Afternoon everyone!
For some time my 'signature' photograph has been this image of a London bus on Tower Bridge:
This was taken early last summer when I was having some considerable trouble with some new equipment, and I was in the process of upgrading to a D300, which wasn't going as smoothly as I'd have liked.
I recently entered it into a competition on another forum I frequent (not photography related) and I was approached by a member to supply a large print for his office. To my horror, when I opened it up in Lightroom, I realised that it had been taken on my D50 - Oh dear! Only 6megapixels.
I wasn't confident to blow it up to more than 6 times its original size, so I decided to go up to London in the early hours of the night last Sunday and capture some similar photograph to hopefully cover my blunder!
I thought I'd show you what I came up with to see what you think
1. Prospect of Whitby - London's oldest Riverside Inn. Selective colour, vignette
2. My father, a pianist, playing one of London's 'Street Pianos' outside the Bank of England. Vignette.
3. A London bus at the Bank crossroad. Selective colour, vignette.
4. Lloyds of London with a UK postbox. Selective colour (obviously :tongue: ), Lightroom'd Graduated Filter over the top half (+ve exposure)
5. The London Eye from the Embankment. Selective colour again.
These were all shot in RAW with a D300, 18-55 kit lens & a Manfrotto tripod. ISO640, apertures ranging from F8 to F22, and shutter speeds ranging from 1/4sec to 13secs.
Thanks in advance for any comments / critiques!
Sam
For some time my 'signature' photograph has been this image of a London bus on Tower Bridge:
This was taken early last summer when I was having some considerable trouble with some new equipment, and I was in the process of upgrading to a D300, which wasn't going as smoothly as I'd have liked.
I recently entered it into a competition on another forum I frequent (not photography related) and I was approached by a member to supply a large print for his office. To my horror, when I opened it up in Lightroom, I realised that it had been taken on my D50 - Oh dear! Only 6megapixels.
I wasn't confident to blow it up to more than 6 times its original size, so I decided to go up to London in the early hours of the night last Sunday and capture some similar photograph to hopefully cover my blunder!
I thought I'd show you what I came up with to see what you think
1. Prospect of Whitby - London's oldest Riverside Inn. Selective colour, vignette
2. My father, a pianist, playing one of London's 'Street Pianos' outside the Bank of England. Vignette.
3. A London bus at the Bank crossroad. Selective colour, vignette.
4. Lloyds of London with a UK postbox. Selective colour (obviously :tongue: ), Lightroom'd Graduated Filter over the top half (+ve exposure)
5. The London Eye from the Embankment. Selective colour again.
These were all shot in RAW with a D300, 18-55 kit lens & a Manfrotto tripod. ISO640, apertures ranging from F8 to F22, and shutter speeds ranging from 1/4sec to 13secs.
Thanks in advance for any comments / critiques!
Sam