RealUpright Photo Blog: September 2011

Welcome!

Hi there!

This is the official blog for Abraxis Photography, a place where I'll post any new, interesting or just enjoyable photographs that I have taken.

I'm very much an amateur photographer, having just bought my first digital SLR camera a few weeks ago. I'm still within the initial period of excitement, where the possibilities seem endless; I'm also fully aware that photography is a very difficult (and subjective) artform, and one that I hope to improve my skills at over time.

All comments are welcome, though of course I would prefer any criticism to be constructive! Advice on anything from composition, technique, lighting, etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for viewing and I hope you enjoy the photos!

Adam

Friday, 9 September 2011

A Closer Moon

I took loads of shots of the moon last night, until I get a decent zoom lens though this is about as close as I can get to it! Still, I thought the break in the clouds gave a really nice frame to the beautiful, clear moon and I really wanted to capture it as best I could.

Again, I shot this in RAW with a long exposure / slow shutter speed to allow lots of light in, then nudged the levels in RAW before converting it to JPEG.

Snapped using Canon 1100D D-SLR with 18-55mm lens with natural lighting, Tripod and a lot of patience.

The Moon in Leeds

I took this late in the evening from my garden in Yeadon, Leeds. The moon was just so clear and had a great backdrop of cloud that I thought would make a nice frame for a stunning image.

I shot this in RAW with long exposure / slow shutter speed to allow lots of light in, then tweaked the Hue/Saturation levels a little before converting the RAW file to a JPEG adjusting the levels again in Photoshop CS5.

Snapped using Canon 1100D D-SLR with 18-55mm lens with natural lighting, Tripod and a lot of patience.