Something Special about Panormas

I’m not sure what it is but there is something special about Panoramas that if done right make a pretty good photo. Maybe it’s because there is so much detail in them or that they have managed to capture a scene that can’t be captured without photographing a panorama or maybe the average person thinks that there is something special that goes into photographing them.

The Olgas

It was while were travelling through the outback of Australia that I realised that the Sony A7 has the ability to take a panorama image and I couldn’t contain my excitement. I took quite a few panoramas along the way with the idea to printing a few to hang when we got home. I was excited because I’ve never stitched an image together using image software before so I thought that having the panorama ability was pretty cool but as it turned out I was going to be sadly disappointed. It wasn’t until download that realisation smacked me pretty hard that the image out of camera would be saved as a JPEG not in RAW format to the memory card as I had hoped. So there goes the ability to make any real adjustments.

I did try and make some adjustments to this image and I think it’s turned out ok but in future I think that I’ll learn how to stitch the images together to get a better result. What do you think?

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Silverman

The Shop Sleeper

This poor fellow looked like he had been at his shop front all night and was completely exhausted and he just needed a quick nap.

Photo taken in China Town, Singapore

Street Graffiti

The Sitting Surfer

Made in England

 

Barber Shop

I walked past this Barber shop in Coogee Bay, New South Wales, Australia and there was something that really made me stop and look, I am not sure what but I looked at the extremely large shop window and it was like looking into another world completely. My mind really started to wander as I set up the tripod and camera for this shot. I started to ask myself questions like what sort of people work there, are they old style Italian guys cutting mens hair or are they young and hip. I also wondered what sort of conversations had taken place in those Barber’s chairs, were the conversations about the weather as old men seem to talk about all the time or was it about the surf that is less than 100 meters away.

While I stood there just looking at the Barber shop, my imagination started to run and I could see people sitting in the waiting chairs reading newspapers and magazines, a father standing in the doorway with his young son getting introduced to Dad’s trusty barber and a couple of men getting their hair cut by two old guys that have been Barbers since they immigrated to Australia from Italy 50 years ago.

I just didn’t know as I haven’t been there in the daylight but I could only imagine.

Two Silent Soldiers

 

On a foggy morning, these two old posts stand silently in the fog like two old soldiers standing guard.

Don’t Drive Like A………..

 

These fantastic road signs in the South Australian Outback are pretty much straight to the point and I wish there was more of them around the country. Its just a pity that more people don’t take notice of them and drive to the road conditions and the speed limit.

Rubics Cube

 

As a kid, I used to either pull them apart to be able to put them together correctly or remove the stickers on the sides to match the colours. I think I may have some trouble doing that with this one. Its huge !