Also ran out of time

Was hoping to get a few images I've had rattling around in my head this week, but sickness and a press day looming (and the fact some of the ideas are probably unattainable) means I'll probably have to wait until the next opportunity.

Meanwhile, a few which almost made it:

Challenge - Tom's Third

Sorry, edited this because I uploaded the wrong size.

Interesting time standing in a field at the end of Luton airport, with jets screaming by 50 ft overhead and trying to work out how to photograph them. First my favourite, but second, as always, a close run thing.

A field, end of Luton airport runway (f8, 1/25s, ISO 250. 16-85@16mm))



A field, end of Luton airport runway, looking the other way (f8, 1/320s, ISO 1400. 16-85@32mm))

Carpark pushed processing

Generally not very good at creative photoshopping - tend to be more an enhance, repair and rescue user. Tried pushing processing bit further, as Kev's suggestion....suspect I'm still being too restrained!

Challenge 6 - Tom's second

Carpark in St Albans (f8, 1/80s, ISO 400, 16-85@30mm)

Challenge 6 - Tom's first

Been thinking about something like this for a while, but as always, in practice what seems like a good idea...

Tripod not quite tall enough to get the camera over the bridge railings, so had to shoot through the bars, which limited angle and how wide I could shoot. Bugger to focus as well, as the road surface itself is too dark to ge a lock on and the cars are obviously travelling a bit to fast to get a reliable point on. In the end manual focussed on one of the white lines and then locked it.

Also had to cope with a) busy-body PCSOs interrogating me on what I was doing and b) gangs of chavs trying to interrogate me on what I was doing.

Experimented from 1 sec all the way up to 30 secs. 30 secs too long in that light and for traffic that speed - in my opinion. Light trails too dense and surroundings too lights.

Top my favourite (f8, ISO 200, 5 sec, 16-85@85mm), but below was a close run second (f8, ISO 200, 15 sec, 16-85@58mm). Too busy I think.