The Bournemouth Wheel: Maximum impact

Something of an afterthought with the subject, but as planned I did return to shoot a local entertainment attraction just as soon as the conditions were right. I needed clear blue skies to achieve the effect I wanted; the conversion to mono enabling me to turn the sky black for maximum impact.


10.5mm f/2.8 AF-S Fisheye Nikkor. 1/800 second at f/11. Matrix metering. - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 160. Mono conversion in Silver FX Pro2



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First dawn

Newborn foals on Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch. The one in the lower image arrived seven days ago; the other less than a day old, arrived during the night.


300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor. Matrix metering. Monopod
Top: (with TC-14E II converter) 1/500 at f/5.6.  - 1 stop EV compensation. ISO 250
Below: 1/1250 second at f/4. - 0.3 EV compensation. ISO 160



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No stretch of the imagination

Imaginatively called the Bournemouth Wheel (I wonder who came up with that one), this Ferris wheel replaces the Bournemouth Eye; a tethered gas-filled balloon that had once been situated in the town's Pleasure Gardens. Clearly, a bit more thought went into naming the balloon, but whoever named what the wheel is far more photogenic.

However, I wasn't carrying anything wide enough to do it justice this afternoon, so a return visit with a (much) wider lens will be in order the next time the sky is right.


24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/250 second at f/8. Matrix metering. Polarising filter. ISO 160
Mono conversion in Silver FX Pro 2



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