The letter F taken with an iphone and hipstamatic
It’s part of a theme of alphabet letters I’m currently shooting for my photo365 project.
Peter Bargh
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My photo365 projects returns to the Alphabet and I’m on E. So here’s the spine of my note book taken with a Pentax K10D and 100mm macro lens.
I popped over to Marsh Lane carboot sale this morning and took the iphone to record some of the visitors.
I parked myself near the exit and took candids as the punters walked past or left. I held the camera phone at waist height and pressed the shutter as people walked into view.
It’s a bit awkward with the hipstamatic app because the shutter is on the screen and not easy to press from a weird angle while you’re looking like your not taking pictures.
It was a bit hit and miss, especially the composition, but I ended up with a good selection of shots.
This is not my favourite but is one of the better ones to illustrate carboot sales. The bloke was looking back at a meat seller who was mid flow in his sales patter.
Today I capture letter D – it’s the handle of a fridge freezer from the side
I’m interrupting my Alphabet series tonight to post a shot from today while testing a new Velbon tripod.
It’s taken from a low viewpoint of bluebells in a wood near Clumber Park.
I used the Pentax K10D and 100mm macro lens.
I’ve decided to shoot the alphabet for my next 26 days of my 365 day project. Now I have a purpose! So today I’m on C and I didn’t have to look far to see the letter C. No further than my feet in fact and some flip flops I use to make quick visits into the garden.
Placed on a black background to avoid any distractions and shot on the Pentax K10D
The letter B…a Pentax wide-angle lens hood, cross processed to make it slightly more interesting. A bit of a cop out as I didn’t spot anything on my daily walk with a B shape, and time was running out this evening. The lens was on my desk and I suddenly spotted its potential.
I decided today that a series of shots showing the letters of the alphabet would be a good theme and help me through some days where I’m lacking inspiration. On such days I will go out and find the next letter of the alphabet.
We start with A – a free standing advertising board outside the opticians in the town centre.
I took this on a new camera App that I downloaded for the iPhone. It’s called the Little Orange Box – one of five styles in the Retro Camera Plus app. It’s free to download.
More details here: iPhone camera apps
The good thing about my photo365 project is I will post stuff that I wouldn’t normally post. I tend to post technically good pictures to be viewed by the gallery viewers, but with a blog I’ve pushed in more obscure directions. So you will get to view an alternative side to my photography. It’s this type I did in the early days, working with shadows and light, shapes and patterns.
This is a faint reflection of my in the LCD computer monitor. I noticed that one of the iphone apps enhanced the shadow and gave an almost posterised edge. I experimented with position, angle and framing and ended up with this version, straight out of the camera, using a retro camera app.
I like the noise that’s been added and the exaggerated fringing. My shape is on the right. It reminds me of an album cover of one of the industrial type bands I listened to in the early 80s. Not everyone’s cup of tea I imagine!
Today is my 100th photo365. It was taken on the patio this morning. At a certain height I could see the glistening trail of a snail, which disappeared when viewed from different directions or angles. I thought I’d shoot with the macro lens and at a wide aperture so that just a small cross section is sharp, letting the trail come in and out of focus.
