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Friday, 12 February 2010 09:58 |
Back from Berlin for 48 hours; an array of architecture and travel photography taken in the eastern 'fridge', as cold still grips central Europe. This marvellous structure is on top of the Reichstag or German Parliament Building. A Norman Foster masterpiece, designed purely as an air duct and a magnetic tourist attraction. This is shot on a 5DmkII at 14mm using the Nikon 14-24, f8 for15secs ISO 100. More new imagery from Berlin over on the main site.
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Friday, 18 December 2009 16:44 |
The Stata Centre in Boston's M.I.T, USA.
Dipping into my recent travels, I thought I would show of this remarkable structure. This building is a photographers dream come true, courtesy of Frank O. Gehry, whose work I have been a great fan of for many years. This was somewhat of a pilgrimage for me and I have also photographed and drooled over the Fred and Ginger building in Prague and impossible DZ Bank in Berlin to which I am returning to in Feb 2010. A cost effective building? How does $300m sound?
The metallic exterior makes the Stata such a dynamic abstract, with light bouncing off literally every curve, but despite the building being such a revelation, its caused nothing but headaches for our Frank.
The M.I.T sued Gehry for because - 'soon after its completion in spring 2004, the center's outdoor amphitheater began to crack due to drainage problems. Snow and ice cascaded dangerously from window boxes and other projecting roof areas, blocking emergency exits and damaging other parts of the building. Mold grew on the center's brick exterior, the suit says, and there were persistent leaks throughout the building.' (Boston Globe)
Gehry responded it was all thanks to cost cutting and 'value engineering', ... value engineering?! At $300m? That certainly made me smile.
Can you guess what it is yet? No, me neither...
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 15:36 |
Where were you last night at midnight? Tucked up in bed no doubt, well it was a school night. After a near death experience involving dipped lights and a black horse licking road salt, it was off into the frosty moonlight for another life enriching experience.
This is Haytor on Dartmoor at around 2am, on the way back to the car after a few miles wandering solo to favourite locations. If you don't already know, this ice ring is made up of diffracted crystals suspended in the air and it's only the second time I have managed to capture one fully intact on camera. An amazing night.
Canon 5Dmk2, Nikon 14-24 f2.8 at 14mm (because the ring was so huge) at f4 for 30secs ISO800. The 5Dmk2 is now the astro camera of choice. After using moderate noise reduction on the sky you can barely tell this image wasnt shot at ISO100 it's so smooth. ISO1600 images looked perfectly workable too.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 15:35 |
Round One was over and done with last weekend, but Round Two is on its way, so brace yourselves.... Here is a shot of Longships Lighthouse in Cornwall getting a pounding from an Atlantic Storm. Some great fun had at the coast.
The lighthouse stands at 115ft tall, but I have to say this is somewhat smaller than last years monumental 230ft explosions I witnessed on the cliffs. None the less, you have never heard me swear so much in the excitement. 
1DsIII with a 300mm +2xII converter @ f11 for 1/1000th of a second (simply to stop camera shake in 60mph winds) |
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 09:05 |
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Nov 10th - New equipment endorsement with Vanguard - superb tripods, tripod heads, monopods binoculars, spotting scopes, cases, bags and more. Vanguard strike the right market, making quality photographic gear at affordable prices. See the Vanguard Alta Pro 283CT review |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 23:46 |
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Nov 6th - My USA trip was a great success, the hardest trip I have ever undertaken with 3500miles on the clock and 5000 new images to sift through - Boston, Acadia, Maine, White Mountains, Vermont, The Berkshires, Cape Cod and many more in 28days. Travel images galore, but no time for much landscape work as it happens. Many thanks to the USA Customs making me feel extremely welcome over a packet of sticky plasters. Now sitting here processing (did I mention that) until my eyes fall out of their sockets. About face for Thailand at Chirstmas, then a non-workshop on the Isle of Skye, hop to the Canadian Rockies for ten days then off to Berlin for some architectural therapy. Loads of new work to appear online asap if my brain doesn't implode before they become web jpegs. |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 13:37 |
Sept 10th -  Other than working out I can run a guitar, a drum machine and a laptop into three seperate 50w amp heads and then line into into a thirty year old monsynth and make myself sound like the reactor of the Death Star, I havent had time for music. Photographic commissions for AA Publishing are taking me around the UK and further afield. A month long shoot of Boston USA, New Hampshire, New England and the surrouding countryside this 'fall' is filling days with planning alongside processing. My trip to Santorini was better than ever with some of the best Small World tilt lens shots ever and classic Greek lifestyle shots a plently. Back in November, then to the Lake District, then collapse... |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 13:35 |
Sept 10th -     Other than working out I can run a guitar, a drum machine and a laptop into three seperate 50w amp heads and then line into into a thirty year old monsynth and make myself sound like the reactor of the Death Star, I havent had time for music. Photographic commissions for AA Publishing are taking me around the UK and further afield. A month long shoot of Boston USA, New Hampshire, New England and the surrouding countryside this 'fall' is filling days with planning alongside processing. My trip to Santorini was better than ever with some of the best Small World tilt lens shots ever and classic Greek lifestyle shots a plently. Back in November, then to the Lake District, then collapse... |
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Friday, 14 August 2009 12:14 |
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July 8th - New article "Pointless and Shoot?" in the Articles Page. Lets hope the new Olympus E-P1 will save the day. The idea of a camera that can take a Olympus Zuiko lenses with an adapter looks great fun, but the initial cost is a complete sting at £700. |
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Friday, 14 August 2009 12:11 |
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June 17th - There are no poor conditions, just poor decisions. |
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