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A London Summer’s Evening
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London Summer’s Evening #1
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London Summer’s Evening #2
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London Summer’s Evening #3
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London Summer’s Evening #4
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London Summer’s Evening #5
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London Summer’s Evening #6
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I haven’t posted any photos for a while, simply because for one reason or another I haven’t taken any during the last couple of weeks. Last Thursday I managed to get out and about near Westminster. I’ll be the first to admit that these shots have almost certainly been taken by someone else before me, but I’ve never taken them, so here is my take on a couple of well-worn subjects. Using a tripod in the middle of a busy place like the South Bank was an interesting experience. You immediately become the centre of people’s attention, with people commenting “he looks like he knows what he’s doing” and “look at that photographer”. It’s amazing how one piece of equipment can so drastically change peoples’ opinions of you.
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#1 Ed Garrard
Wow! I really like the first two pictures. I womder what you had the White Balance set to to catch the colors like that.
8:36 pm - Monday, August 18, 2003
#2 Mark Goldstein
The white balance was set to Auto! Which gave a Kelvin rating of a bit less than daylight (5300K) - something between 4700-5000K.
Mark
8:44 pm - Monday, August 18, 2003
#3 Mark
Magnificent pix. The strange thing is I have been meaning to take my tripod and take the exact same pictures myself for the last two weeks. Now you have inspired me to do the same. The only trouble is I need to build up to carry my monster tripod! (it normally holds my Bronica)
What expose times did you use to for the first shot of The Eye? I would guess maybe 30-60 seconds.
12:14 am - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#4 Jon Read
Lovely photos, Mark.
I know what you mean about the tripod. It's been a couple of years since I last went to take photos from the South Bank - it was a crisp winter's evening and people were practically tripping over me as they walked across Waterloo bridge.
I didn't get the impression they thought I knew what I was doing, I got the impression they thought I was crazy for standing around in the cold!
1:10 am - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#5 Mark Goldstein
You're right Mark - the exposure time for the first shot of the Eye was 50 seconds, with an aperture of f/11 and ISO 100.
My tripod is a Manfrotto and not too heavy, but even that starts to get on my nerves after a couple of hours of lugging it round! Especially when I've got a backpack and shoulder camera bag too...
1:42 am - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#6 Amstaff
# 3 is great, but there is a crane in the back ground on the right.
I think that would make a diff between outstanding and average.
8:53 am - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#7 Edwinek
*Sigh* You just gave me a serious case of London-craving.
11:35 am - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#8 Mark Goldstein
Good point Amstaff - once you've seen the crane it becomes a bit distracting. London is full of cranes at this time of year as they rush to get all the building work done before the onset of winter (in about 6 weeks time!). I may have taken a shot that crops in more tightly and excludes the crane...
Mark
12:55 pm - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#9 Willaim C. Bert
Great looking photo. The first one is outstanding.
Bill
6:19 pm - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
#10 Marc
been there done that
and good fun it is too! nice shots and well taken. the problem i had with the HoP at night is that the clock face always over exposes.
the last time i was there the guy next to me had a fuji gx617 - nice!
4:13 am - Wednesday, August 20, 2003
#11 Mark Goldstein
I think I've just about managed to keep some detail in the clock face, but not much.
fuji 6x617 - is that a panoramic camera?
Mark
12:39 pm - Wednesday, August 20, 2003
#12 Marc
Sorry I hould have written it in capitals - GX617 A medium format panoramic camera. Each negative is 6cm by 17cm!
1:54 pm - Wednesday, August 20, 2003