I recently returned from a visit to Michigan, where one evening the skies put on a dramatic show of the myriad colours contained in natures palette.
Images taken with a Panasonic TZ30 compact camera and post-processed in Color Efex Pro
Legoland is a chain of Lego-themed amusement parks at different locations around the world, including the one in Windsor near London. Away from the milling crowds and long queues for parking and rides, this amusement park in London also offers excellent views of Windsor Castle, the residence of Queen Elizabeth 2.
One thing that immediately strikes me when visiting the USA is the overwhelming presence of national flags everywhere, nowhere more obvious that in the capital. Public building, private houses, buses, metro trains and many flag poles proudly fly the stars-and-stripes. Coming from the United Kingdom, where flying Union Jacks are a relatively rare sight, this display of the national flag is an indicator of the deep thread of national pride that runs through the population.
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.
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.
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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