Kids

So after the recent lack of photography, this week has been bloody mental!  Rounds of Xmas baby photos followed by Xmas parties and as usual the adults were worse than the children.  Here are a selection of both.

The Flames

It's all been a bit slow on the photography front recently due to the poor weather but it looks like things are starting to pick up at last as the cold weather starts in earnest.  The photos below were taken tonight and there is a remarkable difference between them both.  The first is a "normal" exposure and the second is a long exposure shot from the same spot but 6 minutes later.  The colour difference created by the longer exposure is quite amazing but i'm struggling to decide which one i prefer.  The stats say the second but it has greater exposure on the net so it's hard to tell.  What i have found out is that the older people prefer the first and people under 40 the second.

OveRLooK

I've been shooting in Porthleven a lot recently, mainly because of how close it is to me but also the light is starting to fade quickly and i'd struggle to get anywhere before sunset after leaving work.  The first shot was taken from the old mans shelter in front of the harbour on the 13th November just as a storm was approaching.  I had a real issue balancing the light but after a bit of sneaky filter manipulation it all came together.The second shot was only one of 4 total that i took before the rain stopped my fun on Tuesday afternoon.

Storms and Sunshine

The weather has been very varied over the past few weeks with the arrival of what was supposed to be the biggest storm in decades.  In the end it was all a bit tame really and nothing of exceptional value.  The following 3 pictures were taken over a period of three weeks during the end of October / start of November.

ThE GateKeepeR

I've not been out taking photographs much recently, a mixture of exams and crap weather has stopped the fun but tonight i decided to wing it and see if there was anything about.  The Porthleven Photography site hadn't been updated for a while so i checked the tide and it was nearly high so the conditions were decent but would the sunset be?

I had geared myself up for getting up for sunrise as well but on hearing the dreaded alarm and looking out of the window i couldn't see the back garden wall so decided on staying in bed for a deserved extra snooze before getting up for work.

Porthleven Torchlight

Porthleven Torchlight was back this week after a couple of years being absent.  Even though the weather was not the best and in my opinion it started a bit early i got one decent photo out of it.  The following is a combination of 9 photos collated together to form one single picture.

Si & Mel

Another quick session with my mate Si and his new Girlfriend.  Sunset was taking ages but we persevered.