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dancefloorlandmine) wrote2009-06-05 02:13 pm
dancefloorlandmine) wrote2009-06-05 02:13 pm
[Photos] Back in the mists of time ...
And no, I mean before April's Whitby ... I'm talking last summer ...
In July last year there was an open day at Battersea Power Station, as part of the public consultation on the plans for redevelopment of the area. This meant that there was a large balsa and perspex model of the planned design, and almost everyone in London who owned a camera seemed to be on site, wielding everything from camera-phones to pro-grade medium format monsters, all taking advantage of the (mostly) sunny weather and the fact that we could get a view inside (bounded by 7ft fences, admittedly). I didn't see anything with bellows, though. It was back when I thought 500 shots in an afternoon was a lot, but I've finally gone through them, evicted the poorest shots, and put the rest up.
I also did some experimentation with exposure blending (take three photos with different exposures, so one's right, one's underexposed and one's overexposed, and throw software at them - the end result can sometimes give a better view of both the shadows and the highlights at the same time). The most important tip for this is to make sure you have a tripod with you. I didn't - which makes matching up the three images again slightly more trying. [sigh]
Anyway, without (much) further ado ...
Battersea Power Station Gallery
It's a doorway! How could I resist.
Exposure blending experiment
Another one
Model of proposed development (now out of date)
Battersea Park Station (photography not allowed)
At some point I'll be GIMPing in something porcine over at least one of those shots. [grin]
For those especially interested, some additional links:
EDIT: Due to inclement weather, I'll not be going to take photos, but the new design has now been unveiled.
In July last year there was an open day at Battersea Power Station, as part of the public consultation on the plans for redevelopment of the area. This meant that there was a large balsa and perspex model of the planned design, and almost everyone in London who owned a camera seemed to be on site, wielding everything from camera-phones to pro-grade medium format monsters, all taking advantage of the (mostly) sunny weather and the fact that we could get a view inside (bounded by 7ft fences, admittedly). I didn't see anything with bellows, though. It was back when I thought 500 shots in an afternoon was a lot, but I've finally gone through them, evicted the poorest shots, and put the rest up.
I also did some experimentation with exposure blending (take three photos with different exposures, so one's right, one's underexposed and one's overexposed, and throw software at them - the end result can sometimes give a better view of both the shadows and the highlights at the same time). The most important tip for this is to make sure you have a tripod with you. I didn't - which makes matching up the three images again slightly more trying. [sigh]
Anyway, without (much) further ado ...
It's a doorway! How could I resist.
Exposure blending experiment
Another one
Model of proposed development (now out of date)
Battersea Park Station (photography not allowed)
At some point I'll be GIMPing in something porcine over at least one of those shots. [grin]
For those especially interested, some additional links:
- BBC photos from partway through the clearing out
- Article from Feb on change of plans
- Latest consultation
EDIT: Due to inclement weather, I'll not be going to take photos, but the new design has now been unveiled.
- The new plans - green roofs and reflecting pools
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Bracketed by two stops (although being handheld, the matching process was ... interesting). Then used the Exposure Blending plugin for GIMP, and, where necessary, tweaked the levels to spread them over the whole range.
I might have more of a play with the approach sometime, although I'll use a tripod next time.
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I think it's something which can work pretty well, if given enough time, but it's also very dependent on the bracketing, and the other settings being applied during the blending.
I just decided to give it a punt while I was there, as the photos were either silhouettes or washed out. [grin]
I'm considering taking five shots of the same scene (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2 stops), and then having a play with the different options the plugin gives, so as to see what the good combinations are.