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Staithes Fishing Village - North Yorkshire

This photo was part of the same photowalk me and Camel Kegs went on. Staithes is a very quaint fishing village and all photographers must visit it just for its charm. On the day we went we must have see 4 or 5 other photographers around the village.

During the winter it is very quiet as there are not many tourists there so its great for photography. If your lucky, when the sea is rough it can smash the sea defences creating massive waves. This would make a great photo opportunity but sadly as you can see from my image, the sea was very calm.

Now the photo, I know this photo has been done many of time and Camel Kegs and I had to actually que to get this photo vantage point (I know lol) however my idea was to do something a little different to what people normally do. I hope I have achieved this.

Let me know what you think, like or not? Not sure if its a bit of a 'Marmite' photo, but I actually like. :-)

Photo Details
Sony A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR
RAW
HDR
f/6.3
17mm
ISO100
1/60s exposure

Software Used
Lightroom 3.0
Photomatix 4.1
PTLens

Information
Staithes is a seaside village in North Yorkshire, England. Roxby Beck, a stream running through Staithes, is the border between the Borough of Scarborough and Redcar and Cleveland. Formerly one of the largest and most productive fishing centres in England, Staithes is now largely a tourist destination.

At the turn of the 20th century, there were 80 full time fishing boats putting out from Staithes. A hundred years later there is only one, a family fishing operation worked by three generations of the Hanson family. There is a long tradition of using the coble (a traditional locally made fishing vessel) in Staithes.

In 1745-1746, Staithes's most famous resident, James Cook (born in Marton near Middlesbrough), worked in Staithes as a grocer's apprentice where he first gained his passion for the sea. He moved to nearby Whitby where he joined the Royal Navy. William Sanderson's shop, where Cook worked, was destroyed by the sea, but parts were recovered and incorporated into "Captain Cook's Cottage". This has been the residency of a local Staithes family for several generations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staithes

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Empty Northern Line Train - Kennington Underground Station

Gosh, I have so many photos to upload and process. Well back to the London Underground theme. I have being trying to get a photo of an empty underground train for ages and its actually harder than you think as once these trains terminate they don't hang around for long at all and you don't want to be stuck on an empty train going around Kennington Loop.

This photo reminds me of a documentary a few years back called 'Ghosts on the Underground' and the story of Kennington Loop always remained in my memory. I'm sure those who work and commute on this line may know of this story but for those who don't have a read if you dare (you will have to scroll down)

www.unexplained-mysteries.com/column.php?id=135129

There are also other stories on there too.

Photo Details
Sony A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR
RAW
HDR
f/3.2
17mm
ISO100
1/40s exposure

Software Used
Lightroom 3.0
Photomatix 4.1
PTLens

Information
Kennington tube station is a London Underground station in Kennington, on Kennington Park Road, on both the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern Line. Its neighbours to the north are Waterloo on the Charing Cross branch and Elephant & Castle on the Bank branch; the next station to the south is Oval. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. (Journeys from National Rail stations to Kennington and Oval via Waterloo are priced as if these destinations were in Travelcard Zone 1; the add-on amounts are called substandard fares by NR)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennington_tube_station

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Hayburn Wyke Waterfalls

A bit of a different upload compared to my recent ones. Me and Camel Kegs went for a visit to Hayburn Wyke in North Yorkshire. The initial idea was to capture the sunrise but that turned out to be a right disappointment as the clouds were just too thick, ahh well. So at the beach there are these two waterfalls so I tried practicing using my Lee Big Stopper and this was the result of a 4 minute exposure.

I am not sure if it works best in black and white or should I have done it in colour? What are your views on this?

Photo Details
Sony A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR
RAW
f/6.8
17mm
ISO100
237s exposure

Software Used
Lightroom 3.0

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Gants Hill Underground Station

Sorry its been a while in uploading photos, I haven't had time to upload photos but you be glad to hear normal service has now resumed :-).

This is a photo of Gants Hill Underground Station on the Central Line which I visited before taking a trip to the coast to practice using my Lee Big Stopper (also the weather was rubbish so being underground was great). To me there is not many underground stations that are in this Art Deco architecture and is very pleasant to actually wait for a train in. Also the symmetry is just stunning. I was lucky that it wasn't too busy either.

The only thing that I am disappointed with this photo is that I just don't have a wide enough lens at the moment to capture the station in its entirety, anyone fancy buying me one ;-)

Photo Details
Sony A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR
RAW
HDR
f/2.8
17mm
ISO200
1/30s exposure

Software Used
Lightroom 3.0
Photomatix 4.1
PTLens

Information
Gants Hill tube station is a London Underground station in Gants Hill, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is served by the Central Line and is in Zone 4. It is the easternmost station to be entirely below ground on the London Underground network.

Construction originally began in the 1930s but was suspended during the Second World War. During the war, the station was used as an air raid shelter and the tunnels as a munitions factory for Plessey electronics. The station was finally completed and opened on 14 December 1947. During planning, the names "Ilford North" and "Cranbrook" were considered.

The station, like many others on the same branch, was designed by notable Tube architect Charles Holden; during the planning period London Underground Holden advised on the construction of the new Moscow Metro, which is why the barrel-vaulted halls of Gants Hill echo many stations on the Russian capital's system. In particular, it is very similar to Pushkinskaya station.

The station is located beneath Gants Hill roundabout, and reached via the pedestrian subway under the roundabout. There are three escalators from the ticket office to the platforms.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gants_Hill_tube_station

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London Paddington Station

My first photo upload of 2012 here on Flickr although its from last year. A slight variation on the theme of London Underground but still transport related.

I took this whist passing through the station. The thing that caught my eye is the pink doors that First Great Western have on there trains and how they were regimentally left open compared to the other train on the other platform where they were all closed. Also the stunning Isambard Kingdom Brunel architecture juxtaposed with the straight leading lines of the trains in the platforms is simply stunning.

Well thats all for now but I hope all my friends and followers have a brilliant 2012 and remember....keep them photos coming! :-)

Photo Details
Sony A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR
RAW
HDR
f/2.8
17mm
ISO100
1/15s exposure

Software Used
Lightroom 3.0
Photomatix 4.1

Information
Paddington railway station also known as London Paddington is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex.

The site is a historic one, having served as the London terminus of the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the current mainline station dates from 1854, and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The site was first served by Underground trains in 1863, and was the original western terminus of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.

The complex has recently been modernised, and now has an additional role as the London terminal for the dedicated Heathrow Express airport service. Paddington is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The mainline station's most important long-distance destinations are Bristol, Cheltenham Spa, Cardiff, Exeter, Penzance, Plymouth and Swansea.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Paddington_station