It’s been another day of quiet contemplation. I popped along to the lab earlier to see how they’re holding up after making a rather brave business decision. I’m in a bit of a quandary for them, to be honest. I really want to help out and see them succeed, but I’m just not exactly sure what to do. We’ve bounced a few ideas around, and I just hope they can be brave enough to grab the bull by the horns and really go for it. In the face of the digital revolution, businesses simply have to adapt to modern living and the reality of modern image-making. The plain truth is, people just print less these days. It’s as simple as that.
On a much lighter note, Amber turned 12 a few days back! To celebrate, we treated her to her absolute favourite curry, followed up by “CHOCOLATE CAAAAAAAAAAKE!” for pud, at least according to Finlay. He’s a funny little fella.
As for tonight’s image, this is a shot of a rather reflective moi. I took this a while back, right when the 20D was still relatively new(ish) and we actually had our weekends completely free just to wander. It was shot down a quiet backstreet in Brighton. Let me know what you think… csj
capture date | 23.04.2005
camera | Canon EOS 20D
lens | 17-40mm f/4 L Series
focal length | 20mm
aperture | f/9
shutter speed | 1/160
shooting mode | manual
exposure bias | +0.0
metering mode | pattern
ISO | 800
flash | no
image quality | RAW
RAW converter | Photoshop CS2 + Photomatix
cropped? | 3×2
Amazing HDR photo!
Good job!
Thanks guys
Rhys:I totally know what you mean, I feel so guilty snatching family time to do my photography, but its what makes me tick, I know the kids don’t mind, so I try to alleviate that guilt that way.
Craig: I don’t know why, but it wasn’t until I read Daves last tutorial that I found a new way to process it. Now I like it 😉
Sherri: Thankyou, I like the image for its busy’ness and It wasn’t until I studied it further that I realisd there was someone stood behind me, it freaked me out a bit!!!;-)
And you held onto this shot so long because??? Mate I think it’s great, so much going on and the tone is fantastic. Really like it a lot, I showed the rest of the clan, they liked it too ;0)
CM
You’ve actually captured three photos in one. This is very clever. Love the overall color as well.
Hi, great shot, definately my cup of tea. I sympathise with your statement about when you once had time to wander freely! Last weekend we were child free (packed off to grandparents) and although we had the time to ‘wander free’ it was so boring! Life just seemed so empty without children (I say that even though I work with them all week too!).
cheers, Rhys.