Black-And-White pictures seem to say so much more than colour!! See for yourselves. Pictures from iPhone and processed using snapseed.
The weather here in Cambridge has been awful for almost 3 weeks now, and as an outdoor photographer I’ve been sitting around twiddling my thumbs without a single post!
Growing Hibiscus indoors in a country like Britain poses challenges. For one, these plants need to be grown inside the house all year round, and need good warmth and sunlight. But the troubles fade when the flowers begin to appear. Big red (or orange/white depending on the variety) short-lived flowers add much-needed splash of colour indoors and offer a hint of the orient!!
A hibiscus bud against a black background. 1/2500 f/7.1 ISO200. Flash used to underexpose background.
I bought a bunch of fenugreek leaves yesterday from the market, and while stripping them, found a half-dead poppy bug with stalk. Within an hour of putting the stalk in a bowl of water, the flower had opened up.. This is that very same flower. Question is? Which country did this poppy originate from? It is too cold in the UK to as yet have fenugreek plants 🙂
1/1600 F11 with flash to keep background under-exposed.
On Easter Sunday, dramatic cloud formations over London. Post processed to increase contrast and reduce brightness after conversion to monochrome.
Teasel fruits look good both in colour and monochrome. Choose for yourselves!! I personally find the monochrome to be more atmospheric.
The Uffizi Gallery leading up to the Palazzo Vecchio. The Gallery is on both sides of this picture and lined with statues of various important people from Florence including Michelangelo, Galileo etc.
This tree stands on the grounds of the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton. On a day like today, the contrast between the blue skies mottled with white clouds made an interesting back drop to the tree. Shot with an iPhone and processed using Snapseed.
In my earlier post I mentioned how pictures look so very different in the day time when compared with night shots. As an illustrative example, the two pictures below are of the same building, taken roughly from the same place (my hotel room in St. Andrews, Scotland) a few years ago. The night shot appears mysterious and enticing, but the day time picture of shows nothing special. The difference is just the absence of uniform light on the building, and the effect of spotlights. Which one do you prefer?
Taking photographs after sunset using only natural (or artificial light) brings out features that are seldom seen during the day time. The photograph below is from Vilnius at the Gediminas castle tower.
Dating to the 13th century, the Gediminas castle was rebuilt in 1419 by Grand Duke Vytautas after the great fire of Vilnius. During the 1655 – 1661 Russian occupation the castle towers and defensive walls were completely ruined and only in 1930 was any attempt made to restore the castle. The castle towers over central Vilnius and is accessible by a short climb or by a funicular (which, when I was there, was out-of-order).
Exposure: 3 seconds, f/3.5 ISO200, Nikon D80.
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