Some pictures of Swindon

[stigmundfreud]

As part of my own mini project of photographing Swindon, yesterday we went up to Barbury Castle.

I have to say, Swindon is a lucky place considering its size it is right on the door step of some special places!!!

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This is Harcourt Road which is just behind Ferndale road.

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This is the Cheney Manor area

Churchward Avenue:





Plumbers Pit which is in the Cheney Manor industrial estate





The railway under pass just near Northstar

Edited by stigmundfreud on Sunday 27th April 14:30

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Pinehurst:

This is St Marys Church which is just off Pinehurst/Akers Way:



Akers Way:

Edited by stigmundfreud on Sunday 27th April 14:19

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Lydiard Park

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And finally, for now, Avebury







finishing with a car related shot

[CivicMan]

Would have liked one of the Honda factory!

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CivicMan said:

Would have liked one of the Honda factory!

Give me time!I aint made it to east swindon yet!

[nick_bbb]

Some cracking shots there, love the tones

[stigmundfreud]

coming from you thats something \i take as a real compliment as I really enjoy the car/model shots, something I'd like to do but no idea how to get into!

The new york street shot you've entered in this months comp, which lens are you using?

[nick_bbb]

Thanks matey Give it a go, I'm sure you'd do a great job.

24-105 F4 L for the NY photo @ 105mm and F4.

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nick_bbb said:

Thanks matey Give it a go, I'm sure you'd do a great job.

24-105 F4 L for the NY photo @ 105mm and F4.

Thats what I was thinking as its actually the lens I'm looking at next to repalce the sigma! Hoping to take advantage of $vs£

[Goldeeno]

I think there all pretty sweet mate, some real interesting shots, and some good processing!

[stigmundfreud]

thanks Goldeeno

[_dobbo_]

I think these are really good. I especially like the first akers way one.

Are you into fishing, or is it just a photo of someone who is?

edit - by the way, judging by the first four you've got a tasty dust spot on your sensor!

Edited by _dobbo_ on Sunday 27th April 23:18

[stigmundfreud]

nah not into fishing - but its nice to see lads of all ages going down there rather than smoking crack.

Where is the dust spot? My screen is covered in filth and I cannot make it out.

ETA bks I just found it still it beats the oil streaks I was suffering from

Edited by stigmundfreud on Sunday 27th April 23:33

[john185k]

I love your processing - some of the best i have ever seen.

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john185k said:

I love your processing - some of the best i have ever seen.

Seriously pleased you like it! I went through a phase of really over processing (some might say I still do!) but this is the look I've settled with - sometimes direct from cam, other times a bit of curve and colour balance adjustment.

The kit I used on the shots is pretty constnatly the 17-40L but the shots at Barbury I also used an ND grad, I'd expose for the sky then +2 ev and recompose so the ground came in exposed letting the grad (a 2ev grad) work on the sky.

[Cpt Stirling]

One of the magic roundabout would be good

[stigmundfreud]

I'm working on it!!!