Category Archives: Barbados
Those who follow my photography blog will know that my preferred technique for taking portraits is to use my 70-300mm lens towards the long end of the zoom range. It only works as long as the subject is effectively frozen by the available shutter speed, but for a static subject that can be as low as about 1/20s, relying on a combined steady head and image stabilisation technology to keep things sharp.
This technique works for pretty girls, character-full old men, and, as this shows, for those who might not take direction even if you wanted to provide it!
So if you see an interesting face, but it’s some way off, hold the camera steady and go for it. The results may be better than you expected.
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As my “photographic eye” develops, I find I’m noticing much more readily the colour of light, and how it can be modified by things both inside and outside the scene. This shot of St. Nicholas Abbey on Barbados is an Continue reading →
As followers of my photography will know, one of my pet subjects is indoor entertainment, photographed by available light. I like capturing memories of enjoyable events, I love the colours of interesting stage lighting, and I like the challenge of Continue reading →
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in
Barbados,
Photography
I just realised I haven’t posted anything to my photoblog recently, so here’s one I’ve just processed from Barbados last year. I’ve never worked out why Foul Bay has its name – it’s a lovely long stretch of clean unbroken Continue reading →
Saturday, January 29, 2011 in
Barbados
With Britain well and truly in the grip of Winter (where’s that global warming, then?), and more snow on the way, I thought this might cheer people up a bit! Continue reading →
Thursday, December 16, 2010 in
Barbados
I’ve been playing around with the previous image a bit more, and I’ve come up with this version – taken from a single original RAW file, but processed twice as a sort of “pseudo HDR” to knock back the highlights Continue reading →
Sunday, October 31, 2010 in
Barbados,
Photography
Although I love tropical gardens, photographing them can be a challenge: there’s often so much greenery that isolating a subject becomes a real challenge, and since most are closed during the “golden hours”, you can be battling quite harsh light Continue reading →
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