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Bank Station Departure Speed

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:13:12 -0700

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This is a shot I took on the Docklands Light Railway as the train was leaving Bank Underground Station, London and looking out of the back window. The railway is automatic, no driver except a supervisor who sits in one of the front passenger seats. This gives a great opportunity as there are passenger seats at the front and back of the train.

I used a shutter speed of 1/10 second for the movement
The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10mm. Taken handheld in RAW. The image was opened in Camera Raw and 2 additional images were created at +2EV and -2Ev for a “false HDR” with each image having Noiseware Pro applied. A Photoshop action I had saved was used to create the extra images automatically.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Woodland Bluebell Angmering

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:56 -0700

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More Tulips still to come but meanwhile a change though still on the delayed spring theme. Normally Bluebells are at peak in late April. This year it is mid May. Sussex in the south of England has some of the best displays of wild bluebells in the UK. This location is one of the best there is on the South Downs near Angmering at Angmering Park Woods a little east of Patching. In the middle of the woods there is a carpet of Bluebells as far as the eye can see.

With bluebells I like to get in close and focus on one. This shot is of the wild original English variety with a bell shape and the flowers on one side of the stem unlike the invading Spanish variety which grow upright with flowers on both sides.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Sigma 28-80 zoom. Settings were f5.6 and 80mm for reduced depth of field. I used the A550 for its folding screen to make it easier to get a low down image. One RAW image was opened in Photoshop Camera RAW first to create 2 extra exposures for HDR at 2EV separation.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Tulip Gardens Holland HDR

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:02:08 -0700

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Dutch Tulips Rainbow Lines

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:04:59 -0700

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The Shot
I have just completed a cycling and Photography tour of the Tulip growing region of Holland just south of Amsterdam. This year due to the very cold and late start to spring the Tulip flowering was delayed by 2 weeks to I delayed the original planned dates and got there for peak flowering time. This picture was taken from the famous Keukenhof Gardens at a viewpoint overlooking a farmer’s field,

I had two SLR cameras with me on the bicycle. I used a Sony A550 for low down flower shots using its adjustable screen. The Sony A700 was used for HDR auto bracketing. This shot was taken handheld with the A550 zoomed in to 60mm to compress the lines of flowers a little. The farm worker moving among the tulips was a stroke of luck though I did wait for him to move to the right position.

The colours were very intense in the original. No HDR in this shot and no use of vibrance or saturation.

Processing involved only sharpening and clarity effect. See my Blog for the original and the processing details.
Expect to see a lot of Tulip pictures in the next few weeks.
Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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A Day in Spring 30th April

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:02:18 -0700

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Last Tuesday was a warm sunny spring day so I took a bike ride in my local area ending up at the small villages of Singleton and West Dean in the South Downs National Park, West Sussex coast, UK.
I had the SLR camera with me and the objective was to take pictures of flowers in the one day to go into a composite. Taking Tulip and daffodil pictures outside in one day would not normally be possible so this photo is curtsey of the cold start to spring.

The tulips were taken at the entrance to West Dean gardens and the Daffodils and Blossom back at Bognor Regis

The pictures were taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Sony 15-56 zoom. For the Tulips one RAW image was opened in Photoshop Camera RAW first to create 2 extra exposures for HDR at 2EV separation. The Daffodils and Blossom just had a little RAW editing.

The blending was done with layer opacities and layer masks, more details and the original 3 images on my Blog.
Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Ghost Ship in Greenwich HDR

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:37:35 -0700

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The Shot
This is a somewhat different shot from my recent visit to Greenwich in London, UK. This is an image of the Cutty Sark. Following the fire and renovation there is an area around the base enclosed with a glass structure. Thus the image is a mixture of the plaza outside, reflections on the glass and the area inside. The white haired man is inside. This and the other parts of Greenwich including the Observatory are part of the Greenwich World Heritage site.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang Fisheye lens at 8 mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. I decided to go with the middle image and create 2 more images from that for a false HDR. The original image had a green cast on the light inside the structure so I decided mono was the best look. Conversion was done in Photomatix with toning in Topaz. Additional adjustments and crop were done in Photoshop

Greenwich College Symmetry

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:27:52 -0700

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The Shot
This is another shot from my recent visit to Greenwich in London, UK. This is the Old Royal Naval College. This and the other parts of Greenwich including the Observatory are part of the Greenwich World Heritage site. I aimed in the picture to get a low point of view and central symmetry. The fisheye lens did I feel add to the image.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang Fisheye lens at 8 mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

This picture was enhanced with HDR processing and Photoshop to bring in more detail.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog

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Slindon Village Daffodils

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:03:10 -0700

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Last Saturday was sunny and warm, not a tunnels day so I took a bike ride round my local area ending up at the small village of Slindon on near the South Downs, West Sussex coast, UK.

I wanted to take Daffodil pictures but find them a difficult subject especially in getting one flower to stand out from the bunch and to do something different. I went for a view looking up and into the light with the branches of a tree in the background. I added to this some quite heavy HDR processing.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Sony 15-56 zoom at 45mm. One RAW image was opened in Photoshop Camera RAW first to create 2 extra exposures for HDR at 2EV separation. Each image was noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

This picture was enhanced with HDR processing followed by Topaz Adjust and Photoshop to bring in more detail. Processing included pasting in a selection from another image for additional flowers for better balance on the right of the picture.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Bank Underground Station HDR London

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:04:36 -0700

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This is the DLR, Docklands Light Railway, platform at Bank Underground Station, London. The station is named after the Bank of England above ground but could not be more different. There is an especially clean, vibrant and futuristic look to the platform.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang fisheye lens at 8mm and f5.6. I took 3 pictures for HDR.

Processing was done in Photomatix using Detail Enhancer. This was followed by Topaz and adjustment layers in Photoshop. A motion blur tool was used in Topaz to add movement to the train. The image was cropped a little for better composition.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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London Underworld by Foot

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:05:01 -0700

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As you may have guessed by now I am quite keen on tunnels so when I visited Greenwich I needed to collect this one. This is the Greenwich foot tunnel under the Thames in London to the North Bank and Docklands. It is 1200ft long and 50ft deep.

The red electric junction box is the only bit of colour in the tunnel. I thought the fisheye lens worked quite well for this image.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang fisheye lens at 8mm and f5.6. I took 3 pictures for HDR.

Processing was done in Photomatix using the Detail Enhancer creative preset for a more gritty look. This was followed by Topaz and adjustment layers in Photoshop.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Staircase Spiral to the Sky

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:03:24 -0700

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My visit to London last Saturday included a visit to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich for the Ansel Adams Exhibition which finishes on the 28th April. I went first to the Queens House, a building which is part of the Museum which contains this brilliant spiral staircase. Built in 1610 it is one of the world’s earliest examples of a cantilever stair with no central core support.

The streamers coming down are a sculpture called Flower Helix' which is part of The Garden of England installation by Alice Kettle which is there until August.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang Fisheye lens at 8 mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

This picture was enhanced with HDR processing and Photoshop to bring in more detail.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Embankment Underground Linear Accelerator

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:03:12 -0700

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I went for another London Day Trip on Saturday. This included a little Tunnel Hunting. I had spotted this tunnel in Embankment Station before but I was not satisfied with the symmetry of the shots I took then. First task was to find the tunnel again in the maze. I eventually found it further down en route to the Bakerloo Line.

For the title the circles got me thinking of Accelerators.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Samyang fisheye lens at 8mm and f5.6. I took 3 pictures for HDR.

Processing was done in Photomatix using the Fusion tonemapping for a more natural look. This was followed by Topaz and adjustment layers in Photoshop.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Piccadilly Line Empty Carriage

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:04:50 -0700

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This shot was taken on my last London visit in February, As anybody who travels on the underground will know getting a totally empty carriage is as rare as winning the lottery. I upped my chances by traveling to the northern terminal of the Piccadilly line at Cockfosters Station. In the middle of the day it was pretty quite so getting the empty carriage was quite easy.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10 mm. IOS was at 500 to gain a higher shutter speed in the dim lighting. The 0EV image was at 1/50th.

There were 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

This picture was enhanced with HDR processing followed by Topaz Adjust and Photoshop to bring in more detail. Processing included bringing in the 0EV image to adjust some areas using layer masks.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Bradley Wiggins Paris Tour Win

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:04:14 -0700

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And now for something totally different. With winter hanging on with a cold wind from Siberia for weeks, I have had far too much time on my hands. Hence this excursion into converting a Photo to a line drawing.

The picture is one of the countless ones I took at last years Tour de France finish in Paris. Yellow Jersey winner Bradley Wiggins is in the middle with Mark Cavendish behind.

This was taken with a Sony A550 with a Sigma 28-200 zoom at 55mm. I used ISO 400 to gain a high shutter speed of 1/1250th second.
A false HDR was created to even out the highlights before starting on the drawing conversion.

For the full story and details of the processing together with before and after images see my Blog at Edwin Jones Photography Blog

My new Tutorial on how to convert a Photo to a coloured line drawing using layers can be found on my website at Line Drawing Tutorial

Fisheyed Eagle Lectern Bath

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:03:15 -0700

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The Shot

Another shot taken with my fisheye lens in the interior of Bath Abbey, Bath, UK. The picture was taken by placing the camera on the floor, pointing it in the right direction, retreating to avoid being in the shot and then triggering the shutter with my wireless remote.

The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Samyang 8mm fisheye lens at f8. There were 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

The HDR was created using Photmatix and tonemapped .
Additional enhancements were made with Topaz and adjustment layers in Photoshop.

Some of the processing was aimed especially at bring up the Eagle Lectern so it stood out.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Shard View Fisheyed

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:06:48 -0700

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A shot from a day trip to London early in November last year. This was just after I got my Samyang 8mm Fisheye Lens. The location is on the South Bank in the Riverside development next to City Hall and Tower Bridge.

The picture was taken with a Tripod with a Sony A700 with a Samyang 8mm fisheye lens at f8.

There were 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

The HDR was created using Photmatix and tonemapped using the Fusion photographic preset for the most natural look and the least noise.

This location is quite prone to a fairly extreme green cast with possible some green in the original light rather than being entirely a white balance issue. I decided to solve it by converting to mono which was probably a good move anyway.

Additional enhancements were made in Topaz adjust and adjustment layers in Photoshop.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Eurostar High Speed to London

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:02:45 -0700

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This image was taken last July on my return from Paris on the Eurostar. The train runs at speeds of up to 186 mph and this picture was taken as it crossed the plains of northern France. The buffet car was perfect for HDR

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10 mm. Shutter speed was at 1/5 second to keep the effect of speed outside.

One RAW image was opened in Photoshop Camera RAW first to create 2 extra exposures for HDR at 2EV separation. Each image was noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
This picture was enhanced with HDR processing followed by Topaz Adjust and Photoshop to bring in more detail. Processing included bringing in all 3 of the source images at various stages to adjust areas using layer masks.

With the wide range of light from the outside to inside the before and after images on my Blog are quite instructive on the benefits of HDR.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog
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Zoomed Flower Petals

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:27:18 -0700

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The Shot
Still with the spring theme but a little ahead of the season with this Tulips shot. This one is from way back in the archives and is a scanned shot of a slide.

The zoom effect was done the old way by moving the zoom lens during an exposure.
The only processing was to get the scanned image as close as possible to the original Slide which was pretty vibrant using Fujichrome Sensia 100. Processing included levels and Vibrance.

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Ascent to the Light Southgate Underground

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:07:44 -0700

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The Shot
Another shot taken on the northern part of the Piccadilly Line, London. This one is of Southgate Station. Like many others on this part of the line this station was built in the 1930s and has a lot of Art Deco design.

For a change I went for mono in this image which I felt worked best. I got lucky with the figure ideally placed at the top of the stairs and the processing aimed to emphasize that. With all the enhancement processing I used masks to remove any of that from the people coming down the stairs so they remained in the shadows and did not detract from the central figure.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10mm. I took 3 pictures for HDR but in the end used just 0EV image with a little RAW, Topaz and Photoshop editing to enhance
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Boxgrove Churchyard Snowdrops

nobody@flickr.com (Edwinjones) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:01:55 -0800

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Last Tuesday was a brief spell of warm spring weather before the return of winter. I made the most of it with a ride to nearby Boxgrove Priory and Church close to Chichester and the South Downs National Park.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Tamron 28-200 zoom at 28mm. One RAW image was opened in Photoshop Camera RAW first to create 2 extra exposures for HDR at 2EV separation. Each image was noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.

This picture was enhanced with HDR processing followed by Topaz Adjust and Photoshop to bring in more detail. Processing included masks to enhance the area only of the snowdrops.

Full details of the processing together with before and after images are on my Blog see Edwin Jones Photography Blog

For Galleries, Prints and Licences see Edwin Jones Photography