finishing the derby

finishing the derby, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

Unfortunately I missed a good shot on the winner so the second placed had to do! I have subsequently removed the base of the monopod hanging down from the armpit by use of photoshop cloning.

Position position position

horse dale, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

The day I ttok this picture I spent about 20 minutes walking the top of Horse Dale until I was in just the right position for the green strip at the bottom of the dale to be continuous but slowly narrow as it wound its way into the distance. the stopper at the top of the picture prevents the eye from leaving the shot whilst I gradient colour burned the corners to hold the eye on the parts I wanted it to follow.

fireworks

firework 1, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

I love taking pictures of fireworks, it's a shame that it usually only comes around once a year. My formula is to to put the focus to manual and set it to infinity (there isn't time or anything for the camera to focus on). Initially I set the exposure to manual and then the time to 1 second and the aperture to f8. After taking few shots I review what I have taken, If the firework is too bright I change the aperture f16 to saturate the colours. If the firework size is too small I increase the time, if it is too large I reduce the time. I am then free to to concentrate on when the next firework is due to explode by the trail of the rocket going up. i take hundreds of shots to get a few good ones as it free!

Kilham Morning

Kilham Morning, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

However the next morning I knew it would be another misty morning with a good sunrise so it was off at 7 am to go over to Kilham (fog hollow) to make up for yesterday's missed opportunity. Of the pictures taken this was one of the best with the church above the mist and the soft morning light creating layers in the landscape. I sent it in to the local television programme Look North where it was chosen as the picture of the day.

Misty morning 3

Misty morning 3, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

I had to go to work today on such a stunning morning. I could have stopped a dozen times to take photos but that would have made me an hour late so I restricted it to this one scene.

Vate

Vate, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

This is where the use of the software tries to achieve the image in the mind's eye. Sometimes this picture whivch you originally imagined changes during the process to something completely new.

Thursday 28th July

train above the Fraser, a photo by howarew on Flickr.

Sat for, what was for me, ages (well, 15 minutes) for the train to appear from the tunnel. No patience me!!