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Aurora

Amazing timelapse photography by Terje Sorgjerd  of the Aurora, originally tweeted by Prof Brian Cox.

 http://vimeo.com/21294655


Alex

The new Nikon booth at Focus on Imaging show 

Link from NIKON RUMORS
http://nikonrumors.com/2011/03/09/the-new-nikon-booth-at-focus-on-imaging-show.aspx

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Flower

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100mm f2.8 Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 3 sec @ f22
ISO 100
Manfrotto Tripod
580 Ex II flash


This photo was shot on a table top setup additional items as follows
1 metre square of black cloth for backdrop, draped over thw back of a chair about 1 metre behind the flower. Flash camera left and grided to flower only, window light from behind backdrop and to camera right.


Alex

Photo Walk Update

Photo Walk Update

Proposed dates for this years Photo Walk

Alex

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Use the link above to view an Animoto video of yesterdays post.


Alex

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Camera Canon 1D

Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 47mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF70-200mm IS
Focal length 81mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 47mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 40mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII



A selection of the images from a Valentines portrait shoot at Operetta Glasgow.
Setup was a 580EXII on 1/8 power, through a Lastolite softbox as a main light camera left triggered by a Pocket Widzard. Camera right was a Sunpak 114 reflecting off a silver umbrella triggered by Idex flash slave. Background was a black cloth suspended from a backdrop stand. Camera left on top of the backdrop stand was a 580EXII on 1/4 power, fitted with a Honl grid to prevent light form falling in either the black cloth or into the lens, triggered by Pocket Widzard.


Alex

Orange & Lemon

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100mm f2.8 Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 3 sec @ f22
ISO 50
Canon 580 EX Flash
Manfrotto Tripod
Flash meter

This photo was shot on a table top setup additional items as follows
Slice of orange
Plain tumbler with wide opening
Sparkling water (tonic water etc.)
Coloured card for background
White card or paper for base

Position tumbler on top of white card, place slice of orange over edge of tumbler as much as possible to the inside. Position  tripod and camera to frame as above. Fill tumbler with sparkling water until level is above top of shot. Position coloured card at least 18" behind tumbler, and setup flash to light card. Hold flash meter at back of tumbler pointing towards coloured card, and take reading. Set camera to manual and use reading taken by meter, remember your sinc speed.
Bubbles in tumbler should have settled by now, if you require more bubbles use a straw to gently blow into the bottom of tumbler.

Setup and method for this photo is the same as the photo of the orange, just changed to a slice of lemon.

Alex

GalGael Trust

Camera Canon 1D

Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 45mm
Exposure 1/10th sec @ f5.6
ISO 800



Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 24mm
Exposure 1/15th sec @ f4.5
ISO 800

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 60mm
Exposure 1/20th sec @ f4.5
ISO 800

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 60mm
Exposure 1/20th sec @ f5.6
ISO 1600


"As the tide went out on the shipbuilding history of Govan, many families in the community were left without work and meaning. Modern Govan has been left high and dry by this post-industrial legacy; roots are being lost, values are becoming blurred, and the fast-flowing current of modern life is leaving many behind. At GalGael, we have created a cultural anchor point around which local people are re-kindling skills, community and a sense of purpose. While our boats imaginatively reconnect elder and youth… people and place… urban to rural communities, the insider and the outsider… old ways and new… our past to our future. They serve as a powerful metaphor for transformation - recreating an inspirational folklore for the modern age."

The above text has been taken from the homepage of the GalGael website http://www.galgael.org/index.aspx

A link to GalGael blog http://galgael2010.blogspot.com/ 


Alex

Chestnuts

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100 mm Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 1/60th sec @ f6.7
ISO 200
Manfrotto Tripod
Cable release


The above photo was judged to be the winner in the Autumn category of South Lanarkshire Photography Contest 2010.


The set was on a table top covered with leaves and chestnuts placed in position. Lighting was from a Canon 580EX flash shooting through an umbrella, to camera right. Camera left was a mirror positioned to reflect the light from the flash back in the shaded areas.


Alex

FREE ENGAGEMENT SHOOT

Scott Kelby's 3rd World Wide Photo Walk - Glasgow

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f8

ISO 100

Scott Kelby's 3rd World Wide Photo Walk

Glasgow

 Well another year, another of Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walks. This year saw more walks across the world, attended by more walkers. Here in Scotland we followed the trend elsewhere in the world. The first two years there was only two walks in Central Scotland, one in Stirling and Glasgow, which I have had the pleasure to lead each year. This year that figure was doubled, four might not seem a lot, but its twice as many as the previous two walks.

Camera Canon 1D
Lens 24-105 IS
Focal length 24mm
Exposure 1/180th sec @ f16
ISO 100


This is one of the shots that just presents its self on the day, taken on the squinty bridge looking west towards the Armadillo.

Everyone that I spoke to on the walk said how much they enjoyed the two hours spent in the company of others who share a common interest in photography.

 Checkout the Flickr page here http://www.flickr.com/groups/1445765@N24/

Thanks to all who attended on Saturday.

Lex

Culzean Castle Sunset

Culzean Castle Sunset

This photo was taken on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland from the grounds of Culzean Castle.  The castle is on the west coast lookong out to the Atlantic Ocean. The photo was taken during winter hence the reason why the sun apears to be setting in the south.

I am off to the South of France for a couple of weeks, so posting might not be as regular as normal.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Exposure 1/20th sec @ f11

Iso 100

Lex

Austrian Wild Flowers

Austrian Wild Flowers

 This was taken in Austria, near Kitzbuhl. I came across this lake while hiking, it was an overcast and calm day as the photo shows. The sun was just strong enough through the clouds to backlight the wild flowers that were growing at the waters edge. 

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Focal length 31mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex 

Venice Grand Canal

Grand Canal Venice

Another photo from the wonderful city of Venice. This is a wonderful place to wander by the canals and over the many footbridges, especially at night after all the day-trippers have gone. 

Camera Nikon E5700

Exposure 1/460th sec @ f5.6

Focal length 15.7mm

ISO 100

Lex

As One Journey Ends

As One Journey Ends

 Taken while on the first of Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walks. It is a rather drab entrance but concidering that it is the entrance to the Glasgow City Mortuary, I don't suppose a lot of people notice that.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Exposure 1/125th sec @ f11

Focal length 60mm

ISO 400

Lex

Spring

Spring

At last we are casting off the cold of winter, the days are getting longer and the mercury is starting to rise. This was taken locally at the weekend, and what a welcome sight it is to see nature comming out of hibernation.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100 f2.8 Macro

Exposure 1/250th sec @ f8

ISO 200

Lex

Rotten Calder

Rotten Calder

Horseshoe falls on the Rotten Calder river that flows through Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Focal length 22mm

Exposure 8 sec @ f22

ISO 100

Manfrotto Tripod

Lex

Clyde Auditorium

Clyde Auditorium

This is a section of the roof of the Clyde Auditorium, also locally known as the "armidillo" due to the stepped roof similarity with an armidillo. This building is a regular venue for concerts in Glasgow, set on the Clyde a short distance from the city center.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens Tamron 18-200mm

Exposure 1/50th sec @ f8

ISO 100

Lex 

Window Frame

Window Frame

This photo was taken in Portaferry Hotel, Portaferry County Down Ireland, looking across Strangford Lough to Strangford. Portaferry is a busy village due to the through traffic that crosses on the small ferry.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/80th sec @ f11

ISO 100

Canon 580 EX Flash

Lex