London Landmark Walk

I was out with a few of the guys from POTN again this past Friday.  The plan was to get a few London Landmark photos for Ian to adorn his walls with, but I ended up spending a lot of my time playing with lights again.  It had been a while since I’d made any orbs and didn’t want to get too out of practice.  Also, I’ve been chatting with quite a few folks on Flickr about making the orb tools so it sort of put me back in the mood.

North Bank Orb

Neal and I walked from my place along the north bank to St. Paul’s, shooting the standard stuff along the way and trying to stay warm.  After my recent trip to Harbin I figured that the -2 degree weather wouldn’t bother me that much, but given enough time it’s hard to distinguish -2 from -20.

St. Paul's with a tilt-shift

I spent most of the evening playing around with my tilt-shift lens.  I love it for shooting buildings and it’s even fun to play with when light painting.  It’s nice because it’s a slow-to-use lens that makes you take your time and think about what you’re doing, and manual focus always adds to the challenge.

St. Paul's and Millennium Bridge

Tide was out so we got down under the millennium bridge for a few of the ‘standard’ photos of it and St. Paul’s.  It’s one of those scenes that’s so often photographed that I just don’t have the creative capacity to shoot something new.  Still, I’m content with the results of the evening.

St. Paul's and Millennium Bridge

Also, I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen an orb done in this location before so it’s got to count as unique right?

St. Paul's and Millennium Bridge and a cheeky orb.

Couple more images in the gallery.

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2 Responses to “London Landmark Walk”

  1. Lee Says:

    the shot underneath the bridge with St. Pauls in the B/G is to die for, I can’t believe how razor sharp it is, goes to show you can shot the same site again and make it your own! great series & great work fella.

  2. Kevin Says:

    Cheers Lee!

    Have a look at Topaz Infocus (http://www.topazlabs.com/infocus/), it’s an amazing sharpening tool.

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