Radian

One of the areas of photography that I’m very interested in is also time-lapse video. And when I seen the Radian from Alpine Labs on Kickstarter, I knew I had to get it. And today is the day that the package arrived. After months of waiting, I will be now experimenting with creating my own time-lapse video. So if you see one in the future, don’t be surprised :)

The London Eye

Of course while in London I had to stop by the London Eye for few shots. I heard a lot of times, that police stops photographers who use tripods in this area, as that is supposedly not allowed. But in the three days I was in London, I passed by the eye often (my hotel was very close) and never even seen a policeman in that area. So maybe I just had luck :)

This photo is a manual blend from 5 shots.

I wanted to take a photo like this for a longer time, but haven’t been to a place that would be fitting. But the canals in Birmingham had a lot of places with bridges crossing the canal, so it was great for it. I actually wanted to take the shot by a second bridge (close to Hyatt hotel) but due to the walkway being very narrow and constant foot traffic in the area, I just could not setup my tripod there. But the next day and a little further away I succeed :)

This is a manual blend from 5 shots, taken by the canals in Birmingham, UK

I would probably have to de-saturate this photo a little to get the exact matrix movie look, but I think it’s close enough :)

This is a manual blend from 5 shots, taken in the center of London.

I always try to book hotels close to the city center, so I can go out to shoot early in the morning. And I did the same in Edinburgh. So I got up at 5:30 and took a walk trough the city. It’s so completely different than at night. Everything is so empty and calm, really great for photos :)

This is a manual blend from 5 shots, in this photo the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.

And another new city :) During my latest trip I also visited Edinburgh. It is a really lovely city in Scotland, just a little “under construction”. A lot of the center is construction yard, because they are adding new rails from trams. But still, a really nice city. In this photo I wanted to capture the building, but as the traffic was quite busy, a bus stopped directly in my way. But I liked the new composition with it, so I took the shot.

This is a manual blend from 4 shots. In the photo the The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh