Notes from Swindon – home of the Magic Roundabout
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Spotted this when walking to the shop the other day. The colours are amazing. Hard to compose and a photo doesn’t do it justice. Of course, a Hipstamatic or Noir would only detract from the great natural colours.
Here’s the full gallery with a Hipstamatic too!
Ooh, just time for today’s photo. Actually yesterday’s. Again, processed with Noir. I think it has some good light, strong contrasts, interesting composition. The high dynamic range made it slightly challenging, but I think it came out well.
Here’s the gallery with the original and a Hipstamatic thrown in for good measure.
We recently switched to delivered milk. It’s a bit retro, and, yes, its slightly more expensive, but it’s like magic with loads of benefits: much less plastic waste; not needing to pop to the shop; it’s delivered in a quiet, low-emission vehicle; even the bottle tops can be recycled.
Worth the extra. Not sure why we didn’t do it before.
Here’s the gallery with the original:
Signs of Autumn (Hipstamatic)
Despite the leanings of my family and any amount of nature or nurture I’ve never been much of a photographer. However, this year, with Sally getting a DSLR and with me exploring photography apps on my iPhone (which has a remarkably good camera), my interest has been growing.
Also this year, one friend took up a picture-a-day challenge that he blogged, another new friend of mine attempts a photo a day, and someone else I know used BlipFoto to document a foreign trip.
All of these things piqued my interest in photography, and having the phone with me pretty much everywhere I go means I’m taking quite a few snaps and, I think learning some composition.
So I wondered if photo-a-day might be a good challenge for me. For one thing my blog needs more images. Plus, I’ve been preaching about media being important in social media strategy and SEO, so I ought to practice too.
I looked at BlipFoto for a photo journal but it has content rules that I don’t get on with (my photos with borders got taken down…no Hipstamatic?!), so I’m going to self host here.
Don’t expect me to post every day. Do expect me to cheat, with the aforementioned Hipstamatic, and the newly discovered Noir bringing my amateur shots to life. Don’t hesitate to comment. But do be nice and constructive if you can.
Enjoy!
Tags: blipfoto, blogging, photography
Have been playing with a new iPhone app for making cool monochrome pictures called ‘Noir’. It’s pretty awesome, especially when combined with a beautiful evening sky at dusk.
Here’s a full gallery including the originals:
