Nigel Paterson

Louvre pano…

This is actually three images, stitched together in PhotoShop CS4. I simply stood on some steps with the Louvre’s glass pyramid entry in front of me and captured three images, handheld using my Olympus EP-1 and 17mm lens. Although the images were captured using auto focus and auto exposure, that’s because I’m a lazy, and…

Vibrant flowers…

I’ve lay on the ground with a long focal length and shot this group of flowers a from low angle. The sun is to the front and right, punching through the petals. Exposure is as metered, although mid-tone levels were adjusted in post.Olympus EP-1, 40-150 @ 150mm (35mm effective 300mm), 1/250s @ f/10. ISO 100.…

Rule of thirds… sort of.

Dividing this image into three bands – the foreground reflections, the boys in the water and the boats on the horizon, make this a distintive summer feel. Strong saturated colours give it an intense feel. Underexposed 2/3-stop off the meter to hold highight detail in the white water and saturate the colours. Canon 5D Mk2,…

Curve, warmth and texture

In this shot I’ve tweaked the yellow to give the shot a very warm, almost sunset feel. The letterbox crop means many won’t identify it immediately with the Sydney Opera House, just wonderful curves, textures and tones. Shot with an Olympus EP-1, AV, 17mm f/2.8 @f/4.5, ISO 200, underexposed 2/3-stop from internal meter.

A optimist’s view of the future

I listened, yesterday, to a podcast which had a scientist saying we needed to reduce our carbon emissions to 1% or current levels if the rest of the world was to have its standard of living rise to Western levels and at the same time halt global warming. A somewhat sobering idea. But I gave…

A better solution to 3G on the iPad

In Australia, the 3G iPad is $170 more expensive than the WiFi only version, and then you have to buy a data plan – which then only works on the iPad. It’s a rip-off, basically, although the carriers have come out with a number of reasonably-priced data plans. Why I can Bluetooth tether my laptop…

Too much Paris?

My last day in Paris for this trip was typical of the way I travel – try to jam too much into too little time, run late and finish up exhausted. I had to return the bike to Yamaha, which is a 40 minute ride if you know where you’re going, and I didn’t. So…