Anyway I digress, I was walking up the tube platform with the umpteen million people squeezing themselves through the doors and barging past each other like the Gap was going to chase them down and eat their brains. I stopped, like the git I am, to do up my boot lace. I can hear the muffled moans as the Gap catches up with these people and their dispare that my inconsiderate bootlace has caused them.
After the bootlace is sorted and I can safely perambulate without tripping over and really encountering that dreaded Gap people are so fearful of, I look around me. The platform was deserted, apart from one man who was just waiting, but what for I don't know because I was on that platform for 3 more trains after my one passed and he didn't get on any of them. Digressing again...
Like any good photographer in this situation I decided to get as close to the big DO NOT CROSS FOR DANGER OF DEATH sign and lay down on the floor to wait for the next train, resting the camera on this little diddy table tripod I had in my pocket.
Zoooooooommmm.
Having the camera stable on the floor allowed me to have a long exposure speed of about a second, meaning I could capture the motion of the train zipping past me whilst the rest of the shot stayed in crisp focus. On top of this laying on the floor gave me an angle which is not seen often by the casual observer adding interest to the piece. You can try this yourself on pretty much anything, look at pictures of flowers. Who many good ones can you see taken from the top down, you'll see they're all take from the side or from down below, because it presents a familiar object in an unfamiliar way.
I've been playing around with creative borders in my pictures also.... I love borders and vignettes. Have you noticed that yet?
Talk soon.
Gordon
OMG that is the best shot ever, love it, if you don't already you should totally sell your photography it really is ace xx well done you haha Funny post to x
ReplyDeleteOh thanks pix. These blogs are as much about me being comfortable with writing as I am with photography. I'm glad they both appeal to you. On the grounds of selling im actually thinking of getting myself an Etsy shop. Stay tunned for more info on that.
ReplyDeletestunning shots am playing with slow shutter speeds just a bit nervous of posting them.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteThanks buddy! Liking the look of your pictures too... don't be scared about posting your slow shutter shots.
ReplyDeleteBit late in replying...all this late night shift works is killing my social life...
ReplyDeleteI also have a habit of vignetting and black bordering all my photos now...gives it a pro photo look!
Good capture, and liking the way you blurred your name to fit in with the subject :)
See what this shot look like in sepia with high contrast enhancement.
I did try with the sepia. But preferred it with a bit of colour. Personally I only like sepia effects if I start with a RAW image cause then you can go to town on the contrast and then bring in select bits of detail on the highlights.
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