A Photo a Day 2020 #340

Triptych of the Week #1

The Park

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Taken in Tonbridge park, these photos document a solitary stroll around the perimeter of this wide, green space. 

I used the zoom feature on the top and bottom photos, more out of wanting to be inconspicuous than anything else. I also shot using the 'pop colour' feature for these shots. The difference in vibrancy between the top and bottom is a happy accident, but adds to the narrative. 

As a kid, I loved the zip-line; the man with his dogs was also a solitary stroller who I passed on my walk and then captured later. He was sat on a bench with his two dogs for company. I thought about asking to take his photo then and there, but it seemed quite obtrusive as he was clearly out to have some time to himself, perhaps a pre-Christmas day breather. The goalposts in the two images tie them quite nicely, I think.

The middle shot was taken with a slower shutter speed; I achieved more or less what I wanted here. The framing could be better in this image, but I chose this one because the foot was in shot and the shape of my coat with the button looked better than in some of the others.

So this is my first attempt at a triptych and I hope to produce some interesting images this year, pushing myself to tell some stories with my photography.

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A Photo a Day #362

Warm Wishes

Happy Christmas!

Please note, I've bodged up the dates on this 'Photo a Day' thing! I realised yesterday as I was pre-planning for the last 6 days that I was ahead of myself (this should be day #359). I've worked out that on a few days I posted twice accidently, but hey, it's better to be too keen than to have missed a day. I thought about correcting the dates, but it would be a big fuss, and also I have made collages for every month as I have gone along, so this would also throw those out. Never mind.

A Photo a Day #313

My Scary Friend

My friend was trying out one of those charcoal face masks and I captured her trying to terrorise me with it on. The result of the slower shutter speed here is fabulously frightening!

A Photo a Day #302

Waves

The sea at Bournemouth on a sunny Autumn day: I used a slow shutter speed to achieve the soft water effect.

A Photo a Day #59

Fountain

1/3     F22     ISO 250

Taken on a slow shutter speed I tried to captured the flowing of the water from this fountain in Trafalgar Square. I need to invest in a tripod to help with keeping the camera steady when shooting at slower shutter speeds. This was the best of the bunch.

A Photo a Day #47

Little stream

I'm experimenting here with slow shutter speed on the water. This was a fast moving stream, but I wanted to test out my cameras ability to show the flow of the water. This something I'm hoping to get better at in time.