I was away in Dorset last week with Charlie Waite on a Light & Land landscape photography workshop. We had a great time despite the fact that it poured with rain almost all the time.
Surprisingly one of the best sessions was out in the rain. Charlie took us to a wood and I was experimenting with multiple exposures. These three examples are unprocessed but give some idea of what we were up to. The photos were taken in heavy rain in a dark wood with full waterproofs, wellies and an umbrella. I think we at least deserved marks for dedication.
Photos are taken on a Canon 6D with 9 averaged exposures in each. I am intrigued by the results and will be encouraged to experiment further. Other photos from the trip will appear here once I have had time to get Lightroom fired up.
Click on each photo to enlarge and view in full screen if possible - you'll get a better feel for the image that way.
This farmer was working a night shift, probably trying to get the work done while the weather held. He turned up with a disc harrow in the field behind my mother's house. An interesting challenge for that camera. All taken with a Canon 6D hand held at 1/320, f4 and ISO 16000.
The High Level Bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle. A bit of fun with a mirrored sculpture near the bridge. The last one shows what it really looks like.
Experiments with ICM (intentional camera movement) in the bluebell wood at Coton Manor in Northamptonshire.
A bit of fun with the iPhone.
I have been part of the team building a new boardwalk and hide in the nature reserve in Gosforth Park. The boardwalk was finished in January and the hide is due to open next month. Before we put the felt on the roof I took the opportunity of going up there with a camera. This is my first attempt at a panorama. Eight photos were taken at 45 degree intervals using a Canon 6D with a 24-70mm lens at 24mm on a tripod. I spent some time getting the horizontal sorted out.
The photos were stitched in Photoshop Elements 10. When I tried stitching 8 photos the programme insisted on splitting the lake, whichever order I used for the pictures. So this one is done with 5, covering around 225 degrees. The missing section is just more reedbeds so I think it is better like this. You can see the boardwalk on the left, curving into the distance. It ends just before the trees.
I am encourage to try more panoramas but probably not from a rooftop in the middle of a lake. Click on the photo to enlarge.
