Smudge

This may turn out to be one of those ideas that seemed better at the time.

I was wondering how the well I could describe the landscape through shape, colour and contrast but without sharp lines or focus.

Perhaps it would’ve been more successful if there was more of a patchwork of different colours rather than various greens.

I have actually tried this thing before in black and white but I think in this case you need the colour (and even then I’m not sure it works).

Still, it’s always worth experimenting.

Salutations to Boudica

I still can’t quite believe I managed to pull this day off without a hitch but everything went swimmingly all the same.

I left Salisbury in a right pea souper and arrived in London to glorious, clear blue skies.

Engage the red filter.

Commencing with a stroll along embankment, I then meandered my way up to the British Museum. Despite the myriad of antiquities on display, I was mostly there to see the ceiling (and have lunch).

I then threaded my way through the Underground to Kensington and the V&A. Gorgeous displays in wonderful surroundings; I really like this place, especially the jewellery rooms which are spectacular.

However, chucking out time is five-thirty and I wasn’t meeting Tommy B until six.

Thus I spent the last hour of opening in the Natural History Museum seeking out a particular specimen to photograph.

Prehistoric mammal located and captured on silicon, I proceeded to the powwow and then onto catch my train which was not just on time but early!

N.B. Click on the photos to enlarge them.

Wabi Sabi

It’s becoming increasingly had to write something intelligent in these text except bits. What can I say? I like taking pictures of patterns and textures.

All these images have been split-toned to some extent. I think it helps prevent that plastic, artificial feeling you can sometimes get from a digital photograph.

It’s a little bit like shooting film colours with the clarity of digital… maybe?

Mechanical Slumber

For the amount of interesting machinery you find on the farm, I have far too few images worth processing.

Must try harder.

I’ve gone for a cross processed kind of feel with the split toning with various degrees of success. I love what it does to the greens though (I think it’s the extra blue in the shadows that does it).

Once I’d finished tweaking in Lightroom, some of these images were dropping into Photoshop so I could play around with some texture overlays to try and enhance the grimy worn feeling of the machinery.

Rising Storm

I love the way that the lines seem to swoop along the field’s undulations.

Come to think of it, I think this is the first time I’ve ever managed to do anything useful with a 16:9 crop.

Just wish I could have captured a little more detail in those clouds.