The view from Curbar Edge in the Peak District. This was part of a fantastic walk that took us along Curbar Edge and White Edge on a glorious winter day. Another view can be found here. A three exposure HDR image captured using a Canon EOS 500D with 18-55 mm kit lens. Processing performed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
A highland cow seen not too far from Curbar Edge in the Peak District. I walked past this guy in fading light, he seemed very inquisitive and came within a metre before wandering off. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
The "Castle Square", found in the "Stare Miasto" area of Warsaw, Poland. An alternative view of the square can be found here. Taken using a Canon EOS 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
The view out from Curbar Edge in the Peak District. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
On the approach to Helsinki harbour I spotted this little red tugboat. It's somewhat amazing that some of the ice fragments are not that dissimilar in size to the boat itself! Another shot from the same area is here.
The Finance Tower (Tour des Finances, Financietoren) is a skyscraper in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium, designed by the architects Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs and Léon Stynen. It is the second tallest building in Belgium, and has the most office space of any building in Belgium. A single shot taken with a Canon EOS 500D and kit 18-55mm lens, processed using Adobe Lightroom.
The entrance sign on the outskirts of Pripyat, founded in 1970. The 50,000 population city was evacuated in 1986 following the explosion of reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Residents were told that they could return within three days, however, 26 years on nobody lives in the city and nature has taken over. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
Abandoned bumper cars found in the amusement park in the city of Prypiat, Ukraine. The city is preserved in time, having been evacuated in 1986 due to the explosion of reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (Чернобыльская АЭС). A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
The 'Old Town Market Place' square found in the old town area of Warsaw, Poland. Heavily bombed during WWII, the square was rebuilt and restored to its pre war appearance. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
Detailing found on the 102 metre tall Motherland monument, affectionately nicknamed 'tin tits'. Seen in the grounds of the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945), Kiev. Alternative angle can be found here A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
A stuffed toy found in the classroom of the school in the abandoned village of Kopachi, found in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. This is the only remaining building in the village as the others were torn down and buried. The fear was that if the wooden buildings caught fire, more radioactive isotopes would be released into the atmosphere. All that remains of the other buildings are small mounds topped with a sign showing the international radiation symbol. A HDR image processed from a single RAW capture using Photomatix and Lightroom.
The 102 metre tall Motherland monument in the grounds of the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945), Kiev. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
Дворец культуры Энергетик. Pripyat culture centre 'Energetika'. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
A view of Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the main square found in Kiev, Ukraine. A three exposure HDR image processed in Photomatix and Lightroom.
Two colourfully painted tanks found at the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945) in Kiev, Ukraine. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
The memorial to the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, as seen 300 metres in front of the ill fated reactor number 4. This is the closest people are allowed to the concrete sarcophagus that was built over the remains of the exploded reactor. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.
The "Castle Square", found in the "Stare Miasto" area of Warsaw, Poland. This shot was taken from the nearby bell tower of St. Anne's Church using my trusty EOS 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
The Saint-Jacob Church/Cathedral found in Ghent, Belgium. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix. Final touch up down in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Werregarenstraat, or Graffiti Alley as it's also known as, is a pedestrianised street in Ghent where painting graffiti is legal. The alley is coated in graffiti throughout the 100+ metre length of it. Walking along you will find all sorts of artwork that is not guaranteed to last any length of time as someone may paint over it. Taken using a Canon EOS 500D, processed using Photoshop and Lightroom.
A HDR image of a fountain in front of the rutunda in the Botanical Garden of Brussels. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop.
A three exposure HDR image of the Graslei area of Ghent, Belgium. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and adjusted in Lightroom/Photoshop.
A three exposure HDR image of dusk over a field near Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. Processed using Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop.
A HDR image of dusk/night over the lake in front of the Trent Building, University of Nottingham. Three exposures processed using Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop.
A three exposure HDR image of dusk over a lake at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham. Processed using Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop.
A three exposure HDR image of Attenborough Nature Reserve, near Nottingham. Processed using Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop.
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