Posts for: Digory
Nov 24, 2018 14:12:34 #
The River Tamar is the boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornwall in the UK.
The old bridge is located towards the Northern reaches of the river.
At the Southern end of the river, it flows into the English Channel at Plymouth - and where the bridges get a bit bigger.
The old bridge is located towards the Northern reaches of the river.
At the Southern end of the river, it flows into the English Channel at Plymouth - and where the bridges get a bit bigger.
Oct 22, 2018 18:08:41 #
These are a few of ones I took at Bodmin & Wenford this summer.
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a sucker for black and white photos!
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a sucker for black and white photos!
Oct 22, 2018 17:56:16 #
Here's one taken from the DSLR, which is not as sharp the Sony.
I put this little video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb5JEqoesQg&t=1s
It's nothing special, except that the train driver was waving to us.
I put this little video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb5JEqoesQg&t=1s
It's nothing special, except that the train driver was waving to us.
Oct 22, 2018 17:25:53 #
This was a still that I lifted out of the video taken with a little Sony action cam, but it was only taken in 1080p and not 4k, so it's not as sharp as it could be.
Also at this point the train was doing at least 50mph having just crested the rise out of St.Erth station.
I was only about 8' away from the train when it went past - it was like an earthquake going past!
I'll have a look at the video from the other camera and see if I can find one that's any better.
Also at this point the train was doing at least 50mph having just crested the rise out of St.Erth station.
I was only about 8' away from the train when it went past - it was like an earthquake going past!
I'll have a look at the video from the other camera and see if I can find one that's any better.
Oct 22, 2018 15:33:00 #
No, I didn't take any photos, I took two lots of video with two different cameras.
Probably not the best thing to admit to on a photography site!
I'll have a look and see if there are any stills I can take from either video
Probably not the best thing to admit to on a photography site!
I'll have a look and see if there are any stills I can take from either video
Oct 22, 2018 14:55:55 #
Yeah, there were a few surfers out in the bay.
It was the day the Flying Scotsman came to Penzance - although it was raining here when that went through!
It was the day the Flying Scotsman came to Penzance - although it was raining here when that went through!
Oct 22, 2018 11:15:51 #
I think Nebraska gets a lot colder weather than we do in Cornwall.
Because we're on the very South Western tip of the UK, we get a lot of stormy wet weather from the Atlantic, but snow and ice are a bit of a novelty when - and if - we ever get either.
I think it was around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees C) when I took the photos.
Thanks for the comment.
Because we're on the very South Western tip of the UK, we get a lot of stormy wet weather from the Atlantic, but snow and ice are a bit of a novelty when - and if - we ever get either.
I think it was around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees C) when I took the photos.
Thanks for the comment.
Oct 21, 2018 08:33:08 #
Thanks for that.
I take all of these with a 'bottom of the range' Olympus Pen mini, through a 25mm lens.
I've got a Nikon and a Sony as well, but I just love this little camera for black and white.
I take all of these with a 'bottom of the range' Olympus Pen mini, through a 25mm lens.
I've got a Nikon and a Sony as well, but I just love this little camera for black and white.
Oct 21, 2018 08:25:34 #
It was quite cool and we'd had rain a bit earlier.
Oct 21, 2018 07:38:39 #
Three of us took our cameras out for a walk on the Cornish coast on an autumn day
Aug 15, 2018 18:35:29 #
I do mix a few stills in with the video, so I suppose I've got a foot in both camps.
Also I find about that about 2 minutes of 4K video takes up about 1gb of hard drive, but I find 1980 x 1080p at 50fps to be almost as good.
Another thing is the amount of kit I'm having to buy.
I bought a Sony FDR X3000 action cam, which is brilliant, but because it's so small it's difficult to keep the horizon level - so next I bought a hand held mount - then a motorised gimbal.
Then I needed all the various mounting brackets - and spare batteries - and so the story goes on!
But I do find the results very satisfying, more so than stills really.
Also I find about that about 2 minutes of 4K video takes up about 1gb of hard drive, but I find 1980 x 1080p at 50fps to be almost as good.
Another thing is the amount of kit I'm having to buy.
I bought a Sony FDR X3000 action cam, which is brilliant, but because it's so small it's difficult to keep the horizon level - so next I bought a hand held mount - then a motorised gimbal.
Then I needed all the various mounting brackets - and spare batteries - and so the story goes on!
But I do find the results very satisfying, more so than stills really.
Aug 15, 2018 07:03:23 #
I've been a keen photographer for a while, but sometimes I find taking photos - just for the sake of taking photos - is getting just a bit boring sometimes.
If I go onto a site like flickr, the photos that I find the most interesting aren't of sunsets, or birds in a tree, I go straight for the older photos of scenes that have long since disappeared.
So of late I find I'm more interested in taking photos and video of everyday scenes that are likely to disappear in the future.
In fact I seem to be taking more with a little Sony action cam than I am with the DSLR, partly because I enjoy the editing afterwards more - and partly because I can't be bothered to try and take 'the ultimate photo', which is of a small bird in a tree at sunset.
The only real downside of video is that I need a hard drive the size of North America!
If I go onto a site like flickr, the photos that I find the most interesting aren't of sunsets, or birds in a tree, I go straight for the older photos of scenes that have long since disappeared.
So of late I find I'm more interested in taking photos and video of everyday scenes that are likely to disappear in the future.
In fact I seem to be taking more with a little Sony action cam than I am with the DSLR, partly because I enjoy the editing afterwards more - and partly because I can't be bothered to try and take 'the ultimate photo', which is of a small bird in a tree at sunset.
The only real downside of video is that I need a hard drive the size of North America!
Jun 21, 2018 07:24:31 #
John N wrote:
In the Bristol Channel - tides out.
And on the banks of the River Camel - as a Cornishman, we can't ignore Cornwall!
Jun 20, 2018 10:08:40 #
Hello, and thanks for the comments.
The photos by the sea were taken in Lynmouth, North devon.
The uphill street scene was taken in nearby Lynton which is about 500ft directly above Lynmouth, the two villages are connected by a funicular railway that's powered by water.
The other two were taken in Wadebridge, in the adjoining county of Cornwall.
All three of these places are in the South West of the UK
The photos by the sea were taken in Lynmouth, North devon.
The uphill street scene was taken in nearby Lynton which is about 500ft directly above Lynmouth, the two villages are connected by a funicular railway that's powered by water.
The other two were taken in Wadebridge, in the adjoining county of Cornwall.
All three of these places are in the South West of the UK
Jun 20, 2018 09:16:11 #
The weather wasn't overly special, so I took some in black and white and converted the others - although I probably would have done the same if the weather was nice anyway!
