When everyone is carrying a camera how do you find a different angle?
The arrival of the Olympic Torch in Derby brought thousands of people out onto the streets, all hoping to witness this historic event happening on their doorstep. There were choices to be made – to wait for it to pass near your home, or go to one of the designated “event” locations. In Derby this meant the Market Place and Darley Park. [Read more…]
We woke to a layer of snow this morning. It’s been bitterly cold all day, but beautiful blue skies made up for that. I only had time for a few grab shots (too busy throwing snowballs) but it looks like the cold weather is going to be with us for a few days so I hope to take some more photos. The first shots were taken in Darley Park this morning: powdery snow blowing around in the wind, caught in the sunlight. A dusting of snow makes the most mundane objects more attractive.
Around dusk I was up in Holbrook, looking back down the valley as the temperature dropped rapidly.
All shots taken with my Lumix LX3, exposure compensation set to +2/3 of a stop, minimal adjustment in Lightroom (added Graduated Filter to sky).
Winter is starting to bite here in Derby: we’ve had fog, frost, wind, rain and now the forecast is for snow. All great photo opportunities, of course. Last week I was out in Allestree Park fairly early, in a bone-chilling mist. As the morning went on the sun started to break through and I managed to get quite a few shots. Here are a few of them:
I shot them with my Lumix LX3, using Aperture Priority mode, which normally gives me accurate exposure. However, when shooting in misty or snowy conditions the camera’s light meter doesn’t always understand the change in lighting conditions, and will compensate for the apparent increase in brightness by under-exposing your images. To avoid the mist looking grey when it should be almost white, use the exposure compensation button on the camera to over-expose by around 2/3rds of an f stop. I did this, but even so I had to make more adjustments in Lightroom as the histogram was still indicating under-exposure. I will post more tips on exposure in following weeks.
Note: one of the quirky things about the Lumix is that it offers an aspect ratio of 1:1 (i.e. square pictures) which I enjoy using for landscapes – it’s a bit like using a medium format camera again.