Steve Oldham Photography

Happy Thanksgiving!

Best wishes to my American readers, and enjoy your turkey!

It’s quite difficult to get a good shot of Notre Dame at the moment. It’s approaching their 850th anniversary, and as a consequence a load of temporary seating has been erected on scaffolding in the square in front of the Cathedral.

I managed to take this shot from the bridge onto the Ile de la Cite. Three exposures.

I particularly like the effect of the cloudy skies; little did I know that they would shortly clear to a dramatic sunset – but more of that to come in the next few days! Hopefully the blue scaffolding isn’t too distracting…

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Parisien Architecture

One thing I like about Paris is the architecture. As Ana said whilst we were on our way from the station to the hotel: “It’s very French!”. When you’re there, take the time to stop and look around you. Look up especially.

This building was close to our hotel, in Le Peletier.

I particularly like the shape of the building, also the ornate balcony rails that wrap around each floor.

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Managing Bracketed Images

Here’s a useful tip I came across today for managing bracketed images on your computer. At the end of the day, they take up a lot of space and this is one way to control that.

Paris

I’ve recently spent a few days shooting in Paris. My girlfriend was on a workshop with Trey Ratcliff and Miss Aniela, leaving me with a couple of days to shoot the city.

The first evening, Trey hosted a free PhotoWalk so I went along. Starting at the Place de la Concorde, we walked through the Jardin de Tuileries as the sun set, until we reached the Musee du Louvre at nightfall.

It was a great experience, watching a professional like Trey at work – understanding how he composes the shot, how he sets his camera for optimum bracketed shots, even the details as the preferred lens of choice.

I’ve a long way to go to reach the levels Trey has reached, but with practice and perseverence my art can only improve.

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Roman Baths

I’m starting to develop some HDR skills, which I’ll be sharing over the next few posts.

This image is the Roman Baths, in the city of Bath in south west England.

Looping the Loop

As part of the Cultural Olympiad in the runup to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Looping the Loop was a cultural and arts festival held in The Quays, Manchester on 19 May 2012.

Here are my first batch of completed images from the day.