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Water Photography – Bottles and Glasses

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:11:37 +0000

Well the New Year is here and so is the cold weather. So instead of heading out in the cold I decided to stay in and have a crack at some indoor water photography.

So I cracked open the camera kit. Firstly 2 flashes, 580ex and SB-26, 24-70 F2.8 Lens,Canon 1DMKIII, Tripod and lightstand, and lastly water, food colouring and glasses/bottles.

I set the flashes up pointing at my white bathroom walls so it blew it out. The bottle / glass was above a plastic container to catch the water thats poured out, so you can re-use it.

Here are the results – Feel Free to email me if you need any advice.

1st Day in Hong Kong

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:27:16 +0000

I departed Heathrow at 6pm on Friday night on a Cathay Pacific flight bound for Hong Kong. Managed a bit of sleep on the plane as it was an overnight flight. Touched down at 13:00 local time in Hong Kong. Once through the customs I picked up an Octopus Card and jumped on the Airport Express to Hong Kong Station. Changed to the MTR a couple of stops down the blue line to Wanchai where I found my hotel about 2 blocks from the station. So the location is great, right in the heart of Wanchai, I’m on the 9th floor and its still a little noisey on the main road, do I ask for one of the 14th floor?

Once unpacked I took a stoll into Wanchai and took one of the elevated walkways to the seafront. Firstly I wandered past the Star Ferry terminal at Wanchai where people were fishing off the pier.

I then walked round past the exhibition centre to watch the sunrise against the backdrop of Victoria Peak and the Hong Kong Skyscrapers.

After than I wandered back to the MTR via a local “restaurant” so for satay noodles. On the way back found a bridge, next time I’ll take the tripod.

After food I took the train to Central where I met a friend. Found a bar named Bulldogs, a British Bar in Lan Kwai Fong, had a few beers, the US Navy must be anchored somewhere as there are a lot them in town. Finished the beers and took the MTR back to the hotel and slept, so all in all a good start to the trip! 5am now wide awake!

Think I might go to Stanley!

New Website Design + Published in Daily Mail

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:48:38 +0000

Well folks how do you like the main sites new look? The blog is slowly being revamped aswell so it looks and feels the same.

Recent events I have been photographing include Chelsea V Man Utd and Arsenal V Spurs.

Also had one of my images published in the Daily Mail on the 7th Nov!

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China 2009

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:11:06 +0000

China Blog now online at http://www.iesphotography.co.uk/blog/china