Sunday, December 03, 2006

Wem-ber-lee!


Staying in Harrow, which is Northwest of central London, this would be the view that I get on the train each morning to class. The NEW Wembley Stadium, the home of English football, is almost complete after much delay and controversy. It's got a distinctive design, especially with the gigantic arch. But call me old-fashioned, I still prefer (and deeply miss) the now-demolished twin towers of the old stadium.

Slightly misjudged the timing when going over to take this shot. Wanted to get a shot in at the early stages of sunset, but it was getting really dark when I got there. Opted for a HDR (High Dynamic Range) shot instead, combining 5 different shots at various exposures, and combining all 5 shots into one using Photomatix Pro software. Looks a wee bit grey and bleak, and this is due mainly to the fading light.

2 comments:

nizam khan said...

hey..nice pic...im one of far's fren...i have a canon 20d but dont have any skills to go with it...far told me that you learnt from a book after spending a week in mph deciding on which book to buy...mind givin me a shortcut and let me know what book you bought?..need to get one myself coz my pics are really bad

Anonymous said...

actually all the books on photography that i own are about editing skills in Photoshop, rather than about skills in taking photos... for that, i've learnt from various magazines and sites on the web, and of course years of experience and trial-and-error!... what u could do is google on "photo composition", that should help u a lot in setting up shots, and learn from photos that others have taken.... i wholly recommend www.flickr.com, and click on "explore"... u already have a very decent camera, better than mine in fact, so u're OK gear-wise.. so now all u need to do is go out and snap away!