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PHOTO OF THE DAY #215

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“Purple Parasol” : Lisbon, Portugal, 4th September 2011

Asian women (or at least the Japanese) are often very concerned with the effects of UV on the skin, and as a result adopt parasols during the summer.

I spotted this one not in the Far East, but in Lisbon, Portugal, and couldn’t resist a bit of candid street photography.

Only later did I realise it would probably work well with the old selective colour treatment.

Composition wise, I know this image is far from perfect: I tried cropping out the gentleman in the foreground on the left, but this actually detracted from it somehow, so I’ll let it go ‘as is’.

A larger version of this image can be seen here.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #205

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“Double Take Mobile” : Strasbourg, France, 1st September 2011

I suppose we shouldn’t really be peering into other people’s windows, but sometimes you notice something that is just so arresting that you have to stop and take action.

Here, the combination of the shiny metallic mobile hanging inside the house and the reflection on the window of the house across the street made for a very compelling image in terms of colours and shapes.

The mobile itself looks very 70′s to me, and I couldn’t help but wonder if there was also a lava lamp or two a little further back in the room….

A larger version of this photo can be seen here.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #132

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Is this scene a little confusing for you? Hard to distinguish which parts are real and which aren’t?

That’s because it’s part of a giant trompe-l’œil painted on the walls of a large building I found near the river in Lyon.

It’s a great way to spice up an otherwise dull window-less edifice, and the kind of sanctioned graffiti that’s challenging and skilled.

Apparently there were others in the city, but unfortunately I didn’t encounter them.

I found a lot of interesting street art on this trip, so more examples will becoming your way in due course…

You can see a bigger version of this photo by clicking here.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #91

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Tried a bit of street photography today on the main shopping arcade in central Hiroshima.

I normally avoid this place like the plague, since it seems is to be a magnate for those who are desperate to be seen – which of course makes it a good spot to look for worthy ‘targets’, I suppose.

Well, there were no freaks forthcoming, but I found a point where strong sunlight was penetrating through the covered roof, and just at that moment this lady walked through it.

It’s not great, but I’m fairly new at this genre, so I’m satisfied, especially after applying a bit of ‘cross-processing’ to liven up the colours.

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

 

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #89

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , on August 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Ginza is the poshest shopping area of Tokyo, and supposedly has the highest land prices in the nation.

Full of department stores where the well-healed are more than happy to pay over the odds for things you could get cheaper elsewhere, it’s enjoyable to stroll through the wide boulevards, sometimes closed to traffic as was the case when I last visited.

What better time, then, to employ the old ‘shove the camera on the ground’ trick, eh?

Since this photo is long and skinny, I highly recommend that you click on it or click here to enjoy a bigger version…

 

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #39

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A cold night in Venice last March, and I went out to do some night street photography, a 35mm f1.8 prime lens on the Nikon for low-light situations.

Walking from my hotel on the northern edge of the city, I had to pass the Rialto bridge across the Grand Canal to get to St Mark’s Square. Standing on the bridge with others admiring the view or taking their own photos, I found my fellow tourists of more interest than the sights.

Who is this mysterious girl, and what was she thinking? Let your imagination decide…

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #35

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I took this shot with the 18-200mm zoom on a foggy day in Venice last March. The weather wasn’t conducive to grand panoramas, so I thought I’d try a bit of sneaky street photography. Why is he annoyed? As I remember, he was waiting for his girlfriend, but who knows – it’s fun to imagine the scenario.

Originally this was a straight black and white shot from the Nikon D7000, but last night I downloaded the demo version of Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro, and this is the result – a vast improvement…

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY #22

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I took a break from my sightseeing in Vicenza, Italy, last March, and sat down on the church steps. This Italian Eve then appeared, and I couldn’t resist taken a surreptitious shot, much as I feel very uncomfortable about candid street photography.

Later, back home, I thought I’d try something new (for me), and used the saturation brush in Apple’s Aperture to transform the non-human elements in the shot to black and white. I think it works well.

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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