Lovely shot Paul. Have been here many times and you've captured the place perfectly. Excellent B/W as usual. I like the trees as this is in a garden area at the side of the Cathedral and the gilded statue is nicely occupying a gap in leaves. Stunner!

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Mat W

I like this one a lot, although maybe agree with Andrew that there is a lot of foliage - two minds though... the more I look at it the more I wonder... Were you in London today to take this? MUCH nicer day today than yesterday (typical) - I was in London but stuck in the office for 11 hours...

Good stuff

Mat W

Thanks Ponti and Andrew. I can see what you mean Andrew; I didn't have too long in London this morning and got these shots at least so the day wasn't a complete wash-out..., but I couldn't help feeling less 'inspired' than on other (nicer ) days..., and as the rain came down I actually put the camera away (rare for me). Maybe it was just my mind-set this morning... Still, onwards and upwards(ish)

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Mat W

Paul, you are clearly right. The light this morning was not good at all, in fact the weather more generally was terrible... I hope that the next time I have to head up to London on a weekend the light is better!

Cheers

Mat W

Afternoon all. I was in London very early this morning (before 0900) and it was really dull and overcast, then of course it rained. However I got a couple of shots which may have some merit:; I would love to know other people's opinions...

First up, a bit of mid-20th century London architecture...



A slightly odd sculpture - call it 'pipes'



Peculiar doors/vents on the side of the Oxo buiding



One of the Hungerford bridge-decks...



Conclusion? - It was good weather for Geese!



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Mat W

Having only ever done one wedding I'm not sure I can offer fantastic advice but my main thoughts are as follows:

Make sure you have a plan of what pics you want to take if you are going to do any 'formal' shots as opposed to candids, and agree it with the wedding couple so you're sure you're taking the pictures they want;

I found it really useful to have an assistant who corralled everybody ready for the pictures enabling me to concentrate on taking the pictures;

Scout the venue beforehand - I even got some contextual pics which made it into the wedding album on the day before when I was scouting the place;

If you are planning to take pics outside, have a back-up indoor plan - and find out how long you can stay in the venue. For the wedding I was doing, it absolutely sheeted down, so the pictures were done indoors, but there was another wedding on the way so I only had about 10 minutes...

I agree with John about the mayhem of a wedding. I used my K-7 with 16-50mm lens and a flashgun, and that was it. Main additional kit requirement was spare batteries!

Otherwise make sure you're batteries are charged and fire away. The wedding I did was for a good friend who (to save money) had a small wedding where every wedding guest had an 'extra duty' - i.e. one made the cake, one did the dress, one did the flowers, one was the DJ... etc. I was the photographer. Suffice to say I am certainly not in any hurry to do one again (never again). My friend was very happy though

Hope that helps

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Mat W

Wow! Fantastic shots! I think they are all amazing.

I am not worthy

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Mat W

What a fantastic post - thank you - informative and entertaining

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Mat W

I love these shots - excellent monochrome pics; you can really see the texture on that iron. 3, 4 and 5 are the gems for me - 4 and 5 especially. Like something from the Day the Earth Stood Still...

Great stuff

Mat W

Another really great set of pictures - very nice indeed. I love the colours and the treatment these have had... Fern uncoiling is fantastic and the steam engines are great - the second one especially...

Brilliant

Mat W