Blackpool
My first visit to Blackpool was on an unseasonably sunny day in late March.
I used the trip to try editing with the new iPhoto on iPad.
Finishing touches (the frame) were done on the computer at home.
The crowds were out in the city centre.
But the promenade was also popular, people mostly just sitting and enjoying the sun, busy, but not noisy.
The presets in iPhoto work quite well for retro style photos.
The default settings for the watercolour effect work quite well, especially with bold, saturated colours.
Yorkshire Dales
I got to ride around the Yorkshire Dales for the first time today, the scenery is lovely and it is much easier to pull over on a motorcycle than on a car.
These three photos were taken on the stretch between Clapham and Thornton-in-Lonsdale.
The weather was a bit cloudy, though quite bright and the colours were quite bold, particularly the grass.
In this final photograph I took some post processing liberties, adjusting the colours (the grass was really green).
I didn’t have time to venture into the Dales proper. That will have to wait for another ride (and I will take my tripod for that).
Istanbul People in Black and White
It is each city’s combination of people, culture and landscape that make distinct from other places. Istanbul is no exception.
Friends in Black and White
Black and white seems to create a sense of the romantic when used to capture people and their surrounds. In Istanbul my friends were at their best, happily celebrating, having fun eating and dancing, relaxing. All great for capturing them on (digital) film.
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Fabric scraps and rubish collectors
An evening walk around the older parts of Istanbul is a wonderful thing and, recently, I was lucky enough to wander through the garment district with some friends. The whole industry manufacture industry, from component suppliers to rubbish collectors, was on display. Read more…
My new photography blog
I’m testing out this website to showcase my photographs now that I am beginning to produce the odd photography worth presenting.
I recently had a summer vacation and spent a lot of it taking photographs. I discovered that as it is true for learning any subject, with photography some concentrated time, with a purpose, the right balance of reading, thinking, writing and practice are essential to improving techniques.
Given that sharing ideas is an important incentive to develop them properly, I’m testing how this theme works with photos.
