I’ve started a collection of photographs showing Christmas around London, with some shots taken today on the South Bank. The illuminated cement mixers are great: I really think the Festival Hall team have done a fantastic job of making the area an attraction while they’re renovating.
The album is here.
A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to a Nikon D80, from a D70 that has given me really good service for almost 3 years. The camera is a massive improvement on its predecessor, and I’m already taking better photos, but I’m suffering from early adopter syndrome, in that the software to support it just isn’t there yet.
Apple doesn’t support its raw files yet, neither does iview mediapro, the library software I use. I’m having to use some Adobe software I would never have loaded onto my computer, until everyone else catches up.
It’s worth it, but I really hope it gets sorted out soon.
As ever, the best review is at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d80.asp
My favourite new D80 features would be:
- The programmable function key on the front
- Modelling light for the floash controlled from the depth of field preview button
- Raw and jpeg (with the option to choose small, medium or large jpeg) at the same time
- The MB-D80 battery grip, with its duplicated controls and the brilliant battery info on screen
A brilliant camera. Well done Nikon.
I took this photo at the Festival Hall today, and I’ve entered it in the “embrace the blur” category for Jpgmag Issue 8. Please vote for it if you like it.
My photo site has been down for a day or two, because of an ‘upgrade’ to the server that I put on last week. Anyway it’s back today and has some new features like better urls, and the ability to sign up for an account. You can see it at this link. Hope you like it.
When we went to the Making Space exhibition last weekend, we were really impressed by the work on display there. One piece that I could see had taken an age to create wasn’t in the catalogue, and I’ve just found out what it was called and who made it.
It’s called “The Tower of London (after Breugel)” by Emily Allchurch, and it looks like this:
As you can probably see, it’s dozens (hundreds?) of photographs assembled into a new piece. It was mounted on a lightbox, giving it a luminous quality.
We visited the Making Space exhibition in Spitalfields today. The winning entries for the Shoot City competition on September 30th were shown alongside some very good work by people who’ve been exhibiting for years, including members of the in-public.com group.
