Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

What started as a sad day, ended up with me walking around the churchyard by St Mary's in Shenfield and thinking about how Denise would have loved to see the place.

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The argument; live from London’s club scene

The argument; live from London’s club scene

Essex Strobist went to town in Club Live in Vauxhall. The club was VERY dark, but handheld long exposures supported by flash (and a torch to help the auto focus system) turned the darkness into a feature of this visual short story of a young couple's argument in a London night club.

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Low key portrait of dad

Low key portrait of dad

I have plenty of snapshots of my dad, but no portraits. So when he came to visit for Christmas, we went out to rectify that situation. It was my first time trying to shoot a dramatic low-key portrait, and I learnt a number of valuable lessons. Although the final result didn't turn out exactly as expected, I'm glad to finally have a portrait of dad on my desk.

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A moving parade

A moving parade

Extreme motion blur and long-shutter pans add a sense of mystery to pictures from the annual Rememberance Parade.

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Cute, fury rodents

Cute, fury rodents

Two trips to nearby parks has given me a collection of pictures of cute squirrels, so I have made a small slideshow with my favourites among them.

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The sun that never sets

The sun that never sets

A sunset picture of The Houses of Parliament with the London Eye to help frame the picture, and a few words about finding the timing of the "magic" moment when floodlit buildings balance nicely against the night sky. As a bonus, there's also a night-shot of The City.

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Flourescent FranKo

Flourescent FranKo

When photographing "powerful", "adrenaline filled", "straight to the point" and "explosive" FranKo, I decided to try something different, and ended up with flourescent outlines of the band members.

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Bigga than Ben

Bigga than Ben

From a vague idea of a sunset picture, to a silhouette of The London Eye in front of a bold, dramatic sunset with colours only Hollywood or Kodachrome could have imagined. The main point of the post is the thought processes that went into this mixture between photo and graphic art.

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1973 at 229

1973 at 229

French band 1973 performed at 229, and the light was as challenging as ever. I decided to hide the spotlights behind the performers, and ended up with this picture of Jérôme Plasseraud.

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I missed the train

I missed the train

After having shot a gig in London last night, a couple of friends and I had a few beers. The last train home leaves at 00:50, and, long story short, I missed it :-( The first train Sunday morning is at 06.35, so how do you kill a few hours in the middle of the night in the city? Well, since I had my camera with me, I decided to shoot a few night shots.

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