Sunset - postponed

Just adding a little note here to say I haven't forgotten about the next challenge (Sunset) just the past 3/4 days its been bloody cloudy at sunset and you really can't see much!! :(

So it's still in the planning... hoping to get some nice photos tonight.

In the mean time, have a photo from the weekend with a sunset in it! :)

Day 7 - Silhouette

I'm excited about today's blog!!! Really excited because for once I actually love nearly all of the photos I took! I don't love them because they're all brilliant photos, far from it actually, but I love them because I can actually see the potential in each one and have a rough idea of how to make them better next time! :)

Once again I didn't really have much time to devote to it and ended up rushing a bit, but the three I've got I love, love, love!! :)

Onto the photos:


Trees

It's a little out of focus because I was losing the light (as you can see, sunset) and I didn't have a tripod at the time so wasn't able to keep the camera completely still... but wow! I LOVE the colour of the sky behind the trees and the way they really dominate the picture, but also love the fact that after you've finished looking at the trees and gorgeous sunset, you just notice the tops of the tents and that adds a whole other lever of interest to the story behind the photo! :) I Like it!! :)

Hedingham Castle at Night

Again this photos is suffering from a lack of tripod and is also a bit noisy. As it's the first attempt at shooting anything at night I'm very proud :) I took most of the colour out in the editing software as it really wasn't adding much to the photo (and I'm getting a bit of a thing for this black and white lark) and that really brought out that tree at the corner of the castle. I like this, and would like to take it again with a tripod and with a bit more time to really get it right :)


Cecil The Trebuchet

What can I say? Wow.... It was a gorgeous picture without any editing, but a but of adjusting to get the colour of that sunset to pop and wow wow wow. I am SO pleased with this one I can't even begin to describe it! :) Just like the one with the trees I love this because it's got that added bonus; there's a gorgeous sunset, beautiful trees and majestic trebuchet in the middle, but as you follow the arm of the treb up to the top you notice one tiny star coming out in the night's sky. I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!! ^_^

Day 8: Sunset. I've not done this yet, so I'm a day behind. Hoping to get some good photos tonight... if the postie arrives with my new tripod today they might even be good photos!! You never know!!! :)

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! :)