Original Image

Re-visited the .CR2 for 2026, and upgraded the processing. 15/05/26 – csj

Something a little closer to home this evening, caught before the recent snow, and the lunacy that came after, in a moment of sheer sunshine, that lasted an afternoon.

I actually got lucky on both of the weekends immediately after my trip North, and to be honest loved every moment of it. It was such a nice feeling just being out and about with the camera, I really enjoyed the moment. It was like I was breathing through my camera, if that makes sense.

I saw this image and was hoping he would move a little to his left, in fact I was hoping for a couple of bollards to the left, but it never happened so rather than miss the frame I shot it anyway.

The frame looked ok, but as I studied it there were elements that p*ssed me off, and just out of curiosity I flipped it and found this image in there.

It is a little heavier on the crop than I’d normally go, but felt helped along by getting a second opinion from DJN. I like the image now, and didn’t feel the need to edit it too far tonally. As always looking forward to your thoughts. csj….. go flip one of your own and see what you end up with!!!

• taken|18 january, 2009
• camera|Canon EOS 5D
• lens|17-40 f4 L series
• focal length|20mm
• aperture|f/11
• shutter speed|1/125s
• shooting mode|Aperture
• exposure bias|0 ev
• metering mode|pattern
• iso|160
• flash fired|No
• image quality|RAW
• raw converter|CS3
• cropped|yes and slight distort

• taken|18 january, 2009
• camera|Canon EOS 5D
• focal length|20mm
• aperture|f/11
• shutter speed|1/125s
• iso|160
• flash fired|no
• exposure bias|0.5 ev
• location|Poole, United Kingdom