Putting Up A Cheeky Face

Putting Up A Cheeky Face
We visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow earlier this month. Of particular interest for me was this exhibition titled Expressions. The main display centerpiece of this exhibition was this collection of free hanging “heads” with a variety of interesting expressions. Quoting from the museum’s description:

Expression – Heads by Sophie Cave

The head sculptures in Kelvingrove were designed by Sophie Cave of Event Communications Ltd. There are 95 heads, with four different expressions.

We felt the Expression court needed an iconic object that would balance the Spitfire in the Life court.

By the way, going back to my roots in digital photography with the Canon Powershots S10 and G3, I have bought a Canon Powershot S5 IS for use on the occasions when lugging around a DSLR might be impractical. The twist-and-flip LCD screen certainly comes in handy when I need just the odd angle that may be difficult to achieve with a DSLR. The built-in image stabilization was certainly useful in helping get the above shot sharp at 1/8 sec without a tripod. The 12x zoom is another definite welcome feature!

Twilight Over The Clyde Arc Revisited

Twilight Over The Clyde Arc Revisited
After I put up the previous post, Dad commented that he found the light trials a little overbearing. I decided to put up this version sans light trials for a comparison. Getting the two shots post-processed to similar settings was a cinch with CaptureOne although I had to do some additional touching up in Photoshop to remove some light flares and sensor dirt. Which one do you prefer? 🙂

Twilight Over The Clyde Arc

Twilight Over The Clyde Arc
I have just gotten back earlier this week from a trip to Glasgow and London with some new photos to share 😀

This was taken on the Clyde Arc in Glasgow. We originally set off on a evening trip to capture the night scenery along the River Clyde at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC). While waiting for twilight to arrive, we were caught more by the imposing sight of the Clyde Arc bridge instead. Twilight came a little late though since it’s summer (almost at midnight) by which time we were literally freezing in the cold! However, the final shot I got was certainly rewarding for the trouble we went through 🙂

As an aside, I last visited the same area in 2004. At the time, the Clyde Arc wasn’t even built yet!