Daaahn to Margit

Margit, or Margate, on the North Kent coast is a seaside town sufferering from neglect. Nic and I pop along for the afternoon only to find that despite the looming Easter weekend there is little to entertain the visitor. From a photographic point of view there is a lot to shoot, but from the town's point of view it's for all the wrong reasons.

Dreamland - an amusement park - promising "A 1000 Smiles an Hour", looks like it will deliver anything but, and the tower block that dominates everything is a less-than-inspiring concrete relic of the 1960s. It was a drab day to be honest and it did start to rain, but I would guess that when the sun shines the resort would have its charm. Unfortunately it seems to have given up trying, which is a shame. However, one thing is for sure: we won't be going back there any time soon.


24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor.

Top: 1/200 second at f/8. Matrix metering. + 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 200
Below: 1/500 second at f/5.6. Matrix metering. + 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 200



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Hectic lunch hour

I enjoy the winter months for photography, but by the end of it I have had enought of the cold. Spring has the look more than the feel at the moment, so for the time being I am restricting myself to short sessions of shooting. Anyway, it's good discipline to set oneself a target to work to.

I give myself an hour to take photographs in a local office district, seeking out subjects that barely get a second glance - if at all - by the people who work there.



24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor
Top: 1/250 second at f/5.6.  - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 200
Middle: 1/1000 second at f/2.8.  - 0.67 EV compensation. ISO 160
Bottom: 1/320 second at f/4.5.  - 1.3 EV compensation. ISO 320



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