Multimedia Marketing Creative
Getting moving water to blur is easy: just select a long shutter speed. Doing so without a tripod requires image stabilisation, which is what’s helped here.
Hardware: Olympus EP-1, Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6
Exposure: ISO100, 1/3s @ f/14, shadow white balance
Post: Cropped, Reduced exposure, Increased contrast, black point, desaturated slightly, sharpened.
This rusty bollard made for an interesting subject, especially with the strong side lighting. I shot it wide open to throw the wharf behind out of focus, and I deliberately underexposed from the meter reading: a dark subject will cause your meter to read high.
Hardware: Canon EOS 5D MkII, 15-35mm f/2.8L
Exposure: ISO100, 1/1250 @ f/2.8, -1EV, 31mm
Post: Increased saturation, straightened, darkened black point, cloned out bottle in water, sharpened (Aperture)
Being able to compose this image so the background was another race bike – a clone of the subject – I think adds to the image. The sun had just disappeared behind a thin cloud and I quickly focussed on the first bike and captured the image. Seconds later the opportunity was gone as the sun came out, bring back harsh shadows.
Hardware: Canon EOS-1D MkIIN, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM,
Exposure: ISO400, 1/100s @ f/8
Post: Nothing of note.
This image was made during evening practice for a night-time Supercross event. Flas has lit the rider, but the sunset s showing in the sky. Maybe I should have used high speed flash sync, to reduce ghosting in the movement of the bike, but I like the shot anyway. The light pole and edge of the stadium give the picture some scale.
Hardware: Canon EOS 5DMkII, EF17-35mm f/2.8L, 580EX Flash
Exposure: ISO400, 1/200s @ f/13, 35mm
Post: Darkened black point, sharpened
The Eiffel Tower at night is a spectacular sight, but it’s difficult to photograph without a tripod. I managed to get this image by loding my camera against a pole and gently releasing the shutter. I probably should have set the self timer and then composed, but this works for me.
Hardware: Olympus EP-1, 17mm f/2.8
Exposure: ISO 1600, 1/3s @ f/8
Post: Cropped, Increased Black Point, Saturation (Aperture)
I’ve set ISO200 for this fireworks shot to reduce noise in the underexposed areas of the image – which there will be plenty of. In order to get a number of bursts on the frame I’ve set a long exposure and I’ve included the pole and edges of the buildings to give it all some scale.
Hardware: Canon EOS 1DMkIIN, 17-35mm f/2.8L USM, tripod
Exposure: ISO200, 1s @ f/8
Post: Increased exposure, saturation, recovery, sharpening, added a vignette (Aperture)
This Frenchman was playing near the Louvre, Paris, in an alcove of a stone building. The alcove’s acoustic qualities gave his music a surreal feel, and he was obviously enjoying his work: his eyes are shut in concentration and pleasure.
I wanted to give a feeling of movement in this image, so I deliberately slowed the shutter speed to 1/8s and hoped the camera’s stabilisation would help, which it did. Making it black and white has given it a simplicity that’s hard to match.
Hardware: Olympus EP-1, 17mm f/2.8
Exposure: ISO160, 1/8s @ f/5.6
Post: Black & White preset, yellow filter, increased contrast (Aperture)
Please rate this image and share the link.
Nigel Paterson - 0410878752