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On my way back from a meeting (at an uber-swish five star hotel, no less – get me), and the platform on Marylebone tube station was completely deserted, affording me the opportunity to grab this shot of one of the benches. Depth of field was way too shallow at f1.8, but I like the level of detail at f2.2 here. Look at me trying to sound like I know what I’m talking about.
Joel and I went out to Iffley village in Oxford to take some night shots on Iffley Lock, which was bitterly cold and a bit spooky at that time of night. This one’s my favourite – the gate leading down to the gushing torrents of lock water, which if you fell into them would be fatal in about ten seconds, most probably. FACT: This photo was taken about ten minutes after some chavs drove past us and lobbed a bottle of pink energy drink all over my coat. THANKS GUYS.
Err, just kidding. It’s only a Peroni glass. Probably brewed in Stoke-on-Trent or something. Anyway, this was my well-earned pint after From Light To Sound had finished our Oxford show on Friday night. The streetlight coming in from Jericho outside and the position of the Helen & Douglas House booklet behind it made for a nice pic. Also, it was delicious.
Yep, it’s a photo of some stairs. Bet you’re glad you clicked on this now, right? This is personally notable for me as it’s the first time I’ve tried any of that pseudo-HDR stuff. Well, basically taking an under-exposed, well-exposed and over-exposed version of the same pic and layering them together to get some nice full colours and lighting in there. Don’t know how successful it’s been – I’d welcome any feedback in the comments section…! I like it, at any rate. These are the kind of stairs that make me wonder what’s at the top of them.
‘The photographer follows in the footsteps of the ragpicker, who… was directed to finding beautiful what other people found ugly or without interest and relevance – bric-a-brac, naive or pop objects, urban debris.’ – Susan Sontag.
Aww, The Queen. Everyone loves Her Maj. Here she is, beaming beatifically at her subjects from a postcard rack on Oxford Street. Also a good chance for me to test out f1.8 on my prime lens and marvel at the LOVELY BLURRING in the background. Oh my goodness it’s nice. Going to be hard pushed not to overuse this setting.
