Nigel Paterson

Long lens portraiture

Long lens portraiture: 300mm with a 2x converter. The subject wasn’t aware of the shot being taken. Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, 300mm f/2.8, Canon 2x converter Exposure: ISO400, 1/320s @ f/5.6, -0.33EV, 600mm (effective 780mm) Post: Reduced exposure, sharpened, softened skin, recovery on highlights.

Roulettes…

I used a high shutter speed to compensate for fast-moving aeroplanes and a heavy lens. Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF 300mm f/2.8L IS Exposure: ISO250, 1/1250s @ f/10, -0.33EV Post: Crop, sharpen, noise reduction

Wedgie…

Shooting birds on the wing is hard, even domesticated eagles like the Wedgetail. Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS Exposure: ISO400, 1/1600s @ f/2.8, -0.33EV, 200mm Post: Increased definition, sharpening, cropped

Fighter…

This image was created by putting the camera low down and between the bars of the crowd control barrier. The blue sky was darkened with a polarising filter. hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF17-35mm f/2.8, PL filter Exposure: ISO100, 1/500s @ f/5.6, -1EV, 21mm Post: Straighten, sharpen.

Connie…

Shooting into the sky can really throw an exposure meter. This was shot one stop under the camera’s meter. Hardware: EOS 1D MkIIN, EF70-200mm f/2.8 + Sigma 1.4x converter Exposure: ISO250, 1/1000s @ f/9, -1EV, 180mm Post: Cropped, cleaned sensor dust marks, sharpened.

Lorenzo…

Jorge Lorenzo, 2010 World MotoGP Champion, signing autographs in 2008.Nice light, a nice smile. Euipment on loan from Canon. Hardware: EOS 1DMkIII, EF 14mmExposure: ISO400, 1/800s @ f/3.5Post: Sharpening.

In a rut…

With his leg jammed between handlebar and track, professional racer Dan Reardon blasts along a rut.Subject movement has caused much of this iamge to be blurred, but the front number plate is sharp. The combination conveys action… Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF 24-205mm f/4L IS Exposure: ISO400, 1/160s @ f/14, 105mm Post: black point…