Technique

Claerwen Dam and an acer

iPhone session

I’ve been toying with the idea of more extensive use of my iPhone 14 Pro with its three lenses; and I’d also come across and purchased Halide – a Camera app for the iPhone, along with Spectre – another app from the same stable that utilises the Live functionality on the iPhone to give silky […]

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Superimposed image using Photoshop

Fun with Photoshop

Just occasionally I can breakout from the mould of my photography, and this image shows just one such occasion. The challenge set by the local u3a Photography group was selfies – but with a difference. I must admit I faced the challenge with quite some reticence. It seemed silly; I didn’t want to take photos

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The view from the bible

Detail at the Cathedral

This proved to be an exceptional challenge … in the end, as I was forced to address some oversights in my camera settings and the way I imported my shots into Lightroom. I’ve written about this elsewhere, so won’t repeat the lessons learnt. Suffice to say I’ve learnt a lot more about colour and white

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In a roundabout way

Penarth and lights

[Click on an image to scroll through them in full screen and see the EXIF data as well.] It was a lovely clear evening and I thought it was about time I shot the Esplanade (the sea front) at Penarth, with it’s wonderfully restored pier. Unfortunately, just as I setup with the tripod to catch

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Chepstow Castle - a panorama

A hand-held pano – Chepstow Castle

Another “technique” shot! High-up on Marten’s Tower, no tripod to hand, can I do a hand-held pano-shot. You bet I can! Really pleased how this turned out. I could have rested the camera on a wall I suppose, but I’d have lost quite a bit as I swung the camera round, so I tried to

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