So, driving back from a friends place tonight and well i had another.
driving past on the river bank you can see the bridges along the river there is a great shot there. next time i drive past i will have to stop and take the photo. ill need a tripod..or maybe rest it on the rails. ill bring the tripod just in case.
nightshot: Chelsea? or Battersea Bridge? lit up with lights a long reflection on the surface of the water.
I've seen this shot for many years its always there.
23.5.07
photos ive missed
when your taking the camera with you everywhere you go and then one day you decide not to take it. what happens? you miss an amazing shot!
what do you do? forget about it and move on another amazing shot will come again soon. dont miss it this time!
today i missed a shot this morning on the way to work.
that haze from the heat on the road when i was driving up into the parking lot. when i walked back to the same spot. it was already gone and ill be running late if i stayed anylonger.
it looked like reflections on dry tarmac. amazing
what do you do? forget about it and move on another amazing shot will come again soon. dont miss it this time!
today i missed a shot this morning on the way to work.
that haze from the heat on the road when i was driving up into the parking lot. when i walked back to the same spot. it was already gone and ill be running late if i stayed anylonger.
it looked like reflections on dry tarmac. amazing
22.5.07
10.5.07
Im still learning new things part 2
Illustrator is a very powerful tool, only recently have i exposed myself to alot more of this wonderful package. It creates the ever so popular vector images.
One interesting tool within Illustrator (or whichever vector program you use) is the gradient mesh tools.
This is the tutorial that i used today to learn the basics of this tool. whats interesting about this tool is the advanced level of shading that can be done using it in illustrator. instead of working on layers and layers of shading for each shade, Use this to get a gradiented fill instead.
there are some impressive examples from this site below
www.lifeinvector.com
heres another link from creativebits.org to further this subject
http://creativebits.org/2005/02/ai-gradient-mesh-tool-you-never-use.html
One interesting tool within Illustrator (or whichever vector program you use) is the gradient mesh tools.
This is the tutorial that i used today to learn the basics of this tool. whats interesting about this tool is the advanced level of shading that can be done using it in illustrator. instead of working on layers and layers of shading for each shade, Use this to get a gradiented fill instead.
there are some impressive examples from this site below
www.lifeinvector.com
heres another link from creativebits.org to further this subject
http://creativebits.org/2005/02/ai-gradient-mesh-tool-you-never-use.html
Im still learning new things part 1
The * button on my camera is the metering lock.
Say the subject is backlit what you need to do is to meter lock the somewhere shadier to trick the camera into over exposing the back ground to bring up the details on the subject. i havent put it into practice yet but it sounds relatively easy to include this into my "taking photo process".
frame. set aperture/shutter. meter lock. compose. focus. recompose. shoot
any one with "taking photo process" tips are welcome to comment
Say the subject is backlit what you need to do is to meter lock the somewhere shadier to trick the camera into over exposing the back ground to bring up the details on the subject. i havent put it into practice yet but it sounds relatively easy to include this into my "taking photo process".
frame. set aperture/shutter. meter lock. compose. focus. recompose. shoot
any one with "taking photo process" tips are welcome to comment
4.5.07
Wheres My Lens??
Waiting Waiting, its the worse bit when your buying online to wait. I hope it comes in today. as i will be needing it over the long weekend. PLUS my 8gb CF card too.
fingers crossed!
at this point im always scared that the product i get is faulty in some sort of way. But after buying online for a number of years now Ive never been that unlucky. (touch wood)
update
it arrived! 1.45pm it arrived my new baby 70-200mm f4L
ill test it more when i get out of the office
its that new lens smell....mmmm absorb the aroma haha
fingers crossed!
at this point im always scared that the product i get is faulty in some sort of way. But after buying online for a number of years now Ive never been that unlucky. (touch wood)
update
it arrived! 1.45pm it arrived my new baby 70-200mm f4L
ill test it more when i get out of the office
its that new lens smell....mmmm absorb the aroma haha
2.5.07
Two Hour Phone Upgrade!
RANT alert!
Bought a new sofa, and a fridge. Sofa is 7-12 weeks lead time, isnt that AGES!?
then went to get lunch and saw an O2 shop, ok this should be quick in out and new phone and ill be a happy man.
TWO HOURS LATER, I walk out of O2 shop with a new phone.
Granted the guy was a trainee, totally new, totally didnt know how to deal/talk with customers
had your average laid back attitude. Im not sure if he got a grinding afterwards from his manager.
But anyway the phone is great i got home and installed the tomtom on to it, put my new sim card in and its not activated!!!....ok thats stange maybe its a 24hour to activate kinda stuff old school style. Im still waiting. Im hoping nothing went through and i dont have a contract with them but i walked out with a phone hahahahahaha
fingers crossed
Xda Orbit quick review.
Its matt finished and feels solid but not heavy in your hand. the fuctionality was pretty good out of the box, but i still had to install magic button jsut simply because of the flaws in the PPC OS
it has the important OK button which is cool. built in GPS is a god send its quick too. Connecting bluetooth to your phone and then waiting again for GPS lock is about 10mins for me. Then the bluetooth might decide to stop working.
ive had it for two days now and its still on 1st charge ive used GPS on it already and Wifi for a couple of minutes. 63% battery level, im quite impressed so far. My previous O2 Atom only lasts a day max, with bluetooth on and wifi your dead in 30mins.
its recommended if your looking to not carry so much stuff around with you.
GPS, Point and Shoot, Notepad(doesnt beat paper), Schedule, Phone.
Bought a new sofa, and a fridge. Sofa is 7-12 weeks lead time, isnt that AGES!?
then went to get lunch and saw an O2 shop, ok this should be quick in out and new phone and ill be a happy man.
TWO HOURS LATER, I walk out of O2 shop with a new phone.
Granted the guy was a trainee, totally new, totally didnt know how to deal/talk with customers
had your average laid back attitude. Im not sure if he got a grinding afterwards from his manager.
But anyway the phone is great i got home and installed the tomtom on to it, put my new sim card in and its not activated!!!....ok thats stange maybe its a 24hour to activate kinda stuff old school style. Im still waiting. Im hoping nothing went through and i dont have a contract with them but i walked out with a phone hahahahahaha
fingers crossed
Xda Orbit quick review.
Its matt finished and feels solid but not heavy in your hand. the fuctionality was pretty good out of the box, but i still had to install magic button jsut simply because of the flaws in the PPC OS
it has the important OK button which is cool. built in GPS is a god send its quick too. Connecting bluetooth to your phone and then waiting again for GPS lock is about 10mins for me. Then the bluetooth might decide to stop working.
ive had it for two days now and its still on 1st charge ive used GPS on it already and Wifi for a couple of minutes. 63% battery level, im quite impressed so far. My previous O2 Atom only lasts a day max, with bluetooth on and wifi your dead in 30mins.
its recommended if your looking to not carry so much stuff around with you.
GPS, Point and Shoot, Notepad(doesnt beat paper), Schedule, Phone.
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