[szekiat]-A few photos a week 2006 (london photostory)

[szekiat]

One from today:

The big issue magazine is a co-op run by and for the homeless of london. Sellers keep 50% of the money or about 75c per issue. Not bad when you are poor. It gives the homeless something to do, and has played a big part in lowering crime as these ppl would otherwise have had to resort to robbery.

 

[wiz23]

Nice pic, and interesting story

 

[szekiat]

This is a service point on the M4 motorway. Bus needed to stop for 15mins. Taken on my nokia N70. Sometimes, there's really no need for a camera.

 

[szekiat]

CNY celebrations/variety show in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 29/1/06

 

[topster]

Really enjoyed all 3 images to date! U have a good eye, shoot on!

 

[Loupisk]

Very nice pics. Nice light and colours. Will be glad to see more coming.

 

[Isaiahfortythirtyone]

very ncie captures. im surprised by the N70 one. btw, i think ur CNY shot is a little bit under?

 

[szekiat]

i purposely under expose that as digital sensors seem to have a problem trying to capture shades of red when they are exposed properly. even as it is, a lot of tonality is gone...

 

[Terence]

It's kinda hard to find a balance between exposure and capturing enough tonality and details. Guess digital just doesn't cut it in this regard.

How about some shots from the xpan?? Haven't seen any of those from you in a while. You didn't sell it did you?

 

[szekiat]

haha, the xpan's still with me...with an f4 lens, its sometimes quite hard to shoot in british weather. I've got a roll of velvia 50 in it from the last time the sun came up nearly 1 mth ago!! Soon soon soon......

 

[Terence]

Same with mine, you start one roll and it's still in there 2 months later. How about finishing off that roll of Velvia with some long exposures? That'd take care of your problem with the poor weather.

 

[szekiat]

Weather is good at last and the xpan roll is finally on its way to the developers. In the meantime, exercising my compact camera. All shot on canon S60:

Trapped

Everything and everybody's pointing at the blue blue skies! Its been weeks!!!

British Art...

 

[zaren]

British Art...

great colours and lighting here.
alas, poor yorick, i knew him, Horatio.

 

[simplicity_]

British Art...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[szekiat]

some b&w from borough market in Southwark, London.

Original Market Structure

Caribbean Jerk Chicken

Guinness Time

Reflections

Watch your step

All photos done on a 20D with 16-35mm f2.8 in B/W mode on camera (High sharpness, High contrast, Red filter)

 

[zaren]

"reflections" is not b&w, but a good series though!

 

[szekiat]

Timeless Classics:

An Abandoned Vehicle: