Light Painting

CCC members had a go at light painting on Wednesday evening.  This set the imagination going as to what one can create with a few sparklers and a string of fairy lights.  It certainly made me think about some simple mechanics which could be employed to give some more special effects.  For now a yacht hull, a couple of cocoons and three original sparkler works by Barry Badcock entitled Wandering Hands

Stowe - Infra Red, IR Monochrome and Colour

A group of CCC members went to Stowe on Wednesday where we enjoyed glorious autumn weather. I took my Infrared converted Nikon and my Olympus OM-D E-M1. Stowe gardens are full of temples and grottos as well as ornate bridges over lakes and, of course, the magnificent Stowe House. I returned to the house in the hope of improving on my picture of the wonderful oval dome on the Marble Saloon taken on a visit in August.  This time I managed the exposure better but I still need to return with a wider lens to capture the whole dome - (I lay on the floor to the surprise of the guide!) - this is the only indoor shot included here.

I have included a couple of infra red images as they come out of the camera for comparison's sake.

The Gothic Temple

The Paladian Bridge

 

Memorial to Captain Cook

The Dome of the Marble saloon

Venus(?) in the Rotunda

Queen Caroline

The Rotunda from across the lake

Autumn is here

I have started to collect some autumn pictures for submission to my local village magazine.  On Sunday I was lucky to catch Phil Baynes' eye when he was sowing wheat and he offered me the chance to ride shotgun in the cab for a circuit which not only allowed me a different viewpoint, but also showed me the GPS based technology for farming in action.   I have read about GPS guided farm equipment, but I hadn't realised that not only is the tractor's path guided, but even the sewing density is varied based upon soil analysis.

I have also been on the lookout for autumn fruit and will be looking for blackberries and sloes amongst others.