Nigel Paterson

Effiel’s Shadow

I took a fairly average image shot from the top of the Effiel Toqwer and gave it a big tweak…

Shopping in HDR

Capturing this shopping arcade in HDR has drawn out all the colours and contrast of the scene.

Scooters and Sewing machines

Here’s a real Parisian combination – a fashion store, complete with hundreds of antique sewing machines in the windows – and a street full of scooters.
HDR combination of 4 images.

Cuban bookshop

A trip through Snapseed has given this image of a Cuban flag in a bookshop a scratchy, grungy look. Fun to do on the iPad.

Billycart

A slow shutter speed, a telephoto lens and a keen pusher has made for a great picture. Alas, the distracting background reduces the impact…

Paris Metro Entertainment

The buskers take their work very seriously in Paris, where we saw and heard some awesome performances, almost entirely on the metro and RER.

Balancing light

Using HDR to balance the extreme range of light between an outside scene and what makes it inside can result in some pleasing images. pictures you can’t capture easily any other way.