Thames and Shard shots

[ianmarsh]

Couple from a mooch down by the river this afternoon. The tide was out so I could get down to the riverside for a change

1.
1701_shard_062 by Ian, on Flickr

2.
1701_shard_098-2 by Ian, on Flickr

3.
1701_shard_107 by Ian, on Flickr

Each with a Fuji X-T1, the first two with the 14mm and the last one the 50-230mm.

 

[ashtennisguru]

@ianmarsh - solid work mate - particularly like the first one - has a really nice graphic quality to it.

You should post the ones from the fuji thread here too, those are cool.

 

[ianmarsh]

@ianmarsh - solid work mate - particularly like the first one - has a really nice graphic quality to it.

You should post the ones from the fuji thread here too, those are cool.

Yeah, they seem to be more positively received than these!

 

[Ian W]

Really like that first one, Ian.

 

[huffy]

I do like the 1st one, I think the processing helps to make it a more relaxing image.

 

[Paul Cronin]

Nice little set Ian. Have you No.1 in colour?

 

[David Williams]

Lovely mate, so much to photograph in a great city

 

[ianmarsh]

Nice little set Ian. Have you No.1 in colour?

Here you go:
1701_shard_062 by Ian, on Flickr

 

[ianmarsh]

Lovely mate, so much to photograph in a great city

Very true. And sometimes it is easy to ignore the less obvious bits. I was walking to work yesterday and passed the bit of scrubby grass at the end of the local housing estate. 99 times out of a hundred I wouldn't have given it another glance but the trees were holding the morning fog in place and the sunlight was starting to stream through. I only had my phone handy but even so it made a nice shot. But it is handy to work within five minutes of the river with all its subjects.

 

[Paul Cronin]

Cheers Ian, think I prefer the colour one with those lovely colours.

 

[ianmarsh]

Cheers Ian, think I prefer the colour one with those lovely colours.

Yes, me too now I've redone it

 

[ynot]

Nicely done Ian, some nice foreground interest to the Shard.

 

[Neil Burnell]

Really nice Ian, especially the 1st one in colour!

 

[ianmarsh]

Really nice Ian, especially the 1st one in colour!

If I find ten minutes this weekend I'm printing that one to be framed for my office. I'm quite pleased with it. The only thing bugging me is that I had a polariser on and the sun was coming from camera right so the left side of the sky is a bit too dark and the colour inconsistent across the sky. I've a more desaturated version that might look better printed.

 

[dade_f]

1st shot is a cracker

 

[Norkie]

Excellent set, they look quite futuristic

 

[Nod]

If I find ten minutes this weekend I'm printing that one to be framed for my office. I'm quite pleased with it. The only thing bugging me is that I had a polariser on and the sun was coming from camera right so the left side of the sky is a bit too dark and the colour inconsistent across the sky. I've a more desaturated version that might look better printed.

TBH, of the 3 similar shots, I prefer #2 as a colour version and the B&W version of the first. But it's not me you're trying to please or doing a print for!

 

[ianmarsh]

TBH, of the 3 similar shots, I prefer #2 as a colour version and the B&W version of the first. But it's not me you're trying to please or doing a print for!

I change my mind each time I look at them to be honest and I still haven't printed out either

 

[redfan]

Lovely set. I think I prefer the colour one of the 1st image. The 2nd I like, with the rope going into the image, but the bit of whatever coming into the shot on the right where the rope meets the wood annoys me. What shutter speeds did you use to smooth the Thames?

 

[ianmarsh]

What shutter speeds did you use to smooth the Thames?

I didn't get the remote out so it would have been no more than 30seconds but probably not much less than 30 secs either given it was a miserable day