We just returned from a 10 day trip in England. I shot a bit over 1,000 pictures and put 61 of them on Flickr and in the travelog – a 6% rate which seems pretty typical. The full travelog is at www.anirama.com/england and the Flickr set is here. Here are six of my favorites.
Kevin and Sarah at Windsor Castle. I like that the background is blown out - it gives them a sense of space without competing with their faces. I don't even mind the fence.
Taken during a tour of Oxford in a light rain, giving a softness to the light. Kevin struck the pose, but it works really well.
London City Hall. Lots of processing in Lightroom to bring out the dramatic sky without the building descending into darkness. The beauty of shooting RAW is that you have a few extra stops of latitude to play with in post production. It's much easier than trying to do this with HDR.
The lake in St. James Park with the London Eye and Horse Guards in the background. The soft sky flattens the light and gives the scene a painterly feeling.
Napping in front of Salisbury Cathedral. I like this one because you get a sense of the scale of the Cathedral without showing the whole building. Plus it has my kids napping in it.
Beer.
Hey Carl
Some great photos. Esp. the ones of London City Hall and the lake in St. James Park. RAW, and the programs w/ which we fiddle with it, are pretty fine magic.
— stan of yore