Had a few hours to spare between jobs so I went for a stroll round London and took a few shots along the way.

I am afraid they are nothing new subject wise but I thought I'd give them a go. This was a first in one respect, I had never used a tripod in public like this before and I was a little conscious of it . After a while I thought nothing of it to be honest, which was good One thing I did learn is that I need a better tripod. The picture of Canary Wharf was the best of a poor bunch. The wind made it impossible to get a steady shot with my cheap lightweight tripod.

Anyway, here are five of them from last night. Any comments welcome as usual.

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5



Thanks for looking

Dom

Great shots all around there Dom, but #5 is a cracker!

Thanks for the reply Paul, it's much appreciated

Numbers 3 and 5 are the ones that I am most pleased about.

5 is really nice - great colours and nice movement in the clouds.

3 and 5 for me too.

Really nice shots with great colours.

I really do think these are great

What were the exif details on #5 (always trying to learn )? Also, what time of day did you get these? You mentioned it was pretty windy so I imagine that is how you got the great effect with the clouds.

Iain

Exif IFD0

* Image Width = 4592 pixels
* Image Length = 3056 pixels
* Bits Per Sample = 8,8,8
* Compression = uncompressed (1)
* Photometric Interpretation = RGB (2)
* Image Description = SONY DSC
* Camera Make = SONY
* Camera Model = DSLR-A350
* Picture Orientation = normal (1)
* Samples Per Pixel = 3
* X-Resolution = 240/10000 = 0.02
* Y-Resolution = 240/10000 = 0.02
* Planar Configuration = chunky format (1)
* X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Software/Firmware Version = Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
* Last Modified Date/Time = 2009:03:08 14:29:03

Exif Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 25/1 second = 25 second
* Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 10/1 = F10
* Exposure Program = manual control (1)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 100
* Exif Version = 0221
* Original Date/Time = 2009:03:07 22:02:55
* Digitization Date/Time = 2009:03:07 22:02:55
* Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = -4643856/1000000
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/0.04 second
* Aperture Value (APEX) = 6643856/1000000
Aperture = F10
* Brightness (APEX) = -100/100
Brightness = 0.5 foot-lambert
* Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/10 = 0
* Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 336/100 = 3.36
Max Aperture = F3.2
* Metering Mode = center weighted average (2)
* Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
* Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
* Focal Length = 180/10 mm = 18 mm
* Colour Space = sRGB (1)
* Image Width = 800 pixels
* Image Height = 548 pixels
* Image Source = digital still camera (DSC)
* Scene Type = directly photographed image
* Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
* Exposure Mode = manual exposure (1)
* White Balance = auto (0)
* Focal Length in 35mm Film = 27
* Scene Capture Type = standard (0)
* Contrast = normal (0)
* Saturation = normal (0)
* Sharpness = normal (0)

If you use firefox you can get an add-on called Exif Viewer.
Just right click the picture to view the details

Nice tip! I'll get that downloaded for future reference

Thanks for all the reply and comments

Thanks for supplying the exif details fruitcake, hadn't been able to reply as it's been a nightmare few days, having work done at home and my computer has been disconnected for the last 4 days.



They were taken somewhere between 8pm and 10pm. The sky was full of light wispy clouds that were moving at quite a rate because it was more than a little breezy, so I guess thats exactly why the sky came out with that effect. Personally I found the sky to be the most pleasing part of that shot.

Thanks again for your comments.

Dom

Keep meaning to have a go at shots like this - I work in central London so its not difficult, but find myself rushing home after work to get away from the rush hour.

Might make an effort when the decent weather comes to take my gear in and join the tripods on the embankment

So your the reason they call it the rush hour!!! I wondered why they called it that when everything generally grinds to a halt, your the one managing to actually rush

It'll be worth it when you do find the time to give it a go. I'd like to go up there again and get some more stuff done. Maybe spend an afternoon/evening in London to search out some other stuff to shoot.

Cracking shots there Dom.
#5 is absolutely stunning.