Category : Bridge

Tron - Shanghai Long Exposure
9 years, 2 months ago 6

Tron, Shanghai After getting directions off Simon Bond for the location you see above, we set off to scope it out. As soon as we arrived at the front door of the apartment block, a security guard emphatically said ‘you’re not getting up there’. I’d read that the locals were annoyed by the increasing number […]

Fit For a Sheik - Meydan Bridge, Dubai
9 years, 7 months ago 14
Posted in: Blue Hour, Bridge, Dubai

New, Precise Luminosity Masks Over the last few weeks I’ve been experimenting with luminosity masks in order to create a more accurate way of digital blending. I’m delighted to say that I have created a set of masks that are much more successful at separating tones, giving us a cleaner selection. Sadly, these new masks […]

Bay Bridge Above San Francisco
11 years, 4 months ago 3

New Journal 41 – Getting settled before shooting We’re now mobile. A brief visit to an Enterprise today and we were armed with 4 wheels. An even briefer visit to the Apple store downtown and we were armed with an ipad mini – our new GPS unit. Tomorrow our explorations of the North West coastline […]

Golden Gate Bridge at Blue Hour
11 years, 4 months ago Comments Off on Golden Gate Bridge at Blue Hour

New Journal 38 –  Long days I’m Fighting back the sleep as I write this. This morning was another sunrise shoot. Julien (also known as Beboy) and I are beginning our days at 4:00am and ending at around midnight. The chase is on to capture this beautiful city amidst weather conditions that are incredibly unpredictable. […]

A foggy Golden Gate Bridge at Blue Hour
11 years, 4 months ago 4
Posted in: Bridge

Quick update – Golden Gate Bridge, 1st attempt After an unexpected change of plans last night, we ended up staying by the bay area to shoot the Golden Gate bridge. I wasn’t happy with the results.   Today’s Photo – GG bridge I took 3×2 brackets for this shot. Since I was so close to […]

The River Tyne
11 years, 6 months ago 4

New Journal Entry 2 – Finding clarity Our future, or at least short-term future, has become clearer over the last few days in the Argentinian capital. We were surrounded by the familiarity of unfamiliarity as we stepped out of the airport near Buenos Aires. The city is unknown to us but this feeling of being […]

Millau Viaduct
11 years, 7 months ago Comments Off on Millau Viaduct
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European Road Trip Journal Day 14 (Travel Diary Day 261) The motorway is winding steeply around, seemingly without end. The darkness makes it hard to see where we are going. Cars are passing us on the other side of the road so I can’t keep my high beems on for very long. I feel like […]

Pont Alexandre iii
11 years, 9 months ago Comments Off on Pont Alexandre iii

French Journal Day 140 (Travel Diary Day 220) The biting cold that gnawed at my un-gloved fingers was enough for me to call an early end to my night-shoot with a few locals yesterday.  I’d been shown some great spots by Robbie, a French photographer who isnot from Paris originally. We spent most of our […]