Shanghai Neon paradise

Here is one of my strongest pictures from my travels,  The bright colors of the city of Shanghai Illuminate the sky almost  painting it in a neon wash. I also wanted to capture the sharpness of the city scape against the blur of the sky and the smooth effect of the water. Since the city was so bright I used a high F stop around 22.

Epic Sky

I took This picture A few years ago. with a standard 50mm kit lenses.

I was playing around with editing techniques in photos-shop , however I have to say that I find this type of over the top contrast a bit fake. Its all ways better to try and capture nature in its natural glory. Therefor I must keep practicing with my camera and keep on writing down everything I am learning.

Christmas 2010

Here Are just a few pictures form Christmas.  Lense 50 mm f/.14 prime cannon lens. Its Christmas time and it has snowed in little England.

Playing around with composition. The person in this picture has a type of strength about him.

Christmas to me ins very magical, the lights, the warm glow of candles and all the shiny and sparkly decorations, its the one time of the year where I feel like a kid again. Here I am capturing a close up of the inner world of a Christmas tree.

Photo taken at college, person playing pool, I'm so near to a reflective piece of materiel, that the lense has blurred and the bottom of the photo has an almost angelic feel to it.

Sunny Day In The Garden

Garden Life 

Garden Spider

It took me while to get this shot.

capturing the silky texture of the flowers.

All these photos were taken with a telephoto lens designed originally for a film camera.

A Day out in London (Trafalgar Square)

 last Wednesday I was trying to think of an idea for my final year, my mind was blanc so I decided to go to London to gain some enthusiasm and inspiration.

I went into The National Gallery, noting down on a pad, all my favorite picture, so at a later stage I could reference them for influences. 

HIS NAME WAS VALENTINE AND HE CAME TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE TO ENTERTAIN!!!

At this point he said ''hey their buddy with the camera you might want to look away now''.

How could I forget this one, Now its not every day you see a man play the bongos on his bum.  This guy was immensely entertaining.

Heavenly Fountains

The sun reflecting brightly against the water. 


Beware Hidden Camera

These guys were protesting against hidden camera, I didn't quite get the full story as I was to busy snapping away, This kind lady was questioning the man about what it was all about and then posed for the camera like a pro. 

The V for Vendetta masked worked very nicely.

Peace.

Ightham Mote a National Trust Site

Nestling in a sunken valley, Ightham Mote, dating from 1320 with important later additions and alterations, is a rare example of a moated medieval manor house
Please visit http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-ighthammote to gain a deeper insight.

It was a great day out and I took many photos of this great Medieval manor House.

In this shot, I hoped to reveal the soft surface of the water against the hard stone of the cherub.

The lady was explaining about the property, a very natural shot. The lighting was also effective in this shot.

Capturing the detailed carving of the cross. good level of exposure.

Great sense of color of the stain glass window.

Capturing the fine work of craftsmanship. 

Focusing on the vase, I thought the subdued lighting was good. The texture of the

Lovely Detail. 

The fallen is complete

I have been spending the past two days completing This character design. My inspiration came from Native American Art and real life studies. 

If you wish to see a detailed step by step process of this design please refer to my Latest Art work page at http://davidlegge.blogspot.com/p/latest-art-work.html

I decided to place my images together in order to clearly show my development. 

These were the Final Six shot, with the finished piece in the Middle. I experimented with different background colors until eventually making one which complemented the character.

Final Character Complete with background.