Thursday 27 May 2010
24/5/10: Day 144
Myk and I headed out in Ossett today. Went with the intention of just finding something interesting and stopping to take a photo. We found a park that I've never seen before. There stood a memorial to the people from the area who died during the great war. It had 4 sides to it, each having a different word. 'Honour', 'Love', 'Sacrifice' and 'Duty' - I really liked the style of this and felt that it was bold enough to have this as an image with no other focus.
23/5/10: Day 143
It has been a scorching weekend and a really nice break away from the crappy atmosphere at work. It'll be back tomorrow! We went to a car boot sale down in Worcester, I finally got around to getting some calipers for modelling and bought a new lens! Yay... My excitement came crashing down when I got it back to realise it didn't fit. Ah well, only £3.
In the afternoon, we went for a walk around Spetchley Gardens with Kathy and Dave, had a nice picnic too. Once again, it was one of them days where I have a handful of photos to pick for the day.
I decided to pick this one as it was different to what I have done previously. I haven't really played around with full body shots, so it was good experience. It has a nice contrast to it. The subject matter isn't bad either :)
In the afternoon, we went for a walk around Spetchley Gardens with Kathy and Dave, had a nice picnic too. Once again, it was one of them days where I have a handful of photos to pick for the day.
I decided to pick this one as it was different to what I have done previously. I haven't really played around with full body shots, so it was good experience. It has a nice contrast to it. The subject matter isn't bad either :)
22/5/10: Day 142
We travelled down from Worcester with Kats family to go visit Sarah, Deryn and Evie in Shrewsbury. I do enjoy the photo opportunities with Evie and it is good to have this in my portfolio.
She isn't half getting big now and sitting up - makes it much easier to photograph.
Here she is, nomming on some naan bread.
She isn't half getting big now and sitting up - makes it much easier to photograph.
Here she is, nomming on some naan bread.
21/5/10: Day 141
Another late one today. Kat and I headed down to Worcester after work, so I managed to get a photo done while I was down there. I imagine over the next few weeks I will be really put to the test with the commitment to this project. A really crap end to the week was the start with talk of possible redundancies at work. I have found it very demoralising hence why I didn't go out earlier.
Kats parents garden is somewhere that I could just sit and take photos for ages. There are loads of varieties of flowers, a lot of wildlife and insects and then a lot of objects that are really good to photograph. I took a photo of these flowers last time I was down, I really like the contrast of them on the back drop of the water feature. It was fading light, so I have had to up the exposure afterwards.
Kats parents garden is somewhere that I could just sit and take photos for ages. There are loads of varieties of flowers, a lot of wildlife and insects and then a lot of objects that are really good to photograph. I took a photo of these flowers last time I was down, I really like the contrast of them on the back drop of the water feature. It was fading light, so I have had to up the exposure afterwards.
20/5/10: Day 140
Myk and I headed to Crigglestone Curve again today. It's looking quite good now that the trees are, well, green I suppose. It looks like some work is going on down there as a section of the sleepers had been removed and the site flattened. We'll have to get down there a few more times, just in case it all gets removed.
19/5/10: Day 139
I stopped off on the way home from work to take this shot. We have a number of fields around our house that have horses in, but I haven't seen them eating the hedgerow like they were today.
Wednesday 26 May 2010
18/5/10: Day 138
I managed to take this shot out of our bathroom window. I had opened up the window and had been waiting for some of the birds to take to the lower branches.
This shot was taken from a mirror so that I was directly out of sight of the birds. It worked quite well.
This shot was taken from a mirror so that I was directly out of sight of the birds. It worked quite well.
Monday 17 May 2010
17/5/10: Day 137
I headed back to Myks house at lunch and managed to get a good shot of Jacob. He certainly is growing up, it's only been a couple of months since I last saw him and he is twice the size. Hope you like it Hannah and Myk:
16/5/10: Day 136
We had our 'marriage preparation course' today, it went alright, a little boring being sat in a room for nearly 6 hours, but what can you do?
The plan was to go on this course in Macclesfield and then head to Manchester Airport around 4:25 to watch the Lancaster Bomber do the flyover. We got to airport on time and... Nothing. Not a single thing taking off or landing. Bloody ash cloud. I waited 15 mins just to make sure it wasn't arriving.
Gutted.
So we drove home, I had been toying with the idea of this picture for a while and I thought it was time for it. Kat being lovely let me take her photo again. I have gone for a retro look to the photo - It's got that 70's vibe.
The plan was to go on this course in Macclesfield and then head to Manchester Airport around 4:25 to watch the Lancaster Bomber do the flyover. We got to airport on time and... Nothing. Not a single thing taking off or landing. Bloody ash cloud. I waited 15 mins just to make sure it wasn't arriving.
Gutted.
So we drove home, I had been toying with the idea of this picture for a while and I thought it was time for it. Kat being lovely let me take her photo again. I have gone for a retro look to the photo - It's got that 70's vibe.
15/5/10: Day 135
Today, Kat and I headed out for a lovely picnic at Tatton Park. It was quite a nice day, a bit windy though. Anyway, I took my camera along to get a shot for the day.
I feel a bit wrong taking photos of people as they walk past, but this couldn't be missed. The dog just bounded up towards us as I was taking a few photos.
It worked out quite well.
I feel a bit wrong taking photos of people as they walk past, but this couldn't be missed. The dog just bounded up towards us as I was taking a few photos.
It worked out quite well.
14/5/10: Day 134
This has been a really bad week for me. I expected to have more of a struggle like this earlier on, but I am getting through it. So long as I don't give up, I'll be happy.
I didn't head out during work and so needed to get a photo when I got home. Kat and I headed out into Wilmslow, so I dragged her to one of the flower beds to take a photo. I really like the rain water that has collected on the petals.
I didn't head out during work and so needed to get a photo when I got home. Kat and I headed out into Wilmslow, so I dragged her to one of the flower beds to take a photo. I really like the rain water that has collected on the petals.
Friday 14 May 2010
13/5/10: Day 133
Again, this week has been really shoddy on my part. I had a late one again with football, so wanted to try something new.
I wanted to look at water splashing in low light. I set up the camera on a tripod and turned the lights off in the bathroom. The flash would be enough for what I need to do. I attempted to do this two different ways - 1 with splashing my face with water and 1 with dunking my face in the water and lifting my head up as the photo was taken.
This result came from dunking my face. I think the water drips work really well, but it would've improved this to cover up the background with a black sheet.
I wanted to look at water splashing in low light. I set up the camera on a tripod and turned the lights off in the bathroom. The flash would be enough for what I need to do. I attempted to do this two different ways - 1 with splashing my face with water and 1 with dunking my face in the water and lifting my head up as the photo was taken.
This result came from dunking my face. I think the water drips work really well, but it would've improved this to cover up the background with a black sheet.
12/5/10: Day 132
So, it's another day of not doing anything during the day. I had another uninspiring walk down the garden. The sky was the only thing of interest as the cat I was attempting to sneak up on, ran off.
11/5/10: Day 131
It's been a busy week this week. I've had hardly anytime to head out during work hours, so I got home and found some flowers to take photos of. I'm going to have to find more local places to take photos just in case I am struggling for inspiration.
Tuesday 11 May 2010
10/5/10: Day 130
So, I dropped Kat and Sarah off at the MEN Arena for the second Kiss gig in a week (Tell me about it :) ). After the gig, I decided to pop to Eastlands to take a quick photo. Not much going on at the stadium at the minute, but I liked the stadium silouhette in the darkening sky.
9/5/10: Day 129 - Battle of Britain Remembered!
This to me is one of the nicest views of an aircraft. Since a child, I have been obsessed with the Spitfire. It is one of the nicest planes to look at, but for the first time since I can remember - I got to see it fly. The noise, oh my, the noise way incredible, that Rolls Royce engine is amazing.
This was shot from further away than I would have hoped (Yes, cheers for arriving 10 mins early pilot). It was at the Thundersprint event in Northwich. I think I had about a minute of it doing it's display before it headed off.
With the editting, I had cocked up with the settings in all honesty. I had done some exposure compensation changes for the gig the day earlier and hadn't reset them. Upon seeing the Spitfire flying as we were driving in to town, I darted into a car park and started shooting, not realising that the images were coming out very dark. After this I decided to add to the old look, so really brought the blacks out and it works quite well with the noise.
Thank you Spitfire!
This was shot from further away than I would have hoped (Yes, cheers for arriving 10 mins early pilot). It was at the Thundersprint event in Northwich. I think I had about a minute of it doing it's display before it headed off.
With the editting, I had cocked up with the settings in all honesty. I had done some exposure compensation changes for the gig the day earlier and hadn't reset them. Upon seeing the Spitfire flying as we were driving in to town, I darted into a car park and started shooting, not realising that the images were coming out very dark. After this I decided to add to the old look, so really brought the blacks out and it works quite well with the noise.
Thank you Spitfire!
8/5/10: Day 128 - Roebuckfest
Kat and I had to meet with the registrar this morning to do the legal biz with the wedding. The certificates are on the way now, so it's all getting sorted.
Afterwards, we had to drive to Manchester to pick up some Kiss tickets and then bombed back to Northwich just in time to catch This is Turin at Roebuckfest.
It was a much easier gig to shoot than last time. While I didn't get in and amongst the crowd for it, I could use a quicker shutter speed with my zoom lens as the gig was outside. I don't think it carries the energy of the last shot, but the action works quite well. Cheers Daz :)
Afterwards, we had to drive to Manchester to pick up some Kiss tickets and then bombed back to Northwich just in time to catch This is Turin at Roebuckfest.
It was a much easier gig to shoot than last time. While I didn't get in and amongst the crowd for it, I could use a quicker shutter speed with my zoom lens as the gig was outside. I don't think it carries the energy of the last shot, but the action works quite well. Cheers Daz :)
Monday 10 May 2010
7/5/10: Day 127
Again, I needed a photo late on, so I nipped to the Alpaca farm nextdoor to take some pictures.
5/5/10: Day 125
So, tonight was the night we could take a massive step towards Champions League football. Last home game of the season. Brilliant atmosphere and Typical City, we cocked it up!
My dad looks on before the match.
My dad looks on before the match.
4/5/10: Day 124
Myk and I had a drive to Sandal Castle this lunchtime. It was quite and overcast day, but the sun came out every now and then - The photo opps would be really nice on a really sunny day.
3/5/10: Day 123 - Manchester Airport
So today, we went for a trip to Manchester Airport, to the viewing mound. It's changed a lot from when I used to go as a kid. There is a plane that you can walk around and Concorde is sat in a hanger.
Here's my shot for the day:
Here's my shot for the day:
2/5/10: Day 122 - Llanberis
So, today was the day I had planned to go up Snowdon if the weather was good. I headed out at 8am with all my gear packed. Having not been there before, I took a shorter route the Hostel where I planned to start the walk.
The route in car was horrendous. Part of the journey was a single track road that dipped more than a rollercoaster. Cutting a story short, I cocked up with the journey and should've gone through Llanberis and up to the hostel.
Having that route meant that I arrived at 10:30. Couldn't park at the top, went to the next car park only to realise I had no change for the pay & display, so I had to drive to Llanberis. I had missed the bus up and had to wait another hour for the next. So I decided that it wasn't worth it. 190 mile round trip to Llanberis, sod global warming!
Ah well, I didn't miss the chance for a good photo opportunity anyway.
The route in car was horrendous. Part of the journey was a single track road that dipped more than a rollercoaster. Cutting a story short, I cocked up with the journey and should've gone through Llanberis and up to the hostel.
Having that route meant that I arrived at 10:30. Couldn't park at the top, went to the next car park only to realise I had no change for the pay & display, so I had to drive to Llanberis. I had missed the bus up and had to wait another hour for the next. So I decided that it wasn't worth it. 190 mile round trip to Llanberis, sod global warming!
Ah well, I didn't miss the chance for a good photo opportunity anyway.
1/5/10: Day 121
I headed to Northwich for the weekend as Kat was going down to Shrewsbury to stay with Sarah for a few days. My Dad has recently moved our old seats from Maine Road from the front of the shed to the garage wall. I thought it made quite a nice photo subject with the vivid blue on the brick work. With some accidental alterations on the photo from Myk - heres the finished article:
30/4/10: Day 120
Once again, I was struggling for a photo. A trip into the fields behind our house was useless, so I headed to the garden. It's not the best, but it's something different.
29/4/10: Day 119
Myk and I were supposed to be heading to Newmillerdam, but made a wrong turn and ended up parking up near some woods. We headed inside and found this little frog. Quite a good model!
28/4/10: Day 118
I had a walk into Ossett with Rick today. There is a war memorial statue in the town centre - here it is:
27/4/10: Day 117
I have been holding off posting this image as I had a better one from the day, but required permission to post it. However, I've not had a chance and it's causing a backlog in my blog. If I manage to ask permission in the future, then I will replace this post.
Knowing that I would have to ask for permission, I took a back-up shot of Kats new kitchen scales. They are quite old-school.
Knowing that I would have to ask for permission, I took a back-up shot of Kats new kitchen scales. They are quite old-school.
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