Foody Experiment Part 1

Over the last couple of days, I've felt the need to have a go at food photography and reading this blog post on Digital Photography School gave me a few steps in the right direction also. I'll be using those tips more in the next couple of days to try to improve.

Another part to this blog post to come soon!

Victoria Embankment Gardens

While I was taking part in the Mayor of London's Skyride, a brillant event well worth doing,  I took some flowery snaps of the Victoria Embankment Gardens (self explanatory the location hopefully!) and they look really colourful and exciting. Here's a couple and as usual, the rest are on Flickr.

Looking good eh?

Up close bike parts

After some encouragement, I experimented with taking really full the frame shots of my bike. I was really impressed with the picture of the cogs at the back of the bike pictured below.

Here's another couple of my favourites:

Hope you like, more from me soon.

Pixlr Photo editor

I don't think I've mentioned that I've recently been using Pixlr and Pixlr O-Matic to add great effects to my images. Pixlr O-Matic is brillant for beginners like me to add filters and various other effects to images from your computer or a webcam. I don't think the webcam is my cup of tea being honest!

One example where I've used the online software (more available on my Flickr photostream - check the tags) is this bird bath picture in my garden.

I suggest you start to use it if you're a beginner like me!

Blackheath Sunset

I promised myself I would go out and about, and I did. The evening sunset was just glorious over Blackheath because of the Heath being so open which means you are able to see a lot more of the sky than you would in another part of London or another city centre.

I had to have two attempts at capturing the best of the Sunset here in London, I've a sample of my first attempt on Flickr but I think if I post any of the others from that "collection", it may ruin my current small reputation in photography! The second attempt I'm much more proud of any is available here. Here's a selection of my best:

One I didn't expect to get in Greenwich Park

I think this was a worthwhile experience, I'm definitely going to try again possibly somewhere more exciting! Flowery pictures to come on this blog at some point this week if I get round to it, but uploading them to Flickr now if you want a sneeky peek.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

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Blackheath

Earlier on in the week I spent the morning walking around Blackheath and taking pictures of whatever caught my eye. Below is a sample of my best, but you can see them all here on Flickr. I never noticed how much of Blackheath is pretty wonderful from a photographers perspective. Lots of animals, shapes, colours and more (including random things such as "Animal Rights below!)

Industrial Revolutions, amazing!

I was really impressed with this BMX bixing video I found earlier on in the week. It's got some wonderful camera angles good enough to be excellent photos. The composition of this is brillant. The music fits with it well.

There's nothing I can fault with this video. Can you? Well done Danny and the production team.