1 EAGLETON NOTES: A Post for Adrian

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Saturday, 18 July 2015

A Post for Adrian

Adrian likes tractors, HDR and macro photographs of insects.

I like tractors, have been converted to the artistic merits of HDR (used sparingly) and have always enjoyed photographing insects (and just about everything else for that matter).

So here's the old mill and a tractor at the end of the road over the moor from Eagleton: a view I see every time I go into Stornoway:


The tractor appears to have been abandoned but I think it's still alive.


However it probably started life when photography was largely black and white so I thought I'd do an 'artistic' B&W version in Photomatix.


As for the Red Admiral on the Dame's Violet these were taken from 4.5 metres through the kitchen window using a Canon bridge camera at 50X (about 215mm). I'll never be able to compete with Adrian for detail so I just go for opportunity.



Posted by Graham Edwards at 20:10
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20 comments:

  1. Canadian Chickadee18 July 2015 at 20:28

    Great photos! (And I think you're doing just fine with the close-up stuff!) xoxo DeeDee/carol

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  2. ADRIAN18 July 2015 at 20:49

    Graham, thanks for the dedication.
    The tractor is a beauty. I am having the same trouble with glass and HDR. I am having to select it all and process it separately. I wouldn't bother but they are for a brochure.
    To get rid of the halo round the roof try boosting Smooth Highlights.
    Macro is swings and roundabouts. Your sensor being small gives excellent DOF Whilst on the full frame sensor it is in millimeters at 1:1. I gain when I get down to the tiny creatures, still no DOF but enough information to make a 12"x12" print of something three or four millimetres long.
    Excellent shots.

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    1. Graham Edwards18 July 2015 at 21:41

      Adrian thanks for the information. I thought the bright highlights were part of the art effect.

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    2. ADRIAN19 July 2015 at 08:34

      Graham they are an unintended by product. The highlights are fine but halos aren't appreciated by the cognoscenti in HDR land. I couldn't care less it's just fun and I like looking at them.

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  3. Pauline19 July 2015 at 01:22

    I really like the black and white tractor. Adrian will have us all out snapping tractors - I've been working at getting a decent shot, too. Will leave the insects alone, they don't push my buttons at all. The butterfly, though, is lovely.

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    1. Graham Edwards19 July 2015 at 17:48

      Well you have some BIG tractors to photograph Pauline. Not the little old things we use for buzzing around the croft. The Red Admiral is a lovely creature but no-where near as beautiful or romantic as the Monarch.

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  4. Red19 July 2015 at 04:14

    Great topic for a post. One thing, you're in good company with Adrian as he gives great advice.

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  5. Librarian19 July 2015 at 07:51

    I have no ambition to ever become a Really Good Photographer, but I do appreciate the skill in others and can tell the difference in pictures taken by someone who knows their stuff (like Adrian and Graham) and someone who doesn't (like myself).
    You already know how much I admire your animal photography, including these butterfly ones.

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    1. Graham Edwards19 July 2015 at 18:08

      Thank you Meike. To me the whole point about photography is to convey an image that to help someone understand something (which is what most of your photographs do absolutely perfectly) or just to be there for their own sake almost as a way of expressing oneself in an art form. I have no ability to hold images in my memory (there is apparently a name for it) so photography for me is also a way of remembering. Which is why I dislike the National Trust for Scotland's refusal to allow photographs in most of their properties.

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    2. Scriptor Senex20 July 2015 at 07:22

      Even though I can hold images in my head I think the Nat Trust for Scotland's policy is ridiculous - if the English/Welsh Nat Trust can allow it what the heck is differest in Scotland? By the time you have been through two rooms of a grand property even the best of memories begins to lose its shine.
      PS - nice shooting GB

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  6. Yorkshire Pudding19 July 2015 at 11:48

    "Adrian likes tractors, HDR and macro photographs of insects." Yes but Adrian also likes voluptuous Swedish au pair girls. How about some pictures of them?
    Loved the black and white tractor picture.

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  7. Frances Garrood19 July 2015 at 13:38

    Graham, the red admiral photos are magnificent! Don't undersell yourself.

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    1. Graham Edwards19 July 2015 at 18:17

      Thank you Frances. I try to value myself realistically!

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  8. VirginiaC21 July 2015 at 00:43

    Very nice butterfly photos....wish I understood the advice that Adrian gave you above....maybe one of these days.

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    1. Graham Edwards23 July 2015 at 21:06

      Thanks Virginia. Sometimes I don't understand Adrian's technical explanations either.

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  9. CountryMum26 July 2015 at 07:27

    Love the effect you did to the tractor. It looks really good!! I am so pleased I came across your blog. I will enjoying following from over here in Australia.

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    1. Graham Edwards26 July 2015 at 07:36

      Hello Country Mum it's good to see you.....and your tractor! I shall enjoy your photos.

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