-covid, from a memorable previous workshops in the peak district, where she managed to arrange both a foggy morning and a cloud inversion on the same day.</p><p>Since that time Verity had gained a rightful reputation has a renaissance Birmingham photographer by producing images that cast the city in a new positive light and in doing encouraged other photographers to to re-evaluate Birmingham as a photographic subject.</p><p>City residents are often the worst judges of a place positives. Ask virtually any long term incumbent of any British city to point out the photographic beauty spots, and they will generally stare at you like you asked where best to buy real unicorns. </p><p>It was the same with me and Birmingham. Apart from a few places like Sutton park, my formative years has trained me to dismiss any idea of Birmingham as a photographic destination. Verity, coming to the city later in life, did not have that baggage. Add an astute photographic eye, powerful technique and for the last 10 years she has been producing images that presented Birmingham in a new light to people around the world. </p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">My Inner Don</h2><p> As is my wont, I arrived at New Street station far too early. As in my youth,. Although the New Street station platforms are as dreary as ever, the old Bull Ring has changed out of all recognition. Gone is the dark concourses, replaced by a huge polythene bubble letting light into the concourse.</p><p>There is also Ozzy the bull. A refugee from the commonwealth games, it now stands proudly in the middle of grand central, as the Bull ring has been renamed. Even this is represented change. I still remember when Birmingham refused to release a relative small amount of money to buy a giant King Kong statue, so it is clear that Birmingham now understands the power of art. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYHxe_q9SdPnAGJccBnOQ_qEflmGtICwMVB5GvQRBPT9fiV5eBw7HyPMk7F8MXk8-1xnERn5pT7WqRqVMfwke4efYh39oKO1xm8I0xnMKcu38X3Kbm70OSDZl_MCraywAYozYlAsDG45EXL4N-vylu91BX0WA7Ou7iXjLy6S3zyYYhW1-4f6199WmOpM/s2048/PXL_20231029_131719735.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYHxe_q9SdPnAGJccBnOQ_qEflmGtICwMVB5GvQRBPT9fiV5eBw7HyPMk7F8MXk8-1xnERn5pT7WqRqVMfwke4efYh39oKO1xm8I0xnMKcu38X3Kbm70OSDZl_MCraywAYozYlAsDG45EXL4N-vylu91BX0WA7Ou7iXjLy6S3zyYYhW1-4f6199WmOpM/s320/PXL_20231029_131719735.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A load of bull<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>I had some time to kill, so I I headed down to New Street proper to practice a little street photography. </p><p>As I got closer, it was apparent that was in a middle of a huge pro-Gaza demonstration</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm4YTajpO23J0MoaAhqCdIXo9kyjRzZIXz4HRAa3yBJ281VHSH7InZmo324eFcVgS70vusoEpNbfY1jrXiH-baM4-jkOXBNZ4RIdiKKbD8FCn-r8-eeGwyCG0Raegh1xi202IGxZSbwZPxBaxUvvF-Txmyi3GwCOw3X2DhLZl5MHxL8Q4TxTsRvnp02c/s2048/DSCF9740-SharpenAI-Focus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm4YTajpO23J0MoaAhqCdIXo9kyjRzZIXz4HRAa3yBJ281VHSH7InZmo324eFcVgS70vusoEpNbfY1jrXiH-baM4-jkOXBNZ4RIdiKKbD8FCn-r8-eeGwyCG0Raegh1xi202IGxZSbwZPxBaxUvvF-Txmyi3GwCOw3X2DhLZl5MHxL8Q4TxTsRvnp02c/w640-h436/DSCF9740-SharpenAI-Focus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the Interfada<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcqSoRg3GOXhZ8C_Kq393IXjCnDPYy6pVXKhtDi69cOV3VBAyodbPYJH73DNUHMGO-9zDaeyvxoK7bkEqlYCTKHAfqGi7J8KDX0ExO6Rl6IBM6Z-B9u3WqrKtKjLI6N_ubd106vnh5FGqSX_OyuI34nR9WsmMI0SzHjUnpKKCCPgXNcX5GB38gHMFm8o/s2048/DSCF9744.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcqSoRg3GOXhZ8C_Kq393IXjCnDPYy6pVXKhtDi69cOV3VBAyodbPYJH73DNUHMGO-9zDaeyvxoK7bkEqlYCTKHAfqGi7J8KDX0ExO6Rl6IBM6Z-B9u3WqrKtKjLI6N_ubd106vnh5FGqSX_OyuI34nR9WsmMI0SzHjUnpKKCCPgXNcX5GB38gHMFm8o/w426-h640/DSCF9744.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Religous fundamentalist - Christian style<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>I had just finished the Don McCullin biography, and I felt enthused to take some social/conflict photography. Fortunately the crowd, though noisy, was well behaved and( despite our present home secretary expressed prejudice) consisted of just ordinary people expressing their feelings about extraordinary events.</p><p>However I always feels a sense of unease in these situations. I always have the feeling the crowd would at any point, in unison, turn and point at me and my camera like some zombie movie. Realizing I was not cut out to become a conflict photographer, I instead retreated to just outside the Bull Street shopping center, where I practiced taking images of the outside of the Rotunda and passers by.</p><p>After about 20 minutes I was accosted by a security guard. </p><p>"You cannot take photos here" said the security guard. </p><p>Now that confused me since I was only 10 yards from the bronze bull which represented the bull ring which at that very moment was being surrounded by families taking selfies and photos. </p><p>Again calling on the spirit of Saint Don, I was not to be put off so easily</p><p>"I'm sorry, but where does it say that?" I replied</p><p>The Security guard motioned me over to a lamppost, which at the bottom had a small plaque saying "no public right of way" </p><p>"You can take photos there " he said pointing to the place where the German market was being installed, "but not here", motioning towards the bronze bull.</p><p>However I was still none the wiser. I knew shopping centers could get very officious about the use of tripods blocking thoroughfares , but this was just me with a camera. I decided to cross-examine</p><p>"So does that mean I cannot take photos on my phone?"</p><p>He paused for a while, since obviously he was not used to being asked questions</p><p>"No that's OK" he replied, "but not with a camera like that , in case you sell the images. For copyright reasons you see"</p><p>Apart from underestimating the quality of a modern mobile phone camera and overestimating my abilities, this confused me even more since I had never up to that point considered my images as worth selling. Also I was pretty sure that intent to sell was not covered in copyright law<br /></p><p>"But I don't intend to sell them" I replied</p><p>"Never the less, we cannot take that chance" he said</p><p>I was tempted to continue the conversation. There were myriad arguments that I could use, but in truth I felt sorry for him. No one chooses security guard as a career path, and I doubt he felt it was his job to question the rules handed down to him. After all he was polite, just doing his job, and I'm probably he saw the stupidity of the rule, but had little say in its enforcement. </p><p>So I took pity on him and I packed my camera away and headed to the Rotunda entrance</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjuzAEJrc9ibA4PVWcbIpbxb7ne3zamkNcNhtKt7_eqG5wEi4P2qziyIRSzHULu4mGdmcsyuHlQdjwp4meawOUskEjNV7hStMlhu8s1w2qCd58BdtSMxbsQP-9MNZQa7prW9QiVv0v9rh559N1dq7eDABOgnM4evWhKAYX_NVr_LIhnoAzS5Bdyx4Pak/s2048/DSCF9677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjuzAEJrc9ibA4PVWcbIpbxb7ne3zamkNcNhtKt7_eqG5wEi4P2qziyIRSzHULu4mGdmcsyuHlQdjwp4meawOUskEjNV7hStMlhu8s1w2qCd58BdtSMxbsQP-9MNZQa7prW9QiVv0v9rh559N1dq7eDABOgnM4evWhKAYX_NVr_LIhnoAzS5Bdyx4Pak/w426-h640/DSCF9677.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvKAvH-hO9ot8ihkDBWGDv1UcDXrTLFrzropHQMk2gZKSXAlbX0silXHVD8z8zVflSozJGSMViC1TRq2cuosBWAfxSxMKWbtMmZU43w9GJFYEyG_ts9SKGffJweO5qqp3AeSWyuhtpFffGgCmuFpQ4Kn8oiUpLR_ERLcO-cbQB7dNbXcj8MvAyqHqsRM/s2048/DSCF9682.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvKAvH-hO9ot8ihkDBWGDv1UcDXrTLFrzropHQMk2gZKSXAlbX0silXHVD8z8zVflSozJGSMViC1TRq2cuosBWAfxSxMKWbtMmZU43w9GJFYEyG_ts9SKGffJweO5qqp3AeSWyuhtpFffGgCmuFpQ4Kn8oiUpLR_ERLcO-cbQB7dNbXcj8MvAyqHqsRM/w640-h426/DSCF9682.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big eye view<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVF3Q5yBFRZIEtTWktxB0Ce7Fvo_NYCIFbQ8Tq6xQKgbUpQjvsQ0icrIGED4WML3gyuVIiIzInBHY8qp543qi1WFjL-8MhSifGQjI6rhTX0u7x5ASdoxHZZn9rpqk2KKzJGGevK4oy-GK0_rEkeWqUoZ4IUBuVEqrZAOSHiwMrVmOhLPlIpUP5lHumSI/s2048/DSCF9787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVF3Q5yBFRZIEtTWktxB0Ce7Fvo_NYCIFbQ8Tq6xQKgbUpQjvsQ0icrIGED4WML3gyuVIiIzInBHY8qp543qi1WFjL-8MhSifGQjI6rhTX0u7x5ASdoxHZZn9rpqk2KKzJGGevK4oy-GK0_rEkeWqUoZ4IUBuVEqrZAOSHiwMrVmOhLPlIpUP5lHumSI/w426-h640/DSCF9787.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Rotunda</h2><p>The entrance to the Rotunda is remarkable hard to find, consisting in a small sliding door set among various shops. It leads into a long passage to a small unfurnished area where the lifts are.</p><p>Our destination was on the very top, the 20th floor which consisted of serviced apartments. Most importantly the rooms at the top floor are the only ones with access to a balcony that circles the entire building</p><p>The room itself opened out looking down on New Street station, the grand central plaza. Ahead, Queensway could be seen snaking into the distance. To the right, the new library could just be seen huddled between Birmingham's latest development on Chamberlain Square, while to the right Digbeth church could be seen.</p><p>Although the weather was not perfect, with a bank of cloud suggesting a dull sunset ,but at least it was dry. As we stood on the balcony, a biting wind whipped past the building as I and 20 other wannabe photographers stood around with various cameras and tripods, making us submerge into our coats and hats </p><p>The session was organized by <a href="https://www.stayingcool.com/locations/birmingham/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtJKqBhCaARIsAN_yS_mVTsSg3mDo2SgHHYv8JiKLU2nDq6xLTY6S9YJwsIe82yBAaU2qGWoaAlBpEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Staying Cool At Rotunda</a> and all the proceeds would go to charity. The organisers could not be nicer continually supplying much welcome sustenance in the form hot drinks </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktvItmX8Kjs9neW6LmbkHAVgyVluUQPsFCDQHJAOSvcFVTp1SiN74SrQJtNbDGpFhdXG_uFie4XP1rNBTBKyfQeAOpLUme6B8x0G1e8jZAN7LjNvI1JKTVd2-GgePJ-jFB1tTQuEX5OSAls4SWItQ7hdCIKbwkVkfngiOfExTp_al1Nc2_09gOqqCHcY/s2048/PXL_20231029_154707305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktvItmX8Kjs9neW6LmbkHAVgyVluUQPsFCDQHJAOSvcFVTp1SiN74SrQJtNbDGpFhdXG_uFie4XP1rNBTBKyfQeAOpLUme6B8x0G1e8jZAN7LjNvI1JKTVd2-GgePJ-jFB1tTQuEX5OSAls4SWItQ7hdCIKbwkVkfngiOfExTp_al1Nc2_09gOqqCHcY/w640-h360/PXL_20231029_154707305.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The city laid out for our examination<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSAH_B0FKzQUTn48FfXvke66LdyeETicnLDIxnWKfzGur23-vDE1KsqrfzX3JEeMVEAo_dCe6ZZsECBAdzeSM2ty7WmK_WPmlZb_G-4MqoX6c7WsMfVANhC0kciiSjPzpMNkP5-65DOOZsgqSGKg9k_OJVqDvfZdrfeTHSTM6qRxM2ir6vMurMqsW2Yg/s2048/PXL_20231029_173603300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSAH_B0FKzQUTn48FfXvke66LdyeETicnLDIxnWKfzGur23-vDE1KsqrfzX3JEeMVEAo_dCe6ZZsECBAdzeSM2ty7WmK_WPmlZb_G-4MqoX6c7WsMfVANhC0kciiSjPzpMNkP5-65DOOZsgqSGKg9k_OJVqDvfZdrfeTHSTM6qRxM2ir6vMurMqsW2Yg/w360-h640/PXL_20231029_173603300.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rotunda beer as well<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lvT7A6nEk6_eJNhQ-rjk_Vrjo4_b7-hX1vXuvGl1b4LbuLDy3vVQBzU8SXWz-qZBlW-Oi78Q5VOfEeImPAerURJJslteeP_LdxAQR1bPLMluUTrQxa7dNjrGA9tezRKjSO3inZkbocBoH-1lzagphPVvFWKUbkvGsUoBm8lhgIcjIkYB9XxaEVZpBVo/s2048/PXL_20231029_183304283.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lvT7A6nEk6_eJNhQ-rjk_Vrjo4_b7-hX1vXuvGl1b4LbuLDy3vVQBzU8SXWz-qZBlW-Oi78Q5VOfEeImPAerURJJslteeP_LdxAQR1bPLMluUTrQxa7dNjrGA9tezRKjSO3inZkbocBoH-1lzagphPVvFWKUbkvGsUoBm8lhgIcjIkYB9XxaEVZpBVo/w640-h360/PXL_20231029_183304283.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top floor. Like some 1970's sci-fi wannabe<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>Before coming I had thought long and hard about taking a tripod. I don't like tripods because they are heavy and often I end up dragging one around and never using them. Modern OIS system on cameras have reduced the need for them in my mind, but there are still scenarios where a good quality tripod is essential. Also tripods also take up a lot of room, and I was not keen in fighting for space if we were cheek by jowl with other photographers. </p><p>So I compromised. My monopod is light, and has a three splayed feet for increased stability. I hoped it would give me enough with the OIS feature of the camera without the weight penalty of a full tripod. In hindsight, it was probably a mistake, and while I got some sharp images, the extra stability as light got low, especially when bracketing the shots would of made sense</p><p>The second thought was what lenses to take. Obviously a wide angle made sense. Apart from my trusty 10-24mm, I had a Samsung 8mm Manual focus. Also it was a good opportunity to try out a Laowa 8mm I had just bought. I was attracted to this, because unlike the Samsung, with its heavy barrel distortion, it advertised as having zero distortion while providing a wider field of view than the 10-24mm. In the end I was not sure which I preferred, the natural no distorted look or the barrel distortion of the 8mm</p><p>To go to the full extreme I also brought my my <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2021/10/big-eyes.html?_sm_au_=iNjjQZHDQ6ZMt8SjML8tvK34L00HF" target="_blank">big eye lens</a>. This was a weird converter I picked up in a charity shop and after the initial test has laid unused for a couple of years. It had a very wide field of view, but also created massive distortion and a circular aspect. However I thought it would create some interesting effects.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmJHyOGpK5A2rHKAB00IotQBLdB6MsuINJUC0xxr6E40xTrKgYkYTRmS0wSeVqtG0Tlz4VPJWSidwvx0NfwSmKzPEj5YD8v8_OGl0TH0MPS6aWsEvNefbkihtOLNiqY94xCvPtlHpVWB_Z7bnh4V9zS4cFvSkvoQC2MtP_ZcWHyjLHvkTHZ5mOpCbwGA/s2048/DSCF0273-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmJHyOGpK5A2rHKAB00IotQBLdB6MsuINJUC0xxr6E40xTrKgYkYTRmS0wSeVqtG0Tlz4VPJWSidwvx0NfwSmKzPEj5YD8v8_OGl0TH0MPS6aWsEvNefbkihtOLNiqY94xCvPtlHpVWB_Z7bnh4V9zS4cFvSkvoQC2MtP_ZcWHyjLHvkTHZ5mOpCbwGA/w640-h640/DSCF0273-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A port hole onto the city. The city is confined into the fish-eye<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprR4S4RgtRYFdK2S4GYkIdVMXglTlUYmaDm5Al4CluL1EgKXfDQvEjpkfMEdkVXgHTev4u2cSPvKT22gyZz8qo8VBqSMNVJc_HIQFP93oTabhs4UzfYhS0u_TMOH7suRGebq7Ccoa736ErEssXnUCk837M34lHkEUmRSyIu2UacoH-1OGuxAcwfeI4uA/s2048/DSCF9873.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprR4S4RgtRYFdK2S4GYkIdVMXglTlUYmaDm5Al4CluL1EgKXfDQvEjpkfMEdkVXgHTev4u2cSPvKT22gyZz8qo8VBqSMNVJc_HIQFP93oTabhs4UzfYhS0u_TMOH7suRGebq7Ccoa736ErEssXnUCk837M34lHkEUmRSyIu2UacoH-1OGuxAcwfeI4uA/w640-h426/DSCF9873.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As are the photographers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>After a bit of soul searching, I also decided to add my 150-400mm. My main reasoning was it would be almost full moon, and maybe I could get shots as it came up behind buildings. As it turned out we were on the wrong side. and it was too cloudy. However it did prove useful for picking out features from the general city mayhem</p><p>Initially the conditions did not seem hopeful, since a layer of cloud lay across the city, but as the sun went down, enough poked through to illuminate the buildings. As it did the lights came on and the buildings lit up. Verity says she prefers the blue hour, just before it goes dark and the streetlights cast a greenish glare. I am not sure I agree and prefer the dark since it hides things like the AC units that adorn the rooftops, hidden to the people below. However it was fascinating to watch the city change as the lights dimmed.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrHmOqWuXglNl4TLF6I9idTXeZ9eFfHWQoayVB4miTNf-SIm1a_iTbPsmBCleg4R5lIs9MvtRL1Mgxb4d_jertf4Qcnggb6ABDyHxwzDKndxwfjAJg7T6L5w5HkAEXz4bhnWbuT1ddZfvtaaAlQDSv1FyUtYaV0rOvi2atulGiUQlTFlzNYn7R8aDGDY/s2048/DSCF9826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrHmOqWuXglNl4TLF6I9idTXeZ9eFfHWQoayVB4miTNf-SIm1a_iTbPsmBCleg4R5lIs9MvtRL1Mgxb4d_jertf4Qcnggb6ABDyHxwzDKndxwfjAJg7T6L5w5HkAEXz4bhnWbuT1ddZfvtaaAlQDSv1FyUtYaV0rOvi2atulGiUQlTFlzNYn7R8aDGDY/w640-h426/DSCF9826.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aC3B2vS7pXtc-Sfclg58AQSwtD9YvdQ5-tfrwSREqxzaSf7j9o9MSOvLA7QNH6eo6Nlrq8xVDOCmMe2-kYbp5jSLPEiwXETfzl6gF5CK72gerUvdlcNFH2FMiBloB2rwGaaiD3nRTrWaN9A2vtJP5SD8HIyD0bMRQc4Ovw2YuXSqJY1RaCVjzGI7DJ4/s2048/DSCF9886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aC3B2vS7pXtc-Sfclg58AQSwtD9YvdQ5-tfrwSREqxzaSf7j9o9MSOvLA7QNH6eo6Nlrq8xVDOCmMe2-kYbp5jSLPEiwXETfzl6gF5CK72gerUvdlcNFH2FMiBloB2rwGaaiD3nRTrWaN9A2vtJP5SD8HIyD0bMRQc4Ovw2YuXSqJY1RaCVjzGI7DJ4/w640-h426/DSCF9886.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo1rz6bVQFK3ijv4yDQsOY0SLblepEjxUtBJbCFQXhwYS3w6LB6WhGHqQ15VCeBYLyPsIK4UIMgEl0cihuohMs18PAQelWfzAe0tCzlA150IKuROEJEf7Cj5HQi57OJdgkhjBhyphenhyphen7GB6uqDTGG3geiuyup1AApIab0fwkrs3cWv_O1dIAZxNkNDm8f_YA/s2048/DSCF9863.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo1rz6bVQFK3ijv4yDQsOY0SLblepEjxUtBJbCFQXhwYS3w6LB6WhGHqQ15VCeBYLyPsIK4UIMgEl0cihuohMs18PAQelWfzAe0tCzlA150IKuROEJEf7Cj5HQi57OJdgkhjBhyphenhyphen7GB6uqDTGG3geiuyup1AApIab0fwkrs3cWv_O1dIAZxNkNDm8f_YA/w640-h426/DSCF9863.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Birmingham toy box with a little tilt-shift effect<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImeZ3kD1BF9jgzyydfExpdYCprABXJazucX4zJ-YmoXZPOKmOp1C3b17kSTORmzrXJ7KIBKhI4UHh1K_WkGN3D5JkO_1pVSWWRIKnpTZ9PKJDnXlhDWMAtK6fFQeoN1DmZpgRTLLjtHRTkt0S-5_cT6riem4p3rEsv4C7GjBgX70gq7k7bdHNo878HTs/s2048/DSCF9864-SharpenAI-Softness.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImeZ3kD1BF9jgzyydfExpdYCprABXJazucX4zJ-YmoXZPOKmOp1C3b17kSTORmzrXJ7KIBKhI4UHh1K_WkGN3D5JkO_1pVSWWRIKnpTZ9PKJDnXlhDWMAtK6fFQeoN1DmZpgRTLLjtHRTkt0S-5_cT6riem4p3rEsv4C7GjBgX70gq7k7bdHNo878HTs/w640-h434/DSCF9864-SharpenAI-Softness.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden in the city are some architectural gems that you miss from the ground level<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>However my biggest problem, was probably too much time and too little patience. After the 1st 30 minutes I get bored and start playing with ICM, multiple exposure etc. I think this is probably the difference between me and the really good photographers. They have a clarity of objective and are willing to wait until conditions are right, while I will wander off and try something else miss the best shots.</p><p>I liked some of the results, and it was a fun evening, made even better by the hosts, <a href="https://www.stayingcool.com/locations/birmingham/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkY2qBhBDEiwAoQXK5Yz0GfWrWrY-aVgXeGSAf0OOihrqHcHtLZU-4NRWfxg-SgqPFpVSMRoCfEkQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Staying Cool</a>, who could not be more accommodating or helpful. </p><p>It was probably the best evening in photography since the pandemic and while I am sure better photos were taken, I was happy with my results</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIbbqeRpIivuI6MSwCRW9A4sR_JYgonL830KsGVH30r5o6nszu3TO_PaDK24IXDLGCGYbZX4hB0FFkn_hXeKWvGRqzjiUm9llBOKAGiFxwohvCuzMN1AQxJnuKHa6zvhWKYbr8q3NiZdnMIUFJ3jgzQkDeAIqbecW_DPuQkBqpraGVodn_mKVqEkTsr0/s2048/DSCF0044_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIbbqeRpIivuI6MSwCRW9A4sR_JYgonL830KsGVH30r5o6nszu3TO_PaDK24IXDLGCGYbZX4hB0FFkn_hXeKWvGRqzjiUm9llBOKAGiFxwohvCuzMN1AQxJnuKHa6zvhWKYbr8q3NiZdnMIUFJ3jgzQkDeAIqbecW_DPuQkBqpraGVodn_mKVqEkTsr0/w640-h430/DSCF0044_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I admit boredom made me start playing with a few ICM effects like zoom<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX0jKGerpi20augtehi_63mKvVyRg0oUA9i55C880QHe20CvHd2bOJpaImsvp2awurx-_ssiq9mlPHeNsiMIpOBYV4NcR12KNxck4rk9cllksqLNHcgYkNzXKLJDH0hbu19PFgRKiUeqqOYMQSHIjYeLVoDkL5zCLHR104ZUVoa_ab1slBAZSty76kHs/s2048/DSCF0049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX0jKGerpi20augtehi_63mKvVyRg0oUA9i55C880QHe20CvHd2bOJpaImsvp2awurx-_ssiq9mlPHeNsiMIpOBYV4NcR12KNxck4rk9cllksqLNHcgYkNzXKLJDH0hbu19PFgRKiUeqqOYMQSHIjYeLVoDkL5zCLHR104ZUVoa_ab1slBAZSty76kHs/w640-h426/DSCF0049.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Central takes off...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6blz0gm22KapYdLF6IZY7thHWL03OUNfJri0nmSNPu1v93Niv1lZByDuzCxaR3tyCH3uS7NqoCEf8yirEde0bDZTyH-cfpfzDbi_Abx2DhFddmfQOPIJMPI2UCDrqkTftmm7Eu0Nrhw-mFwKX5h1BgQBLOwtwPJ20iLtwgZurwxQ_z-EZZvjSOsS91_U/s2048/DSCF0067_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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when I announced that somehow, I had managed to snag one of the rare Bruce
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buying two or more just never occurred to me (which was probably a mistake).
Even my wife, inquired whether I had included her in my plans. My answer was a)
you don't like hanging around stadiums for hours at end and b) You don't like
Bruce Springsteen so I never thought about it</span></p>
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and family and friends, I had the consolation that after a 38-year hiatus, I
had a date with the boss. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This however left me with two issues. </span></p>
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about 30 years (Dropping my daughter off to watch Harry Styles does not
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trains in the UK rarely travel past 11, and if they do, I would be fighting
with the other 80,000 revellers. So, driving seemed the only alternative, but
where would I park and would the car be there when I get back? Also, how early
would I need to get there to bag a spot in walking distance? As my family will
testify, when travelling anywhere, I tend to assume the worst and leave about 3
days to travel 20 miles just in case of traffic jams, floods, alien invasion
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asked a friend who lived a mile away from Villa Park, whether I could park
outside their house. Then in order to make sure I had a spot, I get there at 9 a.m.,
spend a day in Birmingham city centre, take the concert bus to the stadium and
walk back to the car at the end. </span></p>
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issue. Obviously, I wanted to take photos, but the ticket regulations said that
only pocket cameras could be taken, which I assume ruled out my Fuji XT-4 with
a 150-400 lens and tripod. I had my Pixel 6a phone, but the seats were quite
away from the stage, and I doubted its zoom capabilities would be adequate, so
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wife's late uncle had given me his entire collection of old compact cameras. I
had done a quick <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span style="color: blue;">review</span></a>
and put them to one side, but they were still usable. Of course, compact
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In its day, the Samsung Galaxy camera was
cutting edge in compact camera technology, with a powerful zoom lens mated to
an android phone body. In another universe it could of shaped the way cameras
were made, but a combination of factors meant that mobiles took over as the
phone of choice, so it never took off.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">But that raised an intriguing question. Could
a dedicated 10 year old camera compete with a modern phone camera ? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This seemed a great opportunity to find out
and at the same time explore the differences between phone cameras and
dedicated devices, so I decided to take both round Birmingham and the concert
to compare the results</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">First let's meet the competitors...</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Contenders<br /></h2><p>In the blue corner:-</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Camera" target="_blank">The Samsung Galaxy Camera</a></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjreREWz9ZJxXpX4TjAdUgAxqr2ULzK6k-VK1Vom2_ednnDf5-k3w7lXRnGyljxZuaK7-_1jM-8_MtsjgnXZ3j0iErGvIjntHXf9v5-OfH2EPBZnDsytvhcvJVsfqpkhgnfOPvR5iywbVQ-iItmIAsLHLVBjDyBw28wHtpF5AaD4whsNW-LqWZ0QBe_M/s6000/DSCF4279_postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="6000" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjreREWz9ZJxXpX4TjAdUgAxqr2ULzK6k-VK1Vom2_ednnDf5-k3w7lXRnGyljxZuaK7-_1jM-8_MtsjgnXZ3j0iErGvIjntHXf9v5-OfH2EPBZnDsytvhcvJVsfqpkhgnfOPvR5iywbVQ-iItmIAsLHLVBjDyBw28wHtpF5AaD4whsNW-LqWZ0QBe_M/w640-h492/DSCF4279_postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></h3><p>Released in 2012, it boasts a 1/2.3" 16.3 Megapixel BSI CMOS sensorm supported by optical image stabilisation. </p><p>The camera allows speeds between 16 to 1/2000th of a second and has a ISO range of 100 to 3200</p><p>The lens provides a 21x optical zoom between a focal length of 4.1 to 86.1 mm (23-481mm equivalent full frame focal length), and has an aperture range from F2.8-5.9</p><p>The camera has a 4.8" (122 mm) LCD touch screen with a resolution 1280 x 720 pixels</p><p>The camera supports video 1080p 30 fps video capture, 120 fps slow-motion mode </p><p>The camera OS is based on Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' operating system running on 1.4 GHz Quad-core processor. It has a dedicated Camera interface and will support apps like snapseed for simple photo processing. It supports WiFi, but not mobile network access. </p><p>Photos are stored on a SD card or 8GB internal memory. There is no RAW support<br /></p><p>The camera has an integral pop up flash, which must be manually raised before use.<br /></p><p>The camera measures 70.8x128.7 x19.1mm, and weighs a 300g without battery, which is removable. Power on from off is about 30 seconds, to 2 seconds from standby<br /></p><p>In the red corner:-</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_6" target="_blank">The Google Pixel 6A </a></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsMMlytzDXM9NY-LnC-4v4-2WvAAFvN3M1jZ_2eXpCejQToYDOTg6ye6U8imHbW9_5VbeJBOFXj9Kv-P8vB0_Dbttu4CXkIzzLZ_RkKQ8TX-1vyLiib-1XUh-V8OU9uxVI8OzqBtM181FE6LoC0kfFCL_0elR0KhDumm3kjntCGhvoDBzuGEDZAG9yQ4/s6000/DSCF4280_postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="6000" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsMMlytzDXM9NY-LnC-4v4-2WvAAFvN3M1jZ_2eXpCejQToYDOTg6ye6U8imHbW9_5VbeJBOFXj9Kv-P8vB0_Dbttu4CXkIzzLZ_RkKQ8TX-1vyLiib-1XUh-V8OU9uxVI8OzqBtM181FE6LoC0kfFCL_0elR0KhDumm3kjntCGhvoDBzuGEDZAG9yQ4/w640-h492/DSCF4280_postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /></h3><p>Released in 2021 it supports two rear cameras, a 12.2 Megapixel 1/2.55" wide camera with OIS and a 12 Megapixel ultra-wide camera.</p><p>The wide camera has a focal length 14 mm (24mm Full Frame equivalent) and a fixed f 1.7 Aperture , while the ultra-wide has a focal length of 17mm (16mm Full frame equivelent) with a fixed f2.2 Aperture.</p><p>The camera has a shutter speed range from 1/37000 to 8.3 seconds and a ISO range from 44 to 11,300,000<br /></p><p>The pixel does support a 2x digital zoom function, but has no optical zoom.</p><p>The screen is a 6.1 in (150 mm) 1080p OLED screen with 2<span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="2592000 !">400 × 1080</span></span> px resolution. <br /></p><p> </p><p>The phones runs the very latest Android OS (13) on two Octa-core 2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 processors. The camera interface is the standard Google Pixel camera app, offering nightshot, portrait ,panorama modes, but a limited set of camera customization. The latest google camera app claims it has the latest A.I technology for photo sharpening and noise reduction. <br /></p><p>The phone has 128Gb of internal storage, but this cannot be expanded. However, it supports mobile networks, so images can be offloaded to online storage on any 4G network. </p><p>The phone can capture video at 4K at 30 or 60fps and 1080p video at 30, 60, 120 or 240fps</p><p>The phone measures 52.2 mm (5.99 in) x 71.8 mm (2.83 in) and weighs 178 grams <br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Test</h2><p style="text-align: left;">The first test was a wonder around the heart of my home city, Birmingham. As a kid, Brum was a byword for ugly architecture, wrapped up in a ribbon of excessive roads and traffic. Those days are long gone. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Modern Birmingham has redesigned itself and continues to extinguish the last vestiges of 1960's concrete slabs. Nowhere is this more self-evident than Centenary Square, which contains one of UK's best libraries and some very photogenic scenes. Over the years it has undergone considerable redevelopment<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Because I had a lot of time to kill, I decided to set base camp in the library and use it to explore the area.The great thing about the library is its free, has charging points for phones, and great views over the city from various galleries. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It was a lovely day in Birmingham, with bright blue skies. The sort of
day that even a half decent camera will get great images with. Both
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however. It was the first time I had really used it, so the controls were
unclear. In bright sunlight, the screen was not always easy to read, and
without any physical controls apart from the shutter, zoom control and power,
it was sometimes difficult to see what I was doing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Saying that, when I could see it, the Samsung
camera user interface was very impressive, with great use of graphics to set
everything from shutter speed to aperture. In contrast, one of the big
weaknesses of all android cameras is that they give very little control over
the camera settings. If you dig deep enough, you may find a few like shutter
speed, but it is clear that android phones cameras are designed for minimal
customization, which is generally an anathema to any serious photographer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">My main issue with the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samsung though was putting it in standby mode.
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however, due to the large lens size needed to be placed in standby when not in
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seconds, which felt like an eternity compared to the phone.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Focal Lengths <br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;">One of the big differences between the Pixe3l and Samsung was the available focal length. </p><p style="text-align: left;">A bit of an admission here. I bought the Pixel 6A due to its ability to take long exposure images, only to find only the Pixel 6 had that ability (This was not which not well documented). This hurt for a while, but it was ameliorated somewhat by the wide camera mode. I really love the ultra wide focal length and 90% of my images are taken with it. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The Samsung focal length, although longer, is not as wide and for I found it hard to get all the scenes in with architectural shots. Nor can it do panoramas, which are really easy on the phone<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL29Ak6hIlhccoVyZ6UbEnrkYSlLCfM9GFwxMvNODVVrO-h7sEyTkwJkKnwXktnes9L2Z7B3u3_D8BVnb52yJHkXqCuI_D_MaSLsvFx5xvA3b0vS128aMIoTGUOsF1ujkuEt2eiEZAna3eMobUe5f8xtVQlduqq0b3Hn9-h8LOj-QRaohLvcj31a-eYY/s2048/Samsun2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL29Ak6hIlhccoVyZ6UbEnrkYSlLCfM9GFwxMvNODVVrO-h7sEyTkwJkKnwXktnes9L2Z7B3u3_D8BVnb52yJHkXqCuI_D_MaSLsvFx5xvA3b0vS128aMIoTGUOsF1ujkuEt2eiEZAna3eMobUe5f8xtVQlduqq0b3Hn9-h8LOj-QRaohLvcj31a-eYY/w640-h360/Samsun2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKunJ-AUjdUlAWdwMUwWo_0rDiADH_sDSRDh-Q62xnnqZ7-pxL0a9V8bx3ScnY9jYBQGLQBOO8a-85FfstHGC5HUabtj4PZbRKKcuFoX9fKl--LxwuWArR932LRxHlnSVVjHOlqYim2hRFRPix-OioRFmouARGfJsCbHylTaOPvkiGUvsQtLOjN97ztns/s2048/Mobile2.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKunJ-AUjdUlAWdwMUwWo_0rDiADH_sDSRDh-Q62xnnqZ7-pxL0a9V8bx3ScnY9jYBQGLQBOO8a-85FfstHGC5HUabtj4PZbRKKcuFoX9fKl--LxwuWArR932LRxHlnSVVjHOlqYim2hRFRPix-OioRFmouARGfJsCbHylTaOPvkiGUvsQtLOjN97ztns/w640-h360/Mobile2.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>While I found the Samsung shortest focal length a little on the short side, the longest was perfect for isolating elements of the building skyline. . On the other had, the Pixel camera digital zoom I found relatively unusable since you get a heavy drop in quality. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByubXmQxeoX9MN8-6vbGdC5_dxcaN2vPcIpyHUYdVx4IYkt3l6BN-3SjG1e7sO4Zf4uGuQ9mGR0OLr0q_ISbPjssIanO933eXJ833b_X1z5tNSTFl3tEMHmhMY_d0TQekMiDCnq9-7fFPLEo2W3k9K-z7-ickQfHBlTHMq9akiXwGczVk530yxC1qRT0/s2592/20120103_152954_crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByubXmQxeoX9MN8-6vbGdC5_dxcaN2vPcIpyHUYdVx4IYkt3l6BN-3SjG1e7sO4Zf4uGuQ9mGR0OLr0q_ISbPjssIanO933eXJ833b_X1z5tNSTFl3tEMHmhMY_d0TQekMiDCnq9-7fFPLEo2W3k9K-z7-ickQfHBlTHMq9akiXwGczVk530yxC1qRT0/w640-h640/20120103_152954_crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The concert<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;">While fun, Birmingham city center in bright sunlight was not going to test either camera greatly, therefore enough the the support act, to the main event.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The concert was to be held at Villa Park, a place despite my long years living in Birmingham, I had never visited. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRdRVl8N-aSOu2GXWn4Yz5w-I2jeeCn1d5tNm-ggQBsowsoXpEWlOszmz_xb0EdRAunc1SIy9t5ZS1CixvxRZUXlq_jrGbGo_yOYRp_EKX-_UtwhIP08QZL0xbzvZVHHc_iH7mLyN7BZvflRgmuqJYQ_SVOBXVX68QAsKnnE9LpaB-UGnXQ2yLeNCoVI/s4032/PXL_20230616_152702526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRdRVl8N-aSOu2GXWn4Yz5w-I2jeeCn1d5tNm-ggQBsowsoXpEWlOszmz_xb0EdRAunc1SIy9t5ZS1CixvxRZUXlq_jrGbGo_yOYRp_EKX-_UtwhIP08QZL0xbzvZVHHc_iH7mLyN7BZvflRgmuqJYQ_SVOBXVX68QAsKnnE9LpaB-UGnXQ2yLeNCoVI/w640-h360/PXL_20230616_152702526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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wondered onto the pitch. It was only after an hour I realised I had somehow
avoided the stewards and was in fact not meant to be on the pitch, since I did
not have the correct tickets, as everyone else had arm bands on. I therefore
had a dilemma. I could hide in the crowd and get a better view of the concert,
or go and take my seat. The 20-year-old me would of probably taken the former
option, but I was tired, older, and therefore sneaking past the stewards again
(it was that easy) I took my seat.</span></p>
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not a very confident street/social photographer, and generally hide behind a
long lens to try and remain unobtrusive. In some ways it is easier with a phone
since no one bats an eyelid when people take phone images, while you are
considered the anti-Christ if you try the same with a full camera. To be honest
the form factor of the Samsung is close enough to be mistaken for a phone,
however I took advantage of the long lens allowed me to pick out individuals
from high in the stands</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Then at 7 O'Clock the concert started. Being
summer it meant that the light was still good. The irony of modern concerts is
that you pay a lot, then end up so far away from the stage that the act is a
tiny figure, and you can only view them via the giant video screens. To be
honest they might as well as been in Norway, but obviously we go for the shared
experience. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I also still remember the day when you were
frisked to make sure you bought no cameras in. Now everyone has a camera and
spend their time using it to take images, recordings and selfies. So, would my
Samsung super zoom trump these? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The short answer was yes. Although some of the
images initially were under-exposed, probably due to the bright sky, the longer
lens gave the ability to get shots, that would have been impossible with the
Pixel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> If I had more of chance to play with the
Samsung, I may have been better in getting the exposure better, such as
switching to spot metering. It should also be noted that at least I had those
options on the Samsung, while the Pixel provided virtually none. However, with
both I missed a viewfinder and histogram display</span></p>
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The first is that with the phone form factor, it is really hard to hold steady. Also without a dedicated view finder, holding the camera at arms length and with full magnification, it was hard to frame the picture. This shows the limitations of such an extreme magnification on such a small body, making it pretty well useless for wildlife photography. Even when we did get a shot, the sensor limitations started to kick in, as shown below, where the image started to break apart at maximum magnification and much detail is lost.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aXUK-xN2Qhugj9lSO5eFfydDGOJ8YEbciszYvSDFHpxOxPSjzBn8BXQEuhhob5Ylkf1du9QTYBHoJuJLdIFEHMV4Mrd1cX-pwfbQMV7q3Un3OVP5zJgkBFbQmpUYOA-ZxcWloDh5_52WvWIlpmEtUozOLkrduY3kMC8XRGz3k4zE9EqR1vVYjUNBL6M/s2048/20120103_234833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aXUK-xN2Qhugj9lSO5eFfydDGOJ8YEbciszYvSDFHpxOxPSjzBn8BXQEuhhob5Ylkf1du9QTYBHoJuJLdIFEHMV4Mrd1cX-pwfbQMV7q3Un3OVP5zJgkBFbQmpUYOA-ZxcWloDh5_52WvWIlpmEtUozOLkrduY3kMC8XRGz3k4zE9EqR1vVYjUNBL6M/w640-h360/20120103_234833.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>So what about the Pixel? Well initially I thought the images were as good, if not better than the Samsung. Certainly they had better dynamic range capturing sky and crowd. However closer examination showed a certain artificiality to them, like they had been oversharpened</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X9CEIDDsRhuTQmQeMC_KpjSDc7Ni-_VlpL4tpX8uTR_F6MrUNsWhg5b5tAZnCAGJf5LLZZxAMpYDye_EXqLr9sE62zFQoQI6PAvtjN4Q26bBNyfqZ5nC4Ak9t7NtlkEIiciAj0RSACHLyjyoQRqAI5ZpczzijDQyGVYIWKB_xV0bPDO8Mydnaj6-T7c/s2048/PXL_20230616_182906840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X9CEIDDsRhuTQmQeMC_KpjSDc7Ni-_VlpL4tpX8uTR_F6MrUNsWhg5b5tAZnCAGJf5LLZZxAMpYDye_EXqLr9sE62zFQoQI6PAvtjN4Q26bBNyfqZ5nC4Ak9t7NtlkEIiciAj0RSACHLyjyoQRqAI5ZpczzijDQyGVYIWKB_xV0bPDO8Mydnaj6-T7c/w640-h360/PXL_20230616_182906840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-49Vm8J3L7IqyBmtxUQgvFhIWnJFIPBX6CojS6yyBd9YrgyBrDyD3E246szwpQe3J5idL3RtRTBk-MlkfbAkL8HiP8jwZbYj5txresaLTrwbUj7zjaJLM_iMgLwwMNb0FzuqXoM1ipQm63gRgSghgMDmzSLKg6Ds_n4UrlQbB8sY3yfXZcUmdtQ4tBw/s2048/PXL_20230616_184015175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="2048" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-49Vm8J3L7IqyBmtxUQgvFhIWnJFIPBX6CojS6yyBd9YrgyBrDyD3E246szwpQe3J5idL3RtRTBk-MlkfbAkL8HiP8jwZbYj5txresaLTrwbUj7zjaJLM_iMgLwwMNb0FzuqXoM1ipQm63gRgSghgMDmzSLKg6Ds_n4UrlQbB8sY3yfXZcUmdtQ4tBw/w640-h468/PXL_20230616_184015175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ1VznE595QSpAv-XVWX-mYN5GIShJ0DCXrvBIGISC24BTOc5-bQLZcFmZIh5dLJH0kI0SW3_BhuVVSGVdHVnohG6JPOPDR1D0YsPHM9Oem7T8SBZ5tdCZJ0Br2mD3MQkcvQn7I8Ncr52B9NEvEo7L_EMCAlrrYzdYE89wq958XABjjzMPn7mKNEz-pA/s2048/PXL_20230616_201928239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ1VznE595QSpAv-XVWX-mYN5GIShJ0DCXrvBIGISC24BTOc5-bQLZcFmZIh5dLJH0kI0SW3_BhuVVSGVdHVnohG6JPOPDR1D0YsPHM9Oem7T8SBZ5tdCZJ0Br2mD3MQkcvQn7I8Ncr52B9NEvEo7L_EMCAlrrYzdYE89wq958XABjjzMPn7mKNEz-pA/w640-h360/PXL_20230616_201928239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> This got even worse when we tried to zoom in using the digital zoom.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8xW6SJ-BWM_aHn1K80GvDiPHCCY0tTx634RaZ9qX8IE7I0MTFtkckg3LVa3a8RZep9c-iZ5RvqxsTb2VZgcfP7x42z2oaF4oXtGO-51VfGmQkutLh1jFtNQMeS6jB_f_zwMhpolJ39wozgSUXS9jk0kT3UXqA6WnQnfjadlgxoR1iGOe8GcoyxvV9rA/s2048/PXL_20230616_163950246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8xW6SJ-BWM_aHn1K80GvDiPHCCY0tTx634RaZ9qX8IE7I0MTFtkckg3LVa3a8RZep9c-iZ5RvqxsTb2VZgcfP7x42z2oaF4oXtGO-51VfGmQkutLh1jFtNQMeS6jB_f_zwMhpolJ39wozgSUXS9jk0kT3UXqA6WnQnfjadlgxoR1iGOe8GcoyxvV9rA/w640-h360/PXL_20230616_163950246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A surrealist image</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The reason for this is that to compensate for the small lens, the Pixel uses so called "AI" to sharpen the images. 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<p>When I started this, I assumed the Pixel phone would win hands down. After
all the pixel phone camera has the benefit of 10 years of development, masses
of processing power, and vastly improved sensor technology.</p>
<p>However, the results are far closer than I expected and even after a decade the
Samsung galaxy camera still produces great images in the right situations.</p>
<p>So, let’s start with the good. Despite the promises and advertising, the
Samsung camera shows there is no substitute for a good lens. Computational
photography techniques continually promise to overcome the limitations of
physics, and often they do a good job, so as adding bokeh in portraits, but
they will only take you so far. It is only when you hold two images next to
each other, you see the A.I generated one to be inferior.</p>
<p>Secondly the Samsung camera interface is superb. I wish there was a phone
and to be honest some camera's which had a UI as half as impressive. It is
clear, obvious and provides a great user experience. The problem with the
general android experience is that it caters for the masses. Any attempt to
fine tune your image is doomed by the lack on control of the camera hardware
itself</p>
<p>Next the not so good. Although the Samsung camera offered 21x zoom, to be
honest it was too long. Using such a long zoom on a small form factor is
virtually unusable in both handling and results and would of preferred a wider
focal length with a shorter zoom. Also, the camera did not offer some of the
facilities we expect such a panorama mode and DNG raw.</p>
<p>Finally, then ugly. Standby to on times was slow and really needed a better
on/off switch. For a device that depended on the screen for use, it was not
bright enough in strong light. </p>
<p>The Samsung Camera phone cost a surprisingly low £500 in 2011 (~ £650
today). With high end mobiles $ 1000 and above, it still feels good value and
surprisingly modern and capable. However, with a mobile phone camera, you are
not only getting a capable camera, but a phone, social media access, wallet,
maps etc. </p>
<p>This defines the problem and while such devices fell out of fashion. However
capable it is, it still requires carrying two devices, when one will generally
do OK. The Samsung camera is a great example of when being best sometimes does
not beat being just good enough, which is a pity since phone manufacturers
could learn a lot from it about making mobile phones more than snapping
machines and actual devices that photographers can use.</p>
<p>Here are some other images taken during the day...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZEdypEi3RMqFN1Q4iCavwJSbg0WBlVsU10tclc_ekjOqhaxYUYDwHQZtj7NBwRRazIcXCIVq1WDTgyQ4_wfZGkf1v5Symgqv76sYXK1N2Gp32Li6MdH44JxPtQCT8Q0TtoQalV4T5HegJd4FyG-LD3IScfE_I9l7LlND_oqfRhQ-1Pp-STczhPiGw0g/s2048/20120103_165006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZEdypEi3RMqFN1Q4iCavwJSbg0WBlVsU10tclc_ekjOqhaxYUYDwHQZtj7NBwRRazIcXCIVq1WDTgyQ4_wfZGkf1v5Symgqv76sYXK1N2Gp32Li6MdH44JxPtQCT8Q0TtoQalV4T5HegJd4FyG-LD3IScfE_I9l7LlND_oqfRhQ-1Pp-STczhPiGw0g/w640-h360/20120103_165006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb7MF4RvFL8jd3FCw4x09LTzWYlaIU8kpQ0CPiPDi9iIzBt1yjw5pRZxEUWwLSG-lPgZHQ0lWuCnUXUmPy9l3nGu-UYEDqGJU6_CjHmedUMhT5FM-YAhHUvyim-H1yiIJs_jgyi3pKXN4ltH2sD2__zeTMWzltF6q-63XpsOgwKAXTrbNE-eRh_uNV9E/s2048/20120103_165244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnDz5XvsDRgw5RHlEl6oyobMj5LYT27U_k5cjB4T0khTFhlTxw10s7btsL9IzoJFRtXIKbU15tvJNyrPnc-u0E2G0NFKQqn6TkJNNHb39EWl8C85imZ71uZWWj_ka8eLVlfWB4UeZqXk_nyiXS_DT0uNbY_rR1S1SF8W4hZlZj0jqUUyf6QuasOem/s5958/DSCF5196_hdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3964" data-original-width="5958" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnDz5XvsDRgw5RHlEl6oyobMj5LYT27U_k5cjB4T0khTFhlTxw10s7btsL9IzoJFRtXIKbU15tvJNyrPnc-u0E2G0NFKQqn6TkJNNHb39EWl8C85imZ71uZWWj_ka8eLVlfWB4UeZqXk_nyiXS_DT0uNbY_rR1S1SF8W4hZlZj0jqUUyf6QuasOem/w640-h426/DSCF5196_hdr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>So long 2022...here comes 2023</p><p>It is always worth reviewing where you have come from, to give you clues where you are going, and I have to say for me in photography terms 2022 has been....</p><p>Absolutely awful</p><p>I have been thinking long and hard about why and what top do about. In any creative art, slumps are to be expected, but this one feels different. For starters, this has been far longer than normal, but I think also I am in a different place in my life and therefore have fewer avenues to fix it. For the first time in many years, I am seriously wondering whether to give up photography, at least for a while.</p><p>So what's wrong, and how do I fix it?</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">1. Quality <br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvRJ9xpdoqmE2pcT_cvKXWEd7Jov6_X12SxWr74Qz8333N26n3o3XMr0ybVR_UQved2elzV4fNR9LRhaY5efEWY7J_ToZ0yfnZ73RF-lqBQTj--HLu3e1nXG2aWR4ZerXMppd2SnuJm1O2WYvm_EkGCNPFUoepoMavuhkrh6rvIiYhouuYahLBxlu/s5193/DSCF7288_hdr-DeNoiseAI-standard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3595" data-original-width="5193" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvRJ9xpdoqmE2pcT_cvKXWEd7Jov6_X12SxWr74Qz8333N26n3o3XMr0ybVR_UQved2elzV4fNR9LRhaY5efEWY7J_ToZ0yfnZ73RF-lqBQTj--HLu3e1nXG2aWR4ZerXMppd2SnuJm1O2WYvm_EkGCNPFUoepoMavuhkrh6rvIiYhouuYahLBxlu/w640-h444/DSCF7288_hdr-DeNoiseAI-standard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>Quality is always subjective. How you feel about your photos will always depend on your mood at the time, but I cannot point to any image that I am truly happy with. It feels like I have reached a plateau, and I am not sure how to move on. </p><p>The previous years have all been about improvement. Every year I have felt I have made some progress, either in how I take images or expanding into other areas. This year, my images have either felt derivative or I have not produced that memorable photo. I have tried other techniques, but nothing has really stuck.</p><p>Now, part of this is the Adam and Eve effect. In the early years I really did not understand what I was doing, so any half decent image seemed good if not miraculous. Now I have suckled on the apple of knowledge and I have a good idea of what is a good and bad image, and mine just do not meet my expectations. In truth, I am my worst critic, but that does not mean I'm wrong.</p><p>So my worry is that there is no next level. That my photography is doomed to not improve or, worse, decline as I lose heart. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">2. Opportunity</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">One way I found of getting out of a funk is just to go somewhere new. I have been places this year such as Cornwall, Robin Hoods Bay and Snowden, but they were all family holidays or with other people. However, one realization that I have come to accept is that I just don't like taking photographs with other people. I have to be there in my time and my schedule. I just cannot do that with anyone being around me, I always feel the need to moderate my time demands, move with the flow etc. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYvsFYQCTvANGBKkO00ECtbCW1Z_cgLCwJMufHoqa0xFSCcJJZRgYPLb2uUPBRppJsnFsleCVv5R_CUieZoxOfEcLwipSYqgknE9z_Url3wHiUmYEKhsPkpiAOq7KQtrmuX8K1Hqge81nLKKZFYysxc38m4674bWdVdsPEOhzBx3jyjiqT4HO0x3z/s5949/DSCF2968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="5949" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYvsFYQCTvANGBKkO00ECtbCW1Z_cgLCwJMufHoqa0xFSCcJJZRgYPLb2uUPBRppJsnFsleCVv5R_CUieZoxOfEcLwipSYqgknE9z_Url3wHiUmYEKhsPkpiAOq7KQtrmuX8K1Hqge81nLKKZFYysxc38m4674bWdVdsPEOhzBx3jyjiqT4HO0x3z/w640-h426/DSCF2968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As an example, I spent 2 days in Snowden and a day on Dinorwic slate quarry. I have wanted to go back for a number of years, but because I was with my daughter, I felt I could not just abandon her and go off or spend any time more than the minimum taking photos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So why did I not just go off somewhere? There were a number of reasons why not, but I have just found myself de-motivated to try. This is strange because we felt huge frustrations during the Covid lockdown years, and you would have thought with restrictions dropped we would bound into action, but instead I seem infected with a weird agoraphobia like an animal constrained to a small enclosure who is so institutionalized that they are incapable of leaving their safe space. I am not alone in this, other photographers I have talked to seem to have suffered the same effect<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtbh6zAI-MKWgtKxJZtSeCxGz1EBRlU9uDvPzf0f-Crcu1nGM4UH6faQFNSfLPiRDgyQ3IJjGF4AEJQSw26jLSGFa4BSp0HFxBXhFpSA19paJYmK9cBjm5K8TMGrNE1akDmylsvbrEkgKwrSJFlSQ-mirj2gpYwlScc4AQ_20s3teCAeri6xS24Sd/s6000/DSCF0371_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtbh6zAI-MKWgtKxJZtSeCxGz1EBRlU9uDvPzf0f-Crcu1nGM4UH6faQFNSfLPiRDgyQ3IJjGF4AEJQSw26jLSGFa4BSp0HFxBXhFpSA19paJYmK9cBjm5K8TMGrNE1akDmylsvbrEkgKwrSJFlSQ-mirj2gpYwlScc4AQ_20s3teCAeri6xS24Sd/w426-h640/DSCF0371_bw.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then there are the frustrations of when I am given an opportunity, I don't use it to it full potential. The big one this year was my <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2022/06/wedding-photographer-for-day.html" target="_blank">nieces wedding</a>. For me, weddings are the pinnacle of a photographer's challenge, and here was someone who had decided not to employ a professional. It felt that my photography journey had been building up to this. I could have stepped in, taken charge and made sure the important shots were taken, but I did not and missed not only an important opportunity but also a great gift for my niece. Yes, sure I took some nice images, but I could have done so much more and that frustration has really been eating me for the last 6 months. <br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">3. Circumstance<br /></h3><p>My life has changed a lot over the last couple of years. Firstly, the bit of my life that pays for the hobby has been required to take on new responsibilities. This means that I have less time to devote to my photography. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyV_dg7-_MvByqf79NFoySdiz8AXcOYOPdLAJNNJt71RGM2laUcPJNXgFI4BSBiM9G5aqY4wqoWjE36L-hgHO6dB6Kq_HGVbSSspdOmdQ2dSROpw6DM82CB1lhp4GCmCnA2OwRl4bcARzIWCPfbXbcGnm1TLLln2jM1RClA294UrzLsuvVKYdlh9r/s2048/DSCF1077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyV_dg7-_MvByqf79NFoySdiz8AXcOYOPdLAJNNJt71RGM2laUcPJNXgFI4BSBiM9G5aqY4wqoWjE36L-hgHO6dB6Kq_HGVbSSspdOmdQ2dSROpw6DM82CB1lhp4GCmCnA2OwRl4bcARzIWCPfbXbcGnm1TLLln2jM1RClA294UrzLsuvVKYdlh9r/w640-h426/DSCF1077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Secondly, we got a dog. Now don't get me wrong, I love the little furball, but I was not keen to get one since I knew it would disrupt my life. My family assured me that they would be taking responsibility for walks etc, which did not happen, pretty well instantly. So that means that my mornings are often taken up with dog walking. So why is that a problem? Again, I have found I cannot mix photography and dog care. As I said, I am not a social photography and I find I cannot mix them. Worse, my wife feels that the walking should be done together, meaning I cannot sneak off an hour before sunrise, without pained looks from both my dog and my wife<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"> Solutions</h2><p>So what to do about this? </p><p> The first would be to just accept the inevitable and give up. Take up another hobby where at least I have a chance of making progress. Apart from the fact that I would have either a ton of expensive kit lying around, or require extensive eBay visits, I don't feel ready to give up yet. Alternatively, a sabbatical may help me to get my thoughts in order, but I do like photography and I do feel that I need to take images, even just for me. And maybe that's the problem. Perhaps it is not the taking of images that is the issue, but instead comparing them with my own and others. Maybe I should just start taking images for myself rather than others</p><p>Secondly, buy more kit. There is always a part of any photographer that says I could have taken that image if only I had a better camera/lens. While deep down I know it is not true, different kit does open new opportunities that may create a spark. For example, I am painfully aware that my present main camera autofocussing of moving objects is behind the curve. Also, I would like to do more multiple exposures, but its implementation is poor. As for lenses, I would like a better macro, ultra-wide angle and walk around lens. At the same time, I also know I have too much kit. For example, I have a 56 mm lens which I just do not use. However, this way, dragons lie. Spending yourself out of a slump may just result in an expensive slump.
</p><p>Get out more. I have to break my inertia and go places purely for photography. Basically, I need to commit myself to going, warn my nearest and dearest that no is not an option and put my family on dog sitting duty. Problem is, even as I write this I feel the inertia creeping back in, but it is something I must commit too</p><p>Finally, I need a long term project. One of my failures over the last year is to find a project I can work towards. Projects help you focus on the task, drown out the noise and gives you blinkers to ignore obstacles. I have tried and failed to start projects this year, but I need to find one to carry me into the new year and beyond.</p><p>So if anyone has any suggestions on how to learn to love photography again? Answers on a post card</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-3676482602557923032022-12-17T22:12:00.002+00:002022-12-17T22:12:15.633+00:00Nostradamus part deux<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ay_wEytmwI2WIEmxJrlR8P6k3i5sJ8zssRm-0syjYMA7tz1A71DJ9bAf8LQP4vOTZKHVK5Ygky1b0gt1Fw_sAFiJ_BfWhnJ1QvGRFueq5IUwHe6sK-lcnXpiP4ASM5vgaWb5f3kIaQG2xQkkwJqos9Qi4977zGTwlFnOOexBCZzML5oiZV-1W4Bm/s2120/Ball1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="2119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ay_wEytmwI2WIEmxJrlR8P6k3i5sJ8zssRm-0syjYMA7tz1A71DJ9bAf8LQP4vOTZKHVK5Ygky1b0gt1Fw_sAFiJ_BfWhnJ1QvGRFueq5IUwHe6sK-lcnXpiP4ASM5vgaWb5f3kIaQG2xQkkwJqos9Qi4977zGTwlFnOOexBCZzML5oiZV-1W4Bm/w400-h400/Ball1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It is almost 8 years to the day that I made some predictions on the future of cameras and photography. </p><p>When I<a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2015/12/nostradamus-returneth.html" target="_blank"> reviewed them</a> in 2015, I rated my reviews and in truth my scoring was mixed, however 7 years have passed, so I thought it would be worth revisiting those predictions</p><p>So was I dead wrong, or was a just ahead of my time? do my predictive powers hold up or am I just another wannabe prophet? </p><p>To find out read on...<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">2014 Predictions<br /></h3><p>
1. <b>Mirror-less cameras will continue to make in-roads into the
professional market, taking market share from DSLR's, even at the top
end.</b><br /></p><p>When I made this prediction in 2014, the first high-end full frame mirrorless cameras, such as the Sony A7R II, were just coming on the market, <br /></p><p>Reading the comments on forums like dpreview, there were many who doubted that such cameras could make in-roads into the established DSLR manufacturers. It was said that focusing was not good enough, battery life was poor and there was a lack of lens choice. Also, electronic viewfinders were criticized when compared to optical viewfinders on SLR's that they had poor resolution and had lags when tracking and when the camera fired, the EVF would black out.</p><p>8 years on, and it is clear that mirrorless has now taken over from DSLRs. Autofocus, for a long time the Achilles heel of mirrorless cameras, has matched or even surpassed DSLR models, and have added features such as eye and animal detect maening even in areas like sport and wildlife where DSLR's reinged supreme, mirrorless cameras are now common.<br /></p><p>The EVF's have increased resolution to the point that they are the equal optical viewfinders, with a high refresh rate meaning black out and lag are virtually eliminated They also have the benefit of the extra viewfinder information that they contain and the ability for you to see what the actual photo will look like before you take the image<br /></p><p>Even lenses are not a problem. Sony filled out their range with a combination of in-house manufacture and encouraging third party support, while Canon and Nikon provided adapters to allow mirrorless cameras to use legacy glass,</p><p>In 2015, I gave myself 8/10, but today it is not hard to argue that I deserve<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>10/10</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><br />
<b>2. Nikon and Canon will produce their 1st full frame mirror-less
cameras. Nikon's especially will not gain much market share due to
commercially driven design compromises.</b><br />
<br /> In 2015, it was felt that Nikon and Canon were still very much betting their future on DSLR's. This in turn gave Sony a free run to compete with big 2 cameras manufactures by developing their range of full frame mirrorless cameras. </p><p> For a long time Nikon and Canon were in denial, however the writing was on the wall, and Nikon eventually produced its first full frame mirrorless body in 2018, and Canon following soon after. </p><p>Since then, it is clear both manufacturers see the future as mirrorless, and the future of any more DSLR development severely in doubt.</p><p>To credit Nikon, its 1st foray into mirrorless was very good and managed to stem the market share loss to Sony. However, unlike Sony and Canon, Nikon relies heavily on camera sales, and it does not have deep pockets. Developing and maintaining both the mirrorless and DSLR lines must have been expensive for Nikon. Also, due to the delay to entering the market means that Sony are now equal in terms of market share in the high-end areas, and Sony continues to be aggressive in its development strategy<br /></p><p>Nikon on the other hand has history and intense customer loyalty to fall back on, but it remains to be seen whether Nikon can survive in this new world where it cannot share out the market equally with Canon<br /></p><p>In 2015, I gave myself a dismal 0/10, but now...<br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>9/10</b></span><p></p><p><br />
<b>3. There will not be much increase in maximum pixel counts in cameras. Instead, efforts will be made to increase the sensitivity of existing
sensors by going full frame with fewer pixels on mid-range cameras</b><br />
<br />One of the certainties of the 2015 was that the camera megapixel war would continue unabated. At the time, 20MP was common, but cameras with 40MPwere coming onto the market.<br /></p><p>Today, high MP is not seen as important. The sweet spot of APC is still around 20MP, but Sony full frame have gone as high as 60 Mpixels on its latest and greatest, which is not that much more than the Sony A7R 45 Mpixels of 2018. If you want 100 MPixel you will need to invest in high end, medium format cameras, which at best are niche products<br /></p><p></p><p>This slowing of megapixel growth has been driven by 3 factors.</p><p>Firstly, is the law of diminishing return. The increased in resolution between 45 Mpixel camera and a 60 Mpixel camera is actually quite small, and at the same time it increases costs, the dependency on lens design, and camera stabilization etc. You will not see much benefit in this sort of increases of sensor pixel count while at the same time it increases the demand on storage and post-processing effort</p><p>Secondly, is the rise in computational photography. This has negated some of the resolution benefits of higher resolution sensors. Many cameras offer some manner of pixel shift capability, where the camera takes 4 images and combines them to quadruple the resolution. While the implementation in many cases is less than optimal, it is often an easier and cheaper way to get the increased resolution in those rare occasions when it is actually needed. Computation photography will no doubt improve removing, much of the need for higher resolution sensors</p><p>Finally, is the rise in video. Almost all cameras now promote their video capabilities as much as their photographic ones. It used to be 4K photography was the norm, but now high-end cameras are pushing 8K recording. However, video performance is dependent on how fast you can read from the sensor. Recording 120 frames at 8K means you need to shift the data out very fast. Even more important, the faster you read the sensor, the fewer effects like rolling shutter you get. However, the more pixels you have, the slower the read-out gets, meaning cameras have to resort to cropping the sensor. <br /></p><p>Instead of increased pixels, we have seen improvements in both the readout speed and sensitivity of the sensor by changes in the sensor architecture, such as back side illumination chips that allow more light to be captured and read more quickly. These in turn have produced cameras which are almost ISO invariant in that even at high sensitivity they are creating little or no noise in the images.</p><p>In 2015, I gave myself 1/10, today....<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Score 8/10</span></p><p>
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<b>4. Sony will continue to indicate their continued support of the
Alpha series DSLR's, while doing bugger all to actually back up the
claim by filling out the product range with a model between the A57 and
A77II. In the meantime, they will produce 2 new mirrorless cameras, the
A7S II and the A7R II. </b><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">To be honest, this was a no-brainer. The A-Series DSLR was based on technology bought when Sony took over Minolta which introduced a split screen that part of the light went to the sensor and part to the EVF. It allowed Sony to create a camera with some of the capabilities of a mirrorless DSLR, but with the cost of reduced light to the sensor. It was clear however that it was a stop gap solution and the future was pure mirrorless as long as the technology challenges could be worked out.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The complication was that although the writing was on the wall, for a long time Sony denied that the line was dead. Clearly now it was a commercial decision to ensure return of investment from the lens. The last camera, the Sony A99 II </span></span>being brought out on Sept 2016, even then Sony refused to confirm the death of the line leaving many Sony DSLT users to hoping for an upgrade and production continued until 2020 when Sony was finally admitted it would be killing off the line and concentrating on their pure mirrorless cameras. </p><p>You would have thought that the cameras would now be junk, but a Sony A99 II will still set you back £2500 on fleabay, so obviously there is still some love out there, and of course a lot of legacy glass.</p><p>Score at the time was 6/10, but now</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Score 10/10</b></span><br />
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<b>5. High-end cameras to use more smartphone technology in their OS.
Not only the ability to upload photos via mobile networks, but also
download apps to add new functionality to the camera. Also, it would be
great if cameras opened up their SDK, so it allowed programming of new
functionality. Why limit yourself to 5 stop HDR where you could expand
your camera to do 10 stops and focus stacking at the same time.
Preferably using some sort of graphical programming environment. (</b>This was not mine originally but borrowed from <a href="https://plus.google.com/103121488606650281282/posts" target="_blank">Mark Abeln</a><b>, </b>but was too good not to include<b>)</b><br />
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Today, the majority of photography is taken on mobile phones. Mobile phone cameras have grown from a toy to a serious photographic tool that has killed the small digital camera market. </p><p>To overcome the inherent disadvantages of lens and sensor of mobile phone cameras, phone designers have added computational photography techniques such as combining multiple images to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. </p><p>Not only that, but on a mobile you can add apps to customize the phones, process your images on the device, update your images to social media together with location info. They even allow you to make phone calls :) <br /></p><p>It seemed obvious at the time that camera manufacturers would have to embrace some of these new technologies and build them into the cameras. However, that has singularly failed to happen, with camera OS showing little change to the one in 2015</p><p>I recently reviewed a <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2021/12/unplanned-obsolescence.html" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy Camera</a> I was given. Despite being almost 10 years old, I was blown away of how modern it felt, with a huge rear screen, mobile connectivity and apps. This should of been the future of all cameras, but for some reason design and innovation has stalled in camera design. I always think that it is a sign that designers have run out of ides where they start going down the retro route like the<a href="https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-z-fc-review" target="_blank"> Nikon fc</a>.</p><p>Sony did try having a app store for a while, but basically blew it by making it a closed shop. However the argument to have the ability to extend your camera or customise its functionality is a powerful one, and it seems only the conservative elements in camera design are stalling it happening. </p><p>For example on my camera I can set ISO limits, but they are crude. What I want is the ability to set a ISO limit, a speed limit and a aperture limit. I want them to cut in at certain light levels, so I can say ISO 100, speed 1/100 Aperture F8 is the limit, but when it gets darker it can go to ISO 400 etc. </p><p>The other big area of mobile technology is connectivity. For example not many cameras provide a headphone jack, because the are large ane unweildy. Why then do cameras not provide bluetooth audio? It seems a no brainer, but no camera on the market offers it</p><p>While some connectivity to the cloud is offered, cameras are still a closed area with limited outside access and connectivity. They also provide little customisation both in the camear operation and adding extra functionality via a app store<br /></p><p>Any way my score the was 1 out of 10, today dissappointingly it is still <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 out of 10</span><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion<br /></h3><p>So 7 years on, it seems the majority of my predictions have been borne out. So waht will happen in the next 7 years?</p><p>Thsi will be the subjectb of another blog when I have looked in my crystal balls and consulted my tarot cards..</p><p>coming soon.<br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-33443018919159643812022-12-11T17:10:00.002+00:002022-12-11T17:12:08.590+00:00Forty Farms - A review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlcsfkl0h5wF8AA6OgjSoFeWtOTdRZtjkXmF566HjlG3uOOHMVKAxY9OB_AZ9W1i3ccCXUgLVXt-lwPXPcM3JKW-G1tjHXa5O-g0Ifo89DK5cN4JJAP-y3tqC3DhuLV74qzaYHLxl9yDe2zu_TgW4CTUGJR4XkrCbnjFLz-cNqrDbhPiTyX5DJq8v/s1024/DSCF0218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlcsfkl0h5wF8AA6OgjSoFeWtOTdRZtjkXmF566HjlG3uOOHMVKAxY9OB_AZ9W1i3ccCXUgLVXt-lwPXPcM3JKW-G1tjHXa5O-g0Ifo89DK5cN4JJAP-y3tqC3DhuLV74qzaYHLxl9yDe2zu_TgW4CTUGJR4XkrCbnjFLz-cNqrDbhPiTyX5DJq8v/w640-h426/DSCF0218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I first became aware of Amy Bateman through twitter photographic competitions such as Wexmondays. I had had a few small successes and feeling pretty smug, but some person with a handle @Croftfoot kept consistently kept getting in the top 3. I sort of assumed initially that she was a professional photographer, but as I learned more about her, we found out she was someone just starting in the world of photography with no formal training who just happened to have a natural flair for the subject.<br /></p><p>Over the years I have crossed paths with Amy a number of times at things like the photo show, and we also got her to do an online talk to my camera club, and in the process learned a little of her backstory. </p><p>She started out as a physio therapist, married a lake district farmer, and gave up her chosen career to have children, then started in photography as a hobby to do something to fill the hours between school runs. </p><p>It is clear that she is one of those people who seem to do well in anything they set her mind too. Normally that would them incredibly irritating, however this is mitigated somewhat by the fact that in person she turns out to be actually a very nice person.</p><p>Spotting her talent early meant that I have followed her career trajectory with great interest. So when she announced she had a book coming out, I of course ordered a copy. </p><p>This is the review of that book</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Forty Farms<br /></h3><p>When I put my order in, I had sort of assumed that it would be just your standard photo book of the sort that I have many of. </p><p>The first hint that this book was different was when it dropped through the letter box. Normally, photo books hit the ground with a soft "thwap". This one arrived with a loud crack and the complaint from the nearby British Geological survey that there had been a minor earthquake in the area.</p><p>After unboxing and opening the book, I realized this was not only a book containing photos, but also a documentary, analysis and treatise of Lake District farming.</p><p>The book covers 40 farms in and around Cumbria, from Barrow-in-Furness to Carlisle, from one family small holdings to giant conglomerates. In it, Amy has interviewed the farm residents in length and laid out a description covering pretty well all the aspects of farming in Cumbria. </p><p>It is clear from reading the interviews that Amy's used her position as someone inset with the Cumbria farming community to gain the trust of the farmers and gain privileged access to the subjects. As a result, the book covers a vast array of subjects, from the farm dwellers themselves to the actual business of farming. </p><p>In many ways, the timing of this book is providential. Through a combination of climate change, Brexit and generally people's relationship with the countryside, farming is going through a tsunami of changes, but one thing you get from the book is that many of the farmers are here not out to get rich but are motivated by a sense of connection with the land and a belief in themselves and their own destiny. You also find that most farming is hard, unyielding work, only partly compensated by the sense of achievement. That is not to say there is any sense of self-pity, just an acceptance of the reality. <br /></p><p>One of the impressions of people who are not in farming is that all farmers and farming are the same, and farmers speak with one voice. Something that stood out from the book is how far from the truth this is, with farmers expressing a wide range of attitudes from things as critical as breeding strategies to the effect of Brexit on farming. It is clear that farming is like any community, highly stratified and diverse, and the book lays out the differences well, and shows the tensions within the farming community on things like land access. <br /></p><p>The attitude of farmers to hikers and walkers accessing their land is an interesting subject, and as someone who often hikes is both a concern and interest. In places like the Lake District there will always likely to be tension since it is an area of both entrenched farming and increased leisure commercialization. These two uses are not always happy partners, and the attitude from farmers ranges from frustration to those who feel that tourism brings in benefits that can be used to boost farm income. Of course the other issue is the that farmers are cash rich, but money poor and there is always pressure to sell off land for development in such a sought after location. Again the book sets out both the issues and the attitudes of the farmers<br /></p><p>Interestingly, the author decided to include her own farm in the book. This gives a personal insight into her and her husbands' life, and perhaps a motivation in writing the book itself. One of the interesting point is that although the farm has been in the family for over a hundred years, Colin, Amy's husband, comes from an academic background and is not your traditional farmer. Again, this highlights that few of the farmers are actually dyed in the wool (sic) farmers, with many having careers outside the industry before deciding to give it a go, so going against the idea that farmers are all traditionalists against any change. For example, on the author's farm there is very much the idea that nature must be worked with and not against.</p><p>As someone who struggles to even grow sunflowers, it provides a deep dive
into the world of farming. I must admit I am still struggling to
tell a Hogg from a Gimmer, but that just a sign on how much information
has been packed in. It is definitely not a book that you can flick
though, but you will need to return to many times. <br /></p><p>For a first book, the level of journalism is impressive as is the attitude of the author to let the interviews tell the story and let the reader make up their own mind, rather than use it as a pulpit to try and impose some world view. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">May contain photos <br /></h3><p>I should also perhaps mention the photos, since this is a photographic blog. </p><p>It is clear that since Amy started picking up a camera, she has expanded her repertoire from landscape, to take in animal, people, documentary and drone photography. In fact, it is hard to think of a photographic genre which this book does not cover (although there is a lack of ICM :) ), and it is clear that Amy has expanded her skill set to become an excellent generalist. </p><p>Most of the photos are of course there to tell the story, but even then some images are slipped in that would stand out on their own, and of course we have some of her best known work, such as the sheep being driven down from the hills. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Forty Farms Later <br /></h3><p>In the last page, Amy highlights some of the issues facing farming today, such as the uncertainty of government policy on farming, the changing of government subsidies post-Brexit and the reduction in emphasis from an encouraging bio diversity. Of course, farmers are not immune to the effects of outside events, such as gas prices effects on fertilizer prices. </p><p>As she notes, farmers are not strangers to crisis and change (If you want a low stress life, farming is definitely not your profession) and it is a profession that weeds out quickly the weak, leaving people who are tough, self-reliant and determined. However, everything has a breaking point, and it is easy to forget how critical farming is in Britain; Not only in feeding the nation, but also con how we manage the countryside and strive to create a balance with nature. </p><p>Often, farmers and the public are cast as two sides, in conflict with each other. However, this book shows that farmers and the wider general public have much in common and should work together to meet our common goals. </p><p>This was not the book I was expecting, but it was definitely one I am pleased I purchased. I have come away with a different appreciation of farmers, farming, beautifully wrapped in gorgeous photos of the Cumbrian landscape and farming community. </p><p>The one thing I hope is that there is a follow-up one day, continuing the story of the families involved. Did they succeed? Were their hopes and fears realized? It calls for a follow-up called 40 Farms Later, 10 years down the line. <br /></p><p>What this book highlights is the need for a narrative and outreach to fight the myths and misinformation on both sides. Maybe this is a role someone should pay Amy to do. It is maybe not something she has ever considered doing, but with her track record, I'm pretty sure she would become very good at it.<br /></p>Forty Farms can be ordered from <a href="https://amybatemanphotography.com/shop/" target="_blank">Amy Bateman's website</a><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-2874614359035004132022-11-19T16:17:00.008+00:002022-11-20T13:30:36.440+00:00Street View<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpJsae1tfjj96ZdF-CjlYse59xeMvWSCVzx0mpXAdtkOfnhbnbzk_sr4gN92wM1Tu9bHUEOIsqGmx9gpolY9dQekargp6tCNIDbjqRamBuLlVzKSqBfwzmw-gWoOwcA3MNhid90mOtOxR5oCtWd7HnomWe-a0Uref0mPjholJiSt7e3gIpOv48sk/s4859/DSC00460_nik-DeNoiseAI-severe-noise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3239" data-original-width="4859" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpJsae1tfjj96ZdF-CjlYse59xeMvWSCVzx0mpXAdtkOfnhbnbzk_sr4gN92wM1Tu9bHUEOIsqGmx9gpolY9dQekargp6tCNIDbjqRamBuLlVzKSqBfwzmw-gWoOwcA3MNhid90mOtOxR5oCtWd7HnomWe-a0Uref0mPjholJiSt7e3gIpOv48sk/w640-h426/DSC00460_nik-DeNoiseAI-severe-noise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Last week we had a great photography club talk from <a href="https://brianduckett.com/" target="_blank">Brian Lloyd Duckett</a>. Brian, apart from providing a superb photography club talk, is a wonderful and talented street photographer and gave great advice for anyone wanting to have a go with this genre. </p><p>One of the things he suggested was that we should watch the documentary "<a href="http://findingvivianmaier.com/" target="_blank">Finding Vivian Maier</a>". After finding it on Amazon Prime, I heartily echo that recommendation. It was one of the most engaging, thought-provoking, and emotional roller coaster documentaries I have ever watched on photography and made me think really hard about my relationship with photography.</p><p>Just to add to small world theory, at the same time this <a href="https://www.thephoblographer.com/2022/11/16/on-the-ethics-of-street-photography-and-the-homeless/">article </a>appeared on a popular blog page. </p><p>This was a timely reminder that of all the photographic genres, street photography is one thats divides photographers. One of the street photographers (although I am not sure that he would use that term) I greatly admire, <a href="https://davenantphotos.wordpress.com/portfolio-2/" target="_blank"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Marc Davenant</span></a>, chimed in on Twitter (For those reading in 2023. Twitter was a popular platform for expressing opinions :) )that</p><p><i>"<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">This is a terrible take on the ethics of photographing people who are experiencing homelessness. It isn’t rocket science. There are virtually no circumstances where non-consensual photography of homeless people on the street is acceptable or ethical.</span>"</i><br /></p><p>While I hate to argue against people I admire and who probably had more time to form a reasoned opinion, I do also have a low tolerance for definitive black/white opinions on subjects that has a lot of greys. It is something I have thought about a bit, so I felt it was time to tie my colours to the mast (too many colours metaphors- Ed)</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">256 Shades of Grey</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c6jcIoHxFk9KIWXVk1sClVDj3z1W0tqsdti4xy0hiX1YZ3YsiDB-u0p1iF7dMAGa3LTicvjkDPQkaa83lEuoNUHSnL5hEIMolMrLxBwqRzEPPeh25upygtp6IkZhSeZlrJhHCNrsekDJCayzkCCSNuscJfgKSIXIF92etRRqJly4DFJxpSzxH70k/s4790/DSC00821-DeNoiseAI-severe-noise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4790" data-original-width="3186" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c6jcIoHxFk9KIWXVk1sClVDj3z1W0tqsdti4xy0hiX1YZ3YsiDB-u0p1iF7dMAGa3LTicvjkDPQkaa83lEuoNUHSnL5hEIMolMrLxBwqRzEPPeh25upygtp6IkZhSeZlrJhHCNrsekDJCayzkCCSNuscJfgKSIXIF92etRRqJly4DFJxpSzxH70k/w426-h640/DSC00821-DeNoiseAI-severe-noise.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p>As I said, opinions on street photography, even among photographers, are very polarizing (see what I did there :) ). Any article on somewhere like a site such as dpreview on street photography, will result in a fair proportion of comments saying things like street photography should not be allowed in any circumstances. Even of those that concur that street photography as some value as a genre, will put some caveats that some should be prohibited. These are not the kind of discussions you generally get on say landscape photography.</p><p>The dividing line seems to fall on one's perception or feeling about on how much an individual's should expect on a right to privacy.</p><p>There are also various cultural barriers to be considered. In live in the UK and the law is clear that in public there is no automatic right to privacy, while in other places it can be a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography">legal minefield</a>, going from general acceptance to chemical castration (looking at you South Korea). These in many ways echo the societies view of privacy. Even in the UK, there are some who feel that street photography should be banned altogether, or at least require an element of consent (ignoring the legal complexity of such a law, enforcement, and logistical impossibilities of consent of everyone taking an image). There is also the consideration that people seem to make a distinction between mobile and camera photography.<br /></p><p>One of the other problems with street photography is the tendency for it to be conflated with other less salubrious photographic endeavours. In the public eye there seems a short step from genuine social photography, to paparazzi, tabloid journalism, and even worse, things like up-skirting. That is even before we consider the ethical issues of taking pictures of minors. In many ways, taking pictures of homeless people and children are lumped together and while in the UK, it is not that it is illegal to take pictures of either without consent, whether it is ethical to do it is left to the photographer's own conscience and moral map to provide an answer.</p><p>However, there is a counter-argument.It can be argued that a well taken, considered street photograph is in itself a far more important and valuable document than one taken in any other genre. </p><p>A street photograph can capture the changing face of society, and the eyes looking back at us ask us questions about are own mortality and our place in the world. </p><p>When I think about the images with the most impact, it is not Ansel Adams, etc that I consider, but the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus" target="_blank">Diane Arbus</a>'s, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange" target="_blank">Dorothea Lang</a>e's etc. These individuals captured images that more than any defined a point in time in society, in a way that no other medium could possibly hope to capture. For example, You would have to be a Conservative MP or a Fox newscaster not to feel strong empathetic emotion to images such as <a href="https://www.moma.org/artists/3373" target="_blank">Migrant Mother. </a> <br /></p><p>Great street photography allows you to look into the eyes of another soul, and makes you ask questions about yourself. A long time ago I did a video called <a href="https://youtu.be/f2u2tsXr0uM" target="_blank">Ghosts of Castle Donington</a>, after finding a book of old photos of the village I lived in. While it was fun lining up the old images with the modern village, what really spoke to me was the people in them, all long gone, whose steps I was following. It was a way of making sure of their spirit lived on. <br /></p><p>It also often the only evidence that an individual ever existed. Some of the power of Vivian Maeir's photos was not that they were taken of the rich and famous, but they were often of those who formed the underclass of society, unseen and unwanted, but each individual a vessel containing their own love, hates, desires and wants. Street photography is at its best a leveller because it elevates the common masses. (It should also be said that the curse of street photography is that it's value is often only really measurable long after the image was taken)</p><p>Also, at its very best, street photography can be a powerful tool for social change. If you are lucky (lucky??- Ed) enough to go to North Korea, you are restricted about where you can take photo's, because the authorities want to control the narrative and it will ruin the curated image of a socialist paradise. Photographers such as Dorothy Lange work also showed the world the devastation of the depression on working people, and highlighted that the people affected were real, not just faces in a crowd. Such images have become a powerful totem in the battle against ideologies which belittle or downplay individuality. <br /></p><p>For these reasons, street, social or whatever we may want to call it is invaluable and so are the rights to express it.</p><p>However, we still have the question, as to how far you should be allowed to go. Should there be limits, either legal or through forced social pressure, about which images you should be allowed to take?<br /></p><p>Let's start with the statement that there are virtually no circumstances where non-consensual photography of homeless people. Whenever I hear such statements, my brain cannot start with thinking of counterarguments.</p><p> For example, what if someone took images of all the homeless people in London, and played them on a continuous loop outside the House of Commons in an effort to improve social conditions. Would the greater good outweigh the loss of privacy of the individual? I think most of us would agree that it would<br /></p><p>Therefore, my biggest issue with such arguments about whether homeless people should not be photographed is that in doing so, it creates a form of censorship. Do we want future generations to see the world around us as it truly is, or in a watered down North Korea way, only what we find morally acceptable? <br /></p><p>Going back to the <a href="https://www.thephoblographer.com/2022/11/16/on-the-ethics-of-street-photography-and-the-homeless/" target="_blank">original article, </a>the author made it clear that the purpose was not to take images of homeless people, but to put them in the context of the disparate society they lived in, and in some way to highlight the issues in a society that seems to abandoned them. I really cannot see the problem with this, and I struggle to understand the anger with such images. I have less of a problem of people taking photos of the homeless than I do of the fact there are homeless people around to take photos of. In short, why shoot the messenger.<br /></p><p>However, I agree that there has to be boundaries. My red line is when images of homeless people are taken to primarily profit the taker. If you are going around taking images of homeless people purely to fill your portfolio or to sell books, then your moral compass needs re-setting. When we take images of anyone, we must first treat them as human beings and not objects. <br /></p><p>In the end, these moral questions are messy, and it is up to each individual to work their way through the maze. Personally, in these situations, I fall back to the good book. </p><p>But not the religious type. (Omnipotent deities seem to have remarkable little useful to say on the moral dilemma's of modern artistic mediums.) <br /></p><p>Instead, I refer you to late great Terry Pratchett</p><p><i>There is a very interesting debate raging at the moment on the nature of sin. </i></p><div> </div><div><i>"And what do they think? Against it, are they?"</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div> </div><div><i>"It's not as simple as that. It's not a black and white issue. There are so many shades of gray."</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div> </div><div><i>"Nope."</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div> </div><div><i>"Pardon?"</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div> </div><div><i>"There's
no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know
that. </i></div><div><i> </i></div><div><b><i>And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.
Including yourself. That's what sin is."</i></b></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-19533673947555963982022-07-02T13:26:00.005+01:002022-12-12T09:20:27.643+00:00Back to basics (Fuji Instax Mini Evo Review)<p> </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITN_L3sctZkvaoStuhM_Xcwkd0bLkSyydVew6FmPXHOiL8mrRQWYa-n45y2wR1zBjd833W6ZTXuXjsLheOZBdLMDpt4iIaM7yIlyS6nblT_d6_2APdEgt26xRmuzKYtaK_eR8pbove2vqkDNBJH_1ElsnL34CiVseOPOuzNiBzVAEsjKDHKDNVIe1/s6000/DSCF9173.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITN_L3sctZkvaoStuhM_Xcwkd0bLkSyydVew6FmPXHOiL8mrRQWYa-n45y2wR1zBjd833W6ZTXuXjsLheOZBdLMDpt4iIaM7yIlyS6nblT_d6_2APdEgt26xRmuzKYtaK_eR8pbove2vqkDNBJH_1ElsnL34CiVseOPOuzNiBzVAEsjKDHKDNVIe1/w640-h426/DSCF9173.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken with a Fuji XT-2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>(All images were taken with the Fuji Instax Mini Evo, unless otherwise stated) </p><p>(For a more complete review see the following <a href="https://youtu.be/nVgpE9J5d2k" target="_blank">video</a>)<br /></p><p> </p><p>Film photographers are a bit like steam train enthusiasts. They preach how great the technology is, but gloss over the reason we don't use them any more was because they were difficult to use, expensive and to be honest a pain in the butt.</p><p>Being old enough to span both film and digital cameras, I have boxes of photos, all taken and printed at great cost, and with a few exceptions, all pretty awful. It was only when I went to digital, that I started really getting to grips with photography and ability to learn from my mistakes were an important part of that (sure about that? - Ed). Film I found unforgiving, and it is so hard to correct your deficiencies when you can only take 36 photos, the results of which you only saw a week later.<br /></p><p>Saying all that, however, there is still something about a physical image which will always trump a digital one. Posting an image on Facebook will never have the cachet of handing someone a real object. It is just a pity that film does not have the immediacy of digital. Actually, that is not quite true. Since the late 40's, when Edwin Land brought out Polaroids, there has been a subset of photography that is both analog and immediate. </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iiUdRN9PpZIp3Mfz5yMYsfQvfCtL8dPgfVHZKh6-1dbyxA7I-krBgZyQwelTacLShHFFaUATqk_pYJRsfLExUNZoIcBXxBiqaBJr5zQ8LEvrU1LFyv_G6D1yuLsJu8V3ZX3mY1Te4Kwo9V-HGoIWxj54J45GUlOZf8dvHMQGTyNCGhKuQfZIVNez/s2560/DSCF0052%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iiUdRN9PpZIp3Mfz5yMYsfQvfCtL8dPgfVHZKh6-1dbyxA7I-krBgZyQwelTacLShHFFaUATqk_pYJRsfLExUNZoIcBXxBiqaBJr5zQ8LEvrU1LFyv_G6D1yuLsJu8V3ZX3mY1Te4Kwo9V-HGoIWxj54J45GUlOZf8dvHMQGTyNCGhKuQfZIVNez/w480-h640/DSCF0052%20(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This year I went to the wedding of the century (no, nothing to do with the Beckhams's), when my niece gets married. Of course outside the immediate family, this is a non-event, and my niece having her own way of doing things, and did not want presents, but still I thought I should do something. Obviously taking photos is one thing, but it felt out of kilter with the wedding, so I thought why not get one of those Instax cameras, take a picture of the guests, stick it in a book and present it at the end...job done.</p><p>One issue however was that my success rate with Instax cameras are hit and miss. I wanteda way of getting good photo prints without wasting film. One way would be to use my phone and get a Bluetooth printer, but that required carring two devices and I was looking for the analog look. </p><p>Then Fuji announced the <a href="https://www.dpreview.com/news/7787737734/fujifilm-new-instax-mini-evo-hybrid-instant-camera-with-10-integrated-lenses-10-film-effects" target="_blank">Instax Mini Evo</a>. This combined a digital camera with a Fuji film printer, meaning I could review the photos before printing them out. </p><p>This is the review of that camera</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u><b>The review</b></u><br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_L5Fef4M7DqolW4SKY70pYIeVikcEJuVrqgS3b_5z39E_9VQR99nXm0licVw20gocc-yhicInW0oYN282Gkc3BgXyN-0zppBVTR22P4jb6C9r2HWrTCcc_iNmFuaof6b8nmifvmsSa86Soy43xk9GtIes72qKnt6OsxGdgemsmJwLiZIN87oLGrG/s2560/DSCF0002%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_L5Fef4M7DqolW4SKY70pYIeVikcEJuVrqgS3b_5z39E_9VQR99nXm0licVw20gocc-yhicInW0oYN282Gkc3BgXyN-0zppBVTR22P4jb6C9r2HWrTCcc_iNmFuaof6b8nmifvmsSa86Soy43xk9GtIes72qKnt6OsxGdgemsmJwLiZIN87oLGrG/w640-h480/DSCF0002%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>The camera comes in a small box, together with a camera strap, an instruction manual and just in case you don't alreday have 1000's of the things already, a micro USB charging cable.</p><p>Things that the camera does not come with is Micro SD card, and film. The former is excusable, since most of us have loads lying around, and also there is a 40 image in-built memory in the camera. However, the lack of film is a strange omission. The whole point of the camera is to get you to print images, so you would expect they would put at least a 10 shot pack in for the price. This is a bit of a bummer if you receive one on Christmas day, then you have to wait until the shops open to get your physical film. </p><p>Also in the box a user manual, consisting of the usual text in 30 languages, with only 4 pages on any use. I do wonder why they bother, really. Stick the manuals online, add more content and save a tree!</p><p>The manual uses a small part of the contents to sell the virtues of the product. Apparently it has the highest image quality of and Instax camera (4.9 MP!!!!!). You can use over a 100 effects!! (more on that later). It also has a Luxury classic design!!!</p><p>It was the last one that got me. I am not sure what goes for luxury classic design where the manual writer lives, but be assured, this camera is not a Leica. Actually, the feel is more plastic toy than quality camera. This is not helped by trying to do the two things most essential to the camera. </p><p>Firstly charging. The camera has a fixed battery, and has to be charged via USB. The port to get to it, is behind a flimsy panel, which will almost certainly break off at some point. Why they could not just stick it on the outside is beyond me. To make it worse, the camera will not operate while charging, so no plugging it in to print off. To me, this is a big mistake. If you are at a party and the battery starts running down, the ability to run it from an external battery pack seems to me essential.<br /></p><p>Secondly, is inserting the film. Fuji have gone to great lengths to make the camera look like a analog camera. You would have thought therefore the film mechanism would be like film cameras of yore with the film winder pulling out. No, it is a tiny lever on the back, which is virtually impossible to operate. It takes about 2 minutes to get in. Again, since printing is the primary function of the device, you would have thought they would have come up with a mechanism a bit more slick. </p><p>Then we come to the design of the camera itself, Fuji camera designers are the Jacob Rees-Mogg of the camera world. For them, camera design reached its nadir in 1970 and nothing will change their minds. So the camera has the look and feel of a Kodak Instamatic. Emphasizing this is the lens which is 28mm f2.0, fixed aperture, fixed focus affair. The camera comes with no lens cap to speak of, so obviously the designers are not greatly concerned about damage or knocks. Let's face it, this camera will be used almost exclusively for selfies and party pictures, so the lens optics are not going to be stretched too much.</p><p>The front of the camera has a large on-off switch, a small flash unit, a selfie mirror(!!!) and two shutter buttons that it can be used in landscape and portrait mode, which is a nice touch. The buttons fall into hands nicely. Less pleasant is the slab face of the camera, meaning there is danger of fingers obscuring either the flash or the lens. Some sort of finger rest would have been useful.</p><p>Rounding off the front controls is the dial around the lens. This you would have thought could have been an aperture dial, but actually lets you choose the photo effects.<br /></p><p>On the top of the camera is a large rotary dial. This allows you to choose colour effects that can be applied to your image. Also on top is a lever, like a film advance lever of old, which initiates the printing. This is nicely implemented, but you do feel that the majority of the design budget was spent on this, not leaving much for the rest of the camera design. </p><p>Completing the top is a fake flash shoe. Why this is here, other than to assuage the Fuji design teams love of Nikon F3's, I have no idea. To be honest, I am surprised they did not add some of those <a href="https://www.lightstalking.com/flashcubes/" target="_blank">flashcubes </a>to complete the Kodak 126 Instamatic homage<br /></p><p>On the back is a reasonable LCD and menu buttons. There is no EVF of course, however a simple glass viewfinder would have been useful and would have added to the whole retro vibe. </p><p>The controls at the back provide access to the stored images and a menu button to access things like date/time, print settings etc. Some surprises include face detection, and firmware upgrade functions suggesting that some form of autofocus takes place and that Fuji at some point expect to upgrade the software (Maybe to add video capability :) - Ed ) </p><p>The back includes a d-pad that allows access to the camera settings, such as self-timer, flash settings (off, on, auto, high speed sync :) ), a macro option and white balance. Probably the most useful is the EVF button, since with a fixed aperture it is pretty well the only way to control over exposure (Strangely +ve EVF is on the left, while -ve is on the right, which seems wrong). It also allows access to a digital zoom, which is as about as useful as any digital zoom. None of these buttons are customizable, which is a pity because it would have been nice to control the exposure compensation directly via the D-Pad or the front dial<br /></p><p>Finally, on the right-hand side of the camera is a plastic tripod mount. Strangely there is not one on the bottom, so if you want to take self timed landscape images you will need to find a table or cushion to rest the camera on.<br /></p><p>And that is pretty well it. The photos can be stored on a both micro-SD and internal memory can take up to 40 photos. It is not clear what the point of the internal memory is, since the SD card would of been perfectly usable on its own. To get the images of the camera you either have to extract the SD card (not easy accessible ) or Bluetooth since there is no USB download method (The USB is to charge the camera only)</p><p>The camera itself has an ISO range of 100 to 1600 and a shutter speed range of 1/4s to 1/8000s, although these are automatically selected. It would have been nice to have control over the speed. <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Remote Access<br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBRty38-cY0MoJ-r7Z81zyMY7doitVdvvP-mF99TQvt5uaV3tfgzdIASZzreJBCYN1t1a8ygU-r9x-uamfdEQ6oR7Q-Xlxt0gu4qqw1ZcqUKdGLo7ImEpZz5Sg7bmpBiJ87pg4V5pp2vkq7CPmbvh7Xs-xF24lP_AhvDsd6XFKz3Wnz3Zl-9o6HIP/s2560/DSCF0024%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBRty38-cY0MoJ-r7Z81zyMY7doitVdvvP-mF99TQvt5uaV3tfgzdIASZzreJBCYN1t1a8ygU-r9x-uamfdEQ6oR7Q-Xlxt0gu4qqw1ZcqUKdGLo7ImEpZz5Sg7bmpBiJ87pg4V5pp2vkq7CPmbvh7Xs-xF24lP_AhvDsd6XFKz3Wnz3Zl-9o6HIP/w640-h480/DSCF0024%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>Fuji have taken a lot of grief, quite rightly, on their apps. However, the phone app actually works quite well, allowing the transfer of images and using the camera as a printer. Unfortunately this tends to highlight the camera quality with camera photos looking superior to the native ones. <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Camera Effects <br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG2pZGYpk0h1fg1DT50Kjr8Wge4WC15dnev3uOQqFz4D7Q4fkg2tK9Z8DqYZXHtEdVRueniquFPeVEDD_A4Jv7rTykiivceB1ZI3iiTZdWqKCjQiDWM3hcChOnNk7AtnIpSNC7RZwrEjzxZvTfCOTVqAKnXGMTIGu1iC1OHflJ6DQOFrlm0MaTYvl/s2560/DSCF0038%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG2pZGYpk0h1fg1DT50Kjr8Wge4WC15dnev3uOQqFz4D7Q4fkg2tK9Z8DqYZXHtEdVRueniquFPeVEDD_A4Jv7rTykiivceB1ZI3iiTZdWqKCjQiDWM3hcChOnNk7AtnIpSNC7RZwrEjzxZvTfCOTVqAKnXGMTIGu1iC1OHflJ6DQOFrlm0MaTYvl/w640-h480/DSCF0038%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>The manual states that there are 100 effects. While that is strictly true, they get to that figure by combining both the image effects and the colour effects, both of which are independently settable. However, it is unlikely you will use some of the effects with certain colour modes such as Sepia or Monochrome, so the actual usable combinations are far less. <br /></p><p>The image effects are probable the less usable and include such classics as </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Vignette - create a darkened border<br /></li><li>Soft Focus - Nylons effect<br /></li><li>Blur - Blur the edges<br /></li><li>Fisheye - create a false fisheye effect<br /></li><li>Colour Shift - purple fringing<br /></li><li>Light Leak - poor lens effect<br /></li><li>Mirror - Create a mirror effect down the middle<br /></li><li>Double Exposure - self-explanatory<br /></li><li>Half Frame - two images, one in each half of the frame<br /></li></ul><p> To be honest apart from the last two I cannot see any good reason to use any of these.</p><p>The colour effects change the colour profile of the camera. Again, apart from Vivid and monochrome, the rest seem rather superfluous and is the kind of things that happen when software developers have too much time on their hands.</p><p>The effect dials beig so prominent are easy to knock. There is a quick reset button, but it does raise the argument whether these controls should be so prominent compared to the standard exposure camera controls. <br /></p><p>In truth while fun to play around with and giving some creative opportunities, pretty well all thse effects could be applied in post, and I think people will get pretty bored of them fast. <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Usage<br /></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIpjtjKUmNOwHWx5lIxV6anyzv8kc4y9YW8oRLwT_c2Y7THWUPUdjid6MmmDtxyLFYU1FXHSrIDH9JX0VzSryJ_C-OVxeh-14horjgQYg1Eeg7sHTTPeiKspJomw4J-YQ4C5BSBNn2qGrstA_2rAUpgOirCsnls83hOo937rFSWXMfCBi4PZ6MCB6/s2560/DSCF0031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIpjtjKUmNOwHWx5lIxV6anyzv8kc4y9YW8oRLwT_c2Y7THWUPUdjid6MmmDtxyLFYU1FXHSrIDH9JX0VzSryJ_C-OVxeh-14horjgQYg1Eeg7sHTTPeiKspJomw4J-YQ4C5BSBNn2qGrstA_2rAUpgOirCsnls83hOo937rFSWXMfCBi4PZ6MCB6/w480-h640/DSCF0031.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </div><div> </div><div>The camera itself is pretty well point and shoot. The LED screen provides a reasonable view, but I would of liked a simple optical one as well for when the light was bright. </div><div><br /></div><div>Generally I found the images slightly over exposed requiring the exposure comp to be turned down a notch, however with no histogram features it si hard to work out whe the image is over or under exposed. It would of been great however if that could of been controlled from the top function. </div><div> </div><div>Of course you have little or no control over the image exposure time, ISO or aperture <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The printing function is very slick. You select your image from the back, press the film lever and 5 seconds later it prints. To get a developed image takes about 2 minutes. Of course the big benefit of this camera is that you can choose which image to print and therefore not waste film.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The camera has a film indicator on the LED in the form of 10 dots. A number or dedicated LCD counter would of been better<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3>Picture Quality</h3></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF7jleW1ynguugjNRsKH3-jHsc90dO5EUueZbcraFVd4IIKWHyN6rY3fvbYNSDYrcwYiL39vDxGT83pLtIp4031hHF4Hz2MqxNaKZXN7k3SABLRBlUDf3oo8DxEjHp2altIM7RlG5SuCL5ouv39Qg7cz6M8SuaevquOR932bpkQ2ujL6Is_qrkkhb/s2560/DSCF0028%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF7jleW1ynguugjNRsKH3-jHsc90dO5EUueZbcraFVd4IIKWHyN6rY3fvbYNSDYrcwYiL39vDxGT83pLtIp4031hHF4Hz2MqxNaKZXN7k3SABLRBlUDf3oo8DxEjHp2altIM7RlG5SuCL5ouv39Qg7cz6M8SuaevquOR932bpkQ2ujL6Is_qrkkhb/w480-h640/DSCF0028%20(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </div><div> </div><div>The 1st thing to mention here is that this camera is designed primarily to take prints. Therefore any image issues are slightly hidden by the fact the output is supposed to be a small 1,8 x 2.4 inch print.</div><div><br /></div><div>However since on of the benefits of this camera is that it is also a digital one, that also needs to be taken into account.</div><div><br /></div><div>In good light, the images are quite pleasing with good colours. However there is limited dynamic range meaning highlights quickly get blown out. As the light gets worse, however it is a different story, with photos quickly falling apart in only average light. Since this is a camera which will get used primarily at indoor parties, that is unfortunate. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Of course you have a flash to compensate for this, but this will further use your battery life up. It would also have been better to have a dedicated Flash button on the side of the camera. <br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oAMr_j-hF-zqOK-iKrNU4OSw9AgETXLGWbc0B3gYLdCeGfr9xkdFLtAUmkL3-_GBylQ1pFro8Xix4_dqqksg4rNHmmqUgh_CowFGgQDl45CDRKmmVA9YOdBa3MKReBRSFpdq95oKKlE3kWq_liUGjyB3w8jGWEyMl1arU6uqCLEM3uxI5fEp0Y2p/s2560/DSCF0096.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oAMr_j-hF-zqOK-iKrNU4OSw9AgETXLGWbc0B3gYLdCeGfr9xkdFLtAUmkL3-_GBylQ1pFro8Xix4_dqqksg4rNHmmqUgh_CowFGgQDl45CDRKmmVA9YOdBa3MKReBRSFpdq95oKKlE3kWq_liUGjyB3w8jGWEyMl1arU6uqCLEM3uxI5fEp0Y2p/w640-h480/DSCF0096.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the evening went on, image noise became unacceptable<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion </h3></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxg4kQfBZWEMS9TZrAQQ1-r16rRgwI0QX-2ULPf50tPRAOcizVWJ_WK1vmLm48SwQoek73q90udUCIznXXTVIytQlxXrw9XswKqV63nqBCbAKWnwKWG-cQCr_DEQIXXEqJJ0J57JWa0edpuBcf47odw-NwMrNh0pI6s_sr-h0DM4KTowFObXW7TIs/s2560/DSCF0037%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxg4kQfBZWEMS9TZrAQQ1-r16rRgwI0QX-2ULPf50tPRAOcizVWJ_WK1vmLm48SwQoek73q90udUCIznXXTVIytQlxXrw9XswKqV63nqBCbAKWnwKWG-cQCr_DEQIXXEqJJ0J57JWa0edpuBcf47odw-NwMrNh0pI6s_sr-h0DM4KTowFObXW7TIs/w640-h480/DSCF0037%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> One thing that surprised me about this camera is how pleased people were to have the images and it is easy to forget that the Gen-Z have virtually never dealt or held film. To them images are on their phone, snapchat etc. Having a physical representation is a great novelty. </p><p>In that way the camera fulfiulled its brief, and was a great success at the wedding. </p><p>However there are caveats....</p><p>The 1st one is the price. This camera has a £100 price premium over the other Instax cameras. For that you get a slighter higher resolution camera, the ability to store your images and a LED screen. In truth, it is hard to justify the price premium for those features alone and therefore the camera feels overpriced.</p><p>Secondly the question is whether there are better ways of doing the same thing. Pretty well everyone has a mobile phone camera which is far better than the Instax one. Not only that you can store, edit, transfer via the phone. Therefore apart from having it all in one unit, it is hard to see the advantage of just buying a Instax printer and using your phone rather than using this camera and basically saving £100</p><p>Finally, the effects are gimmicks which could of been ditched and instead Fuji could of provided better controls such as a exposure compensation dial and a flash control button. However it did make me think perhaps that Fuji missed a trick.</p><p>One thing Fuji cameras are famed for is there film simulations. Rather than niche effects it would be better to be able to print out a image as Kodak Gold, or Ilford B&W.</p><p>In truth I enjoyed this camera more than I thought I would. However Fuji just could not seem to decide whether this is a fun camera or something more serious so priced it at the serious end, but did not back it up with the controls required for you to take control of the image. I think there is something there, but not at this price and design.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a more complete review see the following <a href="https://youtu.be/nVgpE9J5d2k" target="_blank">video</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeDvdbdJl-Nx8Zj_QTQuUPfGPBSBJ1Wr2UwIOlvk2R5R7UiqStXts8W6awDyHytIdOUPTxeGkZi2b9AUQyCuQojB9rtrmxylR0gTZtVdDVys2xIH9R4HqV72byKlw1M3IiqKmMbD2vrjwbzphQTi3xqXlpf1V-Bc43q4-kN_H99BuXasUYVaZQc4N/s2560/DSCF0069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeDvdbdJl-Nx8Zj_QTQuUPfGPBSBJ1Wr2UwIOlvk2R5R7UiqStXts8W6awDyHytIdOUPTxeGkZi2b9AUQyCuQojB9rtrmxylR0gTZtVdDVys2xIH9R4HqV72byKlw1M3IiqKmMbD2vrjwbzphQTi3xqXlpf1V-Bc43q4-kN_H99BuXasUYVaZQc4N/w480-h640/DSCF0069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0Oxford, UK51.7520209 -1.257726323.441787063821153 -36.4139763 80.062254736178843 33.8985237tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-53115517745389536092022-06-26T18:11:00.004+01:002022-06-27T10:48:14.381+01:00Streets of London<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyiv26MjHXRB0Ly_ysUXOoyLx5ekbMRcjk3cP7kwC0Z_6AkA2Brmk7OxkBv-rvqQ6CJsatrHnCJ3cj9F1Y9En3NxQCXWY7ZpS8NhP_itHsZ3FRNRWCWAMVRooLHQkKimFbIWXP8_DbFm4YyGYaLpuBwSv0OcKFCCQTjDZQ0QuzndjBhWlPC9GMjg7/s2048/DSCF0126_thesh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyiv26MjHXRB0Ly_ysUXOoyLx5ekbMRcjk3cP7kwC0Z_6AkA2Brmk7OxkBv-rvqQ6CJsatrHnCJ3cj9F1Y9En3NxQCXWY7ZpS8NhP_itHsZ3FRNRWCWAMVRooLHQkKimFbIWXP8_DbFm4YyGYaLpuBwSv0OcKFCCQTjDZQ0QuzndjBhWlPC9GMjg7/w640-h438/DSCF0126_thesh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I blame Harry Styles.</p><p>In 1 B.C (Before Covid), my teenage daughter came to me telling me that the Mr Styles was the best singer ever, as well as the best looking and her life would not be complete unless she could go and see him live, and by the way he was playing the NEC Birmingham, would I get tickets to go see him.</p><p>I'm a bit of a pushover when either of my daughters request something, so reluctantly I agreed, so spent time fighting with the female teenage population of Europe in a website death-match to gain 2 tickets (one for her and a friend). </p><p>Then the inevitable happened and Covid hit, meaning the concert was postponed for first 3 months, then 6, and then indefinitely. Secretly, I was relieved. Not that I have any issue with Mr Styles music, it's perfectly pleasant, it was more the realisation that somehow I would have had to get my daughter to the NEC, and then pick her up at about 11 O'clock. Now the NEC is about an hour drive which is fine, it's what I would have done in the intervening 5 hours stuck in the cultural desert of NEC car park that concerned me (slogan - Nothing to do, but at extortionate prices). Still, now with that bullet dodged, I could deal with the other issues such as a global pandemic.</p><p>Of course, it would not be that easy. This year, my daughter, now 2 years older, announced that the dates had been rearranged and could she go? <br /></p><p>Two problems. Firstly, the NEC date had been nixed, leaving just London or Manchester. Secondly, the new dates were smack in the middle of her A-level dates. This latter issue made it clearly undoable, so we explained how her future came first, how there would be other opportunities, etc, which she all accepted stoicly, accepting the wisdom her parents. </p><p>Like bugger, she did.... </p><p>After many tears, we compromised. Manchester was out because she had an exam the next day, but Wembley was possible because the next exam was not for 4 days. So again I sat in mortal combat to re-arrange the tickets. </p><p>This left the small problem of getting her too and more importantly safely back from the big smoke. </p><p>Train was the obvious answer, since the entire UK rail network concentrated in London. However, while getting there was not an issue, the problem was that the last train North departed at about 10:45. It became abundantly clear that with the concert finishing about 10:30 and a 20-min tube journey, there was no way she was going to get back in time. Missing the train would mean spending 8 hours until the trains started again. There was nothing for it, I would have to drive them down and back on the day; a round trip of 5 hours at stupid O'Clock.</p><p>Sometime ago I had vowed never to drive into London, but with no choice, I had to decide a) how to do it and b) what I was going to do for the 5 hours wait as my daughter and friend disappeared off into Wembley. </p><p>Realizing that driving, anywhere near Wembley, would be a big mistake, I came up with a cunning plan of parking at one of the outlying tube stations and let them make their own way there. This I realized gave me an opportunity. I could take my camera and head off into big town and take some cityscape shots. Win-win...</p><p>Of course my cunning plan was not as cunning as I thought, finding the car park full, it seemed pretty well everyone North of Watford had the same idea, so I had to drop them off and find some other place to park up. In doing so, it brought back to me why I moved away from London so many years ago (apart from the insane house prices, which are even more insane now). The living constantly on top of each other means either you have to be very chilled, or constantly on the verge of territorial violence. </p><p>Nothing says this more than car parking. Every space and road is guarded by impossible to decipher parking restrictions saying basically the if you don't live here, bugger off. Still I managed to locate a spot 15-minute walk away, but I spent the day constantly worried that I had missed a sign, or would get back to find my car set on fire by irate residents. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">London Calling</h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3o56jCTJsENz-vS5m1O0WA7TaOol00HtuJFCyAhygEquJDDoT2dhncGWKeJdA8W871FW9UQuXY3ufH2m2GEZWhIlJ4CrP8Xbkj5u7PepEhNFjqqjVvfa7G0zRx3sbS7-_rvI_fMPn9KOREmOQVSP1MNbnTKQF1w0EbA3l-YDf6G2JGdHZ-cXmodr/s2048/DSCF0007_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3o56jCTJsENz-vS5m1O0WA7TaOol00HtuJFCyAhygEquJDDoT2dhncGWKeJdA8W871FW9UQuXY3ufH2m2GEZWhIlJ4CrP8Xbkj5u7PepEhNFjqqjVvfa7G0zRx3sbS7-_rvI_fMPn9KOREmOQVSP1MNbnTKQF1w0EbA3l-YDf6G2JGdHZ-cXmodr/w426-h640/DSCF0007_bw%20(2).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shard in all its glory...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Still, I was here, and I had up to 5 hours to myself to take photos. The question is what of? In most cities that is not a great issue, but London is such a treasure trove of sites that days not hours are required to cover it. </p><p>Some time aback I received <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Photographing-London-Central-photo-location-guidebook/dp/1916014518/ref=asc_df_1916014518/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=394287563737&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9771580819340045643&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006674&hvtargid=pla-833380085220&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=81876192397&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=394287563737&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9771580819340045643&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006674&hvtargid=pla-833380085220" target="_blank"> Photographing London Vol 1 by George Johnson</a> as a gift, but never had the opportunity to try it out (Note the entire of Scotland is covered in 1 volume of the series, but London requires more...). There was no way I could take the book with me, it was just too heavy, but it gave me the idea of walking the Thames, starting somewhere downstream and ending up at parliament. I would have preferred to go to Canary Wharf, but it felt too far out, so I decided to start at Tower Bridge. So carrying far too many camera lenses I set off on the tube to London Bridge station</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shard loads</h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE-VRgyGUzO6pC3Y0oQaAOH7mtexms2JKWEBdiLEveopRtuNFy0ofkJ5blZEW-Ga2edDdPzTdkzFef0aDJM4Y3XslsAajt-7ks2oAeiV3zrNbUjDHUa7ELAvJ-igZpedRFxAyxMfP2wq9271LpxglXc7R5m0Se-4r6bWJkOtBxRfIbeNcYfYQT1aX/s2048/DSCF0003%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE-VRgyGUzO6pC3Y0oQaAOH7mtexms2JKWEBdiLEveopRtuNFy0ofkJ5blZEW-Ga2edDdPzTdkzFef0aDJM4Y3XslsAajt-7ks2oAeiV3zrNbUjDHUa7ELAvJ-igZpedRFxAyxMfP2wq9271LpxglXc7R5m0Se-4r6bWJkOtBxRfIbeNcYfYQT1aX/w426-h640/DSCF0003%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying a bit of ICM<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSjsZ7drXVQqE5ruIhbK8AOFigz7egNI1M0mzRJVuTw6JHxeyEAAxoCcQoKexxuW81DRsiuk-6xOCregZPScniOzsbS-FFOY0QWB38yLT7Ye7Iv2mV6UxS0cIBBqq6tJJUh9e25hJwE68gVaxIigcJxJEUSMJ_wD6aKPq96knse50fOFRsv_wpFs/s2048/DSCF0020_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSjsZ7drXVQqE5ruIhbK8AOFigz7egNI1M0mzRJVuTw6JHxeyEAAxoCcQoKexxuW81DRsiuk-6xOCregZPScniOzsbS-FFOY0QWB38yLT7Ye7Iv2mV6UxS0cIBBqq6tJJUh9e25hJwE68gVaxIigcJxJEUSMJ_wD6aKPq96knse50fOFRsv_wpFs/w640-h426/DSCF0020_bw%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shard captures converging verticles fantastically<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkaNkOLZWGy5t_v_hnxRuvT_165J4dsKGMZS6-mLGEn01y56r5jrKF54MNlLkl7j6w_uTPScUUN0FQTrwE7LkZrHXS7eLBlZ7ARYN5BKjK7dUA7sKld7erdb7BfddVeRW9gkiTvpXfslpVbQ394AkG8RsVRNAXZjXvPwEfTiz6RFWFiu2Xp5VQNX-/s2048/DSCF0023_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkaNkOLZWGy5t_v_hnxRuvT_165J4dsKGMZS6-mLGEn01y56r5jrKF54MNlLkl7j6w_uTPScUUN0FQTrwE7LkZrHXS7eLBlZ7ARYN5BKjK7dUA7sKld7erdb7BfddVeRW9gkiTvpXfslpVbQ394AkG8RsVRNAXZjXvPwEfTiz6RFWFiu2Xp5VQNX-/w640-h426/DSCF0023_bw%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The multiverse of madness<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YcIlGDmTczjxQG40K_1C4FAkxKLTQ3YPIH12gQ-4zecuxDP8EGBXZYINM81DvA3sHZF1dmI5K93QT8C9-iW4t9l3Qivz4Wm2J4O4HeZBui2vodMmwtaTdV-sCwHURcp1WxJPSR0rqlrtkTs7EvfsVut4Wu1inG19a-6S7p8tuonnotQegdhlUWx7/s2048/DSCF0002_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YcIlGDmTczjxQG40K_1C4FAkxKLTQ3YPIH12gQ-4zecuxDP8EGBXZYINM81DvA3sHZF1dmI5K93QT8C9-iW4t9l3Qivz4Wm2J4O4HeZBui2vodMmwtaTdV-sCwHURcp1WxJPSR0rqlrtkTs7EvfsVut4Wu1inG19a-6S7p8tuonnotQegdhlUWx7/w426-h640/DSCF0002_2.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><p>I always think that Londoner's take their tube system for granted. No other UK city has such a complete transport system, which teleports around the city. It is a modern marvel. Saying that as we got closer to the centre I could not help thinking that after 2 years of lockdown, going back to travelling this way each day must have been a nightmare and no wonder so many wanted to stay working from home. </p><p>I also must admit here I made a mistake. It has been so long since I have regularly worn a mask, that I did not carry one. But then again, nor did virtually anyone on the tube. It has if the last 2 years sacrifices has been erased from our collective memory. Whether we will come to regret this is to be seen. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NSWTBsCyNlXjvTAO5GDX4D7urKrNokST4QJY19s7mr2-PO-K8rHExOVqzcfvQRirvRT9z2QR_O4jA1Re2ZSCNAjOn_m55uLDAsvc4tYHJxddwCHj9AR0DtNnLXCNH9NkmBRTe6-0y_w8X8Fk12uZpOd9nCzbpaGiG5QltSwZpek8gRtC2YYgODH2/s2048/DSCF0278_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NSWTBsCyNlXjvTAO5GDX4D7urKrNokST4QJY19s7mr2-PO-K8rHExOVqzcfvQRirvRT9z2QR_O4jA1Re2ZSCNAjOn_m55uLDAsvc4tYHJxddwCHj9AR0DtNnLXCNH9NkmBRTe6-0y_w8X8Fk12uZpOd9nCzbpaGiG5QltSwZpek8gRtC2YYgODH2/w640-h436/DSCF0278_bw.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not many mask wearers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On Arrival, the weather was not the best. Despite being in the middle of a drought and heat wave, that day was
cold, slightly damp and the sky was just bland grey. It was clear that this would be a day for B&W photography<br /></p><p>Arriving at London Bridge, the 1st challenge was finding the river. You would have thought that this would have been easy, but London hides one of its major landmarks quite effectively. </p><p>One thing that was easy to find was the Shard. It was the closest I had been to it, and it was impressive and a great photographic target. I spent a good 20 minutes playing with some shots and I got a few interesting things out of it. In hindsight I should of concentrated on it, but that was notv the plan<br /></p><p><br /></p>
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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A6T33dOdV0cdo-4xIWTWvUEo84jgVm7pAD9-2AX0-aM_AKlS-LHwA9ZHufZh3XgO0IKSeoX3HnTiPT_ARnK8V46rrHM4VcD53wTwJIwipGfkfK9VflNzWGf69cLnSZ5MCZMDrBl_ON7M21bGC-wF9_uPxsc9B5R-YcePEhsI3bkGRBgRrCZVj5y5/s2048/DSCF0063_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A6T33dOdV0cdo-4xIWTWvUEo84jgVm7pAD9-2AX0-aM_AKlS-LHwA9ZHufZh3XgO0IKSeoX3HnTiPT_ARnK8V46rrHM4VcD53wTwJIwipGfkfK9VflNzWGf69cLnSZ5MCZMDrBl_ON7M21bGC-wF9_uPxsc9B5R-YcePEhsI3bkGRBgRrCZVj5y5/w640-h426/DSCF0063_bw%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLT_Dj6ZXwjcfkBTaiyeLI7gk3ixxH_OdmeUd-Zr4a4idWRDhVBO2VBaLIwERBw6bn8nms-M-eVjDLEOhtpL9GkEEAqk4iLNpoysa0IYu3KqkfrxYEsxXpXqlQTBU1Vdwe2fz7Cyiyc9HaE99_inan6uzC9KXIdO--iFwJ_wRt8whem87pqVe4wSN/s2048/DSCF0074_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLT_Dj6ZXwjcfkBTaiyeLI7gk3ixxH_OdmeUd-Zr4a4idWRDhVBO2VBaLIwERBw6bn8nms-M-eVjDLEOhtpL9GkEEAqk4iLNpoysa0IYu3KqkfrxYEsxXpXqlQTBU1Vdwe2fz7Cyiyc9HaE99_inan6uzC9KXIdO--iFwJ_wRt8whem87pqVe4wSN/w640-h426/DSCF0074_bw%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Framed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oBCxmYY1kx8dfzLs7gQAASuESlgxZ0GzMmfL9GvTpdVqk5kyrAiPeKpACDXKTfzqmoC1Q4tZJpblBS_p8A0HMpAEpBjX067Hm6097kxjESRJjMrksPdWOAd71AEHB0sSv1HvC9NjmEd8erz8Ffgww_qmi2dZHdp8daVAox9KamNXleFmZYJhmhdd/s1365/DSCF0087.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oBCxmYY1kx8dfzLs7gQAASuESlgxZ0GzMmfL9GvTpdVqk5kyrAiPeKpACDXKTfzqmoC1Q4tZJpblBS_p8A0HMpAEpBjX067Hm6097kxjESRJjMrksPdWOAd71AEHB0sSv1HvC9NjmEd8erz8Ffgww_qmi2dZHdp8daVAox9KamNXleFmZYJhmhdd/w426-h640/DSCF0087.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedding Party<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQvAq4y1B_qZ8UXcQHPyywWq2D2C77Fe2Brt6QHk4UlPydwphEZEeJ8ZPKXO-4ZiLa6HquPBzoBu1botQL8HoeOH7oJdvMAmbSu8st6TIpKW8rdFLF_PzcgPDas1GslHSJ-dVBccnKsHuN0FKVAVSf22AYO8F_f9_Ug_j6jk7nvvOSVyEWUmC-tGd/s2048/DSCF0088_nik%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQvAq4y1B_qZ8UXcQHPyywWq2D2C77Fe2Brt6QHk4UlPydwphEZEeJ8ZPKXO-4ZiLa6HquPBzoBu1botQL8HoeOH7oJdvMAmbSu8st6TIpKW8rdFLF_PzcgPDas1GslHSJ-dVBccnKsHuN0FKVAVSf22AYO8F_f9_Ug_j6jk7nvvOSVyEWUmC-tGd/w640-h426/DSCF0088_nik%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ever expanding skyline<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd6gIeP0rZE27C-Qa5djEjhXVvnDHGEDGJGTgyMAND__R5FPwRKVqdGfOvulyYDL6xbX6_5ha5VfTLS8h00d6ppuknvyPsOoUIUAa9GpQo0rAvqvIPWkOnG-E1J705fSCWGCpeFnc1r_BxKJjV8YuOwFzcTvGqs8uyXlIrY270VYpaBZRIukwRW7V/s2048/DSCF0098_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd6gIeP0rZE27C-Qa5djEjhXVvnDHGEDGJGTgyMAND__R5FPwRKVqdGfOvulyYDL6xbX6_5ha5VfTLS8h00d6ppuknvyPsOoUIUAa9GpQo0rAvqvIPWkOnG-E1J705fSCWGCpeFnc1r_BxKJjV8YuOwFzcTvGqs8uyXlIrY270VYpaBZRIukwRW7V/w640-h426/DSCF0098_bw%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a lot of these bronzes explaining about Chimps. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHMYKLpzNwhfHLKg4LMfTx_VZjAUkHVzNpivpeIt2-EkxhzgkvwdW_2H6sLG-ZzqmF79A-P1IhZAJAfWB1d6uhuVyszWboj9ep58lG3L27AM7VbX4NTgmyXA_0b5Sszh21I5JC2jquKUH_mjyARDpQgKyMiLldXASlCJko2uPLkxqJj3tTVPwXtOM/s1365/DSCF0112_bw%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHMYKLpzNwhfHLKg4LMfTx_VZjAUkHVzNpivpeIt2-EkxhzgkvwdW_2H6sLG-ZzqmF79A-P1IhZAJAfWB1d6uhuVyszWboj9ep58lG3L27AM7VbX4NTgmyXA_0b5Sszh21I5JC2jquKUH_mjyARDpQgKyMiLldXASlCJko2uPLkxqJj3tTVPwXtOM/w426-h640/DSCF0112_bw%20(2).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old and new Southwark Cathedrals<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Finally
finding the river, I headed off to Tower Bridge. In London, unlike Paris or
Berlin, access to the Thames betrays its working roots, meaning access is often
interrupted by old wharves and buildings, (now pubs and wine bars), which means
that following its course is harder than it should be. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Maybe it
was the long journey, worries about collecting my daughter or just the weather,
but I was just not feeling very creative. In hindsight, I perhaps should have
just concentrated on one small area (bit like trying everything in a Chinese
all-you-can-eat buffet, rather than sticking to the stick chicken). It was 6
O'clock, so I stopped in 5 guys to get a meal in the hope to get me going (slogan
- like McDonalds, just slower, more expensive and less tasty), but it only made
me feel more sluggish.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I should
really just of sat down and took pictures of tourists enjoying London, however
I just still feel very self-conscious of being out in a street with my camera.
I find there are two types of people in London. Tourists, who are just there to
have a good time, and therefore are quite happy to be snapped and locals who
see any supposed intrusion on their privacy as something to be defended
verbally, or expect something from it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreshssxqz8krerN-YxST0pIDnbcBpL8RzETOH_smog1GeYlB93nVg1auWUO9ULU7e5-1aJYShN5bt25gpZjU09tQ9G8uK4CPh3kGHmKFCiMNco6rlT2SUglkcnXTm_GBOKRuM_NVMn_pD-wUK40QFal_N2DULmeLJM9qTVXJKQgEHbV1dgQHX-Xz4/s2048/DSCF0195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreshssxqz8krerN-YxST0pIDnbcBpL8RzETOH_smog1GeYlB93nVg1auWUO9ULU7e5-1aJYShN5bt25gpZjU09tQ9G8uK4CPh3kGHmKFCiMNco6rlT2SUglkcnXTm_GBOKRuM_NVMn_pD-wUK40QFal_N2DULmeLJM9qTVXJKQgEHbV1dgQHX-Xz4/w640-h426/DSCF0195.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LOuPNqNOHJHo6k-sxFTziJpfnBMxXZTQIvrviLxiy-z38JVxzK_mKqOwff3ZHK72ezrWI1JGtxH85l66x1-qtpQXWyNE64svT5tsAiW6iKSpSCR66YxcpGXTDkCd1W4e96oh9qbINUdMCqToUexZrou0uFyHI0WrbSaWtW9U0RtbEzSdFf7uLSQy/s2048/DSCF0201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LOuPNqNOHJHo6k-sxFTziJpfnBMxXZTQIvrviLxiy-z38JVxzK_mKqOwff3ZHK72ezrWI1JGtxH85l66x1-qtpQXWyNE64svT5tsAiW6iKSpSCR66YxcpGXTDkCd1W4e96oh9qbINUdMCqToUexZrou0uFyHI0WrbSaWtW9U0RtbEzSdFf7uLSQy/w640-h426/DSCF0201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I met the
latter in an underpass by the national theatre. A skate park had been set up
and I started taking images of various youths doing tricks. Then one of them
told me I should not take pictures without permission. I considered briefly
calling him over to educate him on the law on street privacy, and ask him anyway
how would I get the permission of 40 strangers, and it was not that sort of
photography anyway, but then I realised I would be arguing with a 20+ adult who
still spent his life playing on a kid's toy, so I decided to move on. However,
that is London. It's Disney World overlayiong Mordor. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My plan
was to go into the Tate modern, but it was closed. Of course, no sign actually
said that, I was only told when I tried to enter, by a security guard with poor
English. A reminder that London is built on cheap immigration and would fall to
a quivering heap without fresh blood. Instead, I tried taking some shots on the
eponymous Millennium bridge. Problem is, that location has been done to death,
so rather than re-create, I moved on (passing a photographer trying to capture
the parliament under Westminster bridge shot. I felt like calling out to them
"I know what you're doing!") </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Sf5OT3f4ai2SQempIXtGhh-YsUC048fFXUU81CoWWfnbeijAMWiyCd2qD6Ppj8rAyrKM9WkbavsWu48vwz5_-l2wQSDRNtUcmSvGz9joUJsAVz6WzB_QMt4PFJD_7ZmmeO9qDungPQbNy5M5RGaIexmN7E72-Mb8jwvasAd3LBI7RUsYbhdAYxi/s2048/DSCF0212_nik.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Sf5OT3f4ai2SQempIXtGhh-YsUC048fFXUU81CoWWfnbeijAMWiyCd2qD6Ppj8rAyrKM9WkbavsWu48vwz5_-l2wQSDRNtUcmSvGz9joUJsAVz6WzB_QMt4PFJD_7ZmmeO9qDungPQbNy5M5RGaIexmN7E72-Mb8jwvasAd3LBI7RUsYbhdAYxi/w640-h426/DSCF0212_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eye has it<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGs1fZ3jPui89klaxM4nB-R-qee4nFGxlwWjexyEYeXeDvWa1TrkhE6IzTnEn4CNoTzE77bZn0Vtbi_dv4G5q6w6tEKXbZMkkWlvG5ft23xfFQL9LneCnnEnc3EJjoR4bplVqiMfJNElNpMONx-HQSGdSefFgkY1-SGSAFXEiJXBNIN7lHDc4aS5u/s2048/DSCF0221.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGs1fZ3jPui89klaxM4nB-R-qee4nFGxlwWjexyEYeXeDvWa1TrkhE6IzTnEn4CNoTzE77bZn0Vtbi_dv4G5q6w6tEKXbZMkkWlvG5ft23xfFQL9LneCnnEnc3EJjoR4bplVqiMfJNElNpMONx-HQSGdSefFgkY1-SGSAFXEiJXBNIN7lHDc4aS5u/w640-h426/DSCF0221.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The covid memorial...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULo1QqK5IlYZfg34Zuw8W_a_sIlhssFSJcoKfasmTtREQ6G8jVCqnCAKtJg1JHuDD-GZHKq2rQk7YsbTd3-Yxey2Mqu8Xo4zMUE9izUhK1vDbaav2WydpQBlyKkvWxvud9MPdmzDTsYtco3bokaG7jCzwBdN9CKRBNq3jQZxg8esSgrXmsfklTF14/s2048/DSCF0230_nik.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULo1QqK5IlYZfg34Zuw8W_a_sIlhssFSJcoKfasmTtREQ6G8jVCqnCAKtJg1JHuDD-GZHKq2rQk7YsbTd3-Yxey2Mqu8Xo4zMUE9izUhK1vDbaav2WydpQBlyKkvWxvud9MPdmzDTsYtco3bokaG7jCzwBdN9CKRBNq3jQZxg8esSgrXmsfklTF14/w640-h426/DSCF0230_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE78vZWOJXxJXNJwVrvKJSZrBL51uH83tZjGoqtMYZAnlaVlrNKnWYTV3_U17aT3UHQeuRdYupVcjENLF8JmfBAUbePuoFuznnyYsJTFHZPFGak3U4n4uEBz1RWcum3IFMPXahdfh3x7lfkuvlkQu5QR514P_RRlaXYTU9C1-iRLeGVGXyO8vHOHRj/s2048/DSCF0248_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE78vZWOJXxJXNJwVrvKJSZrBL51uH83tZjGoqtMYZAnlaVlrNKnWYTV3_U17aT3UHQeuRdYupVcjENLF8JmfBAUbePuoFuznnyYsJTFHZPFGak3U4n4uEBz1RWcum3IFMPXahdfh3x7lfkuvlkQu5QR514P_RRlaXYTU9C1-iRLeGVGXyO8vHOHRj/w426-h640/DSCF0248_2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I ended
up opposite Parliament and I thought after dragging my tripod 5 miles, I should
perhaps use it, so I tried some long exposure shots, but it was neither dark
enough or enough cloud. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It was 9
by then, and I had had enough, so I stacked up with the other drones and head
back to the car, which fortunately was still there and had not been identified
as some foreign particle in the body London. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">All that
was left was to pick up my daughter and friend. This did not happen until 12, so
I had a fine 2 hours of reading, snoozing and generally worrying about where the
hell they were. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As I
waited on Stanmore tube station, the vast herd of tired Harry Styles fans
disgorged from the tube and headed up the platform. Of course, my camera was in
the car, but it would have made a great shot....</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">All that
was left was a hour journey up the M1 at one in the morning. The good news
however was apparently Harry Styles was great... </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">And say for you that the sun don't shine?</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">She's no
time for talking<br />
She just keeps right on walking<br />
Carrying her home<br />
In two carrier bags</span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">-- Ralph McTell </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Maybe it
was 2 years of lockdown, but I feel I am now more anti-social photographer than
I was. This is difficult in a city because you will need to deal with people. A
whole lot of them. I feel very naked in places like this, and I think a city is
one place where I would feel more comfortable in a group.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Probably
the big mistake in London is attempt too much. London is unique in Europe in
that it is really about 10 towns put together, each with their own character.
If I did it again, I would stake out a small section, and concentrate on
that. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Although
I lived just North of London for 3 years, it has always felt alien to me. I have
friends who would not live anywhere else, but the whole compression of
personnel space, the undercurrent of dog-eat-dog aggression feels just wrong.
We are a species evolved to walk the savannah, not all live in the same tree</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I don't
think I will ever truly be comfortable taking pictures in a city. You either need
great self-confidence or little empathy, but it would be nice to try again,
although I think not involving a 4-hour drive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However I learned again what sort of photography interests me (Spoiler - not the common type), so we never know, if my daughter wants to see Harry Styles 2 tour, I may just volunteer my services again. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs16fV95BW27cYe94l8w-JY1pq_-xbV-SZcVSzv516qfwrNspoDcDTUiosG4OmV42f-lbWdnRAFe6guBNLvQbKQlc01bvZeq0B3c7zzARyT-pQFxoVsUfTQEm1-qzRzAYe7Q3FVwR9u9dbhbBUG4DtzAkYWkfNSm9pEqtY-oLgES24ol7C_7wganqY/s2048/DSCF0263_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs16fV95BW27cYe94l8w-JY1pq_-xbV-SZcVSzv516qfwrNspoDcDTUiosG4OmV42f-lbWdnRAFe6guBNLvQbKQlc01bvZeq0B3c7zzARyT-pQFxoVsUfTQEm1-qzRzAYe7Q3FVwR9u9dbhbBUG4DtzAkYWkfNSm9pEqtY-oLgES24ol7C_7wganqY/w640-h426/DSCF0263_bw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<![endif]--><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-6629097563602963402022-06-03T20:25:00.007+01:002022-06-03T21:22:57.359+01:004 lessons for being a wedding photographer<div><p> <br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtClR6o5YoDVOH3MchYYlFyH_V6lIxQvzBDlet8D7htQIxDUqa5sRWHn12gH_a0ZlURhURZ_qVvMab8qiPG_i_pgkCyL0eeBX6FeV3Gs-pmLQmFdffzx3yIPaHWiwj4PEyFBDdr6yMurQuRWeLeBXgA1Xv1GuAMkYrEjEDGJKJJS4-jzkX7MAE8Ue/s3818/DSCF0313_cropped_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3818" data-original-width="3818" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtClR6o5YoDVOH3MchYYlFyH_V6lIxQvzBDlet8D7htQIxDUqa5sRWHn12gH_a0ZlURhURZ_qVvMab8qiPG_i_pgkCyL0eeBX6FeV3Gs-pmLQmFdffzx3yIPaHWiwj4PEyFBDdr6yMurQuRWeLeBXgA1Xv1GuAMkYrEjEDGJKJJS4-jzkX7MAE8Ue/w400-h400/DSCF0313_cropped_bw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>If I was going to make a list of the world's most stressful jobs, it would go something like this<br /><br />1. Surgeon<br />2. Secondary School Teacher<br />3. Wedding photographer<br /><br />Number 2 and 3 may surprise some people, but they both had the same elements in that they require a high level of responsibility over events that they have little control. For example, most parents expect teachers to get little Tarquin to Oxford independently of their ability or desire to work. Wedding photographers have a similar combination of factors in that they are made responsible in creating an image perfect record of a couple's most important day, at an event that may have little control. If they make a mistake, there are no do-overs, no repeats, they are just left with the online trashing and hate of all the parties involved. No landscape photographer ever had a tree publicly scorn them because they did not capture them on their day of full bloom.<br /><br />I am always been in awe of wedding photographers and the level of responsibility that they take on, especially since relatively you don't really make much money out of it. It used to be a wedding photographer could eke out a reasonable living, but with digital, covid and the fact everyone has a smartphone it must make it a tough gig. I mean, at least a surgeon makes a bit of cash for their skills, while a wedding photographer is looked down on generally as an unwanted expense.<br /><br />Even saying that, I have always wanted to have a go at wedding photography. I guess it is because it is in my mind the pinnacle of the event genre, and I wanted to see if I could rise to the challenge. So when my niece announced she was getting married, I hoped that I might be asked to take the photos.</p><p>However, no call came in, and I must admit this hurt a bit (it was almost as painful as when the church bought a photo from someone else for the Christmas card image). I mean wasn't I the person renowned for hanging around family do's recording them for posterity? Wasn't I that person who hounded her through her teenage phase trying to get an image of her despite her best attempts not to be caught? </p><p>There was however no malice in the snub. The wedding had been organized on what could be called the anarchic principle, or the so-called field of dreams concept as in if you set a date something would happen. Basically, it was assumed that people would bring cameras and something good would come out of it. <br /><br />The second issue was I was not actually invited to the wedding ceremony. Again I hasten to add this was not because I had fallen out with the family or had committed some unforgivable family faux pax. It was more that they had decided on a civil partnership in Oxford registry office and decided that there was only room, for parents and direct siblings, so we would be only attending the later reception (It should be noted at this point that my niece, due to an accident of her schooling, could have chosen to of got married at Peterborough Cathedral. This, with no insult intended to Oxford registry office, would have been a far better location photographically speaking). However, due to a paperwork mistake the partnership was upgraded to a full wedding, and suddenly we were on the list again (although we were not informed of this until a week before the event), so my again my realisation of being wedding photographer for the day was on again.<br /><br />Generally at weddings I am that annoying bloke which professional photographers at best barely tolerate, but some secretly loathe. The guy with the gear who is always sneaking in to get that shot setup by the pro, and has to be put up with because they are on the guest list. This time however I would have more flexibility on taking shots and this raised a big issue. I am terrible taking photos of people. </p><p>In these events, you need to be the sort of person who can connect and link with your subjects. I struggle to do this. Generally, I hate asking people to do things that I would hate doing myself, and being prodded by a photographer is one thing I would hate. What is more annoying is that my brother-in-law would be there (he has to, he is the father of the bride). Despite owning a 10-year-old Sony A-series camera and the inability to tell the Exposure triangle from his elbow, he almost always gets better shots than me at these types of events. Basically he is the kind of person that dropped into an event with 100 strangers, at the end he would be on first name terms with all of them and best friends with at least half, while I would struggle to remember the Christian name of the host. I always thought we would make the dream team. He could set up the shot, and I would take it. As it was, I would have and do my best.<br />This left the big question to be answered.... Which lenses to take. </p><p>Since we were also taking enough party food to feed the Ukrainian front and a top layer of wedding cake that had to be protected at all costs, space in the car was limited. A zoom however seemed essential, but I also wanted to take some primes for portrait shots. </p><p>I have 3 primes that I use, 23mm and 35mm f2.0 and a 85mm f1.8. However the 23mm and 35mm are not that fast and as the light dimmed in the evening I felt I would need something a bit faster. So justifying to myself that new lenses were needed, I went looking at what was out there. Unfortunately the Fuji fast primes, as good as they are, are a bit pricey. Fortunately, Sigma had decided to enter the Fuji lens space and brought out 3 fast primes, a 16mm, a 30mm and a 56mm f1.8. These were tempting because, while not perhaps quite as sharp as their Fuji equivalents, they were half the price. However, I felt all 3 would be a bit much, so I decided to get two. But which ones? </p><p>In the end I went with the 30mm and 56mm, hoping my 14mm Fuji prime would be good enough for wide shots and taking my 23mm 2.0 to fill in the gap. This left the zoom. In truth, apart from the 400mm, I have never liked Fuji zooms. For example, there is no good constant aperture 28-70mm in the Fuji line up which is pretty well the standard kit in an event shooter bag, but I put in my 18-135 as my zoom of choice. Adding to my bag was a flash. I don't generally like flashes, but with the event barn dance scheduled in the evening I thought it may come in useful.<br /><br />However, this was not my only new kit. I had decided many months before that as a present to the bride and groom I would create a book of images taken on the night of guests who could write their own messages. To do this I had purchased an Instax Mini Evo camera (Review <a href="https://youtu.be/nVgpE9J5d2k" target="_blank">here</a> )which allowed photos and printing. My plan was to go to each couple at reception, get an image, give them a card to write a missive and present it at the end. The plan seemed so good in my head, however things did not turn out as hoped. Firstly the couple had their own Instax camera which was passed around, and secondly the marquee which held the food was so cramped it was impossible to move. So instead I just took images when I could, got my daughter to stick them in the album and presented that. The couple seemed appreciative, but it was not the kind of thing I had planned.<br /><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The wedding<br /></h3><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hO69fvZYCcPEb0Q5ad08xGrDAAGilo9-YddRtDzX-6uDn-EJgbDKHll_2rnrpCqrBuukVkZd1peUJBpVYPZxNRB3ZJcxCLJiZGYep6ko9cYe4r90AmibspHZ9FSOtkdOqc67ZpNWNfwu-GuZJTovfsYBkmEt40R57nFPe21D2lGFI2NZ6pXz227q/s5320/DSCF0628_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5320" data-original-width="3547" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hO69fvZYCcPEb0Q5ad08xGrDAAGilo9-YddRtDzX-6uDn-EJgbDKHll_2rnrpCqrBuukVkZd1peUJBpVYPZxNRB3ZJcxCLJiZGYep6ko9cYe4r90AmibspHZ9FSOtkdOqc67ZpNWNfwu-GuZJTovfsYBkmEt40R57nFPe21D2lGFI2NZ6pXz227q/w426-h640/DSCF0628_3.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bus we missed...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>So how did it go. The plan was to arrive at the in-law's house at 8:45 where once we had dropped off our dog at some friends of the couple, we and the wedding party would be taken on a vintage bus, the 30 minutes to Oxford. We arrived at 8:40, only to see the bus being waved off, with us not on it. Fortunately, some friends of the grooms parents took pity on us, and one took the dog off us while the other rang the bus and asked it to stop while they gave us a lift to catch up.<br /><br />Once on the bus, I positioned myself on the top deck to try and take photos. Not sure if anyone else has ever tried taking photos on top of 1960's double-decker going along country roads, but let us say the ICM effect was more CM than I. Still, we got there and after a few shots outside next to the bus, we went into the registry office itself. This is where I learnt lesson 1.<br /><br />1. Always have your camera on<br /><br />Weddings are a set of orchestrated moments, with random events in between. You need to capture both. While the organised bits were fine, sometimes I would turn off my camera to save battery. This was why I missed the 1st married kiss. Of course, there was no reason to turn the camera off. I had enough spare batteries to power a tesla, it is just something I always do. It was often at those moments were essential events happened. The 1st kiss, a look, a hug. This is why the pros have the big battery packs. That 5 second period as your camera comes out of standby is an eternity in these situations. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxwCJrm5V6i-h637YLKk1-x2bp_PdMW2peKZQCk0nP5Y3gBfB9qn-BBZh6-qLDGfxNbu4FDg5xdxluvUyRTWE69mdQNPUNNE6h6-NIFmz0V97NceM7X-pxyUJFL5cvJ3V2KESLT7qGQFGbW-nNB7mwALduxgwyp5mscQKcm7Ollp9l5a-uvDKrMz2/s4567/DSCF0284-SharpenAI-Softness.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4567" data-original-width="3045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxwCJrm5V6i-h637YLKk1-x2bp_PdMW2peKZQCk0nP5Y3gBfB9qn-BBZh6-qLDGfxNbu4FDg5xdxluvUyRTWE69mdQNPUNNE6h6-NIFmz0V97NceM7X-pxyUJFL5cvJ3V2KESLT7qGQFGbW-nNB7mwALduxgwyp5mscQKcm7Ollp9l5a-uvDKrMz2/w266-h400/DSCF0284-SharpenAI-Softness.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just missed that kiss....<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>After we congregated outside the registry office which is in a busy part of Oxford, where we tried to take the obligatory group shot. I thought I had done pretty well in that I made sure that all the camera settings were correct, and took a number of shots to ensure that at least one was correct. It was only when I got back I found that every single image has someone looking away or blinking. Fortunately there was enough material to construct one good image from all of them, but here is lesson 2<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />2. Exist outside the moment</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ujEq7xk3KZmtJGOY9oID0rh17VdKIbef71ZWprhJOpKiazWeQmDua2A8QpKIZMzvvJzlYokpwTNGSoxxAbps6onopMziIS5cdYqQyNyK2OrydEthk665Z8Mkf76aK0w0HAyha_RXeQve41rU__fNSOLbL2B5f-nsVxr_IJCv4igJQid2HyHBWeBt/s2048/Compare.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ujEq7xk3KZmtJGOY9oID0rh17VdKIbef71ZWprhJOpKiazWeQmDua2A8QpKIZMzvvJzlYokpwTNGSoxxAbps6onopMziIS5cdYqQyNyK2OrydEthk665Z8Mkf76aK0w0HAyha_RXeQve41rU__fNSOLbL2B5f-nsVxr_IJCv4igJQid2HyHBWeBt/w640-h208/Compare.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The before and after after some tweaking<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What makes a great astronaut, pilot, etc is that when all things are going wrong they can raise themselves above the chaos and do what is needed. Wedding photographers must have the same ability. They must be able to rise above the chaos of the location, and people, and concentrate on the fundamentals in getting the image. I thought I had done well to make sure the camera was set up, but in doing so, I had forgotten to organise my subjects, given clear instructions, making sure everyone was looking in the same way, etc. In these situations, a partner to do these sort of things is useful to take some of the pressure off.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Plan your photos <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS12m-j0J18yfOQWjuZ6rGqL1UtiRjsmYO7OkkhYJGWXE-EyOkzS-tsajzkHGqSi3mweSQzdsWP-r8fgiACdAkprHBBSI2Qfb3OKLl-C2JoY5QBJsgqemYM9Z6_f9qjP5YGtOBzd9ZIQsWoCSSvFEpc9D-w3V--LlGVUelWne6yERh2mKtZDnbz3Wg/s4970/DSCF0474.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="4970" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS12m-j0J18yfOQWjuZ6rGqL1UtiRjsmYO7OkkhYJGWXE-EyOkzS-tsajzkHGqSi3mweSQzdsWP-r8fgiACdAkprHBBSI2Qfb3OKLl-C2JoY5QBJsgqemYM9Z6_f9qjP5YGtOBzd9ZIQsWoCSSvFEpc9D-w3V--LlGVUelWne6yERh2mKtZDnbz3Wg/w640-h426/DSCF0474.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The groom and father. One I did get...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>I thought however I had done a pretty good job in getting some images, but it was only when I got back that I realised I had made a fatal mistake. While I had plenty of photos of the bride and groom, there were many people I did not get images of with the happy couple. Such as</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Grooms Parents</li><li>The Brides Parents</li><li>The Brides grandparents</li><li>My Family</li><li>Me</li></ul>In hindsight, the problem was is that I was used to weddings where I was on the periphery and someone else was orchestrating it. I did not realise that someone needed to fill that hole, and that person should of been me. Now I realised I should of taken control and organised everyone, but of course that was not my job, but it just highlights the essential role a proffesional wedding photographer fills. It is not just the photos, it is the organisation of the day to get all the required images. This is why coordination and communication with the photographer and wedding party is essential in these situations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKVTmQqjnNi6d8QDe4Qqz_xarAOaJnRCqqJ80541tRiqFJliQn1UMNAzFUU2SuehKeL9mnguTX9GmHu8HM3yDPiqSv2eJx6eHzirP3Ta6U29-1xJlPHM6toPl8FQplvrP0-5BaqeQxT15t6vsJMlnSxiXMd0KS9fr3-RkcRkSAFlPBH-XdG-cNcnL/s6000/DSCF0773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKVTmQqjnNi6d8QDe4Qqz_xarAOaJnRCqqJ80541tRiqFJliQn1UMNAzFUU2SuehKeL9mnguTX9GmHu8HM3yDPiqSv2eJx6eHzirP3Ta6U29-1xJlPHM6toPl8FQplvrP0-5BaqeQxT15t6vsJMlnSxiXMd0KS9fr3-RkcRkSAFlPBH-XdG-cNcnL/w640-h426/DSCF0773.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Finally we made it back to the reception and again unfortunately I reverted to my shell. One of irritating things for me was that there was a photographer at the event who took some great images of the reception and he was a 10 years old lad who borrowed his dad's camera and just went around asking people for images. This was the task I had set out to do, but I failed at thsi point. To be fair he did have a few advantages. Firstly when a 10 year asks to take a picture its cute, when a 50+ year old bloke does it, it can be a bit creepy. Secondly it was interesting that the lower portrait angle acheived was a attractive, but I am not sure my knees are up to it, and finally he did not suffer (I hope) the effect of too much alchol. </div><div><br /></div><div>So Lesson 4, Grasshopper - Embrace your 10 years old child</div><div><br /></div><div>To be honest I am still pretty mad about myself for not getting all the images and then not doing more at the reception and have been beating myself up all week. However on the plus points, there are some images I really like and I have been having fun with some of the photoediting, one talent I can rely on.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the lenses, the zoom got the most use, followed by the 14mm. To be honest the 56mm and 85mm did not really get a look and in, and I need to work out what the 56mm can be used for, falling into unfamiliar territory for me.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ailmg6ghwg16hoTPSETtJRY5_Ell80YAgGZ7_VvFY8noCEAs_Mt16hxlZ9Z8DJIsC062cF_xAaRcZcqPhayZr4Dd4V40O7lIDiEYRiJW5ziPXU-QwhHdIatteZbDOeDqghj3fU0sFsMhYkJ_IVAPnMa-3svfVA6WvQybH3IJkCZrrVRl5BuVBxf/s6000/DSCF0180_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ailmg6ghwg16hoTPSETtJRY5_Ell80YAgGZ7_VvFY8noCEAs_Mt16hxlZ9Z8DJIsC062cF_xAaRcZcqPhayZr4Dd4V40O7lIDiEYRiJW5ziPXU-QwhHdIatteZbDOeDqghj3fU0sFsMhYkJ_IVAPnMa-3svfVA6WvQybH3IJkCZrrVRl5BuVBxf/w426-h640/DSCF0180_2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxZyK9lwsmFaouw7-RCsvRs0RUJR4Uj78xiajK1BcTcsSl1Oh3x4nXHkyHg--lPoDenNyoj__u3KeJgYOSA_YND2eSMb5RMc-edGNEJmjjaXhR5ioJZrbQnPcIgxcjnSI3ExFmhL7p_mOWvhfEiaNnAMWLoQt3LcY5C2K5atQCDvOpqAcucvt4o1a/s6000/DSCF0371_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxZyK9lwsmFaouw7-RCsvRs0RUJR4Uj78xiajK1BcTcsSl1Oh3x4nXHkyHg--lPoDenNyoj__u3KeJgYOSA_YND2eSMb5RMc-edGNEJmjjaXhR5ioJZrbQnPcIgxcjnSI3ExFmhL7p_mOWvhfEiaNnAMWLoQt3LcY5C2K5atQCDvOpqAcucvt4o1a/w426-h640/DSCF0371_bw.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqIGpmqvKQqaa5Om2cufNHZ2xJbh8NZabL8GzHjMBBeOvcA3vRicjns-w3Y-4kVtFMoYZMg4UtchIK7raD-Dxc1TSimVyykQXcVwG_7hEUFGQUSZo98mFthn9_47XCxYVr6pxGW11lv304oak2Qpbu3jVmXfjWR3oKEunxc0c9OPnWshTK66VxKt3/s6000/DSCF0843_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqIGpmqvKQqaa5Om2cufNHZ2xJbh8NZabL8GzHjMBBeOvcA3vRicjns-w3Y-4kVtFMoYZMg4UtchIK7raD-Dxc1TSimVyykQXcVwG_7hEUFGQUSZo98mFthn9_47XCxYVr6pxGW11lv304oak2Qpbu3jVmXfjWR3oKEunxc0c9OPnWshTK66VxKt3/w640-h426/DSCF0843_bw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The conclusion<br /></h2><div><br /></div><div>In conclusion, I am still in awe of wedding photographers (even more so) and i'm glad my living does not depend on it, because I would not hire me. </div><div> </div><div>Saying that I learned a lot, not least that a professional wedding photographer still has an essential role to play in this world of smart phones, if you want to capture those irreplacable moments. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Would I do it if called again? Hopefully I could put some of my lessons into play, but I'm not sure I could take the responsibility...<br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0Oxford, UK51.7520209 -1.257726323.441787063821153 -36.4139763 80.062254736178843 33.8985237tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-12260608525692664722022-01-22T22:47:00.002+00:002022-01-23T10:39:09.423+00:00The Iron Giant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyoJfcE4-CocauxdDwdPkWi4vdKNPSGSuxg6liIpCqDs3_mqyRydOqIHYmeJHudzII9dVC1VNj_F3wEUjARnL9kbQfrtbH3KhY_yvE4DiXc5JZZJfoixm5zBhtQJCS080Mr8srd6lXVBv_wfmuVy0i38Gp2JnJ40RWj-hwc0_rFH734Y11lPdaB6Do=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyoJfcE4-CocauxdDwdPkWi4vdKNPSGSuxg6liIpCqDs3_mqyRydOqIHYmeJHudzII9dVC1VNj_F3wEUjARnL9kbQfrtbH3KhY_yvE4DiXc5JZZJfoixm5zBhtQJCS080Mr8srd6lXVBv_wfmuVy0i38Gp2JnJ40RWj-hwc0_rFH734Y11lPdaB6Do=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /> </p><p>My wife and I have our differences over sunrises. My wife assumes that a decent sunrise is a predictable event, while I know from practice that whatever the forecast says, there is no true way of evaluating a sunset other than looking out the door well before the sun has risen. Even then I have driven miles in the dark only to find cloud has rolled in obscuring the sun.<br /></p><p>This in turn creates conflicts, since she expects at least 48-hour notice for any photography trips, while I generally don't always know whether it's worth going out till the morning in question. </p><p>The other problem is she frequently asks why, if I am going out, why she could not come. Apart from the fact, I am an unsociable bugger when in photographic mode, sunrises by their very nature are early in the morning. I find I can get out of the house in about 15 minutes, my wife's record is about an hour. </p><p>However, sunrises won't wait, and typically you want to be there an hour before the sun rises above the horizon. To be honest, I'm not great about this either. A combination of laziness, inertia, lack of confidence can stymie your efforts to get out the door at an ungodly hour, or set off too late and then kick yourself as the sunrise of sunrises occurs while you are still driving to your destination. (alternatively, you can do what I did once and arrive 2 hours too early and have to kick your heals in pitch blackness)<br /></p><p>I bring this up because I did actually manage to get out for the sunrise today. </p><p>I have been planning this trip for a few weeks. My target was Bennerley viaduct near Ilkeston, about a 20-minute drive and because we are basically still in winter, it meant that I could get going at a reasonable time.</p><p>This blog post is not about sunrises however but Bennerley viaduct and the possibilities to the photographer</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Iron Giant</h2><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennerley_Viaduct" target="_blank">Bennerly viaduct</a> is a disused railway viaduct spanning the Erewash Valley between Awsworth (Nottinghamshire) and Ilkeston (Derbyshire) in central England. It was built in 1877 but closed to rail traffic in 1968.</p><p>Unlike most viaducts, it is built from a lattice of ironwork, making it appear as a giant spider web. The reason for this is it is built over an area of coal mining subsidence, so need greater flexibility than a brick built structure could offer. </p><p>In truth, it is amazing it has survived at all. It managed to survive Zeppelin attacks in the 1st world war, and the bombing of the 2nd, together with the more serious government attacks via the Beeching cuts in the 1960's. The only reason it survived then was due to its construction methods, it was deemed too expensive to demolish and for many years lay isolated. As such, it is almost the only surviving example of this sort of bridge and certainly the most accessible.<br /></p><p> That is until a concerted effort was made by local people to restore the viaduct and convert it into a cycling/walking path. <a href="https://www.bennerleyviaduct.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct </a>was set up to fundraise and manage this. </p><p>When I first visited in 3 years ago, the bridge itself was still off limits, and access was not clear. However, just this month (Jan 2022) it was announced that the bridge was open to visitors. As a result the 1452 feet long viaduct rising 60 feet above the Erewash river is now open to all and I felt it was time to investigate the site more fully.<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Perils in the dark<br /></h3><p>To plan my visit, I checked the <a href="https://photoephemeris.com/en" target="_blank">photo ephemeris</a> site to check which direction the sun would appear. Then I had to work out from <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bennerley+Viaduct/@52.9887921,-1.2996343,1308m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4879eb840332b0d7:0x8b8d805b1fe46729!8m2!3d52.9895779!4d-1.2978727" target="_blank">Google maps</a> whether I could get to where I wanted to go and how.</p><p>One of the challenges of visiting a new site for a sunrise is that you
will be stumbling around in the dark with no real idea how to get where
you want to g It appeared that there was an area of waste ground behind the site that would provide the best angle to catch the sun, but although google maps is fantastic it would not tell me whether the pathway shown was open or how to get to it. I would just have to hope for the best.<br /></p><p>When I woke up, and looked outside my window, the sky was clear. While this was good, I was hoping for a bit of cloud, but part-time snappers cannot be choosers, so creeping out of the house, and into the car, it was a quick jaunt up the M1 and I arrived at least an hour before sunrise.</p><p>As I said, I had no idea of how I was going to get to the viaduct and first signs were not hopeful, facing a low gate with a danger "construction traffic" on it. Assuming that this was a hangover from the reconstruction work I climbed under it and set along a wide paved path that I hoped would take me to my target (It was only when I got back to the car in daylight, I found a full functional path next to it)</p><p>The path to the viaduct itself was easy, despite the dark. The next challenge was that I had to cross the river Erewash to get to waste ground on the other side. On Google Maps it seemed to show a bridge, however what it did not show was a substantial gate across it. Initially, it looked like I would have to clamber over it, until I noticed that a large amount of the wire netting had been removed, allowing me to easily duck under it.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why here?</h3><p style="text-align: left;">So why did I want to photograph this bridge? Well, firstly, I love a new location and the new access offered a number of possibilities. Sitting in the middle of the Erewash valley with no buildings nearby, it allows you to explore the angles with little compromise. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Also being a lattice structure, it allows the light through. My hope was that I could photograph the sun through the lattice as it rose<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">As it was, I spent a period of time trying out different angles. One of the things I loved was the way it seemed to tail off into the distance, creating a Lacey ribbon in the sky.</p><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I quickly realised was that the sun through lattice effect was going to be challenging because the sun would need to rise above some low hills, meaning I needed to be higher. A drone would be perfect in this situation, and I am sure that this will be a major destination for drone photographers in the future. However, not owning one I had to do something else</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SbjFz1Q36cYteTfIb1c_KfMVYLNP98ky_txn6zlKqGB-fHcym4vviRcB9yBl2VyLhBOukdTNmMFflaYYFJy_RSc92SY8PHfDLR8RySBF0jgwVWgBFW00l4XmvxZ2r0RpjsiAN-3FTogGeIw7DhwHyCO6J3tDv3Egjapko3GU0DOnTdN4cY-1Gozr=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SbjFz1Q36cYteTfIb1c_KfMVYLNP98ky_txn6zlKqGB-fHcym4vviRcB9yBl2VyLhBOukdTNmMFflaYYFJy_RSc92SY8PHfDLR8RySBF0jgwVWgBFW00l4XmvxZ2r0RpjsiAN-3FTogGeIw7DhwHyCO6J3tDv3Egjapko3GU0DOnTdN4cY-1Gozr=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viaduct in the blue hour<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh55Veba4u8KbaZmnykUlz1HHgfSG3EtD6z-rmwzf_Hvj4i1-kHjmv3aYVnr69gT1bNwYMvu7yoatuknK179vyERzVs2SQ7fa_nYSRo0UgIsG8gYx6PG-CnchsTAGUbVoH6gbiwqZdRHc4dzS3eqD1jZujw5jlJhaUP8ftoefOE6DahFMJEEbjppla2=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh55Veba4u8KbaZmnykUlz1HHgfSG3EtD6z-rmwzf_Hvj4i1-kHjmv3aYVnr69gT1bNwYMvu7yoatuknK179vyERzVs2SQ7fa_nYSRo0UgIsG8gYx6PG-CnchsTAGUbVoH6gbiwqZdRHc4dzS3eqD1jZujw5jlJhaUP8ftoefOE6DahFMJEEbjppla2=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBfV9wzWDPAn1qtNTJGtB3ksTlryHjI-IadidA-ECnteLMroujQgc1T45XOG5Rh7VW5E2Ounp5J3q14eBpKsV_n39EWdO56gNv90yQdYCu0fiEkKoM5iBkcoSnenmRv0UyoWJUJRFyb-RXon3H58kNuOllMhEx13j0xdccYSyyUhnUyfY1FtINNT54=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBfV9wzWDPAn1qtNTJGtB3ksTlryHjI-IadidA-ECnteLMroujQgc1T45XOG5Rh7VW5E2Ounp5J3q14eBpKsV_n39EWdO56gNv90yQdYCu0fiEkKoM5iBkcoSnenmRv0UyoWJUJRFyb-RXon3H58kNuOllMhEx13j0xdccYSyyUhnUyfY1FtINNT54=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1JQVTfW-Wlvnoc9J9zHUfDNAdAxfiVQ-vl5vqEkqmOuPaD5ekx7W4JKaWQT7h_qviZOHEh_IlNuDvdhnQEm80mUOO4fcNhUFp_1sk5CSqm7DJFlglqNll0hOHFIIs2iSushVjmCi3-jlolcYQI75btop3kWNhF_gPaQP6_1YxmZfViNOlG7n9lQ92=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1JQVTfW-Wlvnoc9J9zHUfDNAdAxfiVQ-vl5vqEkqmOuPaD5ekx7W4JKaWQT7h_qviZOHEh_IlNuDvdhnQEm80mUOO4fcNhUFp_1sk5CSqm7DJFlglqNll0hOHFIIs2iSushVjmCi3-jlolcYQI75btop3kWNhF_gPaQP6_1YxmZfViNOlG7n9lQ92=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">As the light grew, I noticed a pedestrian walkway over the nearby rail
line, which would give me some needed height. I decided therefore to try
there. The next challenge was to find it in the dark, which I
eventually managed. This gave me a higher angle, so I could capture the sun well before ground level.</p><p style="text-align: left;">One of the things I tried was to capture the silhouettes of joggers and cyclists on the bridge to provide scale. Even this early there was a lot of traffic, which is a testament to the success of the project. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYP-MGf4DDkD2tz84KJrCrIA6qoGBRg-pte9sFAY6SlfEdgBW76CXQePsFjPMTz2S77heS7pbHTRpDq-RZPSlmJn3GZ25jOmVpUKtxH86GiRpOWqGn27zgPWpbFR8oQ8RXBz6deVYpTqGpoMzRUhJKY7-rmMNLJfPYATx66yzsHOtk76ef8cQfGe9h=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYP-MGf4DDkD2tz84KJrCrIA6qoGBRg-pte9sFAY6SlfEdgBW76CXQePsFjPMTz2S77heS7pbHTRpDq-RZPSlmJn3GZ25jOmVpUKtxH86GiRpOWqGn27zgPWpbFR8oQ8RXBz6deVYpTqGpoMzRUhJKY7-rmMNLJfPYATx66yzsHOtk76ef8cQfGe9h=w640-h364" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSy6TAVShexbwHvzly8fPmoGXk3zUDNMzr5RQExou33kHCoBmETH_LZ-qIGFGv5XfOOdZ6qy5hNm-GWJbFVWnhDikA9S7obMVgpCiwzUPNmdQd2n6AFmFcOShSwUs8HP4ys_4FsOSu0cCKmPbdC9o411ttKjTVTkDC7De03I0X80iRGWeLoi5UO2Hu=s1067" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSy6TAVShexbwHvzly8fPmoGXk3zUDNMzr5RQExou33kHCoBmETH_LZ-qIGFGv5XfOOdZ6qy5hNm-GWJbFVWnhDikA9S7obMVgpCiwzUPNmdQd2n6AFmFcOShSwUs8HP4ys_4FsOSu0cCKmPbdC9o411ttKjTVTkDC7De03I0X80iRGWeLoi5UO2Hu=w536-h640" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early morning walker crosses the bridge<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-vQCSmq-_khI1vQrPFA3VjeiwT0-d9EYkBwRNbhZjsV3VLZUrWRXPKpaXK7uZte6HPG8aTZzkrsaKxuDfzvF-cm6r06IOSZDTOe6R_e5esNBIowhF8yewtoShLFSszlAs_MeJzIrtN45aFHiuUfOfcimgISGDGTbO-OgT0yvPgJFae-d3jLCLD3R=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-vQCSmq-_khI1vQrPFA3VjeiwT0-d9EYkBwRNbhZjsV3VLZUrWRXPKpaXK7uZte6HPG8aTZzkrsaKxuDfzvF-cm6r06IOSZDTOe6R_e5esNBIowhF8yewtoShLFSszlAs_MeJzIrtN45aFHiuUfOfcimgISGDGTbO-OgT0yvPgJFae-d3jLCLD3R=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3su3RBO0CChFMDjDo8ZJZg_OIY2J1r_Wi_7UIWI8ayo2K5wZD4Mlx-1vAOUQHmpG1b2Ae2zieGBtwcgBtY4bHe6rgqYGYBKcy4DchgoVmIoCUMihUuzR1Vu5gvyQOdRybKGihY79fYToW06EZo71xm1CF2QL6zFeaQU_1jOe0tY9vdqOnqRiY0i9A=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3su3RBO0CChFMDjDo8ZJZg_OIY2J1r_Wi_7UIWI8ayo2K5wZD4Mlx-1vAOUQHmpG1b2Ae2zieGBtwcgBtY4bHe6rgqYGYBKcy4DchgoVmIoCUMihUuzR1Vu5gvyQOdRybKGihY79fYToW06EZo71xm1CF2QL6zFeaQU_1jOe0tY9vdqOnqRiY0i9A=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, its a train. Get over it</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho2MQZ4C3x2Ml6dprEuXqu1mt7AO3JlcfAqQvrNfWtM0d8kSVTZ568uNwO-FP9JowdV47-jDvEIvDS8hrbcuUbtmZld32GyxCJy7KKZ_OWGvlYAnPbCzu4vg1jezzRNz51ahWIKkjf5Q7WXPd7VjOVBT3pEHpvFLg-3WDEpv2R118XfJpMCyfjuDZQ=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho2MQZ4C3x2Ml6dprEuXqu1mt7AO3JlcfAqQvrNfWtM0d8kSVTZ568uNwO-FP9JowdV47-jDvEIvDS8hrbcuUbtmZld32GyxCJy7KKZ_OWGvlYAnPbCzu4vg1jezzRNz51ahWIKkjf5Q7WXPd7VjOVBT3pEHpvFLg-3WDEpv2R118XfJpMCyfjuDZQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>One advantage, being up high, was that I now had more time to explore the viaduct, so I worked my way down and tried to find the entrance. I later found that I could have continued over the walkway and followed the canal to the entrance ramp, however instead I headed across the waste ground to find the East path. </p><p>From the viaduct you are afforded fine views of the Erewash valley, and it would be great to come back on a misty day<br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnDphnuimeL2J1qCObosuMnTClydIJ7Voap-lHPsFAng3ow9MTrpPG9TdE2SexKA-HzW8rc7MlYEm0PbvnFp0C8SS-coLDxGBfSaXQ1noZ3hZY-4Ft2kwLUMpHbSydEf3E8R_oNe2oLoL9QyHOnBdC9JqVkwrNfzaXMmcCK7tiMXA2DHGOyEwTYYrX=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnDphnuimeL2J1qCObosuMnTClydIJ7Voap-lHPsFAng3ow9MTrpPG9TdE2SexKA-HzW8rc7MlYEm0PbvnFp0C8SS-coLDxGBfSaXQ1noZ3hZY-4Ft2kwLUMpHbSydEf3E8R_oNe2oLoL9QyHOnBdC9JqVkwrNfzaXMmcCK7tiMXA2DHGOyEwTYYrX=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from a viaduct<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgGPoL0xj_5PQhoKf84AU8JkrWudNqVC6QGCjFVPwmRPVL5TwNFluzYCZSPw-Cgzd_39ntDGpUKr5T2W6J5S5rsY7KmqYLzXYfNfFHmjuGxxzhWa7zEV6tQ_Vx0SoYOeFjORo3y4UhlERhydhhQz8hpuAIwKdzFwlLQgtBsbd138itqg8t-B7rPDef=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgGPoL0xj_5PQhoKf84AU8JkrWudNqVC6QGCjFVPwmRPVL5TwNFluzYCZSPw-Cgzd_39ntDGpUKr5T2W6J5S5rsY7KmqYLzXYfNfFHmjuGxxzhWa7zEV6tQ_Vx0SoYOeFjORo3y4UhlERhydhhQz8hpuAIwKdzFwlLQgtBsbd138itqg8t-B7rPDef=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Erewash valley<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;">One of the joys of photography is finding new locations. Bennerley offers a lot both in the structure itself, the location and historical perspective.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It will definitely be on my photography location list and I recommend anyone in the area to have a look</p><p style="text-align: left;">Being in the open affords good access for landscape photographers and sunrises and sunsets shots should be possible, although check the sun angles before hand.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Information</h3><p style="text-align: left;">Bennerley viaduct is located between the Erewash Canal and the disused Nottingham canal</p><p style="text-align: left;">Parking can be had at the Newton Lane Car Park, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston </p><p style="text-align: left;">To access the area underneath the bridge, there is a path from Awsworth road, where you can also access the railway crossing</p><p style="text-align: left;">Access paths are pretty good, with only a bit of scrambling to reach the Northside of the bridge. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW58ATSo8WfNupoLcgiOY-ZZ6VvYvKHBoEeH6S-2QlqLaIWLvfH_k6utYrt55HpYrSRp-4qJvnLmoxmdypbbRuJwpiSqpzVB0FbkWJ_uE7X8G7Mag5qaVsWJ_5SwVBoTqfhuJIlgqP01Wb5cMaLfxIpThmUCwbEEcidJWkHw7CQ9Q6Zzz5OfBOIIoA=s885" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW58ATSo8WfNupoLcgiOY-ZZ6VvYvKHBoEeH6S-2QlqLaIWLvfH_k6utYrt55HpYrSRp-4qJvnLmoxmdypbbRuJwpiSqpzVB0FbkWJ_uE7X8G7Mag5qaVsWJ_5SwVBoTqfhuJIlgqP01Wb5cMaLfxIpThmUCwbEEcidJWkHw7CQ9Q6Zzz5OfBOIIoA=w610-h640" width="610" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0Awsworth Rd, Ilkeston DE7 8PX, UK52.9895779 -1.297872724.679344063821155 -36.4541227 81.299811736178839 33.8583773tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-44235880813771053812021-12-28T17:54:00.007+00:002021-12-28T17:55:27.729+00:00Unplanned obsolescence<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_3DxWXaowpFzivRSNxpyzF75hNhAhtfXEtFAa96-y2GZnyx0iEPwVRVLfqxE4O9MR3v-2ZCbX4HS3bPCaCwvI8909d0fcmL9O3zhnMiU_vxsuKCxwnqD9fAQc8FH4WG2CfG_0JoUps3DaLT8pyHwHX_J8QTSqwzK45LVeKPdlAY8NUYwxc70wGnp=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_3DxWXaowpFzivRSNxpyzF75hNhAhtfXEtFAa96-y2GZnyx0iEPwVRVLfqxE4O9MR3v-2ZCbX4HS3bPCaCwvI8909d0fcmL9O3zhnMiU_vxsuKCxwnqD9fAQc8FH4WG2CfG_0JoUps3DaLT8pyHwHX_J8QTSqwzK45LVeKPdlAY8NUYwxc70wGnp=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>One question I get asked a lot as a photographer and member of a photographic society is "my partner/husband/friend passed away and left a lot of cameras do you want them"</p><p>This always raises a dilemma because a) we want to help, and anything photography related is always of interest, and b) it will almost always result in receiving kit which is basically worthless and then working out what to do with it.</p><p>Let us be clear that some kit will always have value. For example, anything with Leica stamped on it will always have value. Also, some pre-war kit has nostalgic/historic value (not box brownies, however - there are so many out of there). Additionally, some old lenses have value, ironically because they were so poor, they can be used to create interesting artefacts. Old USSR lenses like the Zenith Helios lenses are especially popular.</p><p>Most kit offered don't fall into that category. It is things like low-end modern DSLR's and compact digital cameras. The unfortunate thing is that although some of these items might have been expensive when bought only a few years ago, today they have basically no value even in almost new condition.</p><p>I raise this dilemma because recently my recently widowed wife's uncle asked if I would be interested in his ex-wives cameras. I said in a moment of weakness yes, and this Christmas a large parcel arrived with a ton of old cameras. </p><p>I was intrigued to what was inside and as you can probably guess there was no Leica, but a number of digital compacts, all virtually unused (it was clear she was a serial camera buyer). However, although of little or no value in themselves, they do pander to my other interest of camera and photography history. So in the rest of this blog, I will use them to highlight recent camera history.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exhibit 1</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiayyxY5TviCOv9eTJOCnecm5AXqViAhuqKvwVoh8PsfBUBrh8faPojHnm1ydG1EZEaK4LJ73mPxzt_2QV3MLFovlmqtPp-t-QKMdqRAxDQIv0WReq5MWX_j4EruE2VCPZx7ft9N2YdlRsk2B3gpHI9Zh9KGukbqaH-Wykr_jsv89SpBVs-ywhPgO9K=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiayyxY5TviCOv9eTJOCnecm5AXqViAhuqKvwVoh8PsfBUBrh8faPojHnm1ydG1EZEaK4LJ73mPxzt_2QV3MLFovlmqtPp-t-QKMdqRAxDQIv0WReq5MWX_j4EruE2VCPZx7ft9N2YdlRsk2B3gpHI9Zh9KGukbqaH-Wykr_jsv89SpBVs-ywhPgO9K=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Built 2002 <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Price when new £720 (£1200 in 2021 prices). Value now - £0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we got married, we were too poor or cheap to get someone to film it, so my wife's aunt, Jenny, did it for us. In fact, it might be this very camera she used. Unfortunately, it turned out that this sort of camera, rather than being the future, was just a brief interlude.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Storing the image on a miniature videotape, it meant rather than storing your memories forever, in a few years you were left with the issue of what to do with the mountain of plastic piling up in your loft. (Our wedding video was converted to DVD a few years later).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, the technology on these sorts of cameras was superb. Not only did you have a digital camera that supported a good zoom lense and good speed reproduction, but the effort required to support a moving tape robust enough to faithfully record images while withstanding jolting etc was impressive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, it had a number of issues. Tapes made the cameras large, you could only record for about 15 minutes at a time and there was no easy way to edit them, and sharing them was basically inviting everyone around to your house.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite the technology and cost, such cameras quickly died out when video cameras capable of recording to memory cards started arriving, meaning they are about as welcome as a mail order bride to a daughter's wedding. <br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exhibit 2 </h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3f77iShhtzAFe4GMXWugO285cbL5SyH1nwcY1-kM3WY-QaF06U87nMfg8O026RzQcyjavPAae1Xo6C1YbzgnHK0JNOMo4ffiIOHBOs9w0OznbMwwWOHZy68hVd__wV8Ox_h35FzE5CYSuxBop1FrXcr2Ty_7xSDh6_2LXepqTOa7lFehxgv8QujYX=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1600" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3f77iShhtzAFe4GMXWugO285cbL5SyH1nwcY1-kM3WY-QaF06U87nMfg8O026RzQcyjavPAae1Xo6C1YbzgnHK0JNOMo4ffiIOHBOs9w0OznbMwwWOHZy68hVd__wV8Ox_h35FzE5CYSuxBop1FrXcr2Ty_7xSDh6_2LXepqTOa7lFehxgv8QujYX=w400-h246" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Canon Ixus 70 2007 Cost when new £179 (2021 Price £264 )</div><div style="text-align: left;">7.1 Mpixels 1/2.5" sensor</div><div style="text-align: left;">Focal length (equiv.)
35–105 <span class="unitsSuffix">mm </span>F2.8–4.9 </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Value today £30</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Ixus 70 represents a whole load of cameras around in 2007. They were small (the Ixus 70 is about the size of a large matchbox), had a reasonable zoom range and were very popular.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Playing with it, it is hard not to see why. it is easy to carry around, very well-built and takes reasonable images in good light (even if the so-called viewfinder is a bit of a joke). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So why don't we see such cameras around today? The easy answer is a mobile phone can do all that plus a lot more. I remember I bought a small such camera for my wife and I quickly found the issue when I tried to use it. Battery life was not great, so the camera spent a lot of time off. When something happened that I wanted to take an image of, I had to turn it on which took up to 1/2 second, by which point the moment was missed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, when photos started being shared, the lack of connectivity spelled the death-knell for these sorts of cameras, and I am sure many people have them cluttering their desk draws. We get offered these cameras all the time and I still have not come up with any use for them apart from technological curiosities. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exhibit 3</h3></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib7RB_ZHzUcvst90ggA1hcPTrYlGWvds3F_ElOZqu5Lger3Xm9J7tSXk28KxOeukPLmdrkBZ-jt9aRNXA8hiKizHB7iN4IeLh-HZZMiPM00uJXAVaBZ8WddDtb5NWG3yPOM_FRve5pf6cc4oakDavyBYXE5NKCSF7Hpy0RCUNs3fqOIkUVqX6Wo8PD=s1147" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1063" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib7RB_ZHzUcvst90ggA1hcPTrYlGWvds3F_ElOZqu5Lger3Xm9J7tSXk28KxOeukPLmdrkBZ-jt9aRNXA8hiKizHB7iN4IeLh-HZZMiPM00uJXAVaBZ8WddDtb5NWG3yPOM_FRve5pf6cc4oakDavyBYXE5NKCSF7Hpy0RCUNs3fqOIkUVqX6Wo8PD=s320" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGeng8hZPSp0i6o-IMk1QEkFOtHK44-3wG1KVOT5wO5s9kkwadc96VEMw-Y59lla25NgEPM_Fm_YO_U1RtkeHEarykhV0u_ArHPEOGLX15Z6I-Bp8KY_YySYILHnyMmQSz02SOvaNHjoRVaSHs4dPumYbzT5LAX4MXiPbqg4ZKq5HinSGgQN8AtBzc=s1258" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGeng8hZPSp0i6o-IMk1QEkFOtHK44-3wG1KVOT5wO5s9kkwadc96VEMw-Y59lla25NgEPM_Fm_YO_U1RtkeHEarykhV0u_ArHPEOGLX15Z6I-Bp8KY_YySYILHnyMmQSz02SOvaNHjoRVaSHs4dPumYbzT5LAX4MXiPbqg4ZKq5HinSGgQN8AtBzc=s320" width="269" /></a></div><p></p><p>Samsung Galaxy Camera (2013)<br /></p><p>Price new £799 (2021 Price £975) </p><p>Price now £100<br /></p><p>16.3MP backlight-illuminated CMOS sensor</p><p>21x zoom with 23-481mm equivalent focal length and OIS<br /></p><p>F2.8-5.9 maximum aperture</p><p>ISO 100-3200</p><p>If I could have bet in 2013 what the camera of the future would look like, it would be this one.</p><p>Not only was it sleek, well-built and gave a good sensor and zoom lens, it boasted a huge rear screen covering the entire rear of the camera. It also had the kind of user interface that a Sony owner would weep for, with intuitive manual settings, touch to focus etc.</p><p>On top of that, the camera was driven by android OS, the same seen in mobile phones allowing to connect to Wi-Fi to share images and add apps such as Snapseed, so you could edit your images on your phone. You could even but a SIM card on and connect to mobile networks. </p><p>One interesting quirk is that instead of full SD cards, it takes microSD cards, which reduces its footprint a bit. <br /></p><p>It did and does now feel the way cameras should be, but it turned out to be just a brief experiment and not followed up on. OK, there were some complaints that image quality was not that great, but it was more than that.</p><p>The 1st reason is that Samsung decided to get out of the camera market in 2016, which came to a shock to many since they were quite highly regarded. However, the management of Samsung saw, probably quite rightly that the market for cameras was shrinking and since they were not a big player it was better off investing elsewhere. </p><p>The reason for the shrinkage was again that cameras were being incorporated into mobile phones. In many ways a camera like this should have been a good competitor since the lens and sensor size was streets ahead of the mobile of the day (for example the iPhone at the time had a 1/3.2"sensor in front of a plastic fixed lens), however the problem was why carry this camera around and a mobile? When a mobile would do 90% of what the camera did, without spending £800 for the privilege.</p><p>However, camera UI's, their lack of flexibility and inability to customise them is still an issue in modern cameras. It is a pity that this attempt could not of been carried forward to DSLR's, A definite might have been.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exhibit 4<br /></h3><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxnWD9HA2eGgq_Lm5l_67RO1Rku8i0LHXI9N6oo8MP2Kk2PkiFUbXF2lFXnhEMfMtZzCyFSUDJkahzlHD6N7OzrFY4ORA438B0J-H_MqAO3sxSkqzQFQ8zlhGMfFl-YmwmCL3XVLVK2RnbMj3cvID9mLTjUHI4H3y1Jmd9v6tdwXR9z0upNVW95pYE=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxnWD9HA2eGgq_Lm5l_67RO1Rku8i0LHXI9N6oo8MP2Kk2PkiFUbXF2lFXnhEMfMtZzCyFSUDJkahzlHD6N7OzrFY4ORA438B0J-H_MqAO3sxSkqzQFQ8zlhGMfFl-YmwmCL3XVLVK2RnbMj3cvID9mLTjUHI4H3y1Jmd9v6tdwXR9z0upNVW95pYE=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbvTiJ9fAQzVrmQcfW6YBjGaRjs9Kj9_1lVIZ90LoS_j9vEJGx0XAxtpctnlC0Sex6PZFZ481bfoYyV2SGTzGxZIQgvbWoVDTaldctPPTEt0OGVIGAlFCbghIJIDuG0HKyoorN4dBE9SpHDJLvC8smUfpgYGd3DKRrJON8qY3jReKNdMkWCSv4rl6u=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbvTiJ9fAQzVrmQcfW6YBjGaRjs9Kj9_1lVIZ90LoS_j9vEJGx0XAxtpctnlC0Sex6PZFZ481bfoYyV2SGTzGxZIQgvbWoVDTaldctPPTEt0OGVIGAlFCbghIJIDuG0HKyoorN4dBE9SpHDJLvC8smUfpgYGd3DKRrJON8qY3jReKNdMkWCSv4rl6u=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> Panasonic HX-WA20 (2012)</p><p>£250 when new (£314 in 2021)</p><p>Price now £69</p><p>1/2.33in CMOS <span class="c-spec-props-grid__value">9.8 Mpx</span></p><p>7.5x optical zoom (28-280, F4 -20 )</p><p>This one is a bit of a peculiarity. Although bought out in 2012, it would be hard to guess that it is 10 years old, and it is the one camera that i would think about still using today.</p><p>Obviously the camera is designed to be video centric, however it does offer a usable stills function. The interesting thing is the form factor. The truth is that camera design has pretty well stagnated. Yes there are tweaks here and there, but the fundamental design is not fundamentally different to the 1st SLR's 60 years ago. </p><p>The strange thing is that SLR's were designed as they are because the camera spool had to be pulled across the aperture. However, despite being no film or canister, cameras are still designed as if they are doing exactly that. There have been attempts to move away from that for, but design conservatism has meant they have generally failed. </p><p>This camera is interesting since it shows an alternative design strategy, although largely it is designed as a video centric device. However, again, with cameras video capability being a major selling factor nowadays, the question has to be asked whether the SLR blueprint is really a good form factor for video?</p><p>However, this has nothing to do with why I would still use this camera. It has a trick that mobile phones still struggle with. It is waterproof up to 3m. When I went diving in 2019, I bought a small waterproof Fuji, but this would have worked nicely, with big controls. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unplanned obsolescence<br /></h3><p>So my unexpected gifts have given me to look at recent history of camera technology. One of the weird thing is that apart from the video camcorder, none of these devices are unusable and would take fine photos today, but are basically considered junk.</p><p>If you bought say Nikon F mount in 1963, you could almost get a lifetime of usage out of it. Now the usable life of a camera can be measured in months. For example, the DSLR manufacturers seem to bring out a new product every 6 months. There is often little wrong with the existing camera, but this forced obsolescence means that usable products are discarded before they even get a scratch.</p><p>To me, this seems wasteful and unnecessary. One way it could be improved is enforcing software upgrades. Fuji were the 1st to introduce the concept of kaisen, where the life of a product could be extended by software, and other manufacturers have gone some way in doing that, but it could be better.</p><p> I am always interested in the maker community who re-use and re-purpose technology. However, if manufacturers were encouraged to provide methods of software updates and also after a period of time provided the source code, a lot of hardware would not go to waste. </p><p>However, there is little benefit for manufacturers to do this unless forced by law, so I expect the draws and landfills of the land will continue to get filled with fully functional, but obselete devices for years to come<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-54839633956377613982021-10-02T11:59:00.006+01:002022-06-06T12:47:16.272+01:00Big eyes<p>I get bored very easily with "standard" photography. While it is great to get that iconic photo of a landscape, after a while I tend to go to any technique that differentiates an image, be it ICM, different angles, etc. This is one reason I am always looking for lens that are different, quirky or just weird. <br /></p><p>This is also one reason why I am generally banned from going into charity shops by my wife. Apart from my predilection to buy books, I am always on the lookout for old camera equipment. This is even less likely than finding decent books, but secretly you hope to uncover a <a href="https://petapixel.com/2021/08/16/teen-finds-entire-leica-m-camera-kit-at-church-sale-for-15/" target="_blank">Leica</a>, which the fool at the checkout has priced for £2.50. However, failing that, I am always a sucker for old lenses, but again I never had much success.</p><p>However, recently I was perusing a local charity shops while my wife was otherwise distracted taking the dog to the vet. After discarding the usual Dan Brown's, I found 2 lenses in the corner of the shop. One was an old Tamron zoom which did not hold much interest, but the 2nd one was more intriguing. At 1st glance it looked like the front end of a CCTV camera, and I could not decide whether it was worth a punt. At this point I was saved by the bell in the form of a call from my wife asking to be picked up, so I put it down and went home.</p><p>However, the next day, I could not stop thinking about it, so I snuck out at lunchtime and picked it up. for the ridiculous price of 10 quid. </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p>When I got it home, I googled it, but I was no more the wiser. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhAzlKwDTCSMmFj019m-rRj-oHWczhMjb5_RFxjds8TrBRzI5N5po8c2M-FKQdGMDOvIB5uIGYVD5cai7m35-y6x2oOI426R4YEYc6eNy1DRYyhPEBWU0rZCcRqE-LCa_oxyw3_7sbHg/s1365/DSCF0879.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="910" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhAzlKwDTCSMmFj019m-rRj-oHWczhMjb5_RFxjds8TrBRzI5N5po8c2M-FKQdGMDOvIB5uIGYVD5cai7m35-y6x2oOI426R4YEYc6eNy1DRYyhPEBWU0rZCcRqE-LCa_oxyw3_7sbHg/w266-h400/DSCF0879.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p> It was clearly some sort of wide angle/fisheye, made by AICO in Japan, but it did not seem to have any sort of mount, not even a screw in M42. It had a screw that looked like it would fit into a filter mount, but it was not quite the right size. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZojolTn_ZD2uehn1Kv3_7TxdvReUEFO91J-f6Rr0jJab2UtgRT9QaAqc_lR8qBs7gQ0EjoPjaBSD_LEM5dDF9tt_woreqeUVfxdR9NHCRmhQRldidr-elABlaORocx7k645Jpiawn3c/s1365/DSCF0880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="910" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZojolTn_ZD2uehn1Kv3_7TxdvReUEFO91J-f6Rr0jJab2UtgRT9QaAqc_lR8qBs7gQ0EjoPjaBSD_LEM5dDF9tt_woreqeUVfxdR9NHCRmhQRldidr-elABlaORocx7k645Jpiawn3c/w266-h400/DSCF0880.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>The mystery was eventually solved when we found information on Series VII adapters. These were a class of filters and lenses that could screw on to the front of an existing lens to add extra reach or wide-angle capabilities. </p><p>To try it out, I got a 50mm to Series VII converter and attached it to the front of a 18-55 zoom. Obviously the lens itself has no aperture control, or focussing. However, being a fisheye, it does not need much focussing anyway</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Results<br /></h3><p>I have never had a true fisheye before, so I was a bit surprised by the initial results. Rather than a full image, the lens only created a port hole effect, having a circular image. It was a bit like the effect of using one of those crystal balls, without the need to find where to place it on the ground. Looking at other fisheye, this seems pretty standard. Of course being attached on a zoom I could decide how much of an effect to have by zooming into, so magnifying a certain area, but I actually liked the effect in certain scenarios. </p><p>One issue was really bad flare, and it was best when no strong lights were being picked up. However, it was really good for pictures of streets where the fisheye effect showed up most strongly. It will be interesting to see the results I will get in say a forest environment<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s4e8jKsXkYinzSW2vYcYi6dDcAXTT-poYcINMzi8Y7Nd912OBUuQTbqNden3bvRNSh1wzzBYmDo-UHunIkat-eD76UPHcZQ-UCQpKzNFhu-MPnJSF_-GIFOEpTLfH_M8NuNS1wVbEGE/s1365/DSCF0858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s4e8jKsXkYinzSW2vYcYi6dDcAXTT-poYcINMzi8Y7Nd912OBUuQTbqNden3bvRNSh1wzzBYmDo-UHunIkat-eD76UPHcZQ-UCQpKzNFhu-MPnJSF_-GIFOEpTLfH_M8NuNS1wVbEGE/w400-h400/DSCF0858.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bRGdCf5NyHQqaZz9Dh_2wYBD5F7N_H6iTGVrbD00VnpjxNMxOgg1hjZVKkXcsW98eTz8KAmZtPFSX95UGTjLCjjKJooA63WdJboDWFH6C30mwRoJ1DETVlXBCrcgiCIZwqM5hIHYhVk/s1529/DSCF0859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1529" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bRGdCf5NyHQqaZz9Dh_2wYBD5F7N_H6iTGVrbD00VnpjxNMxOgg1hjZVKkXcsW98eTz8KAmZtPFSX95UGTjLCjjKJooA63WdJboDWFH6C30mwRoJ1DETVlXBCrcgiCIZwqM5hIHYhVk/w400-h358/DSCF0859.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ1_FBmg0Xd4oDnRaPxKZS9C8_0lo-UY1un6FeuIe59JrvasLVzwX_qhjn9-cF9yH1sGah0Ml1Jwdu3Z9syXY2cYji0K7toyRofNzHgvLRJ36LcVFMLiKvJI6pPKTXwJgCeyhOiYx460/s1548/DSCF0861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1548" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ1_FBmg0Xd4oDnRaPxKZS9C8_0lo-UY1un6FeuIe59JrvasLVzwX_qhjn9-cF9yH1sGah0Ml1Jwdu3Z9syXY2cYji0K7toyRofNzHgvLRJ36LcVFMLiKvJI6pPKTXwJgCeyhOiYx460/w400-h353/DSCF0861.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuis2A1HEQ0cvGK9iWBz9i2EYI6NcB2-t6buWt6bcs1KlDKBCOlmZv6uHMQddBlLpD1oNmhnzNbGtDo36qs4WA73ilBo1XLULSEx9NNd6SzLbkpwDC85-aTpkOurm4sZJsXfGBlNcJ4w/s1715/DSCF0863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1715" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuis2A1HEQ0cvGK9iWBz9i2EYI6NcB2-t6buWt6bcs1KlDKBCOlmZv6uHMQddBlLpD1oNmhnzNbGtDo36qs4WA73ilBo1XLULSEx9NNd6SzLbkpwDC85-aTpkOurm4sZJsXfGBlNcJ4w/w400-h319/DSCF0863.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHViVpb6CSDfniDMsqABn1sXTFo4bIgGU8ZxgzOu6xTjaW6q4HUYxmIOMbQtReMjrDdigUcV7om9KKcFY2WbY42fs-Ksh0_uZPlYuh5-sMPC43oapyb_QkVcLyZoQHKl8-JpUKuHHdyIM/s1842/DSCF0864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1842" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHViVpb6CSDfniDMsqABn1sXTFo4bIgGU8ZxgzOu6xTjaW6q4HUYxmIOMbQtReMjrDdigUcV7om9KKcFY2WbY42fs-Ksh0_uZPlYuh5-sMPC43oapyb_QkVcLyZoQHKl8-JpUKuHHdyIM/w400-h296/DSCF0864.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoOvtgaQDakHFrz8dncswuKczsdoJ3rqxxbkRluR5PRocjgutPSdlHkQz_jT1f7kvPhgV6siG1O61IQYBp6f1q8t6Ukx0pBzVqEu4u5sPHfgskVeGm2RstALKkwDsYZaGtLwv6WaOkcE/s2048/DSCF0865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoOvtgaQDakHFrz8dncswuKczsdoJ3rqxxbkRluR5PRocjgutPSdlHkQz_jT1f7kvPhgV6siG1O61IQYBp6f1q8t6Ukx0pBzVqEu4u5sPHfgskVeGm2RstALKkwDsYZaGtLwv6WaOkcE/w400-h266/DSCF0865.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion<br /></h3><p>Buying an old lens is not about photography perfection, but breaking the mold. Photography should be about pushing the limits, and playing with different pieces of glass helps push us in different directions. While the lens may not get used much, there will always be a project or use that will come around, which we will dig it out. For that alone it is £10 well spent <br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-46752981083611100382021-06-26T16:49:00.012+01:002022-06-06T12:57:14.370+01:00NFT and the art of the deal<p>This last year has been a tough one for anyone whose primary source of income was through photography. </p><p>Any face to face activity, often the bread and butter of full time photographers, has been severely curtailed by Covid-19 leaving photographers to rely on things like print sales to make ends meet. </p><p>However, just when things were at their bleakest, a new proposed saviour appeared over the horizon with the letters NFT printed on their tee-shirt. </p><p>But what is a NFT, and is it the new messiah or just a very naughty boy? <br /></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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photographers like <a href="https://www.neilburnell.com/" target="_blank">Neil Burnell</a> selling digital prints for prices for the kind of money that traditional print sellers could only dream off.<br /></p><p>Since then social media has been awash with photographers trying to get to grips with NFT's, with some resorting to almost evangelistic zeal in extolling others to get on board. As a result, there has been somewhat of a schism formed between photographers who see this as the next great thing, and others who have doubts and feel more cautious. <br /></p><p>So what is exactly is an NFT, and why is it being sold as the future of photography? </p><p>NFT stands for Non-fungible token, which rather than a method of selling photos sounds like a foot disease. </p><p>To explain what it is, lets ask a simple question. Which of the two images below is more valuable? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzyOPPVMLd4gzudVFcXWX0Nd4TI_0Q87xS-e37ycj-xlacH6bS3q1LzehVwkVvuWvocbIthx8Was-Wp-p1wSHNkpsK1ghDaZbdppTNYmTfOcQKXgq7gGoAAOoPfBCHFz6yxlHg9rSY_o/s1000/mona-lisa3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzyOPPVMLd4gzudVFcXWX0Nd4TI_0Q87xS-e37ycj-xlacH6bS3q1LzehVwkVvuWvocbIthx8Was-Wp-p1wSHNkpsK1ghDaZbdppTNYmTfOcQKXgq7gGoAAOoPfBCHFz6yxlHg9rSY_o/w640-h384/mona-lisa3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>If you said the image on the left, I'm afraid no playtime for you <br /></p><p>The answer is that they are in fact both equally valuable being purely digital images and in themselves contain no intrinsic value. <br /></p><p>This is because although such images take effort to make, in a world where both creation and delivery of photographs is now a purely digital exercise they can be easily duplicated and disseminated. This means in economic terms, supply constantly outstrips demand and as everyone knows not all rare things are valuable, but all valuable things are rare.</p><p>Unlike say a print whose reproduction can be limited and controlled, there has not been up to now a similar method to put limits on a digital image. This is where NFT's come in. </p><p>An NFT is a digital document that due to the process in which it is created (which we will not go into here, because it involves a lot of maths and very few people understand it anyway) is guaranteed to be unique and non-reproducible. This is what the Non-fungible means. Not only that, but it contains an unchangeable ledger where each token is linked to a previous copy and therefore can record a chain of ownership. A NFT can be associated with a digital item and uniquely identify it. </p><p>So what does that have to do with photography? </p><p>Well, a photographer can now attach link an NFT permanently to a single instance of a digital image and in doing create an unique image and sell or auction that image. One (bad) metaphor used of a signed baseball card (or pannini
football sticker to the majority of the world). There maybe 1000's in
existence, but only one signed by a sportsman it represents.<br /></p><p>If you are thinking why would anyone want to buy a digital image, that looks like all the other copies just because it has a unique signature, join the club. But that is what is happening on websites setup to trade these things, and significant amounts of money are being used to purchase them so clearly there is a demand.</p><p>NFT's are intractable linked to the concept of electronic money. You mayof heard of bitcoins, the payment method of coice for ransomware proponents. Well NFT's are linked with a similar currency called Etherium and these are used to purchase NFT's which can then be converted to the sort of hard currency banks etc are happy to deal with. <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Money, Money, Money</b><br /></h3><p>So we can now raid our back catalog of digital images, attach a NFT, auction them off and retire happily, right? </p><p>Well maybe, and certainly some commentators have suggested that if you are not doing this you are 'crazy' . However like any get rich quick scheme, it is worth investigating exactly what you are getting into before jumping in with both feet. </p><p>So what follows are my thoughts on what things you may need to think about and where this might be going in the future. <br /></p><p>First thing to think about is who is actually buying these items and where is all the money coming from? <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Caveat emptor</h3><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So why
are people purchasing digital prints by spending the kind of money that would
allow them to buy 20 physical versions? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My guess
is that, like most new things, the purchasers will come in 3 waves. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Firstly,
are those idle rich who always want to be first just for bragging rights. i.e.
the kind who queue up to buy the first iPhone, limited edition records etc.
While money being used to purchase these images may look a lot to a starving
artist, to some people a couple of thousands is the kind of money they spend on
a good lunch and certainly no hardship if you want to brag on your next super
yacht meeting with Bill Gates and Roman Abramovich</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
second wave will be investors and speculators. The kind of people who are not
so interested in the art, but the hope that its price will increase over time.
However, both these groups are the early subscribers and limited in
number. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The 3rd
wave will be the vast majority people who buy into things like this as it
becomes part of normal behaviour.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However,
to anyone hoping to get rich, there is a danger that the first wave has already
moved on, and the second wave are now holding back to see where the market is
going. Whether the vast majority of people will ever come to see a digital
print as anything other than a curiosity is open to question. Maybe it is just
my age, but the idea of getting the kids round in 20 years’ time to download my
original Burnell, doesn't seem likely. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Maybe I'm
behind the times with this, but the point is that I would not mortgage the
house on the ability to sell photos this way. The market could already be
saturated, and there is anecdotal evidence that after the initial enthusiasm
(see wave 1 and 2), the market has cooled considerable.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">To see
why this maybe the case, let me introduce you to the hype curve. This is a
known phenomenon in the tech world and basically almost all new technology
follows it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The first
stage is where everyone gets excited about some new technology. Early evangelists
extoll its virtues and tell everyone that they need to get in on it, creating a
huge wave on enthusiasm. This reaches a peak, where people start finding that
the initial promises are not met and people move onto the next big thing. Then
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thoughts are that at the moment we are just below the peak of inflated
expectations, and maybe anyone who wants to get into this, needs to be aware
that the hype and good times may not last forever.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But why
should you care, as long as there is money to be made? Well, the point is that
none of this is free. Websites advertising NFT's aften charge an upfront fee,
and if the hype crashes you may find you are spending money in a dying market.</span></p>
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because you are buying and selling in a so called crypto currency, there is
also a danger that any value will fluctuate wildly as the valuation of the
currency changes. Because such currencies are not backed by things like
government bonds, they are more prone to variation. For an Ethereum coin has
reduced in price from $4000 to $1700 in just over a month so it is well to be
aware that markets are extremely volatile </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Legal Eagle</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Another
problem is whether buyers actually understand what they are buying? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Purchasing
always involves some manner of contract between buyer and seller, but NFT's and
the whole concept of ownership of digital items creates a whole range of new
issues that national laws have not caught up with yet. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Take the
issue of copyright. The assumption is that when you sell a picture, you are
selling a single image, but you retain its copyright.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Problem
is with all copyright questions; it is based on a concept developed 100 of
years ago which does not sit well in the digital era. Firstly, is the buyer
aware of this or is there an implied right when someone buys an image.
Secondly which law does this come under? The jurisdiction of the seller, the
buyer, where the auction site is hosted? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">These
legal questions will now doubt in time be answered, but for now it is worth
being aware that we are in uncharted territory legally about what rights the
seller and buyer actually have and while the market remains buoyant this maybe moot, if the prices drop (or plummet), speculators might actually come back and ask what their money has actually
bought. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Another
legal grey area is what happens if a photographer mints (NFT jargon for create) a second image exactly
the same as the 1<sup>st one</sup>. Is there anything in the rules which indicates
uniqueness? Where does enforcement responsibility lie? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Then,
there is the issue of what happens if someone sells an image which is not
theirs? Again, you would hope the original artist can use copyright law to protect
their rights, but like we stated above, where would you sue? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However,
the more likely problem in the short term is the rise in scams. Take a population
that are in need of money, add something which promises easy access to said
money, add a touch of incomprehensible technology, and you have an area ripe
for exploitation by fraudsters and scam artists. No doubt we will see the
rise fake sites, people offering non-existent consultancy, or other such rich
quick scams (A Nigerian prince wishes to help you sell your image, etc).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So basically,
be very careful you understand the terms and conditions you are signing up for,
what fees are due, and whether the site is valid. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Environment</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> A
lot of photographers I know, especially those working in wildlife and
environment are very conscious of their responsibility to the world around
them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">One big
area of concern has been on how NFT's affect the environment. To explain this
you have to look at how NFT’s are generated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Unlike
normal money whose value is based on some intrinsic value, things like NFT are
based on making computers do work to generate them to locate a secret code. The
codes are so designed so that as computers get faster, the work required to
generate them increases, therefore limiting supply. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> However
as anyone who has run a rendering program with a laptop sat on their legs, work
requires energy. How much energy? well, recently police raided a house they
thought was a Marijuana farm by its heat signature and the fact they were
illegally siphoning a large amount of electricity from the grid. Instead of a
normal farm however, they found a server farm searching for bit-coins. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As
another sign of how much power is being used to sustain things like NFT's,
China recently cracked down on bit-coin farming. As well as causing the price
of crypto currencies to drop, the electricity consumption in China dropped
virtually overnight by the equivalent of the production of 7 nuclear reactors. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So this
activity is taking a lot of energy to basically generate nothing physical and
there are serious questions whether if you care about the environment you
should be encouraging it so that you can sell a few pictures? </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conclusion <br /></span></h3><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>So should photographers buy into the NFT hype and start auctioning of there digital prints? There is no doubt the rewards of some of the early users have been spectacular and I'm as keen as anyone to see photographers and other digital creators gain their just reward from their efforts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>but...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>As well as Caveat emptor we have Caveat Venditor or seller beware. Any transaction involves risk, but the problem with NFT's is that it is too early to really understand what risks you are taking on.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Also it has to be said I am a bit concerned that the debate about NFT's has been distilled down to two camps, those who evangalise it and others who are very negative. As photographers we should all understand there are many shades of grey, and so it is with this debate.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The danger is that hyped expectations will in the end back fire, so If you want to go down this path, make sure you understand what you
are selling, your legal exposure. Make sure the sites you using are valid and
trusted and you use common sense cyber security principles such as good one
time use passwords. Do not pay large upfront fees, and be aware of any ongoing
costs.
</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>More importantly, do not assume that you will sell much or in fact anything. There is nothing wrong in dipping your toe into new technologies, but do not assume that things will change overnight, if at all.<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>In short, like any undertaking, do not get pushed by others to take risks
you do not fully understand, and be wary of any claims of instant riches.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>And yes, I still feel uneasy of living in a world where digital objects are given equal value to physical representations, and I don't think I'm alone in that. Maybe we are entering a brave new world where value is only represented in 0 and 1's rather than ink and paper, but part of me feels I would not like that world, but maybe it is only a sign of age and the next generation brought up on Instagram and Facebook have no issues with it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>My biggest worry is that I have reached an age, where I would dismiss something just because it is new. However my gut feeling is that this is not one of those occasions. However if I'm wrong, contact me in 20 years to tell me how stupid I was. You can even attach a NFT and sell it to me :)<br /></span></span></p><br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-34483175408303733842020-12-29T16:46:00.002+00:002020-12-29T16:46:47.161+00:00Return to Spurn point
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JGVUI2MId2xQfY4L615HH6VqD3uE7yCBdwzFxcOVI3OJcfuDkCWb-EydHab0VpjHTQul2TQL47_M5wdRvGJtv5fMHlSwS4Pbh4dgLv205NXW5b95PK3uxdchK1SqsthLWC57Zmd-vxY/s2048/pan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="2048" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JGVUI2MId2xQfY4L615HH6VqD3uE7yCBdwzFxcOVI3OJcfuDkCWb-EydHab0VpjHTQul2TQL47_M5wdRvGJtv5fMHlSwS4Pbh4dgLv205NXW5b95PK3uxdchK1SqsthLWC57Zmd-vxY/w640-h218/pan2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In the
summer of 2019, I made a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span style="color: blue;">journey out to Spurn point</span></a> near Hull, which is
pretty well the closest coastline to where I live. It was a long journey, made
early in the morning, in order to catch the sunset, a task I pretty well failed
to do.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In retrospect however I did enjoy my time there, but somehow as a photographer, I felt I had left
something on the table. I had not really made the best of the opportunity, and
felt I really needed to go back. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So this
year I decided to go again. Instead of summer, this time it would be autumn, meaning I did not need to get up so early, and hopefully the skies would be more conducive for
photography. I also hoped to catch some of the autumn bird migrants making their way
from Scandinavia to the east coast. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Of course this was 2020, so one
complication would be that the UK was still under Covid restrictions, and I had to
be mindful to ensure I stayed isolated and be aware that there maybe be little in amenities. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For the
trip I had a few new pieces of kit. Firstly I had a variable ND filter, which I
hoped to use to take long exposure sea shots. I had my <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2020/09/looking-gift-horse-in-mouth.html" target="_blank">new 85mm lens</a>, which I
have really fell in love with due to its shallow depth of field and sharpness. Finally, I had got 2nd hand Fuji XT-10 converted to IR. This had replaced my full
spectrum A-6000, with the benefit that it could use the batteries and lenses
from my XT-2. October is not a great season for IR photography, but I
took it along anyway </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Go East</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
journey itself was uneventful. I am always a little wary of long car journeys
early in the morning, but the time ticked by quickly on the motorway
journey to Hull, then it was a case of winding my way through the lanes that
connect Hull to the point itself. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I arrived in total darkness, in an empty car park, and I set about
getting my kit together. Unlike last time I made sure I had both hat and water on me. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> One
decision was whether to take my long 150-400mm lens, or come back for it later.
In the end I decided to take it, since if I decided to head on, I would have it
with me. Also, I was hoping to see large flocks of knots on the shoreline that
often congregate at this time of year creating spectacular patterns in the sky
as the wheel about.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As befitting the implicit rules of photography,
because I had arrived in plenty of time for sunrise, the sun did not
really appear, as I started to walk along the beach. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I decided
to head up the beach. Despite the low cloud, it was a remarkable pleasant day
for October and it felt as if I had the beach to myself. Despite the lack of
spectacular sunrise, there was a bit of colour in the sky above the cloud. I
took a few shots along the beach, with the dark sand contrasting the sky, and
the rocks jutting out like dinosaurs bones </span>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyi5jMAYjn_WNwcheRIqcme3DyrnIjgWLNWnf_62ZcmfghN4fHLcxf78miZLHkTu7UpczqhCnzR5vWsg2-oGWnk2YTcyGKR1ZoOtaFSfJ2h6IEsiE46xIA_OgfPizAMemDuTO-LK71ZQ/s1143/DSCF0030_hdr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1143" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyi5jMAYjn_WNwcheRIqcme3DyrnIjgWLNWnf_62ZcmfghN4fHLcxf78miZLHkTu7UpczqhCnzR5vWsg2-oGWnk2YTcyGKR1ZoOtaFSfJ2h6IEsiE46xIA_OgfPizAMemDuTO-LK71ZQ/w640-h430/DSCF0030_hdr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My main
plan was to take some long exposures of the groynes as the tide went out. One
of the reasons I had chosen this day, was that high tide would coincide with
sunrise. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I had
just set up the camera for some long exposure shots when another guy with a
camera, ambled up to me, totally ignoring social distancing as I hurriedly
backed away. Apparently he was a portrait photographer from Hull, who decided
to do pretty well the same as me. Actually we had a nice chat and would bump
into each other most of the day. Saying that the beach, this far from the car
park was pretty well deserted.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wcRACilp6pwETQkpLTs-4QLvZ-vO1Bszx2md9h9NiGCbCJRStu7Tua2kVMm2KkrW04bXuJb1UZZB80fySU_n74ymOaC7_KF8UfLisXcN20OCVCuHKC-M0Qn8VwLF8HC1clsX8zinfWE/s1117/DSCF0159_nik.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1117" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wcRACilp6pwETQkpLTs-4QLvZ-vO1Bszx2md9h9NiGCbCJRStu7Tua2kVMm2KkrW04bXuJb1UZZB80fySU_n74ymOaC7_KF8UfLisXcN20OCVCuHKC-M0Qn8VwLF8HC1clsX8zinfWE/w640-h440/DSCF0159_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog4hVTp_9rHj-E6R_D1TYrIupUcjdFN5o7Sb4eRjYRffArpa9auLMbntJw68NIV7cgSRAINduRIpTkUTN_5s7g148P_5FHNrKE13UvCfBW5Bcs1HJMgp3CGWQwmlxm3cstp8NnyzBAG4/s1044/DSCF0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog4hVTp_9rHj-E6R_D1TYrIupUcjdFN5o7Sb4eRjYRffArpa9auLMbntJw68NIV7cgSRAINduRIpTkUTN_5s7g148P_5FHNrKE13UvCfBW5Bcs1HJMgp3CGWQwmlxm3cstp8NnyzBAG4/w640-h426/DSCF0207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjv39nZXTLq59VFDTTHjayJFwkJVD9FrygdDUvICw77iCgqcCXV_HIdoehkv6RhojWveg33lvD00zw6zMf1dGu31bswz_Bb5qtgUk_uDIlL1AdjAqvzAqaojVQEP1-86lkYi6awO1hwc/s1152/DSCF0138_nik.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjv39nZXTLq59VFDTTHjayJFwkJVD9FrygdDUvICw77iCgqcCXV_HIdoehkv6RhojWveg33lvD00zw6zMf1dGu31bswz_Bb5qtgUk_uDIlL1AdjAqvzAqaojVQEP1-86lkYi6awO1hwc/w640-h426/DSCF0138_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Although
my main intention was taking landscape photo's I also hoped to take some bird
photo and as I wandered up the beach line, small flocks of knots flew ahead of
me. It was not the large masses that I had hoped such as they got at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Snettisham</span></a>
, further down the coast, nor the size I had seen at a previous visit, but
still I had a chance to get some movement shots of these fascinating little
clockwork birds. I hoped to take more I came back, but as I returned, the flocks seem to have departed meaning these were the only shots I got. <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2wHmqihKmHMnepI33leUbcTyiYOAJBPK1YOMiC0Q0BQQLxpjSVTd9eMQmg_j6VDhc4EBGEcnARQTKLDyDmlIKgM_LDQXgwFLdYa-au19yafHFNjGGsDI-QeZfHEI8PNE0knkNNioc1Y/s1666/DSCF0044_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1666" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2wHmqihKmHMnepI33leUbcTyiYOAJBPK1YOMiC0Q0BQQLxpjSVTd9eMQmg_j6VDhc4EBGEcnARQTKLDyDmlIKgM_LDQXgwFLdYa-au19yafHFNjGGsDI-QeZfHEI8PNE0knkNNioc1Y/w640-h268/DSCF0044_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzReZelZv2vOtTK78Dp7cuCURBMKTdbTMMzJoJjV1QLWfwgDRL_o7mOqZqzXIFfCaHfavj3JYQioATdf1VcUxpWnV-4bCc_zOeHBkhnxKkP7uLcI7SG6GRy4hDsoM9dAGTOfF9Zxd1BZw/s1044/DSCF0099_crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzReZelZv2vOtTK78Dp7cuCURBMKTdbTMMzJoJjV1QLWfwgDRL_o7mOqZqzXIFfCaHfavj3JYQioATdf1VcUxpWnV-4bCc_zOeHBkhnxKkP7uLcI7SG6GRy4hDsoM9dAGTOfF9Zxd1BZw/w640-h426/DSCF0099_crop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-FPOPAAk-Ku8rqvCv0U0SONt_uXUSYECu05nE4YwMJawrdH2Go6srjZPpd6PiSZtLKJph6dob4Nxi7Bketf6U35HgK0-AfaWtnBpmfNltTaCJVFKyyUoldrGjVErGdzUw0I8t1dlAQg/s1602/DSCF0101_nik.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1602" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-FPOPAAk-Ku8rqvCv0U0SONt_uXUSYECu05nE4YwMJawrdH2Go6srjZPpd6PiSZtLKJph6dob4Nxi7Bketf6U35HgK0-AfaWtnBpmfNltTaCJVFKyyUoldrGjVErGdzUw0I8t1dlAQg/w640-h278/DSCF0101_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpmJFNrvkdGw_2PS7cM4vuHQ3xiQQaGiZaXvzsDFAG1wxOw04GaCWASDOJlj8EO58mnrBGK1yxAgZCpApvHDfkQrw8GS6MSofLmqpe3_mHAFLawbYyjENCyb9PKHrMhmFGY2pwNJ9vGA/s1044/DSCF0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpmJFNrvkdGw_2PS7cM4vuHQ3xiQQaGiZaXvzsDFAG1wxOw04GaCWASDOJlj8EO58mnrBGK1yxAgZCpApvHDfkQrw8GS6MSofLmqpe3_mHAFLawbYyjENCyb9PKHrMhmFGY2pwNJ9vGA/w640-h426/DSCF0119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A seal of approval </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Nor was
the only wildlife I saw that day. As I travelled down the shoreline I saw what
I assumed was a seal carcass, up against the dunes. As I got closer I realised
it was in fact alive, and I wondered whether it was injured, but it seemed
healthy. I was not really sure what to do in this situation. I always mindful
in these situations that such animals are not pets, but wild animals and need
to be treated with respect. Nor did I want to stress it out or cause it to
panic. As it was we stared at each other for a few minutes, like some adolescent
boy coming across a foreign topless sun bather, until we came to an
understanding that I was going to respect its personal space, and it would be
happy to have a few images.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">After a
while I moved off, and I spied it shuffling back into the sea, belying any idea
of injury. Obviously like me, it had just wanted some beach time, and had now
decided the sand was getting a little too crowded and was off to find a
quieter spot. For me however it was a fantastic encounter of an animal I had
never had the privilege to meet so close. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRbpbkJTER10AFubq1N0WDNcqd4XXHG2o21Dr4PCFZgv97lmPkbFp2sbCdp1pb8m2KEetvaZEGsuaOwa_45zfB0M3-fg5jkbpJznNVaW2DOYfvmYM_ReW2OurI6CTbBVeqi1SqEIayS8/s696/DSCF0317_crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRbpbkJTER10AFubq1N0WDNcqd4XXHG2o21Dr4PCFZgv97lmPkbFp2sbCdp1pb8m2KEetvaZEGsuaOwa_45zfB0M3-fg5jkbpJznNVaW2DOYfvmYM_ReW2OurI6CTbBVeqi1SqEIayS8/w426-h640/DSCF0317_crop.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ8gzeFLyABc_utrXuaoTY3auP_xpZ0oRGZ8MWyCX-8xCk9_JsDcL39zd5A1G6zi2xi0-lO8-c6DYZOqCiZpdAu8lf9X2gxo7gnaaM85WmjSC5ooXTRJCf5x8vhYF2DsdQqg-BfpcQYU/s696/DSCF0319_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ8gzeFLyABc_utrXuaoTY3auP_xpZ0oRGZ8MWyCX-8xCk9_JsDcL39zd5A1G6zi2xi0-lO8-c6DYZOqCiZpdAu8lf9X2gxo7gnaaM85WmjSC5ooXTRJCf5x8vhYF2DsdQqg-BfpcQYU/w640-h640/DSCF0319_2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjz1Ez_-pI-791qCHe3moI96xNqmTjHs2yu8VJLeWiofJBOJ2xcFOz6SrRajixevIo748di4ofOAQY6X_YdV8vhH2BfcG8fiI8-zfarKpZQD7wqEOszS2mRP-3S7QmqfMBvAPz_QdVn8/s1044/DSCF0321_crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjz1Ez_-pI-791qCHe3moI96xNqmTjHs2yu8VJLeWiofJBOJ2xcFOz6SrRajixevIo748di4ofOAQY6X_YdV8vhH2BfcG8fiI8-zfarKpZQD7wqEOszS2mRP-3S7QmqfMBvAPz_QdVn8/w640-h426/DSCF0321_crop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu45O6IS5YvQBRi8PfwuTBCMu2DftG97SW3CLLmJOE9Ow3GyaqoZ9tC5ptMEvZ_8d25108OyklG4CpEx_NkxJf_Wws03o_SOhIi0HjUb2iOCXDdruK4mQhQKu4w1sRaKPvYNoB8-FRxg/s1044/DSCF0324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu45O6IS5YvQBRi8PfwuTBCMu2DftG97SW3CLLmJOE9Ow3GyaqoZ9tC5ptMEvZ_8d25108OyklG4CpEx_NkxJf_Wws03o_SOhIi0HjUb2iOCXDdruK4mQhQKu4w1sRaKPvYNoB8-FRxg/w640-h426/DSCF0324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8ltTIr_P0ZZNY0yZ2oQz2I7Bv2LuI_fhRYpSXoU4VAtXbGzJzAVA76EQnxuGyfBs4KOO8nHr3qeyh64c8NZjIc79PA0UCy2vUn11UMZUNgx90ExyGLAgFMSTXrB28unCNWrwBptfGO8/s696/DSCF0326_crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8ltTIr_P0ZZNY0yZ2oQz2I7Bv2LuI_fhRYpSXoU4VAtXbGzJzAVA76EQnxuGyfBs4KOO8nHr3qeyh64c8NZjIc79PA0UCy2vUn11UMZUNgx90ExyGLAgFMSTXrB28unCNWrwBptfGO8/w640-h640/DSCF0326_crop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Flotsam and Jetsam </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">One of
the things that I had realised from my last trip was that there were lots of small objects around the
beach, which were worthy of photographic interest. This time I took more note,
and noticed the beach had large amounts of discarded fishing gear, such as
nets, lobster pots. While an ecological time bomb and environmental eyesore,
the bright colours of the synthetic rope contrasted against the brown hues of
the beech. Also, an old fence post, battered in exposure with the North Sea also
provided some interesting subjects. I use largely my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Viltrox
85mm</span></a> for this. Since I acquired this lens, it has become a firm favourite,
with the ability to create photos with sharp and narrow focus with lovely bokeh
proving great for this sort of detail work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdQy0Ew8bBPdoXKIsM1rWwg7mkwCiExAb6AXti3NgyYMKO4uYY3ojMdmfNcg-rVKq4wW1wIgnEZiC6CjcAQQrHXk92jB381pkjjF_j1OTiTpcjGaNHPOzTvTpxCbGyt5dw4iurkL303U/s1044/DSCF0269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdQy0Ew8bBPdoXKIsM1rWwg7mkwCiExAb6AXti3NgyYMKO4uYY3ojMdmfNcg-rVKq4wW1wIgnEZiC6CjcAQQrHXk92jB381pkjjF_j1OTiTpcjGaNHPOzTvTpxCbGyt5dw4iurkL303U/w640-h426/DSCF0269.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; 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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A kick in the groynes</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As usual
my target was the lighthouse which stands out at the end of Spurn head. Last
time I was annoyed that after walking so far I had not made the final few yards
and gone up the lighthouse which is now a visitor centre. This time I made it,
only to find it was closed due to the ongoing health crisis. Anyway I sat down
to have a quick snack, only to find I had added a little jetsam myself by dropping
my plastic water bottle somewhere on the beach. Fortunately it was not as hot
as last time, so I was not as struggling, but it was irritating.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Xvt6S5wlCbbi78-wVMZ2XWSciQT7T2cVWRy2gTyoeqvgH4P9K8O71Lwyaue2xgTcUTucdD2Ay1cID7opnMwopzzFbxi9tzRxLOg4da8TJnfVc0LPAsqYgwekwa7xzaeHE4TDdM6IK8/s1152/_DSF6103_nik.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Xvt6S5wlCbbi78-wVMZ2XWSciQT7T2cVWRy2gTyoeqvgH4P9K8O71Lwyaue2xgTcUTucdD2Ay1cID7opnMwopzzFbxi9tzRxLOg4da8TJnfVc0LPAsqYgwekwa7xzaeHE4TDdM6IK8/w640-h426/_DSF6103_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMElkHWKRV-mXo1yxcSsnVSNzqk0Xkftb0rLu7k3rrUQpDjFFBVrKMxH7IFzIaYwRcmYcxPWughnqN3bISmaKgojnkKiZAQjiJOzYvoh7-haxolF2rh-x_twzV4nIon8hUVW_O2csSaPA/s1127/_DSF6094_nik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1127" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMElkHWKRV-mXo1yxcSsnVSNzqk0Xkftb0rLu7k3rrUQpDjFFBVrKMxH7IFzIaYwRcmYcxPWughnqN3bISmaKgojnkKiZAQjiJOzYvoh7-haxolF2rh-x_twzV4nIon8hUVW_O2csSaPA/w640-h436/_DSF6094_nik.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6axEs9mnoem5BDVAfeZtddx-tu7tTuHOGH34Pk-RCZa5kyDdhFz7VWV5DyJr85KbprP_DavmIBz0AWZMpqx2ZjgNUd6f1h4nGYs267T5b68q6iYuSfSRjXepwzFAnkY4GJBwGwFFu_IM/s768/_DSF6090_nik2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6axEs9mnoem5BDVAfeZtddx-tu7tTuHOGH34Pk-RCZa5kyDdhFz7VWV5DyJr85KbprP_DavmIBz0AWZMpqx2ZjgNUd6f1h4nGYs267T5b68q6iYuSfSRjXepwzFAnkY4GJBwGwFFu_IM/w426-h640/_DSF6090_nik2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcysJq7dD4MCRB2Fc_msM43gcwLHxgS4lbIa4vB7_o3Z0CWZhZvExXAFTex5d8744RZm9CbSxeCPLMq5C0_AUogkukgsQYwnFSPxBB8RWEZ1p3hCgHMLoqEc_XWnT06DKJsYV6lrz_hM/s768/_DSF6085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcysJq7dD4MCRB2Fc_msM43gcwLHxgS4lbIa4vB7_o3Z0CWZhZvExXAFTex5d8744RZm9CbSxeCPLMq5C0_AUogkukgsQYwnFSPxBB8RWEZ1p3hCgHMLoqEc_XWnT06DKJsYV6lrz_hM/w462-h640/_DSF6085.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As I started the walk back along the old coast road, I found I was struggling.
I have been suffering for a little while with a heel injury (technical name </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">- Plantar Fasciitis or old man foot as I call it</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">). On the beach it had not
been a problem, but on the road it was painful, making progress slow. I was also tired, and in truth the road view is not as stimulating as the
beach. However, to entertain me an RAF A400M was doing training sweeps over the
head and for a while I did a few shots as it flew. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKPcpiLVrYtTqNEcxZKgwsFZeDl0DLJIOBiTDY1VWmY9aOtSkdiGccBeZ-j_fbb57DOThcx3LioSBoyvJ2Cg8Vco488i-645XEK-gy9Q7jOeg0wufVnfKLUe6gtaI14zivTOIrmSFW3k/s1044/DSCF0408_NIK.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKPcpiLVrYtTqNEcxZKgwsFZeDl0DLJIOBiTDY1VWmY9aOtSkdiGccBeZ-j_fbb57DOThcx3LioSBoyvJ2Cg8Vco488i-645XEK-gy9Q7jOeg0wufVnfKLUe6gtaI14zivTOIrmSFW3k/w640-h426/DSCF0408_NIK.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrm26b8gTwBZTsLid5Yh3sxS2zQNSJO7s8GPX8F_fRN_Qg4nz2nvzik5qGltQi0OBL8oDnOvQNJPuf7kUZO19qRyh9ulukzgS1cd5OxZxn3DUjaFZHKP0dJS2ix6rMx4VuRs45guKzBc/s696/DSCF0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrm26b8gTwBZTsLid5Yh3sxS2zQNSJO7s8GPX8F_fRN_Qg4nz2nvzik5qGltQi0OBL8oDnOvQNJPuf7kUZO19qRyh9ulukzgS1cd5OxZxn3DUjaFZHKP0dJS2ix6rMx4VuRs45guKzBc/w434-h640/DSCF0667.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkysE1jOGROuYqUKV7hrr3-EDmy2taaTat8LhQGZ9AFYgaVv7yeuYT1ryzJt7IkjmSespMSefYCbYVcjuE7Fbih8hEM1SgBtGPj7gok3fHq9L1OSVjO6iqe7JbU8yuHWGPKS6WlhCWaAs/s1044/DSCF0672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1044" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkysE1jOGROuYqUKV7hrr3-EDmy2taaTat8LhQGZ9AFYgaVv7yeuYT1ryzJt7IkjmSespMSefYCbYVcjuE7Fbih8hEM1SgBtGPj7gok3fHq9L1OSVjO6iqe7JbU8yuHWGPKS6WlhCWaAs/w640-h426/DSCF0672.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
journey back to Spurn car park always seems to take much longer than the outward
journey, so I was pleased when I could leave the coast road and join the beach
again. It was full daylight by now, and I sort of assumed that any long
exposure would be pointless, but it seemed a good opportunity to try my new
variable ND filter. Unfortunately another photographer had exactly the same
idea and there was a sort of lazy, casual foot race to cross the uncovered rock
pools to the nearest groyne, a race I lost, so I had to move down the beech to
a less promising area. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However,
even given that I spent a happy 30 minutes taking shots of the water moving in
and out. As is my wont, after a while I got bored with the classic shots and
added a little ICM. Pleased with the results I tried the same thing as I walked
along the shoreline. Not classic landscape shots, but I really like the results
because it implies the movement of the sea</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8tWo4WgFYBQ3BBvub45R4DzghHCouuxD8v-PcCA41v0rchxPYCnJeVnfhapGaJnPwGjkg24CfD9I9R7CuwBF2K70Qx0v-y66lG1QrCPCJFu2R-HmVEx03z6_LEn207p4JEuWAgD7enk/s1196/DSCF0721_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1196" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8tWo4WgFYBQ3BBvub45R4DzghHCouuxD8v-PcCA41v0rchxPYCnJeVnfhapGaJnPwGjkg24CfD9I9R7CuwBF2K70Qx0v-y66lG1QrCPCJFu2R-HmVEx03z6_LEn207p4JEuWAgD7enk/w640-h410/DSCF0721_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Eventually
I got back to the car park at 2 o'clock, only to find it jam packed
with cars. Spurn is a very popular bird watching spot, and there were groups of
twitchers wondering around carrying telescopes the size of small drainpipes. I
toyed with the idea of joining them, but I decided I really was not in the
mood, so I packed my kit away and went to snaffle a bacon sandwich from the
Yorkshire wildlife centre, which despite the pandemic was still open.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">With the
sandwich and coffee in hand I hobbled off to the coast edge, and sat on a bench to
breath in the view. I nodded to an ageing birdwatcher who was scanning the sea
line for birds, who then ambled off. Just five minutes later a short eared owl, the 1st
I had ever seen in the flesh, swooped into the grass only 10 yards away, before
flying off surrounded by an entourage of crows who had taken exception to its
presence. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Of course, I had no camera on me to record this encounter, but it reminded </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">what I love about Spurn head. It is always throwing surprises, usually when you least expect it.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Reflection</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So did I
get what I wanted out of this trip? I believe so, certainly more so than my
first trip. I am always in awe of people who can rock up to a location, see the
shot they need and perfectly execute it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I have found repeatable I just cannot do that. To get the best out of a location I need
to connect to it and I cannot do that in a day. As a part-time photographer one of
the frustrations is that I often don't feel I have the time to just sit and
judge the character of a scene. Therefore, my images are often too random,
tacking a plethora of shots, rather than focusing on the best one.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">To
revisit a location like this is a luxury and a welcome chance to reflect on a landscape and
get the images that truly shows how I see it. I can't wait till the world returns to normality, and I can visit again<br /></span></p>
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<![endif]--><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0Spurn Point, Hull, UK53.5736612 0.108314225.263427363821151 -35.0479358 81.883895036178842 35.2645642tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-60973059945793357062020-11-15T19:54:00.003+00:002020-11-15T19:57:00.228+00:00On the straight and narrow<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn7erzKx9ppIPKlyH6uqhS2ayYTvTVlMExMxFi21d5NA4rPX4ISS8h7l3XHdBksIv7cVXOlSqOVFcJwh1lzqe8_HG4icRAmpVlD_3w_apsTOZr5hCIQqYqMSyNYKcRzVOEwTLw3VDbfM/s1024/DSCF9599_postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn7erzKx9ppIPKlyH6uqhS2ayYTvTVlMExMxFi21d5NA4rPX4ISS8h7l3XHdBksIv7cVXOlSqOVFcJwh1lzqe8_HG4icRAmpVlD_3w_apsTOZr5hCIQqYqMSyNYKcRzVOEwTLw3VDbfM/w640-h256/DSCF9599_postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p>One of the complaints my wife has against me is that I never throw anything away. In that I have to say I am guilty as charged. If I can think of any possible use for an object I will try and squirrel it away somewhere for that future legendary time when "it will be useful".</p><p>I'm much the same with photographs. I hate deleting them since I always believe that at some point some magical new technique will turn my otherwise bland, ordinary or simply bad images into world beaters.</p><p>In 2018 I set myself a task. I had seen images on a site called <a href="http://panoramastreetline.com" target="_blank">panoramastreetline.com</a> in which they had taken a view of a which consisted of a flat panorama of a high street. I had never seen this sort of perspective or linear panorama before and I decided to set creating my own version using my local high street as an example.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM572gUous2DXbf_7jYenYBXuZ6hBHlg65qE0fj87rvqLZozdLv0sBXHa-gALIqX_pD1MPpSDKckdxjj9wKd2LmB29CAVpzM0nJ5fBYa0_JK3sJZpgdOCmCvfbKZ0cV3_VRdyRQUrUmFw/s1261/CD.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1261" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM572gUous2DXbf_7jYenYBXuZ6hBHlg65qE0fj87rvqLZozdLv0sBXHa-gALIqX_pD1MPpSDKckdxjj9wKd2LmB29CAVpzM0nJ5fBYa0_JK3sJZpgdOCmCvfbKZ0cV3_VRdyRQUrUmFw/w400-h285/CD.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The high street in question</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p>I immediately hit issues. Firstly, my high street like so many is plagued by cars parking up and down the street. Pretty well all through the day and evening both sides of the streets will have cars blocking my view. </p><p>Secondly the street is narrow, meaning that in order to get the whole building in, including the roofline, I would need either to take images in portrait or have a very wide lens. Taking in portrait would mean I would have to take more shots, a wide angle would mean more distortion. Obviously the normal method is to get a tilt shift lens. However Fuji do not make one and they are expensive and specialist bits of kit</p><p>I would also need to keep the camera relatively parallel to the scene and level. This would mean putting it on a tripod. However I was not happy with the idea of standing in a busy high street with a tripod, trying to gets shots between passerby's, nor would the pedestrians be happy with me blocking my path.</p><p></p><p></p><p>However I did have some local knowledge, which I hoped would help. Every year the town holds a may market. the high street is shutdown for stalls to to be put up. To do this, the street is shut off and all cars are removed. I realised that if I get there early, before the stalls arrived, i would have a small window of opportunity to take my photos.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdR5-_nyyCVlOOJx9baBjhLHeNScWhfRCOZnUfgU3V-maLfwoPfVMGh2AdKbAZJp9b8tyYm0a1VJJ0qWbbKBhFBXV_Z-yY9pXJEzaNniQkKXkuTHOKKyXZSNSGAqt7Qom0b5zjfxk4CI/s2048/Cd2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdR5-_nyyCVlOOJx9baBjhLHeNScWhfRCOZnUfgU3V-maLfwoPfVMGh2AdKbAZJp9b8tyYm0a1VJJ0qWbbKBhFBXV_Z-yY9pXJEzaNniQkKXkuTHOKKyXZSNSGAqt7Qom0b5zjfxk4CI/w266-h400/Cd2.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm before the storm. Setting up for may market<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>So I set off, one early bank holiday morning and found the street empty apart from people putting up bunting. I quickly set about my task an took a number of overlapping images down both sides of the street. However I was nervous of not getting the shots in time, so I probably was not as careful setting up the shots as I should be.</p><p>When I got the images home, I set about creating my linear panorama. I had assumed that I could just throw it at some panorama creating software and viola. However this failed. Basically all panorama software assume you take the images from a fixed point. They could not handle the parallax distortions caused by moving down the street.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx8cphu8Ep9NtBKgbt9OWryVyZmb5s_rZcZDYYqh_bzaYa5PlSucSPUxui_9bF60WiUuG03ogLg6oR2OqLaOruy9qw6MI6nJ78E6pNA4Y5gqnR9RAn1AxQ_DKzyPygvd-3rNFARQkpX4/s3966/Cd3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="3966" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx8cphu8Ep9NtBKgbt9OWryVyZmb5s_rZcZDYYqh_bzaYa5PlSucSPUxui_9bF60WiUuG03ogLg6oR2OqLaOruy9qw6MI6nJ78E6pNA4Y5gqnR9RAn1AxQ_DKzyPygvd-3rNFARQkpX4/w640-h128/Cd3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The result of auto stiching in panorama software. The results are ...interesting<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I realized that I would have to stitch them together myself. However even here I failed. I just could not get the images to line up/ After a few days I gave up and moved onto other things</p><p></p><p>A few months ago I was doing one of those youtube tutorials and I realised what I had been missing. I dug out my 2 year old images, and suddenly it started coming together. The process was tedious, but at last after 2 years I got close to the result I was looking for.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S1YQU3_8r4e0UB0sYWfeC2mv1TOLBd1rU9brUL_d7Jcic4JmnrhNeujwMCb23mQ9NiNeffWOgrRGZVt_kpTyH2fhchzvSIVfA1H9g6-IQj0AOTWQDMxh549FFztg8uP6CU0KSZ2qd4E/s3352/complete.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="3352" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S1YQU3_8r4e0UB0sYWfeC2mv1TOLBd1rU9brUL_d7Jcic4JmnrhNeujwMCb23mQ9NiNeffWOgrRGZVt_kpTyH2fhchzvSIVfA1H9g6-IQj0AOTWQDMxh549FFztg8uP6CU0KSZ2qd4E/w640-h180/complete.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final results<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <h3 style="text-align: left;">History in the making <br /></h3><p> Apart from the important point of proving a point to my wife about not throwing anything away, I am pleases I persevered and created these images. </p><p>Even in two years, the high street has changed. Small towns like mine are under constant pressure from the online giants and 2020 has been particularly tough. I have no doubt that by the end of the year, there will be changes again. </p><p>By creating images that not only show buildings, but also puts them in context, it captures a small snapshot in time of an important part of a community, which future generations will be able to compare.</p><p> More information on how it was processed can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/RqamONoZDgs" target="_blank">here</a><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-24138835340600287072020-09-19T21:36:00.005+01:002020-09-19T22:02:15.949+01:00Looking a gift horse in the mouth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HFT-ZH5R2oQf-hPYbd5K7mlCYz6MOO03jpufMxlDqKiVulXTt7DKaQ3cVg7FAltnAUBLvK9KyYCI6DmnjWPLw_AWf-0laXUob217D8mKMG9O937cU6ZzebjKyNCNWB8MtRkiKO2FCl0/s3840/PXL_20200919_163236964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HFT-ZH5R2oQf-hPYbd5K7mlCYz6MOO03jpufMxlDqKiVulXTt7DKaQ3cVg7FAltnAUBLvK9KyYCI6DmnjWPLw_AWf-0laXUob217D8mKMG9O937cU6ZzebjKyNCNWB8MtRkiKO2FCl0/w225-h400/PXL_20200919_163236964.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /> <p>In this times of uncertainty, photography has taken a backseat as I deal with the new normal. However nothing lasts forever and how better to recover some enthusiasm than a bit of retail therapy.</p><p>Yes guys and gals, I have bought a new lens. Its one I have had my eye on for a while, and as usual I got it through a bit of ebay sniping. </p><p>So what new piece of shiny have I bought and why? Before we go into that lets me just unleash a minor piece of annoyance with my camera make of choice, Fuji. </p><p>While generally I am very happy with my Fuji kit, their bitter adherence to a specific philosophy can often be irritating. One of these is their attitude to allowing 3rd party lens manufacturers access to the Fuji X-Mount.<br /></p><p>Now don't get me wrong, Fuji makes some very good lenses, which are often not too badly priced. In fact one of the things that 1st attracted me to the mount was the lens range that seemed to punch above its weight. However things have moved on, and while Nikon and Canon with their history have always had a great range of lenses, Sony has rapidly overtaken Fuji, by both filling out their own lens makeup and at the same time opening up their lens mounts to 3rd parties such as Zeiss and Sigma. </p><p>Fuji on the other hand guard their lens protocols avidly meaning that 3rd party lenses manufacturers have not supported the mount, and unless you were happy to have a manual focus mount with no EXIF information, you would have to buy a Fuji lens<br /></p><p>I have heard from a number of Fujistas that they they are quite happy with this situation since Fuji lenses are brilliant, optimised for the mount and profit from lens sales are funneled back into keeping the bodies competitive by subsidizing the development costs.</p><p>To the former point, I can only say it is bollocks. Firstly it would assume that Zeiss, Sigma, Tamron etc know very little about lens manufacturing, which is clearly not true and secondly you often see 3rd party manufacturers lens beating the equivalent Nikon, Sony own brand, and there is no reason why, say Sigma, could not do the same for Fuji if given the chance. </p><p>There is also another point. While Fuji lens lineup covers most areas, there are conspicuous gaps. Fuji long zooms like the 150-600mm do not exist. Basically the best you can get is (it has to be said the rather good) 150-400mm, plus a teleconverter if you want to extend it. There is no rectilinear wide angle, tilt shift, etc. Even where lenses do exist, there are some areas where they are over priced or just poor. Like I said the 150-400mm is a peach of a lens, but it is heavy. Fuji's other mid range zooms, are just not very good and rarely get put on my camera. Same for Fuji macro. There is only one true (1:1) macro lens in the lineup and that costs over a grand. </p><p>3rd party manufacturer support would fill in the gaps of the lineup and provide alternatives that were either different, cheaper or better (or maybe all 3).</p><p>As to the argument that the Fuji strategy helps subsidise body costs, there maybe some truth there. However it could also be argued that with the lens lineup looking increasingly poor against there competitors, it is actually hurting Fuji by reducing their market share. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">A glimmer of light <br /></h3><p>The main thing holding 3rd party lens manufacturers back is that Fuji will not divulge the interface between lens and body, meaning that in order to make auto focus lens someone would have to reverse engineer the protocol, which is not an easy job to get right. The CEO of Sigma has said that they would <a href="https://www.fujirumors.com/sigma-ceo-our-mission-is-to-support-as-many-systems-as-possible-but-fujifilm-x-mount/">love to make Fuji lenses</a>, but the lack of protocol transparency has stopped them.</p><p>However recently there has been a glimmer of hope in getting 3rd party Fuji lenses and that is from a Chinese company called Viltrox. They have released a number of lenses for X-mount, and surprisingly they all support autofocus and full EXIF information. Best of all, the price points were very attractive compared to their Fuji equivalent.</p><p>However there is no point buying a low priced lens, if it does not perform both physically and optically. To be truthful I had my doubts about whether the hype was just too good, and while they say don't look a gift horse in the mouth, I say not only should you look, but also do a full dental check up, blood test and x-ray too.<br /></p><p>However the reviews seemed promising and the price tempting. Not only that, I had a gap in my lens lineup I was itching to fill <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>85mm is enough for any man<br /></b></h3><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckmutgz87EOOMkL2iAG5TXTrhXFJYh0YirOXiFrSvwURt9xtnK00u5ntKfkpee_J6OK33I3yElBvMmGNzkdjMiw0Py_jYCOEHCJtRKIY_LwsxweEkFYLT9oYPcI8k94DAi_LYnd3o8Vs/s3840/PXL_20200919_163120324.PORTRAIT-01.COVER-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckmutgz87EOOMkL2iAG5TXTrhXFJYh0YirOXiFrSvwURt9xtnK00u5ntKfkpee_J6OK33I3yElBvMmGNzkdjMiw0Py_jYCOEHCJtRKIY_LwsxweEkFYLT9oYPcI8k94DAi_LYnd3o8Vs/w360-h640/PXL_20200919_163120324.PORTRAIT-01.COVER-01.jpeg" width="360" /></a></b></div><b><br /> </b><p></p><p>Viltrox make 3 lenses at present for the X-Mount. A 23mm 1.4, a 33mm 1.4 and a 85mm 1.8. I already have the Fuji 23mm and 35mm f2, and while an extra stop would be nice, they were not getting enough use to go to the Fuji faster alternative's, nor did they need alternatives.</p><p>However one of issues had with lenses was that the 35mm required me to get close to the subject for good results. Fine for studio portrait work, but not really something I was comfortable for street photography. I wanted something that would allow me step back from the subject, but still allow me to retain the background separation that fast prime would allow. <br /></p><p>The closest lens in the Fuji lineup is the 90mm F2, which retails at
about £800, which is a lot for a lens which may only use rarely. The Viltrox 85mm at only £320, but it also has an extra stop
at F1.8. OK it may not be a sharp as the Fuji at that aperture, but at
half the price it was hard to resist. Even better I managed, via
fleabay to grab a pristine Mark 2 version for £240. You can buy a lot of
extra lenses for that £640 saving.</p><p>So was it worth it, or was is £250 down the drain? <br /></p><p><b>Proof in the usage</b></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZppS0iK_X1yLp2FzpSP6cWFJZQgDiQ8y0lYUeA6utX_ImAd9ZWVXu76nLcYKGhyphenhyphenGl2EEnXVvdS0ib0RHC6g4Aqm3hSvEq3cvSSsGj_tvqoMlypHuVl4Z3teFDfVucMpojZ-Gx2YZKeg/s3840/PXL_20200919_163146214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZppS0iK_X1yLp2FzpSP6cWFJZQgDiQ8y0lYUeA6utX_ImAd9ZWVXu76nLcYKGhyphenhyphenGl2EEnXVvdS0ib0RHC6g4Aqm3hSvEq3cvSSsGj_tvqoMlypHuVl4Z3teFDfVucMpojZ-Gx2YZKeg/w360-h640/PXL_20200919_163146214.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Size comparison with the Fuji 35mm F2.0 (and a box)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /> </b><p></p><p>I have never really understood unboxing videos, so I won't bore you. Personally I wouldn't really care if lenses came wrapped in a piece of bubble wrap with gaffer tape around it. It is enough to say that teh lens came in a nice box and even came with small bag to put the lens in (or lose as is my want).</p><p>The lens itself certainly feels solid and has a lovely lens with a huge 72mm filter mount size. It is also very minimalist with no controls or aperture ring of any type breaking up its lines. Of course the lens has no stabilization, which for a lens this size could create issues on a non-stabilized camera, but the lack of aperture ring is a bit jarring. Fuji cameras are built around the idea of manual controls, and while the front camera dial is quite capable of controlling the lens aperture, it is not as intutive. as the manual version. It also meant that I had to continually check whether the lens was in auto-aperture mode via the viewfinder.<br /></p><p>The lens has features large sunshade. Unfortunately this does get in the way of the large manual focus ring and on my version, I found removing it was a bit tough, but hopefully this would get better with wear. <br /></p><p><b><u>Hocus Pocus/Autofocus</u></b></p><p>Putting a non Fuji lens on a camera and expect it to autofocus just feels wrong. But focus it did, and very smoothly too. </p><p>The 1st thing you notice is the minimum focus distance is quite long at 75cm (or 2 1/2 feet in old money), but outside that distance, things work smoothly and snaps onto objects like any other Fuji lens. </p><p>The lens itself is quite heavy, but never made my XT-2 feel particularly unbalanced. It is also quite large, and is probably not something you will carry around all the time, unlike say the 35mm,. However for say street photography where you want a fast focusing lens that separate the subject from the background without having to get in their face, it will do the job (did I mention it cost £250?)</p><p>To test the lens I persuaded my supermodel wife (as in she is a super wife and a wonderful model for me) to go for a walk around a local path, where she deigned to pose for me. Certainly I had no problems getting clear and sharp results with some nice bokeh and separation.To do this I found I had to step back quite a bit, but that was the whole point.</p><p> I also used the narrow field of view to take images which showed depth of field. In all these the auto focus was smooth and accurate, even face detect worked a treat. Colours came out nicely, and despite the lens not benefiting from Fuji in camera processing, I could see very little distortion. </p><p>My only issue came when I tried to take some pictures of people walking on the street. A number were out of focus, and I can only put this down to that it is large unstabilised lens on a unstabilised body. It is is easy to forget this and let the shutter speed creep down to about 1/125 where camera shake may showing up. </p><p>The lens also made a reasonable nature lens, despite it long minimum distancing. This points to another use of this lens. Combine it with a macro extension such as the MCEX-16 and you have a good value <a href="https://youtu.be/e7yRt9qmq9A" target="_blank">autofocus macro lens</a> for the money</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion <br /></h3><p>There is very little to hate about this lens, and for the price makes it a bargain that really should be in everyone's kit bag. I cannot compare it with the Fuji 90mm, but it is hard to see how any quality improvement could be anything other than marginal.</p><p>Like any prime lens, its usage will be limited, but it does everything it says on the tin, and I can not be more happy with it. If I had one criticism, a aperture dial would of been nice, but this is just nitpicking.</p><p>More importantly Viltrox has shown it is quite possible to create valid 3rd party autofocus lens for Fuji. Hopefully other lens manufacturers will start do similar, and the range of available glass for Fuji bodies will increase. This can only be good for the long term survival of the Fuji camera brand. <br /></p><p> <br />Some sample images...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQjf6WMZNel7olKpqgaMPDOC43_Yd-IHf31rjXZW8iGRDJKT3kOXX_eRxtGjsmW0YD2zAnWf_3HvtlrMlbvIoiyVwqZh5m5P3TqUKBhGDlC06guq3wlmYBgUDL2W-xJvZ6cj2VPltEUA/s2048/DSCF0866_nik.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQjf6WMZNel7olKpqgaMPDOC43_Yd-IHf31rjXZW8iGRDJKT3kOXX_eRxtGjsmW0YD2zAnWf_3HvtlrMlbvIoiyVwqZh5m5P3TqUKBhGDlC06guq3wlmYBgUDL2W-xJvZ6cj2VPltEUA/w426-h640/DSCF0866_nik.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RzShl1J8CpAKyOXnzhGTt6k2MeZQLcwqXnvF7OlsH9Eme5xdfJCBn4jOEoMXmV7R-15R-girZineOqsofiKJkOPGhboYq5S8jtmzjcLwZdiEeEt0voCz_MhzkvtnYuQhoOlWDipE-0g/s2048/DSCF0862.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RzShl1J8CpAKyOXnzhGTt6k2MeZQLcwqXnvF7OlsH9Eme5xdfJCBn4jOEoMXmV7R-15R-girZineOqsofiKJkOPGhboYq5S8jtmzjcLwZdiEeEt0voCz_MhzkvtnYuQhoOlWDipE-0g/w426-h640/DSCF0862.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F2.2 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVUzlkdr_8k6iu7YAd6f68oyxKOIjYfzEyWX9FU-7-9V3CzHhSU3YFNYrx8Val-1ZGMSLGg1NTtV-mJO6tDAZhyphenhyphen5FpoEx0uNQZqcvuFDqSTTT8VTh2a65zyzeKEVNnR8HuFDAo740WWo/s2048/DSCF0832.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVUzlkdr_8k6iu7YAd6f68oyxKOIjYfzEyWX9FU-7-9V3CzHhSU3YFNYrx8Val-1ZGMSLGg1NTtV-mJO6tDAZhyphenhyphen5FpoEx0uNQZqcvuFDqSTTT8VTh2a65zyzeKEVNnR8HuFDAo740WWo/w426-h640/DSCF0832.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F2.0 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKedJ3zo1EBOT8ohBlmUy4JHTAOGUhuZKnPwPnMBkyuggLje5Q1_bvStg6QYMfG0xP5AFtccd6kYST_FWIX3ifiEMo0K2XeJ6n-9TlaMpVBfGBow5kz8GcmfoEgluwUu6xpBX9O6YBWPo/s2048/DSCF0844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFoeg-ktGGXxNof3CdOEge29xMEtEqzGs5DAImgeC5aq-F6b2hdBRhaJmKQDFYuoLci155z39L8AWHuWBSSzVw31HPQ7NaGThnCcRIWlmZNxvWagnxaoqVQUosTK1-hsO65tHuD9eWtY/s1365/DSCF0814_cropped.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFoeg-ktGGXxNof3CdOEge29xMEtEqzGs5DAImgeC5aq-F6b2hdBRhaJmKQDFYuoLci155z39L8AWHuWBSSzVw31HPQ7NaGThnCcRIWlmZNxvWagnxaoqVQUosTK1-hsO65tHuD9eWtY/w640-h640/DSCF0814_cropped.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F1.8 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSBrBCP0XEBpwmpJsglv_gz-Juy9oEebb6Lo7PHtc0D8eGonvTkuBXxHawjlhZLA-biPXsXBYr2S43FXAcr03XME7WGF4agFQF-q-DI5dSrpN5SY0RgjGm8vrU4gRMAKBEfyOiwqmvWg/s1365/DSCF0809_nik.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSBrBCP0XEBpwmpJsglv_gz-Juy9oEebb6Lo7PHtc0D8eGonvTkuBXxHawjlhZLA-biPXsXBYr2S43FXAcr03XME7WGF4agFQF-q-DI5dSrpN5SY0RgjGm8vrU4gRMAKBEfyOiwqmvWg/w640-h640/DSCF0809_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F2.2 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNP0ddHcuQdkvA4FbshID4sXS7qkBLbtaRaYq4XD7qnvb8BEFt2X65i5pTS52b9rBvMEZLOfeX_v_3hjo3dohtxxzhuocA04ds5BK6UHUg58H_pQGaQv4WPvFvkx-SIgQi8pld8DelQ8/s1365/DSCF0806.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNP0ddHcuQdkvA4FbshID4sXS7qkBLbtaRaYq4XD7qnvb8BEFt2X65i5pTS52b9rBvMEZLOfeX_v_3hjo3dohtxxzhuocA04ds5BK6UHUg58H_pQGaQv4WPvFvkx-SIgQi8pld8DelQ8/w640-h426/DSCF0806.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F3.6 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkkLLydsk5RDEN4eXwIEL48mrMaS5Q0L4X5n70Oa4KSh3t_X8bJxzeUyQbWw6dfgGMzFjl5K8SxIDIBvSiiFIzUgtnT59rbM06QnD2WXb18ICpKMQ354vVYOnC6C486ZuXZqe9qUj82Y/s1365/DSCF0804.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkkLLydsk5RDEN4eXwIEL48mrMaS5Q0L4X5n70Oa4KSh3t_X8bJxzeUyQbWw6dfgGMzFjl5K8SxIDIBvSiiFIzUgtnT59rbM06QnD2WXb18ICpKMQ354vVYOnC6C486ZuXZqe9qUj82Y/w640-h426/DSCF0804.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F1.8 ISO200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzme0aSz7pO9gbaKhgwFGVUgiKYC4npKW4O4w6mRuRvUeAIyX_auo0jGFB-7e50zON98AzcupCEnf2mwVe0gSTV1J9hRqrCiNLQ-eKutaXMmnE62TqQr859ZqCHG7N37tP3mUO2OO7UR8/s1365/DSCF0802.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzme0aSz7pO9gbaKhgwFGVUgiKYC4npKW4O4w6mRuRvUeAIyX_auo0jGFB-7e50zON98AzcupCEnf2mwVe0gSTV1J9hRqrCiNLQ-eKutaXMmnE62TqQr859ZqCHG7N37tP3mUO2OO7UR8/w640-h426/DSCF0802.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F1.8 ISO 250<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2iUkXQASrzpP5-8-1RYfnWRtu7jGg8MXZrGRTAIw2EKSducOaFTMN0WMHyeOVnsiHOXm7dzQVFHGe9vfmD-DmsZbx3AAZXS3qGh1KJfgy168KQ_lATb0yRweD3CvMVhQsuvbe2kva7k/s1365/DSCF0797.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2iUkXQASrzpP5-8-1RYfnWRtu7jGg8MXZrGRTAIw2EKSducOaFTMN0WMHyeOVnsiHOXm7dzQVFHGe9vfmD-DmsZbx3AAZXS3qGh1KJfgy168KQ_lATb0yRweD3CvMVhQsuvbe2kva7k/w640-h426/DSCF0797.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F1.8 ISO 200<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIYqHOLyaxlvtJ3R6NgOB3g4RzIqOVwlx_7rk18QD17J5Cw-um2O1jevkhENhM8dIFAwbZAJg34G90lY3kC6GSLJZRI7Zr2LOBVgSgYlgoyqBJUJjbXGMwZNNfM2-sJej7Omhk9lha5Y/s1365/DSCF0808_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1365" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIYqHOLyaxlvtJ3R6NgOB3g4RzIqOVwlx_7rk18QD17J5Cw-um2O1jevkhENhM8dIFAwbZAJg34G90lY3kC6GSLJZRI7Zr2LOBVgSgYlgoyqBJUJjbXGMwZNNfM2-sJej7Omhk9lha5Y/w640-h426/DSCF0808_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken just as a P-51 Mustang flew over. Not sure this lens makes a great airshow lens, but it does show how sharp it is<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLzVY3Iy3uQSFFUrtXY5f1wkSmVcRIPjuVmSnVVV2dSepSdh4Dxp0hxkM124-5EtPDS4a_0wwfdjL_R9rTdRw9f6Kj3yeHaQu11J4X0syJpVfqRJ9zbJ17aumVQONFid89gSnbpLBTyU/s1365/DSCF0942_nik.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLzVY3Iy3uQSFFUrtXY5f1wkSmVcRIPjuVmSnVVV2dSepSdh4Dxp0hxkM124-5EtPDS4a_0wwfdjL_R9rTdRw9f6Kj3yeHaQu11J4X0syJpVfqRJ9zbJ17aumVQONFid89gSnbpLBTyU/w640-h640/DSCF0942_nik.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F1.8 ISO 1600<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sometimes there are occasions in photography when your projects make your family really worry about you.<br />
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Such was the occasion recently when I had an idea for the latest club competition. Recently competitions have become a bit of a grind due to a combination of poor weather, lack of opportunity and just just mental tiredness. However I had been looking forward to this particular <a href="http://melbournephotographicsociety.org.uk/" target="_blank">club</a> competition. The competition was "Album or book covers" and the brief was for a photo that could be used for existing book or albums.<br />
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Obviously the first reaction is to go through in your cycle through all your album and book back catalogue and think of existing photos that might fit. However I also wanted to take the opportunity to do something new. The question was what? Again the initial thought is to do one of the books or albums you love. However in the end my choice may seem a bit surprising.<br />
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I chose......<br />
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<b>Barbie Girl by Aqua</b></div>
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Now firstly let me state I loath this record with all my heart.<br />
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Firstly is the tune which sticks in your head like a 6 inch nail (It is in your head now isn't it? I am so sorry)<br />
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My second issue are the lyrics<br />
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<i>"I'm a blond bimbo girl in a fantasy world</i></div>
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<i>Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly</i></div>
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<i>You're my doll, rock'n'roll, feel the glamour in pink</i></div>
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<i>Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky</i></div>
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<i>You can touch</i></div>
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<i>You can play</i></div>
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<i>If you say "I'm always yours"</i></div>
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Not so "Me Too" generation more a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein" target="_blank">Harvey Weinstein</a> wet dream. <br />
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Then there is the whole concept of Barbie itself. Bringing up two daughters I have been bombarded with Barbie memes and items while they grew up. The whole concept is for Barbie to that a girl should have no greater ambition than to just use her phone or hang out on the beach. My youngest daughter really loved the Barbie movies, and although it showed Barbie with a bit more spunk (Not literally, we know Barbie would never do that), it was all prefaced by the need for Barbie to marry a prince. <br />
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So not exactly an obvious choice. The reason I chose it however was that I thought taht it would be great to turn the Barbie metaphor around. Not a submissive play thing, but a strong character in control of her own life. <br />
r on the plus side I had courtesy of my daughters access to a lot of raw material and I had already been playing with them for another project.(Any Mattel executives reading this may want to look away now)<br />
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Lets go Barbie</h3>
Raiding my daughters cupboards I already had some of raw materials. However I needed a male doll, so it was onto eBay to get a cheap "Ken". I also needed to Barbie attire which was let us say less wholesome than is usually provided. So it was again to the internet, although I would not recmmend googling "Barbie sexy lingerie" to anyone with a sensitive disposition. <br />
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When I received my "Ken" I realised I had a problem. I had in mind a specific pose for Ken, but I was found that unlike Barbie, Ken comes with no knees or elbows. Basically he appears to be designed to stand around while letting Barbie get on with the household chores, look after the dog and the baby etc. One solution would be to use photoshop to bend Ken's limbs as required, but that would of made getting my montage correct. Therefore more drastic action was required via the use of a hacksaw and superglue. <br />
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The rest of the setup was relatively simple. A false wall was built out of card and decorated with suitable wallpaper and placed on a old floor tile. The figures were positioned in various poses and photos taken with a single flash on a diffuser. The biggest problem was the looks I got from both my Wife and Daughter when they stumbled over what I was doing. . However they have long ago accepted my foibles although I did feel a little guilty besmirching my daughters childhood despite good my intentions<br />
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Life in plastic, it's fantastic</h3>
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This was the result. My concept was not the usual Stepford wives Barbie, but an anti-barbie who was in control and was not going to be submissive to anyone and I was quite pleased how it turned out. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">50 shades of pink</td></tr>
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I must admit however I had some of misgivings about entering it since I don't know what the reaction would be from the judge or the other club members. <br />
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Fortunately in a judge we had <a href="https://www.ashleyfranklin.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ashley Franklin</a>. Apart from being one of the nicest and best Judges on the circuit, Ashley in his past lives had been a DJ for Radio Derby and had a nice sideline in doing images for book covers. He was the perfect judge for the evening and really got into the spirit of the event.<br />
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The audience reaction was also pleasing, with a lot of laughter when it came up. I also think it is an image that people will remember for a while, which I think should always be one of the aims of any art. <br />
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I didn't put the image in to win, and in that I was not disappointed (although it did score 19). In fact the whole competition was a success, with a lot of imagination from members and any club who are looking for competition ideas I would thoroughly recommend it as a theme.<br />
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However its not really an image that I imagine I will show again, but at least it was a lot more fun than my recent output. So if you are in a rut, take my advice and try and plan something new, it might just get you going again. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sunrise is out there somewhere</td></tr>
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Whenever we take out travel insurance, my wife and I are always amused by the risk categories of the various holiday and sport occupations that are listed. For example, Occasional light manual work is apparently more risky that Rhino trekking, who knew (and does a photography count as "light" work) . Up to now however, I have never seen landscape photography categorized as a risky activity, but maybe travel insurance companies are missing a trick.<br />
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Let me explain...<br />
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I have been recently in a bit of a fud, photographically speaking. This has been not helped by some of the worse winter weather I can remember as a photographer. Since October, it has felt like all we had either rain, or if not raining, dull featureless clouds. I have recently been putting in a lot of hours at work so I felt a strong urge to just get out and do something. With the weather forecast looking hopeful, I decided to take an almost unheard of impromptu day off.<br />
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The next question was where to go. Obviously I would only have the day, so it made sense to go into the peaks. Fortunately at this time of year, the sunrises are still at a time when you don't have to get up at stupid o'clock. So the next question was where? While I was tempted to try somewhere new, I decided that was too much of a risk, so i headed for Curbar edge, an area I know well and only 50 minutes away.<br />
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Apart from the sunrise I had no real plans, but I decided to take my IR camera in the hope the weather would be good enough. I don't know whether it was that act of hubris that tipped the weather gods against me, but when I arrived 30 minutes before sunrise, it was clear I was not going to get anything. Instead of a ball of fusion generating light and heat, all I had was fog, fog and more fog, completely obscuring the ridge. After hanging around for a while,in the hope the cloud may turn into an inversion, I gave up, went back to the car, had a coffee and a rethink.<br />
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After a quick check on the map, I realised I was only 5 miles from Padley Gorge. There I hoped the mist may enter the forest, so give me some nice misty tree shots.<br />
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Padley has become my default go to place in recent years. It has a great combination of forest, hills, and one of the best water courses in the South Peak District. However in this occasion it let me down. The mist was not strong enough to enter the forest, so after an hour of wandering I decided to head down to the river itself to do a bit of white water stuff. Things here were better and while not taking anything that was going to take the landscape photography by storm, it was nice just to be creating.<br />
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I decided to take one last shot on a large flat boulder in the stream. I have used this boulder before and provides a good tripod base, while affording a great view up the river.<br />
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Now in recent years I have found myself becoming more risk adverse. In my youth I would go up and down hills, like a mountain goat on acid. Today I will try and find the easy path, even if that means a detour. However the path to the rock looked easy, so I edged my way over using my tripod as an improvised support.<br />
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I don't fully remember the next chain of events. I remember getting one foot on the rock, then the next thing I recall is the sensation of the removal of friction under my feet and then looking up at the sky, with the rest of body and my camera bag immersed in Padley gorge.<br />
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After I had recovered from the shock of my sudden baptism, I scrambled to the side and up the bank, and stood there like an overweight Colin Firth just after a dip in Pemberley's s pond. Of course my first reaction was not to check for any injury, but to check my camera. Praying to the gods of weather sealing I turned it on and was relieved to see it respond, probably saved by the fact I had fell on my back.<br />
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I decided not to check on anything else, there and then, and instead left a sodden trail as I walked the half a mile to get back to the car. It was there I decided to take stock. Amazingly my waterproof coat had protected me from the worst of the ingress and only the bottom of my fleece was wet. It had also protected my phone from immersion and it seemed fine. My trousers and shoes were a different story. Fortunately I had a spare pair of waterproof trousers to wear and could swap trainers for my boots. Also luckily, my camera bag had not taken on much water, and even the micro towel inside was dry. However I spread the lenses on the backseat as a precaution.<br />
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It was only when I had time to think about it that I realised how lucky I had been. Not so much the potential loss of my kit (which would of been annoying but replaceable) but the fact I had not injured myself. If I hadn't landed into a deep pool of water (cold but soft), I could of just of easily fell on rocks and suffered a severe injury such as a blow to the head.<br />
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This brings up the point of how much risk it is actually worth taking to get a photograph. With the world of photography getting increasingly competitive and the ability to stand out from the crowd more difficult, the temptation is to go the extra yard to get that dramatic image. Ignore the incoming tide, stand on the quayside in a gale, climb over safety barriers, all these are things photographers, me included, have done in the past.<br />
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However I am not sure I want the inscription on my gravestone, "taken too early, but nice photo". Do you?<br />
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It all started with a message...<br />
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I was relaxing on the sofa when I got a notification on my phone from a old college friend explaining that a judge had cancelled for a club competition for this coming Friday. Would I be interested in taking his place?<br />
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It was a bit of a strange request because although we had been friends for over 30 years, out recent contacts had been few and far between (ironically the last time we had met was at a Charlie Waite talk). I was vaguely aware he was into photography and a member of a club, however I wasn't aware he knew the same of me, and certainly we had never done any photography together or had he seen any of my work.<br />
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In short I was surprised that he knew enough of my work and background to even consider me. Was he really that desperate? Added to that he had no idea whether I had the skill, knowledge and experience to be a judge.<br />
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As for myself, I had to ask myself whether I wanted to do it? At the end of the day everyone is a judge in some way as we form opinions on someone else's work. However saying whether you like a photo is one thing. A judge has to more than a blind critic, but also needs to communicate a reason for their decision. The best judges are also teachers and mentors, offering practical advice on how the photographer can improve. Did I have the skills to do that?<br />
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Also being a judge you have to fairly self-confident and thick skinned. In the past on this very blog, I have heavily criticized judges. (evidence for the prosecution <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2016/02/why-did-they-take-that.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-results.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://photographyformortals.blogspot.com/2014/05/come-over-here-if-you-think-your-good.html" target="_blank">here</a>). Did I want to put myself in that same position? It is one thing to pass opinions between friend and family, but did I want to do it in front of a group of photography enthusiasts<br />
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On the other hand, I am a strong believer in that you should only criticise if you are prepared to try and do better. Also I would be paid to go and view a set of photos, which sounded like a good gig. Also I felt that as an avid scholar of the art and history of photography I had enough in my locker to give something back. <br />
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In truth I only spent a couple of minutes deliberating before replying back that I would do it.<br />
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I had only 4 days to before the event, so I thought it would be a good idea to<br />
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Practice was pretty easy. There are loads of photo-sharing sites almost begging you to critic them. Rather than make snap judgements, I deliberately slowed down and created a monologue in my head about my thoughts about the image. I found it was often to easier to find faults in an image, than positives. Poor cropping, artifacts, shadows and blown highlights were often in evidence, and it was easy to see where an image could be improved. However I didn't want to be the kind of judge who only picked out faults, so I tried to find positive things to say. This was not always easy and I hoped the standard on the day would be higher.<br />
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It also forced me to think about my judging philosophy. One of my criticisms about judges in the past is that they often concentrate on the minutiae and rarely on the image itself. My local association guidelines indicate that 50% of the weighting should be based on the image story, or how well the subject expressed itself to the viewer, but in the past I have found this is rarely the case and most marks are lost by artifacts the judge found distracting. I was determined not to be like that and judge based on the artistic as well as the technical merits.<br />
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On my locally association webpage I found some useful advice and information on judging. This <a href="http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/en105271213_JudgingSpecial.pdf" target="_blank">one</a> on the PAGB site was especially interesting. The advice was actually pretty good, but at the end of the day you are using your own values to judge and therefore I was determined that I stay true to myself<br />
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1) Be positive as well as critical<br />
2) Don't be afraid to indicate personal preferences and biases. After all I am not a robot<br />
3) Judge on the impact as well as the technical aspects<br />
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I must admit I had been expecting and gearing up to a pretty standard competition. 2 sets of images and prints, marked out of 20, with some held back and an overall winner.<br />
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However I was informed the day before that the competition was something called "Mix and match" which was a new one on me. However some questioning of some elder members of my club indicated that it was something that used to be more common in the days of slide projectors.<br />
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The rules were as follows (read carefully, there maybe questions)<br />
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<li>Club A chooses an image. For this they get 5 points</li>
<li>I judge the image out of 5 for quality</li>
<li>Club B chooses an image that has to in some way match Club A image. The criteria for the matching is up to Club B. It could be a myriad of attributes such as colour, shape, subject or something totally different. The important thing is to pick an attribute that is obvious to me as a judge.</li>
<li>I judge that image for quality out of 5, then I can an additional mark from 1 to 5 for how well that image matches Club A image.</li>
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After 3 images, the clubs switch around in terms of lead.<br />
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It sounds very subjective, and it is, but so is all judging. However unlike normally judging which is done in silence, audience participation is actively encouraged both in comments on quality and the reasoning behind the match.<br />
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There are a few other things that stood out from that. Firstly quality is only 5 marks. This got me out of a bind, since I have never understood why although club photos are in theory marked between 1 and 20, the lowest mark I have ever seen is 13. What are the other 12 marks for? I have been tempted over the years to see how bad an image has to be to break the 13 barrier. However in a competition, would I be brave enough as a judge to use the full mark range? Fortunately I did not need to find out. 5 marks gave me plenty of latitude to use the full mark set<br />
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Secondly, how do you measure matching quality? There is no advice for that, so i had to go with my gut instinct.<br />
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Judgement Day</h3>
So how did it go? Well firstly, I quite enjoyed the interaction element, and while sometimes I had to fight against undue influence from the audience, it did make me feel that all competitions should encourage such feedback.<br />
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Judging the quality of the image was not that hard, and I felt I gave some reasonable feedback. Assessing the quality of the match was more subjective and difficult. However I felt I joined in the spirit of the game and no one seem to complain to much or accuse me as unqualified to judge.<br />
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So would I do it again? It is probably a big step up from this to say a inter-club competition where the stakes are higher and therefore the demands on the judging more. However I think it is something I would still consider doing in the future<br />
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But don't judge me on that.....<br />
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<br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-47932475626003891702019-12-27T19:53:00.002+00:002019-12-27T19:53:50.513+00:00Dinorwig Quarry (Day 3)<div>
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It had been a much better night.<br />
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The plastic rat trap that was the
source of the incessant night time drip and been removed by a
surreptitious kick into the bushes when I arrived back at the tent and the raining for
once had stopped. The only nighttime excitement had come when I thought
my camp kitchen was being stolen. I heard it being shaken and I rushed to the tent door only to find
nothing but blackness. However in the distance I could hear the
unmistakable sound of a tin being crunched and I surmised that my bin
bag had been raided by one of the local fox population looking for a
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There is the photographers version of sods law which states the light is always at its best when you are in the least able to use it. So it was on the morning of the 3rd day. While not actually bright, the clouds had broken up, promising at least some sunlight at some point. While I had in theory the whole day to myself, I also had to pack the tent away and pack the car up, which was going to take a fair part of it. Therefore the opportunities for photography would have to fit into a relatively narrow time window.</div>
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I had decided rather than pack up straight away, that I would head down into Llanberis and try and take some pictures of the local waterfall, Ceunant Mawr, which lay under the Snowden railway bridge.</div>
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Unsurprisingly, considering the surfeit of mountains and rain, Wales is well supplied with stunning waterfalls. However my experience with them, especially the popular ones, has not always been a happy one. Often getting a clear shot is a challenge as you have to avoid people take incessant selfies of each other. At Pistyll Rhaeadr once, I had watched as two families almost come to blows as they attempted to out selfie each other. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to have the falls totally to myself. With the amount of rain, the falls were in spate and looked magnificent. However when I tried to photograph them, I found it almost impossible to get a good shot due to the amount of of spray was being generated. That meant it was virtually impossible to keep the lens and ND filter clear during the shot.</div>
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Still after a pleasant half hour it was time to go back to the campsite and pack the tent away. This is always the camping job I hate the most. For some reason known only to tent manufacturers, once a tent has been removed from its bag for the first time, it is impossible to get it back in again in the same state. I can only assume that the makers have access to some extra dimension since however tight it is rolled, it will never be go back in the same bag without removal of poles, etc. It also means that you will have to roll the tent at least 3 times and even then getting it into the bag will be like a Geordie lass fitting into into her Friday night outfit. To make things even harder, the ground was muddy and wet. though fortunately the tent itself on top had dried pretty quickly.</div>
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Still after an hour or so of only mild swearing the tent had been constrained and the car packed. By this point it was about lunchtime, and the temptation was to head home, however I still had one more thing I wanted to accomplish at the the quarry.</div>
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Despite their name, Anglesey barracks have no military connection. Instead they are two long rows of slate houses that once housed the Slate workers when they worked on site. The houses when occupied had few amenities. No electricity, running water, toilets or soft mattresses and were only closed down in 1948 due to public health concerns and are a testament to the tough working conditions of the site.<br />
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Also they make a iconic photo shot and I wanted to explore them before going home.<br />
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Accessing them is relatively easy. At the big plateau you turn right instead of left and head down a step path. The area opens out on both sides and you can step of the path to either an area of woodland on the left or the barracks on the right.<br />
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By now the weather was the best it had ever been and the autumn trees colours were glorious. However when I got my camera kit out it was still suffering from serious fogging. This was despite me leaving everything out overnight to try and dry it out. However drying anything in a unheated tent was always going to be a hail Mary, so I would forced to work with what I had.<br />
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The barracks themselves were a lot smaller than I expected and consist of two rows of slate buildings, now empty and roofless. I played around for a while trying to find a shot, until I realised my heart was not really into it. Maybe I was just tired and but I am not one for re-creating shots that others better than me had already taken and I wasn't really seeing any new angles.<br />
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Instead I headed out the other side of the barracks up through glorious Welsh woodland back to the car. It was a reminder that sometimes as photographers we get so tied up in getting a shot we forget to look around us, so it was almost a relief of a just strolling through the Autumnal forest back to the car. <br />
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By this point the brief weather window had already closed and the nascent sun had been replaced by the usual grey stuff. So I stripped the walking kit off and headed off home, stopping only at the Snowdonia center in Brynrefail for what I felt was a well deserved lunch. <br />
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So weeks on what do I think I gained from my 2 nights and what have I learned?<br />
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My purpose was to see whether I was still capable of camping and photographing on my own. I achieved that, however it must be said if I went again I may not camp again. Camping is great if there are no other alternatives, but I think in this case I would next time look for something with heating. <br />
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Secondly I wanted to explore the area and map it for others who may want to follow. I achieved that and I hope the maps linked to this blog will be useful for anyone wishing to explore the area. Before I went I was concerned about the risks. In many ways this was a good thing since it forced me to take sensible precautions such as first aid kit and emergency supplies. However the area, while it has its risks is probably no more dangerous than any scree slope or off mountain path. <br />
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Finally I hoped to get some decent photos. I was not vain enough to think that I could complete with those who regularly walk these hills, just enough to give me promise that I could improve next time. While I took some images I liked, the rain and issues with my kit, meant that I don't really feel I achieved the results I hoped. Then again to do a site justice I believe you have to build a connection to it and that takes time, so hopefully next time I go I will have better luck. I was also made aware of rich this area was for photography and how much more there was to explore. Two and a half days was just not enough time to cover it all<br />
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One big lesson was wet weather photography. I thought I was pretty well equipped, but the constant rain and being out in it for a number of hours caught me by surprise. Fuji equipment is supposed to be pretty well weather sealed, but I got internal fogging for most of the days there. This was not helped by the lack of heating available to dry kit out. It has taught me to respect the wet weather more. Although it feels old fashioned, some sort of umbrella would of been incredible useful. Secondly if I went again I would take more drying cloths to wrap my kit in and zip lock bags with silicon desiccating packets to try and keep things dry. I may also invest in a walking camera bag, since neither my rucksack or general camera bag really did the job <br />
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Firstly you cannot plan to go somewhere new without blooding some new kit. I had decided I desperately needed a L brackets so I could easily transition my camera between portrait and landscape seamlessly. I therefore got a Pig Iron L Bracket for my camera. However that left me with a dilemma. My main Vanguard tripod did not have a Arca Swiss plate, so I needed another head. Strangely however, tripod heads seemed almost as much as a new tripod. I therefore bowed to inevitable and got a new tripod. My old tripod had served me well, so again I went with Vanguard getting the Vanguard Alto Pro 2+ 263AT which was only £50 more than the head. <br />
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What I love about Vanguard tripods is how the central column can be remove and positioned to get low to the ground or close to the subject. The new system has been greatly improved and it is relatively easy to remove and use as a swinging arm. On the minus side, the tripod log levers have been replaced by twist rings. I do not like twist rings because I find them slower to open and I can never tell whether I have locked them. More than once I caught the tripod as a leg collapsed after I forgot to lock a ring. However this seems to be the way these things are built nowadays. Although not the lightest I found it perfectible easy to carry and it served me well through the 3 days.<br />
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When I moved the Fuji system the one lens I said I would never buy was the 150-400mm. However after unhappy experiments mounting a Tamron 150-600mm via an adapter I bowed to the inevitable getting a 2nd hand version. Although the blow was softened somewhat by selling my Sony A-Mount 150-600 on fleabay, it was still an expensive purchase and the most costly lens I have ever bought. However it has been a revelation. Not only was it the lens that performed best in wet weather, its performance was really well. I had never really considered zooms as landscape lenses, but the nature of the quarry meant that its reach allowed me to get close to bits of the quarry that were otherwise in accessible. By contrast my wide angle lenses did not get much of a use.The only downside was that it was a bit bulky to carry around and sometimes a bit more reach would sometimes had been useful. <br />
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It is said that Eskimos have 50 words for snow. If the Welsh do not have an equivalent number for rain, then they don't go out much. Not being a native Welsh speaker, I have one word for it and that is "Welshie". e.g. the weather today is a bit welshie, which is the type of rain that promises it is about to stop, just before producing the kind of downpour that laughs at the guarantee on that expensive waterproof jacket. <br />
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One of the things you find when camp for a while is that you become very sensitive to rain since you find that a tent canvas amplifies the sound of any rain making a drizzle sound like a shower and a shower sound like a torrent. Therefore I was not totally sure what was going on outside during the night, but it sure sounded a lot like a tropical monsoon had hit Llanberis. Saying that the sound of rain hitting canvas can actually be quite relaxing. Less so was the irregular drip coming from a missing down-pipe hitting a plastic rat trap on a nearby toilet block that created the Welsh equivalent of Chinese water torture.<br />
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To add to the ambience, I found that because the tent was pitched on a slope, as gravity overcome my sleeping inertia I would end up bundled at the bottom of the tent bedroom.<br />
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At about 7 a.m., I finally gave up, and did the sleeping bag shuffle to open the tent doors and see if the campsite had indeed been washed away by a Welsh tsunami It was still dark, but there was enough early dawn light to show that it was still overcast and therefore my original plan to greet the sunrise on the quarry face was going to be a pointless exercise as heavy mist and cloud hung in valleys. Therefore I contented myself with hot porridge and coffee and proceeded in making lunch for the day ahead.<br />
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Unsurprisingly I was the only car at the bus stop car park. While the sky was still a leaden grey, it was for once not actually raining. However a small stream had appeared on the path up to the quarry as a testament to the quantity of rain that had fallen the night before .<br />
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My first decision was how I was going to carry all my kit. My lowenpro camera bag had shown it unable to withstand the Welsh weather and was still damp inside. Camera bags always seem to be great for your camera kit, they never seen to have room for anything else. This day I was going to be on the hills all day, so I would need to take lunch, fluids, emergency kit etc. I therefore packed my kit in my walking rucksack. It is not great as a camera bag, but at least I could pack the rest of the stuff around it and I hoped it would be more waterproof. Learning my lessons from the previous day, I also made sure I put on my waterproof trousers.<br />
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The quarry itself is accessed by climbing over a metal gate. Despite the dire warnings, only a token attempt had been made to stop trespassers. The gate was a low metal variety and had clearly been clambered over many times before as evidenced by its dilapidated state.<br />
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Once over I decided to head for a local depression in the slate mine called Dali's hole. This is the lowest point in the middle quarry itself and the day before I had climbed above it a now wanted a closer look.<br />
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The hole itself is a bit of a mystery as to its purpose. It consists of a mini quarry dug about 20 metres into the quarry level. At some point a small slate hut was built at the bottom, although it would always be in danger of flooding as there is no exit point for water. Unsurprisingly due to the recent rain, the hole now sported a layer of turquoise water in it and a small waterfall had grown on one edge. I had wanted to get an image of that, so I headed for the rim to see if I could work my way around to the other side. There was a clear path, but at some point there had been a major rock slide making part of the route more challenging picking my way through large slate blocks. It was a salutatory lesson on the risks in places like this and I wouldn't want to be standing there when it had happened<br />
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As I got to the other side of the hole I got my camera kit out. It was here I realized I had a problem. Virtually every lens and the camera itself were fogged up. I generally carry a cleaning cloth on my camera strap, but that had got so sodden the day before that I was forced to use anything I had on me to wipe the lens and camera viewfinder. One of the disadvantages of camping is that with no heating, drying things is a nightmare. For example, my trousers from the previous day, despite my best attempts to dry them, were still sodden and would remain so for the entire trip. Similarly for the lenses and camera.<br />
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It was only when I attempted to clear the condensation that I realized that some of the condensation was actually on the inside of some of the lenses and viewfinder itself. As a result, despite my best attempts to clean my lenses, I had no way of knowing what the the final image would be like. Welsh rain 1 Weather-sealing 0<br />
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Fortunately my new 100-400 mm lens seemed to be largely immune to fogging and I wanted to use it to capture the water going over the edge. As I set it up on the tripod, I realized I was not alone as a troop of teenagers in climbing gear passed me by. It was a reminder that despite the warnings, the place was actually a popular destination for climbers and outward bound groups. I had been tempted to try and traverse down to the hole itself, but I was aware that I had promised my wife to be risk adverse, so I contented myself to just exploring the rim.<br />
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After taking a number of images I then headed off to see if I could work out how to get higher in the quarry. My target had always been to reach the cutting sheds which I knew were somewhere on the higher levels, so I worked my way back and started looking for a easy way up.<br />
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It had by this point started raining again and I was tempted to shelter under a nearby slate lean to. However a quick examination of the state of the steel girders holding the roof up, I decided to forgo this since I noticed that the iron had been virtually eaten through with rust.<br />
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I instead followed up a wide slate path to the next level which led to a plateau, I headed to a small arch cut into the slate face. On the other side I was met with one of the reasons, this place is so popular. I was met by giant slate hole dug into the rock face and terraces of slate rising into the hillside. I have never been much of a drone guy, but i must admit I wished I had one on me to do the size of the place justice.<br />
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I contented myself with trying a few shots before sheltering under the slate arch for lunch. I had by this point got used to my isolation, so got a bit of a start when Irish guy came out of now where asking if I had seen a tripod lying anywhere. After telling him I hadn't, but I would keep an eye out for it, I decided to head up to the next level. This would require traversing what Greg Whitton had termed the "grand staircase". <br />
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The grand staircase</h3>
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The grand staircase is a set of slate steps which is the easiest route to the highest levels. <br />
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In my search of satellite photos I had found it hard to find, but on the ground it was quite easy to locate. The staircase itself consists of a larger number of slate steps, with little in the way of guard rails or other barriers to guard against you tumbling into the valley below. The steps themselves have crumbled away in places making ascension challenging and descending double so. However despite my fears, the trek up was relatively trouble free and gave fantastic views of the valley below. <br />
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After a couple of hundred steps, the staircase comes out at the level. A short trek takes you over to an old winching station which still contains the winch line and block and tackle as if it the worker had just popped off for a cigarette break and would back in any second. I had hoped that the fogging effecting my kit would of gone, but the higher dew point at that level meant I was still struggling,so often I had to resort to my phone to get anything at all.<br />
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After a brief wander I started looking for the path up to the cutting shed level. Again there was no clear path put it was quite easy to find a set of steps cut into the slate. As I went along this top level I cam across an old engine shed which still contained the motor that must of once powered a large part of the site.<br />
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The cutting sheds</h3>
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Finally I came to my objective. The cutting sheds are a long shed where in its hey day, slate was sliced before being sent down to the lower levels and out into the world. The iron tables are still there, together with the cutting saws, and give a glimpse into what a working slate quarry must of been like in its heyday. It also made a fantastic photographic location with the orderly rows of saws stretching into the distance.<br />
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With the days objective completed and it coming on 2 O'clock it was time to make my way down. I always find going down mountains in some ways harder than going up, and this one was no different. With few hand holds and slate threatening to break away underfoot on every step, I took the downward journey upon the grand staircase very carefully, but in the end I reached the bottom.<br />
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I made a breif detour through one of the many tunnels dug through the slate to take pictures of the abyss on the other side. Then I headed down back to my car.<br />
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It was still relatively early when I got back to Llanberis, so I decided to make a brief stop and get something warm inside me, which didn't involve sitting in a damp tent. First I however I had to fight with the parking machine which managed to confuse me in not one, but two languages. Eventually I gave up and took the risk that Welsh traffic wardens are as rain adverse as everyone else and went off to find a shop that sold hot chocolate in which I could dry out a little.<br />
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I must admit Llanberis was not what I was expecting. Obviously it had styled itself as the gateway to Snowden, but unlike some places (Cheddar gorge hold your head in shame) still retained some charm and had not sold out to blatant commercialism (a.k.a Ilse of wight needles experience). I also noticed the plethora of cheap hotels and B&B's available which I eyed enviously before heading back to my tent, to cook dinner and sleep.<br />
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<br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-65987049051597909522019-11-10T09:05:00.001+00:002019-11-12T17:18:49.537+00:00Dinorwic Quarry (Day 1)<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nsiGwweo0rOm33SBlEy04DOVz7B0lRru&usp=sharing" target="_blank"><br /></a>
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It was a 20 minutes drive to get from the campsite to the Quarry car park, the so called bus stop.<br />
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The car park is just that, a bus terminus just outside Dinorwic village, that heads down to a outward bound site. <br />
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As I arrived, the promise of sun was replaced with the more usual grey, although for once it was not actually raining. My plan was to have an easy first day, heading up to the quarry, getting my bearings and then heading down to the Anglesey barracks. I packed my camera kit in my Lowepro normal camera rucksack and set off with my tripod on my shoulder.<br />
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It was here I made my first mistake. Lulled into complacency by the abatement of rain I did not pack my waterproof trouser. This was a decision I would come to regret.<br />
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The path to the quarry is via a wide gravel path that passes through scrubby woodland and moss laden walls. You are greeted with a sign that says in both Welsh and English that the quarry itself is off limits and should not be accessed. It then proceeds to add ambiguity to the statement that if you ignore the above clauses you do it at your own risk.<br />
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Suitably chastised I climbed up the path to where it opened near a long slate building and a scrappy wire fence and where I could see the quarry for the first time. I was briefly distracted by herd of wild goats, who calmly eating the scrubby grass nearby. A flock of redwings (the first I had seen that autumn) flew overhead into the trees to raid the berries in the nearby trees.<br />
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Here I could get a great view of the quarry and the lake beneath me. A bit further on I was met with two swing gates. I knew from videos that one led down the a set of abandoned buildings called the Anglesey barracks (They have no military function, they served as workers cottages ), while the other led past the quarry itself and potentially inside it. It was always my intention to do the barracks first, but I could not resist the lure of exploring the place I had heard and seen so much of. Therefore I headed down the path that led past the quarry to view the terrain for next day.<br />
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I climbed over a low wall and tried to take a few shots of the vista below. As I did, the mist turned into persistent rain and it became increasingly difficult to keep the rain water of the lens. I wasn't worried so much about the camera, since Fuji are well weather sealed, but the rain kept hitting the lens and blurring the image and I was left wishing I had an umbrella to cover the lens front.<br />
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I followed the main path a good 800 yards intending to follow the path down the hill, but then I noticed I could squeeze into the quarry past a gate and I could see to my left there was a set of slate paths that led up to a old winch house. The temptation was to much so I squeezed through and attempted to find a way up. My worry had been that the paths would be difficult top traverse, but as it turned out, if you took your time they were no worse than many a mountain path. However I was pleased that I bought a hiking pole since descending could be tricky as the loose slate had a tendency to slip underfoot. <br />
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I reached a mid level and I explored the area around a huge axe shaped rock left exposed by the quarrying and I had a great view of Snowdon, albeit through the low cloud. One of the things that struck me was the contrast of the plants against the slate and i spent a while trying to capture both the low lying plants and the trees.<br />
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There were also the buildings which created great focal points in an otherwise bland moonscape<br />
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After an hour I headed up to the top level. By this point the rain was becoming incessant making it nigh impossible to get decent shots. Both my camera bag and trousers by this point (and I was not regretting taking waterproof trousers) were soaked and my lens cloth was a sodden mess so reluctantly I headed down. <br />
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Once back at the swing gates, I was tempted to head down to the barracks. However the path had turned into a torrent and I was not sure how easy it would be to get back up. So instead I headed back to the car and the campsite to cook lunch and plan for the next day.<br />
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<br />hammarbytphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911427060072418619noreply@blogger.com0Dinorwig, Caernarfon LL55 3EL, UK53.1340503 -4.113936800000033127.612015799999998 -45.422530800000033 78.6560848 37.194657199999966tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112823909623407424.post-8227073783969733802019-11-10T08:14:00.001+00:002019-11-10T09:05:34.024+00:00Dinorwic Quarry (The Arrival)<div class="adM">
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Obviously it was <a href="https://www.gregwhitton.com/" target="_blank">Greg Whitton</a>s fault</div>
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Ever since I discovered his youtube videos, I have wanted to visit Dinowig slate quarry. I had this vision of me striding along the slate paths, tripod in hand and capturing those iconic Welsh landscapes. I had now decided it was now or never, so this October I duly set off for my first solo 3 day photo expedition to deepest, darkest Wales.<br />
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For a reason which I am still struggling to remember, I decided I would camp. I think at the time I had an idea that this would be a stepping stone to doing wild camping at a later point. I was also attracted by the flexibility and independence camping would give me. Being a veteran of many a family camping holidays, staying in a tent held through surprises, but this would be the first time I had done it on my own. Additionally it was in an area and time of year not renowned for its inclement climate.<br />
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terms with my foible by announcing to anyone that asked, that I was going to Wales "to
find myself". Personally I would hope that if and when I get a midlife crisis, I will find a more expensive and comfortable method of expressing it. However there was some truth to their expression. I am at an age where fear of injury and illness have become more than flights of fancy. It was an opportunity to see whether I was still up to this sort of adventure or whether I should consider more gentle pursuits.<br />
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The issue of potential injury became more prevalent in my mind when the bloke who put the idea in my head, Greg
Whitton, <a href="https://gregwhittonphotography.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/lets-cut-to-the-chase-i-could-have-died/" target="_blank">announced </a>that he had severely crocked himself walking in Wales. Now Greg is an experienced walker and climber, and the idea that he could so easily and seriously injure himself, really made me think whether I wanted to do this. I would be on my own, in an unknown terrain and likely not to be on the well trod beaten path. If I fell and injured myself, there was a good chance I would be in serious trouble. Did i really want to take this risk?<br />
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In hindsight this was a probably good thing (well, not for Greg, obviously ), because it made me seriously think about precautions, such as taking medical and survival kit, emergency provisions etc. I also promised to my wife that I would text her before setting out with my plan, and text her when going back to the campsite<br />
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So fully equipped, all I had left to do was set the date. My plan was to arrive when the weather was optimal, and there were some Autumn colour in the trees. I had one of the last 3 weeks of October in mind, but my diary kept filling up until, to my chagrin, I found I was left with only possible weekend. I instantly started praying to the weather gods for good weather and scanning weather sites. I quickly found that when it came to weather forecasting in Northern Wales, you would be better off studying chicken entrails. The forecast would change, often hourly. The BBC one in particular was vague, forecasting sunshine and showers which is the weather man equivalent of throwing your hands in the air and saying "work it out yourself".<br />
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As it was as I waved farewell to my wife and set off on the Friday morning I still had no idea what weather I would get<br />
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As I drove west over the top of wales I was greeted by a magnificent double rainbow over Conway Bay. "A good omen" I thought, totally ignoring my physics training that said if you are driving toward a
rainbow, you are going into the rain. Sure enough as I turned south into Snowdonia, the sun was left behind and the skies increasingly turned gray and threatening and as I arrived at the campsite it was in torrential rain.<br />
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There is only one thing worse than camping in the rain, and that is putting up a tent in the rain. The camp website had promised a warm and convivial welcome on arrival. Instead I found a deserted site with a sign explaining the numerous payment methods for a pitch. The camping field itself turned out to be a wet, sloping field with long grass. There appeared to be no pitch marking per se, so I made my best guess and proceeded to pitch my tent and deposit the various items within it. An hour later, I was finished and as I looked out, the sun decided to make an appearance vastly improving the vista.<br />
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For the first time I got a view of the quarry on the other side of the valley. One thing that the videos and photos fail to convey is the scale and the steepness of the quarry. From a distance it looks like a giant had has swept half a mountain down the hillside leaving a giant grey scar behind it and the slopes look forbidding and something normally only tackled with a team of Sherpa's.<br />
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I had two main objectives for the trip. First obviously was to take photos. I had no great illusion on whether I would take ground breaking images, I just did not know the area well enough. This was going be a pathfinder expedition to explore the site and find places I may want to return to.<br />
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Secondly I was going to map the place. Now obviously there are OS maps of the area, but they are remarkable detail free. Because this is technically private land, there are no public footpaths so there are no obvious routes. Before coming out I did an extensive search for a map, but pretty well failed. Terms like the bus stop, Dini's hole and the grand staircase were flung around on videos, with no indication of where these were and how to access them. The best I got was by studying Google satellite views and making guesses. I therefore set the task of creating a map for me and any who wished to follow me.<br />
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After quick lunch and I set off to see the quarry close up for the first time.<br />
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history. It is situated in Snowdownia national park, just under
the auspices of Snowdon itself, Wales's highest mountain. It
provides a superb tapestry of mountain landscape and naked industrial
slate. The other thing that makes it special is that since closing down
in the 60's little has been done to change it or make it tourist
friendly. It is almost as if the workforce had been whisked off by a
giant spaceship and the remain left to the ravages of time. This
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Photography has many genres, landscape, portrait, sport, to name but a few, but surely the most challenging and difficult must be holiday photography.<br />
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Now to be clear I am not talking about the photographs which is used to decorate those glossy holiday brochures. Nor am I talking about travel photography, which is where you go off to some exotic location purely to take photographs. Holiday photography is when you go somewhere with your partner and kids, primarily as a break, but at the same time you try and sneak some photography in.<br />
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The first challenge is just finding the time to take images. However understanding your partner is, at some point there will be a conflict between your desire to take photos and your responsibilities as a parent and partner. When the kids want to be driven to the beach, it is not a good time to suggest you instead hike up a mountain in 40 degrees heat, to get that panorama shot. In the end you just have to fit the photography in those small irregular gaps in the holiday schedule, which is not very conducive to carefully crafted images .<br />
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The second issue are holiday location themselves. For example this year we went to Dubrovnik in Croatia. The Dubrovnik old city is a wonderful old medieval town on the azure Adriatic coast and should be a photography dream. However its beauty and accessibility also means you will be joined by thousands of other tourists, all jostling to try and do exactly what you want to do.<br />
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In Dubrovnik this has been exacerbated recently by being one of the filming locations for something called game of thrones, which apparently is not a Croatian game show, but some fantasy TV series. Seriously though, I think at least 50% of the visitors were more excited by visiting the set of fictional kingdom, than the actual history that they were walking through.<br />
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Anyway I digress.<br />
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The problem is that old town Dubrovnik is not a big place. It is about the size of a large village, and you can easily cover it in about 2 hours. Add the thousands of visitors all armed to the teeth with cameras, and pretty well every angle of Dubrovnik has been photographed to death at some point.<br />
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This is fine if all you want is a memory of your visit, but if you are trying to to create some unique viewpoint or an image that stands out from the crowd.... well good luck with that. (As lovely as Dubrovnik is, it can be a difficult place to get a photo, due to the fact there seems little control over what is put on the outside of buildings. Perhaps understandable considering the heat there was a plethora of air conditioning units, which are as ugly as sin and it is difficult to avoid in any image. If I ever do a book on Dubrovnik, it will be called Cats, Swifts and air conditioning units )<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure all residents are as enthused with Dubrovnik's new popularity</td></tr>
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Then you have to contend with the tourists themselves. Put a large number of people in a small area, all trying to achieve the same thing and you will get conflicts. Basically everyone is jostling trying to get that iconic shot (which will all look the same) and sometimes they almost came to blows as people tried to get a clear shot of some film backdrop. Basically unless you are very lucky your shot will have tourists in them, and unless you want to spend months photo-shopping them out, you just have to accept this.<br />
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To get around this and after getting special dispensation from my wife (who said "fine, just don't wake me up"), I went into the town at 6 a.m, which was the earliest bus I could get. I thought that I could take some shots before the madding crowd arrived, only to find that this was the time when deliveries were made across the town meaning people were replaced by vans and lorries delivering essential supplies of bottled water and lager (Same thing? - Ed). Of course I could of gone in at 3 a.m. and got some nighttime shots, but a) After previous bad experiences I hadn't taken a tripod and b) I was reliant on public transport who for some reason decided that catering for lone photographers was not a big part of their business plan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently this was in Game Of Thrones (The stairs, not the dress)</td></tr>
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One solution would be what I call the Chinese system, because it seemed common among a number of people from the far east. Basically you get a women to dress up in some white or colorful dress and then spend the entire day going around the town to take shots taken of them posing in front of various landmarks, like they are creating a new great leap forward poster. However the women in my life seem far less compliant, and when I suggested it to them, all I got was sardonic laughter.<br />
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The biggest issue however is that pace of trying to cover an area in 7 days is that you get very little time to emphasize with a place. In a perfect world I would like to spend 3 or 4 days trying to get a feel of a place and create a narrative in my head on what the location meant to me and how I would best express it. <a href="https://www.discoverstill.com/">Paul Sanders</a> in a talk said that he sometimes spends days in a location waiting for it to talk to him. Which is nice, but on holiday I am lucky if I have 10 minutes. I am sure there are some people who can arrive in a new destination and instantly take a great photo, however for us mere mortals time is required to create some sort of emotional connection with a place.<br />
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In truth by the 3rd day, I was getting a bit frustrated. I had taken loads of images, all of them pretty boring and obvious and I could just not see how I was going to capture the place. For a break I visited the rather wonderful <a href="http://www.warphotoltd.com/">war photograph</a>y exhibition. It was while I was looking at the thought provoking and harrowing images there that I realised what I was doing wrong and a solution for those times when your photography is just not going to plan.<br />
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The martial art of Jujutsu was designed to allow someone to overcome a stronger opponent by using their strength against themselves.<br />
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It comes into play on the days where as a photographer you feel overwhelmed by forces outside your control, be it weather, time pressures or people and often you feel you want to give up. This is where Jujutsu photography may offer you solution by using the very forces against you for your benefit.<br />
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As an example on how it works when I was in Dubrovnik, I was frustrated because I could my images felt obvious and fellow tourists kept getting in may way.<br />
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The answer? Instead of railing against the fact there are too many tourists, make the photograph and narrative about the very problem which is hindering you. In short take photos of tourists and how they affect and interact with places like Dubrovnik (in hindsight I was probably unconsciously influenced by the work of <a href="https://www.martinparr.com/recent-work/" target="_blank">Martin Parr</a> who has been doing this sort of thing for years).<br />
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So I stopped concentrating on the town, and instead starting to photograph the people.<br />
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This did mean stepping out our comfort zone because I have always found street photography difficult. In a place like Dubrovnik however it was relatively easy, because most people are distracted so are not aware of you. I put on a 23mm prime on my camera, and just took photos at waist level and went up the main thoroughfare trying to snap tourists.<br />
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I am not saying that images I got are great, but to me they tell a far more compelling story than some old church. Also the images are unique and to me provides a very compelling narrative, and far more memorable that just some image of a building. By converting them to black and white we lose city and concentrate on the people, so that the tourists could be any tourist hot spot.<br />
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There are many situations where the Jujutsu principle comes in useful. If the it is raining all day, take macro pictures of the raindrops. If the sun is too bright, photo the shadows. In the end it is about accepting that you cannot control everything and being brave and adaptable enough to do something different new when your original plan is not working.<br />
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In the end of the day, great shots are usually the ones that no one planned, because if they were that obvious, the photo would already of been taken. By not being rigid and bending with the wind rather than fighting the forces against us, as photographers we will be less frustrated and also hopefully get better shots.<br />
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