tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67462717475521022702024-03-13T09:27:07.739-07:00SynflameA weekly photography blog from my roamings round the globeSynflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-73494373165856059132015-06-11T15:22:00.003-07:002015-06-11T15:24:39.875-07:00Ubiquitous London<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Nothing groundbreaking here but some shots I've wanted to take in London for a while. Nice that the moon was full in this one. Looking over to the London Eye and County Hall form the North Bank. Sony DSC RX100III, f11, 30Sec, ISO80</span></div>
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Houses of Parliament with an annoying lack of lighting on the corner of the building. Sony DSC RX100III, f11, 13.0Sec, ISO80</div>
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Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-74203546034315312602015-05-27T18:38:00.000-07:002015-05-27T18:38:57.414-07:00New Brighton Lighthouse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Couple of shots of New Brighton lighthouse in the Wirral, taken whilst out for a spin on the bike. Both shots taken with my Sony DSC-RX100 111. Great having a camera small enough to fit in my cycle top's pocket and still produce a 20mp image. The clarity straight from the camera knocks my ageing 7D for 6. This shot 1/125 f6.3 ISO125</div>
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Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com1New Brighton, Wallasey, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45, UK53.4381429 -3.04342599999995427.916108400000002 -44.352019999999953 78.9601774 38.265168000000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-61806839864064335822015-05-11T16:55:00.001-07:002015-05-11T17:05:45.379-07:00Silhouettes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sony DSC RX-100 111 1/200 f1.8 ISO125</div>
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Recently purchased a new Sony compact camera. The RX-100 is my new favourite travel buddy. Fast 1.8 lens and 20mp sensor make for great detail and superb low light shooting. The above shot was taken at the Lady Lever museum in Port Sunlight. Somewhere I'd never been before despite being in the area a thousand times.</div>
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Another silhouette taken on the outskirts of Meols whilst out for a ride. The sun through the windows was more spectacular in real life and didn't quite come out on camera.<br />
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After a long hiatus I thought I would get back to the blog with a few shots of last night's spectacular aurora. Shots were taken on the Isle of Lewis at Vatisker beach looking towards Tolsta.</div>
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Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-51226623436807332902013-01-03T08:59:00.001-08:002013-01-03T09:00:31.320-08:00Bliadhna Mhath Ùr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Bliadhna Mhath Ùr if you're not familiar with Scottish Gaelic means Happy New Year. Here's wishing everyone out there a Happy New Year and all the best for 2013.</span></div>
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I thought I'd post a nice summery picture of a rainbow I took from my Dad's house in Eagleton on the Isle of Lewis with my iPhone using the new panorama function in iOS6. </div>
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As the sun sets on another year (in which I haven't posted a single thing on my blog!!) I thought it would be appropriate to stick a few nice sunset snaps up. These were taken this week at an island called Halaveli in the Maldives. Very nice spot indeed, just a shame to have to get back to work. I hope you have a great festive period wherever you may be.<br />
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</div>Well, after a month on holiday we're back in Glasgow. The wallet's empty but my hard drive is certainly full. It's just about grinding to a halt with all the pictures on it. Now the task of sorting the wheat from the chaff. Should keep me busy for many an hour. In the mean time here are some night pictures of the Hong Kong skyline. It's a hard place to get amazing shots as the sky is rarely clear from haze as you can see from the above picture. <br />
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Well, yet again the weekly blog has taken a slow turn. However goodbye wet and windy Scotland, hello Hong Kong and hello to cheap (ish) camera equipment, hello to a new 24mm Canon tilt and shift lens and hello no more converging verticals and to 50 megapixel panoramic shots like this one. The shift function is amazing. 3 shots taken at various horizontal shifts and stitched together in Photoshop. Because the lens keeps the same plane the whole time there is none of the bending of perspective that comes with wide angle lenses and therefore no information is lost. This is definitely my new favourite toy!! </div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-8991684432305550182011-09-08T14:53:00.000-07:002011-09-08T14:53:16.925-07:00Kotor, Montenegro<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BduYWPy7YPk/TmkwIANcViI/AAAAAAAAASs/8rpOKWSEIlA/s1600/Kotor+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BduYWPy7YPk/TmkwIANcViI/AAAAAAAAASs/8rpOKWSEIlA/s640/Kotor+%25285%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Well I've finally managed to get my camera out again after many months of studying followed by a period of life's bane, work. It has however, taken me to Montenegro for the first time and it turns out it's quite beautiful. The town of Kotor (a UNESCO world heritage site) lies in a bay surrounded on all sides by mountains. The picture above was taken from a fort on the hill above the town. The old city walls run from sea level all the way up to this point.<br />
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The beach at Badelona, a few kilometers along the coast from Barcelona. Not too sure what these pyramids are for but they've done a nice job of turning them into art. Was quite disappointing after getting up at 6am to have such a dull sunrise but you can't have it all.<br />
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I think this is an old power station but I've not managed to find any info about it. It can't be that long since it was in service as on google maps there's steam coming out of one of the chimneys. Some of the graffiti around the perimeter wall is quite stunning.<br />
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A view from the road side.</div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-49259448745443686462011-03-22T13:31:00.000-07:002011-03-22T13:38:16.450-07:00Lady Birds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JAX3hc3HvNw/TYkEyLitDzI/AAAAAAAAASE/00RL9VB_1Ko/s1600/Lady+Bird+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JAX3hc3HvNw/TYkEyLitDzI/AAAAAAAAASE/00RL9VB_1Ko/s640/Lady+Bird+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Canon 7D, 100mm macro lens, f9.0, 1/125, ISO200<br />
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After another hiatus in posting, and photography really to be honest, it's about time I got something on the blog. This week we were inundated with lady birds on board the boat. We had literally hundreds of them all over the deck. I think it must be breeding time as that appeared to be one of the main pass times while they were here. That and getting squished by unsuspecting shoes. They really are tricky little things to get a decent shot of. Took hundreds of shots and only kept a few, but at about 8mm long and quite evasive when you get close, it's not surprising not too many came out well. They all seem to be well dusted with pollen too. They could have made a bit more effort for the camera. For those who are interested I believe these are seven spotted lady bird or Coccinella Septempunctata to give it it's full title. The most common lady bird in Europe</div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-71343306260700458322011-02-18T10:38:00.000-08:002011-02-18T11:02:34.758-08:00Callanish round 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fjivb9BQcE0/TV66CAALgaI/AAAAAAAAAR0/9VO8LUW94UQ/s1600/Callanish+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fjivb9BQcE0/TV66CAALgaI/AAAAAAAAAR0/9VO8LUW94UQ/s640/Callanish+008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here's the best of the rest of my shots from last night<br />
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</div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-25534180524978792862011-02-17T16:41:00.000-08:002011-02-17T16:41:21.391-08:00A different view of the Callanish Stones.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's pretty cool what you can do with a couple of torches. I took a load of shots at the Callanish stones tonight. None are edited, just as shot with long exposures, a mini Maglight and a 1,000,000 candle power torch. It's my first real go at painting with light and I'm pretty pleased with the results.<br />
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f5.5/Exp 120sec 10-22mm@17mm ISO100<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq9ZGMljhYc/TV274EhUqJI/AAAAAAAAARA/TG5akXgBfzM/s1600/Callanish+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq9ZGMljhYc/TV274EhUqJI/AAAAAAAAARA/TG5akXgBfzM/s640/Callanish+003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My first attempt with the Maglite and floodlight. The moon was so bright you can see the shadows it casts in all the pictures.<br />
f4.5/Exp 201sec 10-22@21mm ISO100<br />
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f4.5/Exp 174sec 10-22mm@13mm ISO100<br />
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I've taken plenty more which I'll probably load up soon. </div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-46934319929377539002011-01-18T04:49:00.000-08:002011-01-18T04:49:33.716-08:00Tribidabo, BarcelonaWell it's been a while now since I posted. A busy month has passed in the shipyard in Barcelona. Great spot for Christmas and New Year though. Missed all the snow in the UK which is a mixed blessing. None of the transportation difficulties for me in the sun but no opportunity to go skiing or climbing. Anyway I'm back in Scotland now so hopefully there will be some more snow in the highlands and I can get out to the mountains.<br />
In the mean time here are a couple of shots from Tribidabo which sits on the hill above Barcelona.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TTWL73RIeWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/nayEk2SsRnk/s1600/_MG_3577+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TTWL73RIeWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/nayEk2SsRnk/s640/_MG_3577+%25281%2529.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TTWMFrIBEXI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/0r8ReTH4A9I/s1600/_MG_3586.CR2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TTWMFrIBEXI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/0r8ReTH4A9I/s640/_MG_3586.CR2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I'd just like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2011Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-11155310760277962932010-12-16T12:42:00.000-08:002010-12-16T12:42:14.575-08:00Burj Khalifa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TQpzTAbjxdI/AAAAAAAAAQk/bAXDe25Xrh4/s1600/Burj+Kalifa+Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TQpzTAbjxdI/AAAAAAAAAQk/bAXDe25Xrh4/s640/Burj+Kalifa+Sunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>After 3 weeks at sea I've not had a huge amount of time to get the camera out unfortunately. This was a picture I took last winter in Dubai, not long after the Burj Khalifa was competed. At 828 m (2,717 ft) it's the tallest man made structure ever built (for now at least). It was quite a hazy shot to begin with and I've been playing around with layer modes in photoshop lately and thought it could improve this image. I used a copy layer with hard light style at 100% opacity and then another copy layer set to multiply at 35% opacity. The original is below for comparison.<br />
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Canon 7D, Canon EF10-22 @ 10mm, ISO 1250, f3.5, 1/60 <br />
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We've been at sea for 2 weeks now which doesn't do a huge amount for a hobby like photography. The odd tanker on the horizon not making the greatest subject matter.<br />
I had been looking forward to trying to get a couple of shots of this bridge which crosses the Suez Canal though. It's a very impressive structure with a height above water of 70m, giving a Suez Max height of 68m for vessels.<br />
The bridge is also known <span style="font-size: small;">as Mubarak Peace Bridge or the Egyptian-Japanese friendship bridge<b> </b>as for some reason 60% of the cost of construction was footed by the Japanese.</span><br />
The bridge is 3.9 km (2.4 mi) long, consists of a 400-metre (1,300 ft) cable stayed main span and two 1.8-km (1.1 mi) long approach spans. The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is 154 metres (505 ft) each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Was hoping to get to the bridge a little earlier than we did. The sun had set a good hour before we actually sailed under it so much boosting of ISO to be done.</span><br />
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Canon 7D, Canon 10-22 @22mm, ISO100, f11, 1/200s<br />
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Canon 7D, 10-22 @10mm, ISO100, f9, 1/250s, -1/3ev<br />
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A view from the road outside.<br />
Canon 7D, 18-135 @ 30mm, ISO100, f10, 1/200s<br />
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One of the side entrances and tiled pools<br />
Canon 7D, 18-135 @ 24mm, ISO100, f6.6, 1/100s<br />
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Canon 7D, 18-135@18mm, ISO100, f11, 1/320<br />
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Canon 7D, 10-22 @10mm, ISO 100, f3.5, 1/25s<br />
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Canon 7D, 10-22 @ 10mm, ISO100, f7.1, 1/125, +.67ev<br />
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More of the external ceiling details<br />
Canon 7D, 10-22@10mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/100<br />
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Canon 7D, EF 24-70@70mm, 1/250 sec, f8.0, ISO100<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Well, it's been quite a while since I last posted. A holiday, a week left of leave and a lot of traveling and I'm now back at work with a lot of pictures on my laptop and I'm not sure where to start. So here are a couple of black and white conversions I've done. Taken on the Isle of Lewis. The first one I decided was quite dull in colour, even if it did have a double rainbow in it. Did a black and white conversion in photoshop and used a path to create a selection of the rainbow. Used the refine edge option to blend in the selection with the surrounding sky and then deleted the black and white rainbow section of the layer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Second is just a straight black and white conversion from the Gearrannan blackhouse village done in photoshop.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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All shots taken with my wee Canon S90. HDR exposures done using a gorillapod.Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-40603988480342699392010-10-12T05:17:00.000-07:002010-10-12T05:30:53.609-07:00Stornoway at sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLROGQwHXuI/AAAAAAAAAN4/J0hMpy3xEs8/s1600/_MG_3276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLROGQwHXuI/AAAAAAAAAN4/J0hMpy3xEs8/s640/_MG_3276.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The wicker lady in Lews Castle Grounds in Stornoway. I really like this sculpture and have been trying to take a shot of her at twilight for a few days. Unfortunately the bright spotlight to her left keeps burning out the sky. I'll probably post another picture in the future when I take out a set of step ladders and a jacket to throw over the light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Canon 7D, Canon EF24-70 @28mm, ISO100, f4, 30sec</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRUvX8uZxI/AAAAAAAAAOE/7J8Pn4ThEks/s1600/_MG_3265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRUvX8uZxI/AAAAAAAAAOE/7J8Pn4ThEks/s640/_MG_3265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Twilight on a lovely calm night in Stornoway.<br />
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Canon 7D, Canon EF 24-70 @35mm, ISO100, f20, 30sec <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRMctipCMI/AAAAAAAAANw/qpuYhgxrbiQ/s1600/_MG_3270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRMctipCMI/AAAAAAAAANw/qpuYhgxrbiQ/s640/_MG_3270.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A short while later. Unfortunately a couple of boats came through the harbour and caused some ripples on the water. Some nice effects from the car lights going along the harbour front though which I quite like.<br />
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Canon 7D, EF 24-70 @35mm, ISO 100, f10, 30sec<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRPSJPKwsI/AAAAAAAAAN8/cFgI4bZC5KA/s1600/_MG_3288+-+Version+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TLRPSJPKwsI/AAAAAAAAAN8/cFgI4bZC5KA/s640/_MG_3288+-+Version+2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> Another sculpture in front of Lews Castle. The sky turned out a lot better in this shot than with the wicker lady. Lens wouldn't focus in the low light so bit of guesswork on manual focus. Could be a little sharper in the foreground but hey ho.<br />
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Canon 7D, Canon EF24-70 @ 24mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 30sec<br />
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Canon 7D, Canon EF24-70 @ 34mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 25secSynflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-63318626965339343002010-10-06T09:12:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:12:01.597-07:00Turbine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TKycztrwaHI/AAAAAAAAANQ/KBcSw1zcEkI/s1600/_MG_3091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TKycztrwaHI/AAAAAAAAANQ/KBcSw1zcEkI/s640/_MG_3091.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>One of the 3 wind turbines on the road to Grimshader in Lochs on the Isle of Lewis. I have to say I find these machines quite mesmerising to look and almost beautiful in a way but I'm not sure I'd like to have hundreds of them on my doorstep as was proposed for the island.<br />
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This shot was a bit of a pain. I had my tripod but had forgotten my remote control so had to rely on the timer function in order to try and get the blades in the right position. After about 40 attempts I decided I wasn't going to get any better than this and called it a day.<br />
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Canon 7D, Canon EF 24-70 @ 30mm, ISO 100, f22, 1/25Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-60372168903367926912010-09-29T05:27:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:13:27.552-07:00Glen Coe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TKMuNAxc4oI/AAAAAAAAANE/FsZfnBWbw8E/s1600/IMG_0236_7_8_tonemapped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TKMuNAxc4oI/AAAAAAAAANE/FsZfnBWbw8E/s640/IMG_0236_7_8_tonemapped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another archive shot this week. I'm now on leave from the boat but it seams I'm busier on leave than when I'm at work. As such I've not had the camera out for a couple of weeks so here's a shot I took in April. In the background is the Buachaille Eite Mòr at the southern end of Glen Coe. This cottage sits beside the road on the way to the ski centre. I camped here for the night before climbing a couple of the surrounding mountains the next day.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The shot is HDR, tonemapped using Photomatix Pro. 3 shots -2 ev, 0, +2 ev</div>Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-57415682036344732912010-09-15T02:39:00.000-07:002010-09-15T02:39:46.830-07:00Rothesay Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TJCPCk3oaGI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/zHJCvDL7DHY/s1600/IMG_1699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TJCPCk3oaGI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/zHJCvDL7DHY/s640/IMG_1699.jpg" width="406" /></a></div> Canon 7D, Canon 18-135mm @ 135mm, ISO100, f36, 0.4sec<br />
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Now that I've arrived back in bonny Scotland I thought I'd post these pictures from Rothesay castle on the Isle of Bute. I took them last time I was home and been meaning to post them for a while. I had intended to do some HDR images but once I'd done a black and white conversion in Aperture 3 I was pretty pleased with the result anyway.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TJCO7UQTE_I/AAAAAAAAAMI/IFa5pA9tboU/s1600/IMG_1687+-+Version+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TJCO7UQTE_I/AAAAAAAAAMI/IFa5pA9tboU/s640/IMG_1687+-+Version+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Canon 7D, Canon 18-135 @ 77mm, ISO100, f36, 0.3secSynflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746271747552102270.post-72815263472203242762010-09-05T16:24:00.000-07:002010-09-05T16:26:46.081-07:00Dry Dock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TIQdNnVjXaI/AAAAAAAAALw/IKfxYiu3A9o/s1600/IMG_2591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TIQdNnVjXaI/AAAAAAAAALw/IKfxYiu3A9o/s640/IMG_2591.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TIQbsgjNkTI/AAAAAAAAALo/a7CTgNPlkgs/s1600/IMG_2580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UlygrybwPlc/TIQbsgjNkTI/AAAAAAAAALo/a7CTgNPlkgs/s640/IMG_2580.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>Just spent a few days in dry dock. You'll never guess where. Been a bit too busy to get out and about with the camera but here are a couple of shots from round the dock.Synflamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.com9