Apes Part 2

Apes Part 1

These are for a friend of mine who absolutely loves anything to do with Monkeys!

Legends Part 2

Legends Part 1

Darwin And The Pocket Monkey

What You Never Thought You'd See Mannequins Doing

I have to say, this is one of the more bizarre window displays I've ever seen and among the strangest ways to advertise clothing.

The Writing On The Wall

I will add the exact text that is written on this alley wall soon, I need to stitch it together from numerous other shots and write it down.

Mustang HDRs

Came back from seeing my Mum to find a Ford Mustang parked outside my front door. Not my favourite 60's design but it still has the basic lines of what is the only car design I really like.

Out & About

Nothing special here however I do like the trees and yes, the car really was that dirty.

After Midnight In Edmington HDRs

Spent the evening with a friend and when I went outside to smoke a cigarette on their balcony I saw the clouds moving at a nice pace and thought I'd do a couple of long exposure HDRs. The top one is 7 exposures ranging from 1 second to over ten with the correct white balance and the second is 5 exposures in the same range but without the correct white balance which gives a wonderful sunset orange glow to the overall image.

18-70mm Lens Test HDR

First thing I've shot with my new 18-70mm Nikon DX lens which I've been trying to get ahold of for the last 6 months. This is one of only two zoom lenses I want since I prefer to work with primes with wider apertures than you can get on zoom lenses. Just a quick lean out the window for this to test wide open at 18mm but still nice. The other zoom lens is the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 which will set you back a pretty penny but once I can afford it, it shall be mine!

Piccadilly Circus HDRs

Grabbed these two on the way back from the Royal Academy.

Royal Academy Of Arts HDRs last one!

I tried to save the best for last. This is the first time I've ever tried to do a panorama style shot by stitching two shots together and while it isn't perfect due to my not having a tripod at the time (nothing I take thus far has used one, still saving up to get a nice Gitzo) and the distortion this caused, I was still very surprised by how well it did end up and how the blending of the exposure came out too.

Royal Academy Of Arts HDRs part 4

There's one more left after this. I couldn't get wide enough to take a picture of the whole gate they have at the entrance so grabbed these two close ups of the amazingly detailed work within them.

Royal Academy Of Arts HDRs part 3

These last two interior shots were grabbed far too hastily. Forgot to put the lens hood on but the chandelier shot still has some fantastic colour and texture in it.

Royal Academy Of Arts HDRs part 2

Royal Academy Of Arts HDRs part 1

Here's part 1 on of the shots I took last month when I went with my Mother to the Royal Academy Of Arts for her birthday to see the fantastic exhibition they have of Japanese block prints. Didn't get the best shots of the interior as my leg was killing me from my injury incurred the day before in Hyde Park and they were closing. I also assumed that there wasn't much I could photograph so I didn't take my chances much as I wouldn't have been able to run away had I been called out by security.

A Friend's Funeral HDRs

Went to an old friend's funeral on Friday and since we were going out to the country I thought I'd take the camera and take a few pictures before and after. The first one here is from behind a petrol station, the middle three are views from the Crematorium car park and the last is a pair of what I assume are model homes next to the pub where the wake was.

Wigmore Street & A Flock Of Toucans HDRs

Went to visit with friends in a bar two of us used to work in and another still does and before leaving for their lunch break I snapped a quick picture of the fantastic mural on the wall they have there painted by Steven Devine. This image doesn't do it justice at all but as a new lens has arrived which is twice as wide as my current one I'll have to go back to get the whole thing properly. Grabbed this first one on the way back there, thought the clouds looked great.