tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091843503991458222024-03-13T16:08:36.464+00:00James Russell PhotographyCommercial PhotographerJames Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-64118254179270737672016-08-17T12:31:00.000+01:002016-08-17T12:31:14.460+01:00Congratulations Team GBWhat a few days of action in the Rio velodrome. But where the medals were really won was back at base with all those hours of hard training. Many hours were spent at the home of British Cycling, namely the Manchester velodrome. I had the privilege of photographing the sprint squad, including Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner, Becky James, Katy Marchant and Phil Hindes who were supporting the Help for Heroes charity. And to watch Jason Kenny full bore behind a motorbike was a sight to behold.<br />
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<br />James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-88913856348764324762016-04-07T10:06:00.001+01:002016-04-07T10:06:22.667+01:00Shoe time<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You can approach product photography in a couple of different ways. Make an arty, visually appealing picture or keep it strictly factual and let the product speak for itself. I’ve demonstrated both methods in these photographs of shoes and, as always, the lighting is critical whichever treatment you choose. The two pack shots against the white backgrounds are evenly lit with the shoes simply placed to reveal their details, while for the other two I used complementary backgrounds and composed and lit the shots carefully to build them into creative images. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the day before at the start in Leeds, Cav no more but va va Froome!</span>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-73643589937226834112014-04-21T17:51:00.000+01:002014-04-21T17:57:08.692+01:00Lady in Red<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I enjoy the challenge of arriving at a new location and seeking out the best setting for my subject. It didn’t take long this time: the moment Patricia Masters of <a href="http://www.westgatebs.co.uk/" target="_blank">Westgate CVs</a> opened the door to her rich red hallway I knew where to shoot the business portraits she’d commissioned. I placed my lighting strategically to build some intrigue and create a sense of recession through the arches. And the other week the Northwest British Institute of Professional Photography Awards confirmed that my hallway hunch was right when, in the Environmental Portraiture category, my lady in red won me a gold.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a self confessed
cycloholic (is that a word?) I had a dream assignment this week at the
Manchester Velodrome. I was asked to photograph the launch of Hero Ride on
behalf of Help for Heroes. Centre stage were Jon-Allan Butterworth, triple
silver medalist at London 2012 Paralympics and Afghanistan war veteran Nathan
Cumberland along with other members of Team GB cycling squad.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why not </span><a href="http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-involved/challenge-events/cycling/manchester-to-london/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">join the ride</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. If you fancy Manchester to London it's only 230 miles! You've got 5 days though...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And again, I know it's blurred but he was motoring. It's now art!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is that banking steep...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Nathan and Jon-Allan next to statue of another cycling legend Reg Harris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, they train behind a motorbike</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a real treat, Jason Kenny, triple olympic gold medalist and double world champion at full bore in training. Can he move!</span></div>
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A photographer friend of mine told me about the work of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevsyd/10814412164/" target="_blank">Kevin Best</a>, described as one of the top 12 photographers on Flickr. Take a look, it's worth it. He specialises in sumptuous still lifes in the style of the Old Masters. There's a certain richness and quality to his work, so I was intrigued as to how he'd achieved it. He uses medium format, Pentax I think, but he also knows a lot about lighting which is ultimately what counts.</div>
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It gave me an idea for a Christmas still life of my own and I thought I'd investigate the relative qualities of a dslr versus medium format to assess just how much advantage it gives and it's significant.</div>
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I took the opportunity recently to visit an exhibition by one of my photographic heroes, <a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/index2.php" target="_blank">Michael Kenna</a>. It was held at The Brindley in Runcorn, near his home town of Widnes. I've admired his work for a long time - it's landscape based, characterised by an abstract simplicity devoid of people so no sense of scale is easily imparted. His work is often minimalist with a very small range of tones. He predominately shoots in black and white, often in the square format, a format I particularly like.</div>
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I know you shouldn't photograph other people's work but I do so here to explain a photo I took myself in a Kenna style. I hope he doesn't mind!</div>
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One of his major projects has been the photography of Ratcliffe Power Station concentrating on the impressive cooling towers. Whilst going round the exhibition I noticed the light on the distant cooling towers at Fiddler's Ferry and as it had just stopped raining the window was covered in an attractive pattern of rain drops. So I combined the two elements to make my own composition as my ode to Michael Kenna.</div>
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November is awards season and last month saw me busy again. The big ones for me were the <a href="http://www.mandwawards.co.uk/mandw/" target="_blank">Macclesfield and Wilmslow Business Awards</a> and the <a href="https://www.postgraduateawards.co.uk/" target="_blank">Prospects Postgraduate Awards</a>. You might think they are quite staid affairs but quite the opposite is true, so I always like to catch the atmosphere and the guests enjoying themselves.</div>
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‘Pomp and Circumstance’ and ‘Jerusalem’ stirred the Albert Hall again at Saturday’s Last Night of the Proms.<br />
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Digital computer trickery now makes it relatively easy to produce a layered image like this, but I actually did this one the hard way, using film and entirely in the camera. Combining multiple exposures, transparency projection and the precise alignment of the different elements made it just the sort of challenging composition I really miss.<br />
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James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-61848326945526620862013-06-01T11:24:00.001+01:002013-06-07T11:26:50.963+01:00Sunshine pizzaHow do you shoot a sunny garden on a cloudy day? You make one as I did here, positioning numerous lights around this courtyard. The appropriately named Spice PR had commissioned me to photograph the new Earthfire outdoor pizza ovens from their client Grenadier. Private chef Jason Palin, who has cooked in 40 countries (including for A-list stars in Gstaad, no less) brought some Mediterranean flavour to a dull British afternoon, cooking calzone and oven-roast mackerel as well as pizza.<br />
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James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-11402276400335432812013-02-13T10:52:00.001+00:002013-02-13T10:52:48.822+00:00A touch of paradiseIt's snowing, so we need warming up with this picture taken on the Greek island of Kefalonia. I like the way the colours change diagonally through this picture, from near black at the top left through bands of different blues and onto the inviting Aegean beach. The fishing boat at the centre looks tiny and insignificant, but it’s essential to the shot as it introduces a sense of scale.<br />
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It must be tough for the fishermen, working in Paradise.<br />
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<br />James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-54614909721996701822012-09-29T18:58:00.002+01:002012-09-29T18:59:33.370+01:00Picture of the Week - Reflecting on Rylands<br />
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The John Rylands Library is one of Manchester<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica;">’</span>s most attractive buildings, inside and out. A routine walk along Deansgate turned into one of those special photographic opportunities with these glorious patterns created by the low sun reflecting from the windows of the building opposite. An iphone was all I had so it was pressed into action. Back at base I boosted the contrast and saturation to accentuate the effect.</div>
James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-28291722320103871702012-09-14T12:59:00.001+01:002012-09-14T12:59:39.863+01:00Tour of BritainThe Tour of Britain hit the roads of Cheshire. Two stages came close to Macclesfield, the first from Nottingham to Knowsley and the second a loop around Stoke-on-Trent. The company bike was pushed out and I went along to watch it all go past in a blur. Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medalist, Bradley Wiggins and world road champion, Mark Cavendish were the stars of the show.<br />
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<br />James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-83752180668520819372012-05-31T11:38:00.000+01:002012-05-31T12:28:37.086+01:00Olympic TorchMacclesfield greeted the Olympic Torch today with some of its infamous rain, but it didn't dampen the crowd's mood or put out the flame! Only 57 days until the greatest show on earth...<br />
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<br />James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-756821403439222022012-04-10T16:32:00.009+01:002012-04-10T16:47:54.828+01:00Awards Success<div style="text-align: justify;">It was a good night at the Bluecoat in Liverpool at the end of March where I picked up several awards at the British Institute of Professional Photography Northwest Awards. One silver, three bronzes and several merit awards.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Silver and bronze in Environmental Portraiture, an opportunity to use some arty lighting which I always enjoy doing:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjxNHhR6gOtMCht6ZtOEv9WAiQpln9gVQ4UGywwz-EX56sfuHN6uAD8q0wODbbTpPTLLJbhdCUEKqCR30CDyuzeY6E8zLYT4Q4VTl_HgIgeHwYh9lZrmMvp0BFyx8vzrdPShBCdfRTK8G/s320/1106+5894.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729796661593051746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN6I8uZgycE5miceeeX_QcjUwvKNZAUYstzXk_dZlmp_RFyKUJuo-9SHMbEJq7Ohi3D9CXXpTk-L9hKJoYfo7DuxJqVz_RBTKYk3gRehB-vYf9VCyYF1kS0ie9WJjGShpdU-YEwjtHHhz/s320/1103+9774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729796564848933650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">A bronze in the Industrial category for these chrome plated handles</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZq3DqQgOUFaSmejLssD0hrpAGq1e6UDERjOxNZYhg9cQQri1nM23nqpazFL9SlFEce3lYHBUWh2-YwI93E89btBIK5r9OZyMABDIClwJv034wz3stslhMxwRUApg4CbnSP0PaNpUvGQ0/s320/1109+7345.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729797710882672306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">And bronze too for this rather nice Jag in the Advertising category:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtO63nGBw39q4OkldeOZIQ3WThFIFhichz8hQ5hq4Y-t80i1GHwxkyKYOwbVtFBOWedcpGUe8i7T1yfTV9fP2iC7Ib1q3kI83ukS7LEMH7w0rAtLefmkOigxIikfVxIEr2_yLB0yX9_vO/s320/1107+3386.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729797821579568642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-78555505814089274382012-03-25T19:41:00.007+01:002012-03-25T21:10:05.035+01:00Handywork<div style="text-align: justify;">Have you ever noticed whilst you watch the news that a barrage of flash guns go off every time a politician lifts their hands? Simply it makes for a better photo and gives a hint of their character. Whenever I photograph an event I am constantly watching my subject and waiting for that moment. Here's some of my handy work...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWcVzEbSduER4xwBIo5WRPcrGADs6J3s53gwmgYRQ5dLfZ8nXzGRTQxs_ULb7sUc_uMYzMNonUoG0Otu_hFS6TQfyA2HgDjGjS6ZxrpO0J9QUO2Y4OCYUCouTWQy_w7EaL5Ea6DjHVkfT/s1600/0712+1732.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWcVzEbSduER4xwBIo5WRPcrGADs6J3s53gwmgYRQ5dLfZ8nXzGRTQxs_ULb7sUc_uMYzMNonUoG0Otu_hFS6TQfyA2HgDjGjS6ZxrpO0J9QUO2Y4OCYUCouTWQy_w7EaL5Ea6DjHVkfT/s320/0712+1732.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907903085010866" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbRKvcwB6Tpl_wStMtihLo5T6BF3wM2snbUn64d9xCN46ZwjxqX0GErQChD6vVOX1fncil3ApvZ7r1_-eCD_LUC7DhqPDVppSJf1KiwVRb0LJs_E0rm0HkkOoQyV93t8Fw1BU18Cd85Iz/s320/1102+1692.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907348180821538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 250px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFGD0P3HDPwOPx3UG-C7vaXVgIMANEkcFO0z5k-GISROZLwEnYPvzuxCMbmS-RzTl84Cu0AUe1qIjJxbq0Hig23AF4K1f8t_U9vUHeBiNXoIDzyMalJ1mc2USURGt_Y_bEgl7LTrfXReX/s1600/0712+1708.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFGD0P3HDPwOPx3UG-C7vaXVgIMANEkcFO0z5k-GISROZLwEnYPvzuxCMbmS-RzTl84Cu0AUe1qIjJxbq0Hig23AF4K1f8t_U9vUHeBiNXoIDzyMalJ1mc2USURGt_Y_bEgl7LTrfXReX/s320/0712+1708.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907795184734642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-hNDL5355Q787c2XKc-aRKM3-MG5hZSCNh2fevi14K6KS3mEGUlMnI6TMFpCcV9kY6Ble6aGBsTGfekH5BFZ5uNCce_8YUuxXEGXJ1-yQvPoApAZVbUK2rNNxnWCqV9JRsTjF65MWM_Q/s1600/IMG_8096.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-hNDL5355Q787c2XKc-aRKM3-MG5hZSCNh2fevi14K6KS3mEGUlMnI6TMFpCcV9kY6Ble6aGBsTGfekH5BFZ5uNCce_8YUuxXEGXJ1-yQvPoApAZVbUK2rNNxnWCqV9JRsTjF65MWM_Q/s320/IMG_8096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907702564811122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE0sR5D-nDORBv-9NlvODVlyjSWgYK6hQZWhuQsWKPKpUT_XoBkLYzy_WYkhgQUiamFh0RDv43B0Wi6dA3JK3zv6s8uUipRUQLWOaEuzcKFNY1G2i0Hq3UxNtAKjdwzsD20fkMIu0LbC7/s1600/1104+1927.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE0sR5D-nDORBv-9NlvODVlyjSWgYK6hQZWhuQsWKPKpUT_XoBkLYzy_WYkhgQUiamFh0RDv43B0Wi6dA3JK3zv6s8uUipRUQLWOaEuzcKFNY1G2i0Hq3UxNtAKjdwzsD20fkMIu0LbC7/s320/1104+1927.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907563615612066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtJsE9WYDlHIrNXslzBT7jItEyb4E0LevbwlLzHfYMhVUR78wkJIRa4AwC6aC7FI0_sQ5BM7v-an6SEBANcrGvIu3n0FerDAuBv7hXJ_rx2CXoDfP3x_w9q7otMjEW_xjrzyCAI8txyvD/s1600/0910+4808.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtJsE9WYDlHIrNXslzBT7jItEyb4E0LevbwlLzHfYMhVUR78wkJIRa4AwC6aC7FI0_sQ5BM7v-an6SEBANcrGvIu3n0FerDAuBv7hXJ_rx2CXoDfP3x_w9q7otMjEW_xjrzyCAI8txyvD/s320/0910+4808.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723907509089079714" /></a><br /></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-69699385927400246982012-03-16T12:12:00.001+00:002012-03-16T12:14:56.838+00:00Picture of the Week - Lighting the way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7nLNSvZ0YTuI9SuZAM8Kvwc22EoRJZygUQSyNM5dD4BH-ostbExxn8wK-RhBEcuCKrSrNLOd3ZREjFSReNL5MPUaWvhR-tQwIhKeR_cd7PyGEVmi3vT5E4xvuATxlOpNfeNJu5jv_Im/s1600/signpost.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7nLNSvZ0YTuI9SuZAM8Kvwc22EoRJZygUQSyNM5dD4BH-ostbExxn8wK-RhBEcuCKrSrNLOd3ZREjFSReNL5MPUaWvhR-tQwIhKeR_cd7PyGEVmi3vT5E4xvuATxlOpNfeNJu5jv_Im/s320/signpost.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720467299368909986" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Keeping your eyes open will pay dividends because people do the daftest things. So I screeched to a halt when I saw this old-fashioned signpost beautifully adorned with a period lampshade. I wanted to create an appropriately retro image so I gave it a black and white treatment. I wonder if it was the bulb-shaped moulding at the top of the signpost that inspired the anonymous prankster. Perhaps they'll add a switch next time: I'll keep my eyes open.</span></span>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-62913005766934816162012-02-05T16:26:00.002+00:002012-02-05T16:27:20.106+00:00A sign of winter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS0td2y4tNnmgXY-IDw41jw-7vCeeiNfTYPyqzIKappPNrSCFyAw5lTv65aNTLiAxVBBpCYBisXrJWRdwsgEN1TbQMRS7vgDE-_k1kbU6_51cZ0cL6afLTLSWuf6BV0ncugOtXPjConGO/s1600/pymschair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS0td2y4tNnmgXY-IDw41jw-7vCeeiNfTYPyqzIKappPNrSCFyAw5lTv65aNTLiAxVBBpCYBisXrJWRdwsgEN1TbQMRS7vgDE-_k1kbU6_51cZ0cL6afLTLSWuf6BV0ncugOtXPjConGO/s320/pymschair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705688918388899250" /></a><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; ">Winter has finally decided that it's, well, winter. I went to one of my favourite locations above the Goyt Valley to take this shot. Textbook composition would place the sign on the left pointing into the picture but, rebel that I am, I wanted to include the long shadow cast by the low February sun, daring you to take a different path over the wintery hills. </p>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-45743161332449231202011-11-04T09:16:00.010+00:002011-11-04T17:25:05.200+00:00Holga Photos<div style="text-align: justify;">We photographers spend a small fortune on the latest digital cameras to get the ultimate quality possible – yet I love a simple £10 toy camera called a Holga! It has quite a cult following. Its cheap plastic lens creates a very soft image, low in contrast and distorting the colours. Somehow this gives the images instant appeal. And it's just wonderful using film in this digital age.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CZZBq3SLXjpMIr7HL1dhhXepLlPmiZrkcmuus_GzM_sTCsEhvZLaWoiSBSAkR0apiIU4c6KDaK8OvuxqYqFbHT17hyphenhyphengVjfHM2dismjjG6f3bLbgg81HFkePY35QhDuf4F8tPnjkKjBRV/s320/img011a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671068997012670194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is Prague station and I love the maze of the criss-crossing rail tracks. Look closely and there is a splash of orange from a railway worker helping to draw the eye to the centre of the image.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4F6fpOtG6WutbOn7lW_UDTkYSwTV3-BujmXJ1dTpFoL4MQN3FPd3muBUkhfb7ArtfxxgxTbCTqfwWXgXHzH-yvuVvOGE2IUgku0MZrfUOGCAcU8TWufjvM2wAUiYpzQYxVRp2z5M6guBB/s320/img009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671068876058000578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The camera is prone to light leaks, hence the slight magenta discolouration at the edges of this shot of the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn in Prague. I love this unpredictability that can bring an extra dimension to a photo. You don’t know quite what you’ve caught until the film is developed. The treatment perfectly suits the muted colours of this scene.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOQMM-g-c8kfdJXy__hT0cggo1Mwr95zM8iVLJ4Dp__kbgQzn2SsJkzftKqPtwVkpc-1pmaPiaPzO55T9a3yLRKltWi2az-HBYH3BYEY02YEzC3gxjAGn7qGE_92rPnjQaKK1eP5h9Itd/s320/img010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671068940974760994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Here’s another, of the Municipal House building, that I took on the same trip to Prague. Again the image is soft with muted colours and the light leaks onto the film have added some interesting border effects. I framed the shot with the curved part of a bus stop in the top corner, to give the image an additional element and mirror the building's wonderful arch. The Municipal House also has a superb art deco interior and is well worth a visit.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VZHPzEdgdU9AO0-naIVP6EbzDo74vsLZNaPQwRZ09ba3ge8P2VPGYxPuTJxF0fbC2vZ9rNW-HXswJOkVESqNq_aA08v9RPdljL0gKoPL1Fyey6T4C7zM6aHwdiw4P3RAGSD9eHDmPRrF/s320/canary+wharf3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671068733282587106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And another taken at Canary Wharf. The camera gives a square format on 120 roll film - I love square images, sadly something we see less and less of with digital capture.</span></span></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-83801219930124326302011-10-29T11:53:00.002+01:002011-10-29T11:55:34.995+01:00Astronomical Clock, Prague<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGZu9vd9xKOylanX1oXZnj2WjQDSAtFdsXPzISo5IRQHdtXhk7gMFjRR8NCvRvl9jcKihK1a9QiS_2Iv7QBdnXP0dtZfD5gRllRdckfufYhX5IdNUebBfFfw6uDZBEUvZxNv-7WAa6zOb/s1600/clock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGZu9vd9xKOylanX1oXZnj2WjQDSAtFdsXPzISo5IRQHdtXhk7gMFjRR8NCvRvl9jcKihK1a9QiS_2Iv7QBdnXP0dtZfD5gRllRdckfufYhX5IdNUebBfFfw6uDZBEUvZxNv-7WAa6zOb/s320/clock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668866018275022066" /></a><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; ">Remember to put your clocks back this weekend.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; ">I'm fascinated by clocks and Prague has one of the best. The Old Town Hall<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Arial Unicode MS'; ">’</span>s Astronomical Clock isn<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Arial Unicode MS'; ">’</span>t something to tell you the time in a hurry; it<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Arial Unicode MS'; ">’</span>s a medieval marvel to linger over. It even shows the position of the stars in the sky. The three circles on the upper dial display Old Czech Time (Italian Time), Central European Time and, should you need it, Babylonian Time. As the hour chimes, the Twelve Apostles pass by and the cockerel at the top crows and quivers its wings. Isn<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Arial Unicode MS'; ">’</span>t it wonderful?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; "><br /></p><div><br /></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-8592911504783142292011-10-28T10:16:00.001+01:002011-10-28T10:17:44.981+01:00Industrial sky at night<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8vzKo7YNa0wAa8e9XGl7fbZt4k2CAnmeJ9BS5gfMF5rdf_ilDhcV1Imj9ZG7-2WJfSQq4MhBEJ2LrOD5zavS5dzArikQGTtqdVbo7HbrvGzCd2AJHBcGn4bEgQoXblSBQccj8S0Q64Ck/s1600/plant2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8vzKo7YNa0wAa8e9XGl7fbZt4k2CAnmeJ9BS5gfMF5rdf_ilDhcV1Imj9ZG7-2WJfSQq4MhBEJ2LrOD5zavS5dzArikQGTtqdVbo7HbrvGzCd2AJHBcGn4bEgQoXblSBQccj8S0Q64Ck/s320/plant2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668469686442900802" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Industrial plants can come alive at night: the trick is to take the shot when there’s still colour in the sky before it turns inky black. This separates the subject well against the sky and creates a far more visually appealing image. I used a long exposure to record the steam as blurred streaks and I got it in time for the fading sun to add its hue, which I then enhanced in post production for added drama.</span>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-63041619469995935792011-08-25T16:33:00.010+01:002011-08-26T10:16:20.609+01:00Infrared<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been experimenting with infrared techniques, something I used to do the old fashioned way when you even needed to load your camera in the dark as the film was so sensitive. Fortunately there's a digital equivalent and no obnoxious chemicals. It suits images with lots of foliage, as it lightens greens. I like including a grand old building or two as well. Here's the before and after effects.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<br /></div><div>And you get some interesting effects with skin tones too:</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Blues go black too. All very surreal!</div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0UDtIvnSPNerD9Ki9ZyKA5cLlzq-0DiDRW5a3TZZXzFmOUbkcE9H-nTcG6ZrcUDpXX5t1AvnG33mBtKf2X67f1nIuvWtIPBTmB5LxFWYKifwEQXLlw476ctm8ICq52PUfN2ZS52V95WJ/s1600/1005+9922.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0UDtIvnSPNerD9Ki9ZyKA5cLlzq-0DiDRW5a3TZZXzFmOUbkcE9H-nTcG6ZrcUDpXX5t1AvnG33mBtKf2X67f1nIuvWtIPBTmB5LxFWYKifwEQXLlw476ctm8ICq52PUfN2ZS52V95WJ/s320/1005+9922.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644820618700854866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div>
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<br /></div></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-19451692803487568872011-08-07T14:34:00.020+01:002011-08-07T15:20:01.581+01:00Cheers!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6A4dpcnSa1JpWaqCk4lrtkoqXuzpplth4WPcwIjzOjf8aHa_rC0snIbjWAH41TY08Pifdiqkwv9Jb1TSMP0hqAFzGUZD6Or453lX8eRwwVJ5nG2L_JR-RWeD6gJ4noMHBmk0dfiKg1JVG/s1600/1108+4318.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6A4dpcnSa1JpWaqCk4lrtkoqXuzpplth4WPcwIjzOjf8aHa_rC0snIbjWAH41TY08Pifdiqkwv9Jb1TSMP0hqAFzGUZD6Or453lX8eRwwVJ5nG2L_JR-RWeD6gJ4noMHBmk0dfiKg1JVG/s320/1108+4318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638107454607567490" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">When The Bollington Brewery Co won a bronze ‘Best Bitter’ award at last week’s Great British Beer Festival, there was only one place to shoot their PR photos – at local landmark White Nancy, which features in their logo. I love distorting reality in a photograph and wanted a dramatic look with a stormy sky, despite it being a bright evening. By a mixture of deliberate under-exposure and careful use of flash I achieved the effect I was after.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">All this was created in camera and some post production to the RAW file to further boost the contrast was all the computer work that was necessary.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Congratulations to Lee and Kirsten who own the brewery and the Vale Inn in Bollington where you can sample these marvellous ales. And of course </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">to Kim, the master brewer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">Thanks too to the fell runners who helped out with carrying all the props up and down, just a bit of extra training for them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">I enjoyed the celebratory beer at the end of the shoot.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqYMzAQWcE5x3HwfEiBZcPPLwXEX1LS6BGzDgtTv7bvSJJ8JrE_XfYTkLG8_zBLKOkZo289nDVhWYR1S1DjpUXYHrkhGJEOAeCFR9ghfuFw4kWYkotYhyydR_LyioP2OX6y6y5uUJu4xg/s1600/1108+4334.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqYMzAQWcE5x3HwfEiBZcPPLwXEX1LS6BGzDgtTv7bvSJJ8JrE_XfYTkLG8_zBLKOkZo289nDVhWYR1S1DjpUXYHrkhGJEOAeCFR9ghfuFw4kWYkotYhyydR_LyioP2OX6y6y5uUJu4xg/s320/1108+4334.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638107388707803986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Egp1OR-w_GBByj2j7w-wOMKp2w59h57b8Mi4lns6GzvzC67WdY9Y3VrLgbDDcYeyr7D5MfG2lOEBxLLMXPvhti5EmwlzMMnB7XEwMyvo3VR50wpUH_g8T2WncZcGTnJDnWgtlDcu0S33/s1600/1108+4343.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Egp1OR-w_GBByj2j7w-wOMKp2w59h57b8Mi4lns6GzvzC67WdY9Y3VrLgbDDcYeyr7D5MfG2lOEBxLLMXPvhti5EmwlzMMnB7XEwMyvo3VR50wpUH_g8T2WncZcGTnJDnWgtlDcu0S33/s320/1108+4343.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638107333949065810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5qrlbsP4AEpn1fkeOQfdDbSjwFPYn2lHrg6naBEP0Zw6uPSipdlMsQHg22u3XjRYWriI5pO8hCwm1mLYC7lPB7zX4hcu_6sAZM9TwGD_eYn6i3w16kGJqZnc5-COyEDHJr6NbmmxS569/s320/1108+4385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638118067232543218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">And here's me behind the scenes, it was quite a bright evening as you can see. Who says the camera never lies!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjZvWDZ5s741MqR6rkru0iFLnl2G09bb3YR-MmNjVNKCaqh4U2b-RUDi5NqSHzSLP1o1rO9eRTdyjMsGySrjOhQSoQjrcE18K1Yym8fiE6w7Mm2tKhe_n9Ffo_sndyp-irMf5eneEtVoX/s320/P1000354.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638113232195351122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Fd3a02WOzQMhuaxWBTqos5jqJO12OdK8CHaXa2zyL9ElEJfYdMzSrx5x_I54VczGuFAjE5rcOH5nHCKjiYZiD4b7H4Y4hyphenhyphenazGj__WIWAhfMvUB_n7OwcLBgrA4ta7C-qMZivnIh9_zG/s320/P1000353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638113063963039714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G_RKp7aZisRUfvBnwSawrf3kApqByUrKcuEe2RQDMZKDQVS_Ogn3uJXOCBGIosvFkUZJgaAafmPFcE9gBQaUXXjDk23mZlsSEhfxn133jWv8lYGvEQ1cCndouzFKJNJEvEgAVqncRqlC/s320/P1000356.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638113300744815394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMFbcnYao12wD-ddSSaajGvDozuwZ9qrhRRISdLyXxe5ywYxobRUZXv6RFAOq_zYeb8PTLDa03dnhqjjhWpq6IHW6-mGrSR5x14JKEgYKSRMMMtfZpz6OSfBItT0QrArRYlxt2MWCJNV4/s1600/P1000358.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMFbcnYao12wD-ddSSaajGvDozuwZ9qrhRRISdLyXxe5ywYxobRUZXv6RFAOq_zYeb8PTLDa03dnhqjjhWpq6IHW6-mGrSR5x14JKEgYKSRMMMtfZpz6OSfBItT0QrArRYlxt2MWCJNV4/s320/P1000358.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638107058409187842" /></a><br /></div></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709184350399145822.post-77658210501900148692011-07-24T21:50:00.002+01:002011-07-24T21:52:45.198+01:00Boneshaker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92-dntGaFxlZwwlgHYXdzylpbsQoiy8PUq-c1YCFdhYzFITI4QRXJTImiKrqjlDhvz0FtUFVEg6ti5Sf4igNXgbprywxrb9e8OkQZhcCLI3Zig2NmzMAg4kNImo7sEavHW_oqURzecYne/s1600/bike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92-dntGaFxlZwwlgHYXdzylpbsQoiy8PUq-c1YCFdhYzFITI4QRXJTImiKrqjlDhvz0FtUFVEg6ti5Sf4igNXgbprywxrb9e8OkQZhcCLI3Zig2NmzMAg4kNImo7sEavHW_oqURzecYne/s320/bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633024390639649218" /></a><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; ">The world<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Arial Unicode MS'; ">’</span>s greatest bike race finished in Paris today and I reckon the cobbles of the Champs Elysées would have finished off this abandoned old boneshaker. I thoroughly enjoyed taking its picture after stumbling across it in a building due for demolition on a site I was photographing. I accentuated the size and shape of the front wheel by getting down low and close. Then I cropped the picture square to draw the eye around the image. Finally, I gave this old-fashioned bike an old-fashioned darkroom treatment.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; ">I wonder who owned it and whether they ever dreamt of Le Tour while they were riding it. </p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>James Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778757515187828375noreply@blogger.com0