Sheffield
Trains - second attempt
03/07/10 17:40
A better vantage point by taking the shot from the road rather than at water level and better light so fuller colour on the train itself.
Reflected trains
28/06/10 07:32
I had an idea for a competition entry about landscape and means of transport; every night I drive past the millpond and see trains reflected in the water so I had a go at taking these one weekend evening. The problem is that big green fence all the way across and I am not going to be able to lose that while keeping the water.
Millhouses mill pond
27/06/10 07:27
I went to the mill pond behind the Industrial Hamlet to get some images of the trains reflecting in the water. The sky clouded over but I did get some good shots of the old mill buildings while there was some sun for a strong reflection. Out of these I constructed an HDR using Photomatix; this looks like a stereotypical HDR image with the colours looking artificial. This was taken with a Sony A100 with a Sigma 10-20mm lens.
Here is one of the source images for comparison.
Here is one of the source images for comparison.
Damflask again
21/06/10 20:36
Beautiful sunny day with a good breeze so perfect for going to Damflask again to take pictures of the boat club. Different viewpoint this time so I could get a better angle on the sailors as they went round their course.
This was processed in Lightroom 3 using the built-in Adobe Lens Correction filter for the 70-300mm Nikon F4.5-5.6G lens and the Adobe profile for the D300. These two simple settings made the image much sharper I think.
This was processed in Lightroom 3 using the built-in Adobe Lens Correction filter for the 70-300mm Nikon F4.5-5.6G lens and the Adobe profile for the D300. These two simple settings made the image much sharper I think.
Damflask Reservoir
19/04/09 08:44
Another of my favourite spots is Damflask Reservoir at the edge of Sheffield. There is a boat club based here and most weekends during the summer you can walk around the reservoir down to Lower Bradfield and back and watch the sailing club. This provides plenty of opportunities to take photos and one of the aspects I like here is the shape of the sails and the symmetry of the shapes as the boats move together in the wind.
