Here's another two I like, taken around midnight in November with a cheapy Samsung DB690 compact camera. Again, as taken with no photoshopping or cropping. The poppies were difficult to take as I wanted the "personal" poppies in the bush and the poppies in the moat to be near enough in focus and the Shard to be visible rather than a blur......complicated by the fact I'd spent the night in the pub too and was using a compact camera with no tripod! The Gherkin photo was a fluke as I wasn't expecting the tree colour to come out like that. That was just right place, right time, give it a go!
I was keen on photography until it went all digital (which was quicker for my work).........I now have Pentax film cameras and lenses which no doubt I shall never use again.
Digital cameras are brilliant. All the images you ever want to take, immediate viewing, then download, selection, editing. I used to do a lot of B & W work in the darkroom many years ago but colour was all a bit tricky and temperature critical. Now with a simple edit or Photoshop if you want to get serious, you can groom the image easily and then if you choose get some fabulous prints. I always make my own Calendar each Xmas of my own images and it's great to see them again and be reminded of great events, trips, places. I have the DSLR and lenses but 98% of my photos are taken on a quality compact. These little cameras have come a long way and the first secret of taking a good photo, is always having a camera with you. View attachment 44218 Job satisfaction: Someone had a good day!
I used to do loads, not very good but dslr and an ok lens its hard to take a really bad pictire. Then realised I was living this stuff thru a lens, so rarely take any at all these days, even with my phone. Tends to be beer, food and the occasional swaetiy selfie
I spent quite a long time messing with exposure timing, dont have them to hand but lods of slow shutter stuff for waterfalls, streams, bikes (like above with moving spokes)
