Remembrance

The Royal British Legion has launched it's annual Poppy Appeal in aid of British service men and women. This appeal forms the basis of the organisation's fund raising and is especially vital with our forces committed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. It therefore seems appropriate to launch a new gallery of photographs associated with Remembrance.

But most importantly, please give generously to the appeal.

 
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  Autumn is Here

Autumn has arrived in my corner of the world. For the outdoor photographer this has to be one of the most frantic times of the year, trying to capture the fleeting colours before they are gone. There is no doubt that it pays to think about what the season has to offer. It is too easy to be seduced by the sweeping vistas of fallen leaves and the changing colours in the overhead canopy. Often it is the more intimate details that tell more of a story.

 
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  Excited by ACR 4.2

Well I was for a few minutes. I recently upgraded to Photoshop CS3 and ACR 4.2. I was processing the high contrast shot above - taken with the A100 and kit lens. Using previous versions I would have done a 'poor man's HDR' using two RAW conversions to give an acceptable image.

With the new sliders in ACR 4.2 I didn't need to. I increased the Fill Light to brighten the stone of the war memorial and used the Recovery slider in conjunction with the exposure slider to darken the sky. Great!

Until I looked more closely. I had enhanced the fringing (which I could not remove) and there were halos around several edges. Back to square one. I did the poor man's HDR and I had no problems with fringing or halos.

 
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  Going Underground

I spent today in London. One of the characteristic, but least photographed, sights of the city has to be the Tube, as Londoners call it. The station is a lot quieter in my photograph than it would be during the rush hour.

I had thought that I might have had some problems taking photos in London with the current security situation, especially in the Underground. I am pleased to say that I didn't. I was fairly discrete with my camera, setting it up as far as possible before raising it to my eye, and making a real effort to blend in.

 
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