Enchanted Wood, part 2

Another visit to Syon Park, over the weekend to photograph the Enchanted Wood. Not so windy this time, which was better - when you've got the camera on a tripod with the shutter speed in seconds the wind can play havoc with whats left of the leaves, branches ..... This time, a couple of misters were on close to some trees, and the lack of wind made them effective as subjects . So I managed to get a few shots, some of which you can see below.

                                                                  

Two quite different pictures. Whilst they are not the best pictures I've ever taken, I'm reasonably happy with them. I've not done any manipulation on them yet, time enough during the coming winter to do that.

Enchanted Wood

Nothing of note to post this week except a visit to a windy Syon Park to visit the Enchanted Wood. Here are a selection of some photos from that visit ....

St Paul's

Spent a very pleasant, if chilly, time in Central London a few evenings ago. Took my tripod in, thought I'd try to capture St Pauls at night time - from across the Thames. Good location - outside Tate Modern. Made a few exposures - and attach one I liked here. I'll have to analyse this one (and the others from that evening) in more detail soon - I was varying the shutter speeds, f-stops and colour balance in order to achieve different results. That is one advantage (some may say only but thats another matter) of digital photography - tha camera automatically records the technical details of each shot, for subsequent analytical use - you dont have to write down copious notes at the time....



Here's a similar photo of St Paul's for comparison, taken from almost the same position, across the river from outside the Tate Modern - but this one was taken in daylight. Quite a difference ?

Fashion Show

Had a different but interesting Saturday last - I was asked to attend a Fashion Show and take photos of the event. I'd never been to a fashion show before, never mind photograph it.

Photographically, the lighting was was patchy on the cat walk, with the best light at either end. Given crowds milling around - punters as well as others taking photos - using a tripod was not an option. Tried using flash (an accessory on the camera hot shoe with adjustable head, not the built in rubbish) - but obtained poor results.
So had to revert to using the camera hand held.



Managed to get some pictures as the attached show. I've got plenty more, many of which may be described as "too soft". Not sure if they show the clothes off to their best advantage - presumably the purpose of the show. I guess some more experience at events such as these will improve my efforts.