Day 6 - Low Angle

Day 6 is Low Angle. Just like Yesterday's high angle, low angle is instead taking photos from a lower angle than normal.

I didn't have much time to devote to this one to be honest as I was busy filming stuff and generally being medieval at the time and a large bright red camera isn't really very 15th Century! :)

All being said, however, these are my two attempts. Both of the trebuchet, Cecil! 

I quite like this one as it is so totally different to how you see the treb normally. In the editing software I really pulled out the grain of the wood, again it was a fairly murky spring day so the sky isn't overly interesting because it is all washed out. Perhaps it's time for me to play with filters?! ^_^

I prefer the first one personally, but again like this one too. I wanted to get right under it and was allowed to but was called away to do something and didn't get a chance. Over all I quite like both but wish I'd had more time to get a feel for it :)

Day 7 is Silhouette.... got some really pretty pics there! :)

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Day 5 - High Angle

So, Day 5 has rolled around and today's theme is "High Angle". all the tutorials basically say "photos taken form a higher than normal vantage point".


It is at this part in our adventures through Niki's foray into photography that I have a small confession to make.


I own this:

This is HARVe (Hovel Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle). He is a DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter (not drone...), and I love him!

So yes. I have mercilessly cheated on this little post! All of these high angle shots have been taken by HARVe! From anything upto about 300ft in the air! ^_^

Onto the pics!!

Hedingham Castle

The camera on my P2V (called HARVe) has a fisheye lense. I really wish it didn't. Was also losing the light, but this has so much potential! :) I'm also a bit peeved that it is wonky. I tried straightening it but that cut off half the castle :( The issues with this picture are 100% pilot error!

Cecil (Follow Her on Twitter: @CecilTheTreb)

Quite like this one. Can't see the fisheye effect too badly too which is cool, and its a lovely view of Cecil! :) Was a bit over zealous with the cropping though and appear to have chopped off a stake...

Hedingham Castle Black and White

Ok ok ok.... I actually really like black and white!!! Who knew you could get ruins and decay to show up so much better with black and white!! It was also a very dreary day in early spring so the trees are a murky brown colour! What I LOVE about this picture is how the castle dominates the right hand side of the picture and really draws your eye right up the top to the flag,yet at the bottom in the corner the black and white has really made the tents pop out, especially the stripy one! :) I REALLY like this picture!! :)


I'll be updating a few days as I've got them all done and edited now :)

Day 6 is Low angle and Day 7's pictures I'm SO happy with!! Silhouette! :)

Check out: HovelTV for footage and more pictures from the weekend as soon as I've got round to editing then waiting for my painfully slow internet connection to upload! :)