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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 07:36 |
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Robert
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Christopher and I had a little break trip earlier this week. We called at one of my ancestral homes where I believe my grandmother may have been born, she certainly lived there until she married my grandfather in 1911. Ham House, now a National Trust property, on the banks of the Thames in Richmond. I have never been before so it was something of an adventure for me. This was passing as we arrived... D3, 24-120mm f4; 92mm, 1/1250sec @ f4, ISO400  This is the imposing statue guarding the front of the house. D3 again.  Once inside the D3 really came into it's own, flash not allowed. All hand held. The entrance hallway: D3, 24-120mm f4; 24mm, 1/40sec @ f5, ISO800  A real challenge, the small, dark Chapel lit only by very dim candle lights, it was hard to see inside it was so dim. I was delighted to get this photo the reject was almost as good. It suffers slightly with movement but at 1/3 sec I was still happy. D3, 24-120mm f4; 24mm, 1/3sec @ f5, ISO3200  Another challenge was the bedroom, not quite as dark as the Chapel but still pretty dim. Shutter still at 1/3sec I managed to keep this one steady and only took one shot the VR must have been doing it's thing. D3, 24-120mm f4; 24mm, 1/3sec @ f5, ISO1600  We called on Eric after leaving Ham. Unbeknown to me he had already eMailed me earlier. We had further adventures which I will recall later. My apologies for the large images but I feel smaller images fail to convey the quality of the D3 images. Do we all get home cinemas for when the D850's come on line in order to fully enjoy the 45mp images?
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 15:32 |
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Robert
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I won't bore you with the pix I took on Wednesday, Christopher loves driving diggers so we visited Diggerland near Wakefield. On our way home I checked the weather forecast, it showed clear skies right through the night so I decided to visit the Ribblehead viaduct in the hope we might get some nice star trials. On our way up the hill to Ribblehead it started spitting a bit but that didn't deter me! The sky was reasonably clear but kept clouding over then clearing. Having reached the viaduct about midnight and not having any other engagements we decided to wait and see if the skies cleared as predicted... They didn't, it absolutely bucketed down for most of the night! I awoke at dawn and the sun peeked from between the clouds. I grabbed a pic of the fells and the western side of the viaduct, then a train came over I took repeated shots as it ran across the viaduct, giving me material for a panorama. We then went to the eastern side in the hope the sun would give us a chance of a nice, dawn lit viaduct. It wasn't very strong but we did get a little sun. D3, 24-120mm f4; 32mm, 1/160sec @ f5.6, ISO400  The panorama, made from six exposures, although I actually took about ten but the trains would have been overlaid, I should have timed them slightly further apart, or taken more shots and then selected the ones that I wanted. This effort was inspired by Eric, who made a special calendar photo once with multiple lorries crossing a bridge, different method I suspect but similar result. D3, 24-120mm f4; 120mm, 1/80sec @ f5.6, ISO400  This panorama was made in Photoshop using layers to overlay each exposure one per layer, aligned by hand then blended together. I did make one in Lightroom but it missed out most of the trains. 
____________________ Robert. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 16:06 |
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Eric
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I am surprised you were allowed to photograph in a National Trust property...did you tell them it was really your place? I have to say I was looking forward to the idea of star trails over the viaduct. Without it, forgive me, it needs a steam train hammering towards the camera. Every viaduct needs a steam train!! Some years ago I set myself to shoot the North Yorks railway with the steam train dragging the coaches across the moor towards me. 30mins later it thundered towards me....with the engine running backwards. Colour me disappointed. 
____________________ Eric |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 17:07 |
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Eric
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Loved the paddle steamer. The statue is Old Father Thames isn't it? Appropriately positioned next to said river. ..so you cannot take it back to Cumbria.  I've attached the lorry photo you mentioned. Sadly I cannot remember the month I used it on. I do remember getting 2 lorries to run around the roundabout, up over the flyover and back for about 30mins early one Sunday morning. We had radio contact to time their movements...so they held back traffic at junctions to keep lanes clear of cars.  A police car went past and ignored me and the lorry antics. However we packed up after that...not wanting to push our luck. Attachment: image1.JPG (Downloaded 23 times)
____________________ Eric |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 17:20 |
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Eric
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This one was used for November, I think....all digital weather. I did an IR one for December....no one noticed 'white' leaves were still on trees. Attachment: image2.JPG (Downloaded 22 times)
____________________ Eric |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 17:22 |
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Eric
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This one was for Truckfest held each year in August, I think again (my memory!!) Another early start but straight image....or rather curved image. Attachment: image3.JPG (Downloaded 23 times)
____________________ Eric |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 17:35 |
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Robert
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Eric wrote:I am surprised you were allowed to photograph in a National Trust property...did you tell them it was really your place? Yes, I went armed with documentary proof, met with the chief curator and her genealogy expert. I provided them with copies of some documents they weren't aware of. We received tuition on what we were to photograph and not. No flash and I had to wear my camera bag in a certain way. My case had to be impounded while we were in the house. Not as bad as when Michael and I went to Bodnant, We were caught eating chocolate buns in the garden by a very fierce NT guard, she was on the verge of putting us to the rack! Michael and I sloped off, hid in the bushes taking it in turns to finish the buns while 'looking out' for each other! The forecast for next Saturday is good I think, will watch carefully. The moon should be about 2/3 full I think by then. Hopefully enough to illuminate the viaduct but not spoil the star trails. Next time I will take the tripod, I was contemplating taping the monopod to a fence post with gaffer tape on Wednesday night. Better than it being a diesel pushing the train!!! LOL I think synchronising a steam train with a dark clear night and a full moon is pushing things beyond realistic expectations! LOL
____________________ Robert. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 18:16 |
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Robert
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Eric wrote:Loved the paddle steamer. I was quite taken aback with the paddle steamer, I knew of it's existence but thought it was moored at Hampton Court, permanently. It seems to ply back and forth all day. Yes, I don't think they would be happy if I took him. Amazing craftsmanship, the whole place just oozes quality of materials and workmanship. Most of the floors are quarter sawn oak, even the toilet seat is beautiful quarter sawn oak, in some rooms it's used with different species to form beautiful parquetry patterns in the floors. The marquetry work on the furniture is absolutely exquisite. Even more so than the Wearing and Gillows furniture in Lancaster, which you are definitely NOT permitted to photograph, with or without flash!
____________________ Robert. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2017 20:38 |
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novicius
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Those are Great photo`s , but Why is it Not permitted to take photo`s indoors ??...No flash is probably based on the Bulb lamps of old , but No photo`s at all ??.... In " Kronborg Slot " ( Hamlet`s castle ) photography is allowed , No Tripod tho´, can n`t remember about flash , something I can understand , as they do not want their floors marred due to spikes in tripod legs , but No photography at all...Strange , considering England is known as the birthplace of Photography.
____________________ Back in Danmark I do not use my equipment to make photo`s .. I take photo`s to use my equipment The better I become at photography,the better my camera gets. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 03:18 |
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Robert
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Thank you for the kind words. Eric is, or was a National Trust member I think, so he visits more properties than I do but I know many places prohibit photography. The NT seems to overplay it's guardianship role in matters like this. One of the reasons I have been given is that the mass, general public tend to use fully auto cameras which are incapable of getting an image without flash. Flash is said to degrade the fine wood which is used in these properties. The UV output is fairly high and I suppose if uncontrolled the surfaces of paintings and wooden furniture might be affected. All the Southerly aspect windows are heavily protected with yellow fabric blinds. Also the security aspect is a real concern, Ham House and many similar historic houses are laden with high profile art probably of great value and irreplaceable. Thieves have been known to go around photographing target items prior to stealing them. This is one of the superb marquetry tables which is of stunning quality, one of Christophers shots. No flash, hand held 1/40 sec @ f7.1 ISO 6400, with the D3300 and a battered 18-105 VR lens. It was a seriously underexposed JPEG, I managed to recover it to some extent in Lightroom. Attachment: Marquetry Table.jpg (Downloaded 21 times)
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