Oct 5, 2016 | Event, People |
This was my second Scott Kelby World Wide Photowalk, my first being the Warwick walk last year, and Glyn Dewis was once again our walk leader. My buddy Brian had contacted me to remind me of the walk this year and had kindly offered to drive us up to Lichfield (thanks again Brian!) and we arrived at the designated meeting point in good time for the 1pm start. The weather forecast for the afternoon was to be rain and unfortunately it proved to be an accurate prediction. Still, the group of 35 or so intrepid ‘togs kept smiling and didn’t allow the wet conditions to dampen our spirits. We set off on the planned route and quickly arrived at the magnificent Lichfield Cathedral. Given the conditions and the grandeur of the architecture, not surprisingly it was a location where we decided to dwell a little inside. I used the opportunity to spend some time capturing details, panoramas and looking for interesting light and trying out a few photographic techniques. Flash was not allowed inside the cathedral and probably wouldn’t have been of much use anyway, I didn’t have a tripod with me so with the low light of the interior I had to use a high ISO in order to maintain usable shutter speeds. All photographs were made with my Nikon D750 and 24-70mm f2.8 lens. A marble sculpture of “The Sleeping Children” by Francis Chantrey with setting f4.5, 1/125s, ISO 640 The High Altar with settings 24mm, f5, 1/100s, ISO 800 comprising 23 landscape format shots joined into a vertical panorama. The Font and stained glass background...
Jun 5, 2016 | Event, People |
A warm June and after a great day of wandering around Stratford and Bethnal Green I made my way to the London Olympic Stadium for the mighty AD/DC. I’d arrived just in time to see the support, sorry can’t remember their names or songs, and was getting texts from Glenn to say he and Jude were on their way. AC/DC started at bang on 8:15pm and by song two there was still no sight of Glenn. Then I got a phone call from him which I couldn’t hear because AC/DC were very loud. A few songs later and after Jude and me had exchanged texts we managed to meet up. This was my first time seeing AC/DC and they were magnificent. Angus Young is a genious guitarist and Axl Rose (standing in for the medically warned Brian Johnson) did a heroic job of belting out their anthemic songs.The evening flew by (a really good sign) with the 2 1/4 hour set seeming like less than an hour and soon the final song “For those about to Rock” was over. These aging rockers know how to put on a show and the Olympic Stadium was a great venue; apparently this was the first gig there. All shots taken with Fuji X100s which did remarkably well considering at some points it was pitch black in the crowd. Click any of the thumbnails below to see larger images. 20160604_ACDC_001Fans gather old and older alike 20160604_ACDC_002Instagrammed 20160604_ACDC_003Orbital twisty sculptural tower 20160604_ACDC_004Sun sets over Olympic Stadium 20160604_ACDC_005Great stadium setting 20160604_ACDC_006Roof structure 20160604_ACDC_007Horns 20160604_ACDC_008From the upper stands 20160604_ACDC_009TMNT 20160604_ACDC_010They start! 20160604_ACDC_011Bang 20160604_ACDC_012Angus! 20160604_ACDC_013Horns...
Mar 12, 2016 | Event, People |
Photographs of the other members of Denise’s group who also braved the Spinnaker Tower. Click any of the thumbnails below to see larger images. Categories Animal (5) Art (2) Event (15) Food (1) News (2) People (15) Product (1) Recent Posts World Wide Photowalk 2016 AC/DC Flat Coat Walk Climping Henley on Thames Photowalk Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity...
Mar 12, 2016 | Event, People |
It was a crisp and bright Saturday morning as we arrived at Gunwharf Quays to watch Denise abseil the Spinnaker Tower for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity. A small crowd gathered in the perfect early morning conditions and waited as Denise and the rest of the first group of the day to go up had their first briefing. We heard that there was an issue with the lift so the intrepid bunch had to start their charity event by first walking up its 500 steps to reach the access hatch at about 95m (312ft) from which they would soon descend. We waited as four of her teammates came down the tower and then Denise emerged from the hatch and carefully made her way down to the deck to shouts and cheers. She made the journey down the tower in style and opened up a bottle of bubbly to celebrate at the bottom. What a star! Click any of the thumbnails below to see larger images; remember to click Next for more … Categories Animal (5) Art (2) Event (15) Food (1) News (2) People (15) Product (1) Recent Posts World Wide Photowalk 2016 AC/DC Flat Coat Walk Climping Henley on Thames Photowalk Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity...
Nov 24, 2015 | Event, People |
Just got back from the Discovery Centre in Winchester where the good folks of the Winchester Photographic Society hosted a talk by the great Joe McNally. It was a inspirational evening with a person who truly deserves all of the accolades that have been heaped upon him. Joe is a warm and honest man, a seasoned photojournalist, now self created editorial and portraitist and it must be said very interesting and humerous. He took us through his early work as a Life Magazine staffer, Sports Illustrated shooter more interested in the crowd than what is on the field and National Geographic go-to photographer called upon when they had a problem to solve, and up to the present day with his last shoot which was barely out of the camera. If there is a person who defines the term “self-deprecating” then Joe is it. He started his talk by telling us he had taken many bad photos and a some Ok ones and would be showing us a few. All of his pictures had interesting stories attached and boy did he present us with a huge collection of amazing images from his career so far. The lighting, colour, composition and clarity of the shots were of course faultless but what elevates Joe to a higher level is his sheer creativity and ingenuousness to make the extraordinary to convey excitement, emotion, humour … the wow factor. Most images were on the screen for a few fleeting seconds accompanied by the stories behind the shot, mainly about the people shown and Joe’s connection to them. You definitely understood that his relationship to the...
