Work Access Update

I have managed to get my Smugmug site white listed (again!) so my work colleagues should now be able to view my linked images as before.

I will only link to Smugmug from the Blog now, as FlickR is still blocked.

Weapon of Choice (Westy 52)

Weapon of Choice
Originally uploaded by Westy Photography

This week's image is a B&W shot of my Canon G9 pro compact, taken with the D300 + 85 1.4 (at f5.6 for this shot).

I love the amount of detail the 85 picks up, and of course the gorgeous background Bokeh it produces... No wonder it is known to Nikon users as the 'Cream Machine'!

The image was converted to B&W in Apple Aperture using the excellent Silver Efex plug-in.

Herne Bay Panorama

Herne Bay Panorama
Originally uploaded by Westy Photography

This is a 10 shot Panorama taken at Herne Bay Beach on Saturday.

I set-up the D300 on a tripod with the 18-200 at f8.

I then took two '5 shot' bracketed images, which I combined into two separate images using Photomatix.

I then 'stitched' the two new images together in Photoshop to create the Pano.

Finally I applied a filter to bring out the blue in the sky a little.

Lots of work for one shot, but I think it was worth it.

Goodbye Legend (Westy52)

This weeks' image was taken with the Canon G9 outside Ipswich Town's Portman Road ground.

It shows the growing tribute to ex-England and Ipswich Manager Bobby Robson. As you can see it is not just Ipswich fans paying tribute, as the Arsenal and Liverpool scarfs testify.

I added a slight 'bleach by-pass' effect in photoshop to achieve the look I was after here.

I also like the way the scarfs and shirts lead the eye towards Sir Bobby's statue at the end of the frame.

Award Winning - SWPP Recognition

Hi all,
Just a quick update to say that 'Into the Blue' was voted 'Gold' - Macro image of the month for July by the SWPP.

This image will now feature in Professional Imagemaker Magazine - I will scan a copy when I get it.

Thanks for the support.