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johnloguk > 5.12.09 - Gothic Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one. Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
johnloguk > Christmas Lights in Black and White This was taken at dusk today. Dark enough for the lights to stand out, but still some light in the sky to show the odd texture in the clouds. I'm putting together a gallery of the lights in colour, so I thought it would be interesting to show them in monochrome too. Whenever I do a B&W conversion I play around with the levels and contrast, and sharpen a bit, or the image can end up a lot flatter. I've added a vignette to this as well, just because I'm going through a phase of adding vignettes :)
johnloguk > Night on the Town I've always loved night photography, but for years (decades actually!) I hated street photography. But in the last couple of years I've learned to love night street photography. As a photographer you seem less conspicuous, and if anyone questions why you were taking a photo of them, you can genuinely tell them that they will be hard to recognise. I love playing with shutter speeds, but even on "auto" you get some wonderful effects at night. Definitely another "something" that every photographer should try a lot more of :)
johnloguk > For my first contribution to this gallery and community I thought I'd create an homage to one of my heroes, Don McCullin. He earned his reputation as a war photographer, but in recent years has specialised in atmospheric black and white landscapes. He has inspired me with everything he has done, so this seems fitting :)
johnloguk > 30.10.09 - Stuck in the Middle With You Another shot from last night, this one was taken from the opposite side of the car park to yesterday's level crossing pic. Some of you will have seen the original here http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/TIME-PASSES/10135831_DCWMi#696842263_9Ymco but I thought it looked effective as a B&W, especially the person on the bike in the middle of all the traffic
johnloguk > 15.10.09 - Stay Out of the Light This is another B&W conversion from the photo walk last night. After a while it feels like you have taken every possible photo of certain familiar subjects, but this is never the case. You just have to look for different conditions and creative angles and try a little harder. Of course it helps if three people walk across the scene at just the right moment :) Thank-you for the wonderful response to my previous Daily "Under the Bridge", there is part 2 to that particular shot here, along with some more B&Ws from last night; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/LINCOLN-PHOTO-WALK-141009/9969682_WjJaL#681990981_MKcqT
johnloguk > 14.10.09 - Under the Bridge This is a B&W high contrast re-working of a shot from a photo walk I did last night. I know that my images tend to concentrate on the rich colours of the natural world, but I also really enjoy the world of "darker" urban images. I like photos that tell stories, or at least give the viewer clues to make up their own possibilities. I hope this is one of those :) Some very different images from the walk itself, some familiar, some new, can be found here; http://johnloguk.smugmug.com/gallery/9969682_WjJaL#681164045_bUhJq
johnloguk > 8.10.09 - Fading Away Considering that two of my biggest photographic heroes are Don McCullin and Ansel Adams I should do more black and white work. I'm posting early today because I've got a busy one ahead of me and don't know if I'll get much chance to take pics. Hopefully I will, it is a beautiful sunny October day, but this will do for now. The original is here; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Nature/SEPTEMBER-IN-THE-ARBORETUM/9762105_3ik9s#661579352_sRxPB I converted the image to B&W, increased contrast slightly, added an unsharp mask and a vignette, all in Elements 5.0 for the technically minded
johnloguk > 17.6.09 - Caught in the spotlight This is another shot from Tuesday night, but I was still working on it last night. The guy was walking his dog, and I suddenly realised that he was going to go through the glare from the floodlights. I was disappointed with the original, because I didn't have chance to set it up properly and there was some camera shake. I decided to go with an artistic feel rather than a natural one and I hope this works. I used the watercolour filter in Elements on top of a B&W conversion and a simple frame. Thanks for the wonderful comments on yesterday's Cathedral shot, it is one of my favourite views and I never tire of it. This was taken at the opposite end of the Cathedral, where the lawns and trees create a very different atmosphere.
5.12.09 - Gothic

Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one.

Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
johnloguk > 5.12.09 - Gothic Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one. Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
5.12.09 - Gothic

Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one.

Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
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