That was 2016
2016 almost over and another set of photographs. I’ve been browsing my 2016 photographs to come up with a selection which, for me, best represented 2016. There is a mixture of landscapes and outdoor events and each photo shows a different photography technique from long exposures with the camera on a tripod to fast shutter speeds at some of Dorset's many events.
January: The year started out with some lovely blue sky days. This was one of the tall ships at Weymouth Harbour. I love the geometric shapes and the person in “a red coat placed on a compositional third” adds to the photo.
April: Bluebells in Dorset are a great sight. This was taken in my favourite bluebell copse. The paths create great compositional lines. The morning sun was low creating lots of interesting shadows across the bluebells.
May: Early May sees the setting up of various beach attractions on Weymouth Beach. The colours of this ride caught my eye and the diagonal composition of the swings add more interest.
May: This is as close as I get to a selfie! Playing with the camera self-timer and a 1/5 second shutter speed at West Bay during sunset. It took a few attempts to get myself completely in the photo with a bit of movement.
May: Playing with a Lee Big Stopper and Little Stopper at Portland Bill. This is a two minute exposure at sunset time.
June: A grab photo at Bournemouth Wheels Festival. There was a gap in the crowd and I wondered what was going on - a bike doing donuts and burning a lot of rubber! I love the legs hanging out of the smoke.
June: Another event. This time Folk on the Quay in Poole. This Slovakian folk troop stole the show. I put this photo in for a competition and when it was displayed nearly 100 people laughed; I took this as a good sign as it clearly had immediate impact and created an emotional response. The judge, however, appeared to miss the point. There was something going on over my left shoulder and I didn’t know what it was - they were looking at it and all pulling different expressions. What are they looking at? What is it that made three people looking at the same thing make different expressions? The judge felt they should be looking at me!
July: A favourite photo of mine. West Bay on the Jurassic Coast. As the light dropped I was trying to get a long enough exposure to get the waves receding around the rock. The wide angle lens was about two foot from the rock and nd grad filter also used. Oh and some hyperfocal focussing!
July: Weymouth international Beach Volleyball is always a good event to photograph. This is one of at least 30 useable photographs from a centre court action. I take a lot of pleasure from getting a series of quality photographs from outdoor events. It can be quite challenging capturing the “decisive moment”; combining composition, quick reaction, shutter speed, ISO and exposure as well as jostling for a position in a crowd.
September: Chorus – a series of kinetic sculptures on Portland. As the light dropped a twenty second exposure meant I could photograph the movement in the sculptures.
October: Taken at Bournemouth Arts By the Sea. Something slightly different for me – I was watching this colourful band play and this band member caught my eye. Diagonal composition, black and white conversion.
October: Cloud watching, Swanage Bay. Sometimes it’s nice just to be out and about enjoying the view and watching the clouds; appreciating what nature does. This was one of those moments. There was a great cloud in the bay and a little rainbow on the horizon line.
December 2016: During an outing to photograph the sunset, a single boat and the moon caught my eye. I tried to place the boat on the bottom right and the moon on the top left to create a simple composition. This was about trying something different.
December 2016: Sunrise walk, Weymouth Bay. For about ten minutes the sky changed colour. This was a four minute exposure towards the breakwater in Weymouth Bay.
Post a comment telling me which one your favourite is. Happy New Year!
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January: The year started out with some lovely blue sky days. This was one of the tall ships at Weymouth Harbour. I love the geometric shapes and the person in “a red coat placed on a compositional third” adds to the photo.
April: Bluebells in Dorset are a great sight. This was taken in my favourite bluebell copse. The paths create great compositional lines. The morning sun was low creating lots of interesting shadows across the bluebells.
May: Early May sees the setting up of various beach attractions on Weymouth Beach. The colours of this ride caught my eye and the diagonal composition of the swings add more interest.
May: This is as close as I get to a selfie! Playing with the camera self-timer and a 1/5 second shutter speed at West Bay during sunset. It took a few attempts to get myself completely in the photo with a bit of movement.
May: Playing with a Lee Big Stopper and Little Stopper at Portland Bill. This is a two minute exposure at sunset time.
June: A grab photo at Bournemouth Wheels Festival. There was a gap in the crowd and I wondered what was going on - a bike doing donuts and burning a lot of rubber! I love the legs hanging out of the smoke.
June: Another event. This time Folk on the Quay in Poole. This Slovakian folk troop stole the show. I put this photo in for a competition and when it was displayed nearly 100 people laughed; I took this as a good sign as it clearly had immediate impact and created an emotional response. The judge, however, appeared to miss the point. There was something going on over my left shoulder and I didn’t know what it was - they were looking at it and all pulling different expressions. What are they looking at? What is it that made three people looking at the same thing make different expressions? The judge felt they should be looking at me!
July: A favourite photo of mine. West Bay on the Jurassic Coast. As the light dropped I was trying to get a long enough exposure to get the waves receding around the rock. The wide angle lens was about two foot from the rock and nd grad filter also used. Oh and some hyperfocal focussing!
July: Weymouth international Beach Volleyball is always a good event to photograph. This is one of at least 30 useable photographs from a centre court action. I take a lot of pleasure from getting a series of quality photographs from outdoor events. It can be quite challenging capturing the “decisive moment”; combining composition, quick reaction, shutter speed, ISO and exposure as well as jostling for a position in a crowd.
September: Chorus – a series of kinetic sculptures on Portland. As the light dropped a twenty second exposure meant I could photograph the movement in the sculptures.
October: Taken at Bournemouth Arts By the Sea. Something slightly different for me – I was watching this colourful band play and this band member caught my eye. Diagonal composition, black and white conversion.
October: Cloud watching, Swanage Bay. Sometimes it’s nice just to be out and about enjoying the view and watching the clouds; appreciating what nature does. This was one of those moments. There was a great cloud in the bay and a little rainbow on the horizon line.
December 2016: During an outing to photograph the sunset, a single boat and the moon caught my eye. I tried to place the boat on the bottom right and the moon on the top left to create a simple composition. This was about trying something different.
December 2016: Sunrise walk, Weymouth Bay. For about ten minutes the sky changed colour. This was a four minute exposure towards the breakwater in Weymouth Bay.
Post a comment telling me which one your favourite is. Happy New Year!
Return to homepage or contact me.