One Way Photoblog

Trying out my camera in very low light again.

Canon 400D, 1/50sec, f/5, ISO 1600, focal length 34mm

One day last week I thought I’d experiment with taking some handheld shots in very low light; the London Underground seemed as good a place as any to start.

Canon 400D, 1/60sec, f/5, ISO 1600, focal length 24mm

These are my final shots from this year’s London Marathon. It’s been really difficult to choose which images to post; I’ve been posting two or three a day just to get through them, but will go back to one a day from now on.

This is a compilation of 4 images that were all taken at about mile 23 on the Embankment.

Canon 400D, various exposures and focal lengths, ISO 400

This shot was also taken about two miles from the end of the race, at last Sunday’s 2007 Flora London Marathon.

Canon 400D, 1/800sec, f/5, ISO 400, focal length 100mm

These three girls were nearing the end of the race (about mile 24) when I took this shot on the Embankment near Blackfriars. They looked like they had been through a lot together.

Canon 400D, 1/800sec, f/5, ISO 400, focal length 100mm

This shows piles of discarded Lucozade cartons towards the end of the day. They were piled up by the side on the road on Victoria Embankment, just before the entrance to a tunnel. I like the colours of the cartons against the dark background of the tunnel.

Canon 400D, 1/400sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600, focal length 50mm

Two firemen running in last weekend’s London Marathon, shot in Greenwich at about mile 7.

Canon 400D, 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 154mm

This is the second of my ‘motion blur’ Marathon experiments.

Canon 400D, 1/15sec, f/25, ISO 100, focal length 53mm, tripod

I tried experimenting with some longer shutter speeds at the Marathon on Sunday, to try to achieve some motion blur effects. I’ve never really tried this before and was reasonably pleased with the results. This is the first of two of the resulting images; I like the colours in this one.

Canon 400D, 1/8sec, f/25, ISO 100, focal length 70mm, tripod, cropped at right and top

I know this won’t be everyone’s favourite image, but the simplicity really appeals to me, so I decided to post it anyway. Virtually everybody at the race had their name on their vest to encourage spectators to cheer them on.

Canon 400D, 1/2000sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, focal length 300mm

This was shot at Greenwich, early on in the race (about mile 7). She seemed anxious not to miss somebody she knew run by.

Canon 400D, 1/1600sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, focal length 300mm

The first of two shots today showing spectators at the London Marathon — this very vocal supporter was watching the race at mile 24, near Blackfriars.

Canon 400D, 1/1000sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, focal length 50mm, cropped at right

A different take on the shot I posted earlier. I think it would have looked better if I could have got somebody wearing something a bit brighter.

Canon 400D, 1/500sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, cropped at left

More from the London Marathon. I like the graphic element that the two arrows provide, and the fact that the two runners are wearing a nice bright yellow — pity I almost cut the head off of one of them.

Canon 400D, 1/500sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 31mm

This is also from the London Bridge area of Sunday’s 2007 Flora London Marathon.

Canon 400D, 1/400sec, f/5, ISO 400, focal length 132mm, cropped at right

Another runner from yesterday’s Flora London Marathon 2007, taken in the same area as the shot I posted earlier.

Canon 400D, 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 300mm

Another runner from yesterday’s 2007 London Marathon, taken around mile 23 near London Bridge. To the left you can see a big bag of discarded water bottles.

This is my favourite of the 300 or so (!) images I took yesterday, closely followed by the image I posted yesterday.

Canon 400D, 1/320sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 300mm

I spent today at the London Marathon; this shot shows the blues lines that are marked throughout the course to guide the runners. I’ll post more images during the week once I have had a chance to sort through them properly.

Canon 400D, 1/800sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 50mm

Actually I don’t think the 3rd girl along is a redhead, so she’s kind of spoiled my image title. This was taken in Regents Park, London, a couple of weeks ago.

Canon 400D, 1/200sec, f/10, ISO 200, focal length 70mm

This week I joined the tourists at Big Ben. This shot is very similar in style to the one I posted here (must try to be more creative!). More from Westminster next week…

Canon 400D, 1/400sec, f/13, ISO 400, focal length 24mm

This is also on Thorpe Bay seafront near Southend… I liked the untidy composition formed by the green cross, rubber ring, brickwork and wood.

Canon 400D, 1/60sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, focal length 36mm

I was drawn to the stark colours and typography on this For Sale sign. This is the last of my beach huts for now; maybe I’ll come back to them in the future.

Canon 400D, 1/100sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, focal length 36mm

More abstract detail from one of the beach huts at Thorpe Bay.

Canon 400D, 1/60sec, f/5, ISO 400, focal length 24mm

More detail from the Thorpe Bay beach huts.

Canon 400D, 1/80sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, focal length 31mm

One evening last week I went down to the rows of beach huts at Thorpe Bay, near Southend-on-Sea, Essex. I liked the abstract patterns formed by close-up detail from some of them.

Canon 400D, 1/60sec, f/5, ISO 400, focal length 24mm