I’ve just come back after attending a meeting in Bethesda, MD and took the opportunity of spending a little time in Washington DC. DC has some magnificent public buildings including the Union Station. The following pictures are of the Washington Union Station and the Columbus Circle just outside this magnificent edifice.
All photographs from a compact Panasonic TZ-30 camera, processed in NIK Color Efex Pro.
The earliest signs of spring in gardens and meadows around Britain are the appearance of these tough dandelions. They might be the scourge of the gardener but they do light up meadows with their bright yellow showy flowers. These dandelions were seen on a footpath along a field near Hinxton, Cambridgeshire.
Spring finally arrived in Cambridge this week. The garden suddenly woke up from its long winter slumber and burst into colour. Daffodils, Crocuses and now tulips are in bloom.
Technical Details
Nikon D7000 with external Speedlight SB600 flash in slave mode
Sigma 105mm f/2.8
1/250 f/20 ISO200
Post-Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
Another two images of the Jesus lock on the river Cam in Cambridge. Locks are used to raise or lower boats between stretches of water of different levels. The Jesus lock was built in the late 19th century and is now maintained by Conservators of the River Cam, the navigation authority for the River Cam established in 1702.
HDR generated by bracketing 3 photos in Photomatix Pro.
Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust property comprising a country house and over 50 acres of landscaped grounds and gardens. The last owner of the property 1sr Baron Fairhaven is credited with laying out some of the largest gardens in 20th century Britain. He left the property to the National Trust on his death. The pictures below are from the Anglesey Abbey country manor.
All the above pictures are 3-shot bracketed photographs merged in Photomatix Pro. Please click-through any picture to go to flickr.
This is a HDR representation of early evening on the River Cam near Jesus Green, Cambridge. This view shows direction of flow of the river which ultimately joins up with the Great Ouse near Ely. This section of the Cam is wide enough for boats to navigate (a few can be seen in this photograph).
This photograph is a HDR of 3 bracketed shots at -2, 0 and 2 ev post-processed in Photomatix Pro.
A straight path never leads anywhere but to the objective – Andre Gide
3-frame bracketed HDR processed in Photomatix Pro
My experimentation with HDR photography continues. Over the lovely weekend we had here in Cambridge I visited Anglesey Abbey and Lode Mill in Cambridgeshire. This picture is a composite of 3 photographs at -2, 0 and 2ev of a backlit tree. The images were processed in PhotoMatix Pro using the Painterly 2 filter with further adjustments.
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