Big Ben

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I usually try to avoid shooting into the sun, particularly when it’s brightest during the day. But as much as I would have loved to have the power I don’t get to choose sun’s location in the sky. I remember thinking it looked nice with Big Ben pointing right onto it, so I figure I’d give it a shot.
I often take 3 bracketed shots if I’m going for HDR, three is the max my camera pulls. And most of the time that’s all you’ll need. But this is one of those moments when having 5 or 7 shots could have been pretty nice. Here’s what I got with 3.

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London Tube part 2

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Going over my london files makes me think that I really like taking pictures underground, I’ve got a bunch of the tube. I kidna like how much livelier they come out in HDR. Here are the 3 exposures:

And below is the final HDR. It’s not an overly exciting scene to begin with, but look at how it brings some realism; some colour and life into it. Pretty cool isn’t it? I find it cool 🙂

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Last Train

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The title might be a little misleading. I have no idea if this was indeed the last train, probably not. But it was definitely my last hdr shot of the day as my memory card run out right after. This is the same train station in Antwerp, Belgium from the previous post. Here are the 3 shots:

And here’s the result: (As always click the pic to enlarge)

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Train Station

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I’ve been on a roll these days, posting every single day. I’m going to try to keep it going as long as I can. For now I’m going to continue with Belgium.

I have a soft spot for train stations. I prefer them to airports or any other transport hubs for many different reasons. For one they tend to be more reflective of city’s character. This is a train station in Antwerp, probably the most beautiful train station I’ve ever been to. Simply stunning architecture. This was one of those moments when I wished I had a wide angle lens to capture as much of it as I could in one shot. On top, my memory card was running out, so I had to limit myself to this 1 shot.

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