Checking in.

Not posted in a while.

I've been reasonably busy.

Working lots. Had a few projects on the go also.

One of which was some product photography for climbing equipment distributor Beta Climbing Designs. They manufacture the Beta Stick, which, for the benefit of non-climbers, is an ingenious device for pre-clipping bolts on sport climbing routes.

These shots, along with some others that have appeared in the last couple of issues of Climber Magazine are to go into my product photography gallery, which should be up soon.



Work aside, I've not been out as much as I'd have liked. I think I'm too lazy sometimes, and lacking motivation..... however I realise that I'm just impulsive with my camera. I do best when I go out on a whim...

Having said that, my recent forays have disproved this formula. My friend Adam and I organised a trip to a derelict warehouse for a crash course in HDR photography, which turned out this:

Which I'm reasonably pleased with...

Whereas an off the cuff outing one night after work turned out this:

627.6s @ f/8, Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, Nikon D90 DSLR, Colour Balance and Levels in Photoshop.

Which I'm deeming as a failure.... I've been meaning to do some star trails for a while, yet I went out Thursday night ill prepared. I had no plan of where to go, and was lacking an essential shutter release cable....

So the ten minute exposure is a little wobbly. My only bit of good fortune was that a sports car whizzed by in the last 30 seconds of the shot, which not only lit up the foreground, but also added a bit of interest to to something which was, otherwise, uninspiring.

I must try harder. Watch this space.