It is a sign of the mild winter here in Cambridge so far. I photographed this rose in my garden over the weekend (14 December, 2013). It is rather strange to see a bright rose at this time of the year, and therefore merits a blog post of its own!
Three-shot bracketed HDR processed in Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
A tree at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Park in Glen Rose, Texas. Handheld HDR of 3-bracketed exposures merged in Photomatix Pro.
I have this thing about taking pictures of clothesline pegs! They seem to come in a myriad of colours, shapes and textures. In other words they are ideal for experimenting with photography… Take the example below.
Simulated HDR processing of a single photograph in Photomatix Pro.
The Royal Liver building (pronounced Laiver) is an iconic landmark on Liverpool pier. The two liver birds (one in the picture below) watch over the city and are fabled to bring luck to the city. This building was the tallest structure in the United Kingdom till 1961 and is one of the first buildings in the world to be built with reinforced concrete.
Converted to HDR from a single RAW image in Photomatix Pro.
India, the land of colours, none more evident than in a marketplace.
All photographs from a Nikon D80, 3-shot bracketed exposures processed in Photomatix Pro and Adobe Lightroom 5.0.
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The next in the series of sculptures by Philip Haas is Autumn. Autumn is characterised by ripe fruit (grapes, apples, blackberries) and vegetables (pumpkins, barley) ready for the picking.
These sculptures are inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo‘s paintings of “The Four Seasons”. Arcimboldo used fruits, vegetables and grains to creative identifiable and imaginative portraits.
Technical Details Photographed using Nikon D7000 with a 18-250mm F4.5/6.3 Lens Autobracketed at -2, 0 and +2 in aperture priority mode (f/6.3 ISO 200) Processed in Photomatix Pro and Adobe Lightroom
Who said the mundane and the ordinary cannot be interesting. The picture below is of simple clothesline pegs captured in HDR.
Just outside the popular Prudential Center in Boston stands a tall bronze statue seemingly reaching for the sky. This statue, by Donald De Lue, was cast in Italy and installed in 1967.
Technical Details Nikon D7000 with a Tamron 18-200mm lens Autobracket at -2, 0 +2 in Aperture Priority Processed in Photomatix Pro and Adobe Lightroom 5.0
My recent travels in the US took me to Boston and past this imposing church. The first church of Christ in Boston is the mother church of the Christian Science Movement and was built at the end of the 19th century.
This HDR image above is a composite of 3 bracketed shots processed in Photomatix Pro and Adobe Lightroom 5.0. Please view a larger image by clicking on the photograph above. Any comments/criticisms/observations welcome as always.
The runnymead bridge on the notorious M25 motoway in London runs over the Thames near Staines. I wonder how many of the thousands of cars, vans and trucks that use the M25 daily have drivers who are aware of the river just beneath them.
The lines on this bridge were wonder to photograph, as were the effects of light reflecting from the Thames.
These pictures are from my iPhone, post-processed in Photomatix Pro and Adobe Lightroom 5.0
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