"Troy Piggins" <usenet-0805@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Finally got back to some of the photos from overseas. Had a
> great day at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria loved
> this place, and in fact was her final resting place.
>
> I didn't think that much of this shot in colour, but quite like
> the B&W. What do you think? Too busy in the foreground, or
> effective? I find it interesting to look at, all the angles,
> lines and stairs etc.
I like it. I think the foreground adds to the photo, I think you framed
it
nicely. I also like the look of the stairs and all the angles. Nice work.
>
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6887_hdr.jpg
>
> Small piece of Piggins trivia - Queen Victoria's grandchildren
> called her "Gangan" instead of grandma etc. My brother and I
> also called my grandmother, who loved the royal family,
> "Gan-gan". Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?
>
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/gangan.jpg
>
> Moving right along...
>
> The Needles rock formation, lighthouse and battery. Man, it was
> sooo windy out there. I had to wrap my arm around a fence post
> to stabilise myself for some of these. I had so much going on
> trying to concentrate - wind, worried about exposure with the
> white cliffs, haze. Not really happy with the results, but
> meh...
There is a lttle loss in detail in the white cliff but it's not too bad.
I
like it better with most of the foreground cropped out leaving the white
cliff in the lower right corner.
The second photo I like as is.
>
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6922.jpg
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6934.jpg
>
> And finally this really cool medieval church on top of the hill
> at God****ll. Was instantly liking this place. Gravestones right
> up to the building on all sides, stark trees with heaps of crows
> nests and crows in the trees - ooooh, spooky.
It does have a little bit of a spooky feel to it. That would be an
excellent spot to try painting with light. If you could go back at night
and
light up the gravestones it would look great. Some examples here :
http://lowlightphotography.blogspot.com/2007/10/light-painting-tutorial.html
http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/25-08-2007/night-photography-with-flash-guns-coloured-gels
>
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_6992_0_1.jpg
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_7010_08_09_bw.jpg
>
> And that concludes our journey...
>
>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_04_01&img=photos/2008_04_01/img_7022-3_cropped.jpg
>
> --
> Troy Piggins
> I always appreciate critique.


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