Monochromatic Begonias

Monochromatic Begonias
After holding out for Capture One 4.0 for much of 2007 and trying out the beta that has at long last been finally released, I wonder whether if I should have made the jump to Adobe Lightroom earlier. Although my first test of beta 4 (for Lightroom) didn’t turn out too well, Lightroom 1.1 is currently luring me during my 30-day evaluation of the program. One thing I like is the ease which I can convert RAW to monochrome. The above is one of the Lightroom conversions I tried on a shot I took at the Botanical Gardens in Glasgow.

“Hold On, Junior!”

"Hold On, Junior!"
Turning my attention from the Lowry, I caught sight of this man bringing his child out for a walk (and taking pictures of him presumably). Seeing a photo-opportunity myself, I took a quick snap of him just as he was about to adjust his son’s jacket. I like the strong pattern and framing formed by the suspension bridge, which I have further enhanced here with a solarization filter.

What’s Up?

What's Up?
I conducted a mini photography workshop last Saturday at the Botanical Gardens for a group of amputee patients as part of a series of art activities organised by the SGH Arts for Health programme. In between, I caught some pictures at the Symphony Lake. The lighting that day wasn’t exactly great (I’d have liked if I could have started earlier during the “golden hours”). In the end, I did manage to catch a couple of pictures I was happy with.