Revitalised

It's amazing how a good nights sleep can change the way you feel. I think our daughter Rhiannon agrees with us.

Starlight

I decided to use this dark time of year to learn as much as possible about night photography. I have a good camera which handles high ISO levels well, I also have a sturdy tripod and a remote shutter release, so all I need now is some creativity and skill.
About a week ago I went out into the night to try it out. It didn't take long to realise that one of the obstacles is light pollution. If you stand around for long enough in a place which you at first percieved as being completely dark, then after only a few minutes you notice how it isn't really dark at all. There is always a bit of light showing from somewhere. Of course this is necessary if you want to capture some sort of image at all, but if you want to take a photograph of a starlit night then it's better not to have streetlights and headlights polluting the darkness. Stay far away from any town since it seems to emit a far reaching glow which takes the sharpness out of the stars. These are some of the first attempts and next time I will have to find a darker place!

Portrait of Rhiannon

David and Goliath

Only this time Goliath wins.
I took some photos of a friends indoor hockey (or "Floor Ball", which is is the correct name for it) match on Saturday when his team played against a much younger school team. The energetic youngsters were shouldered out of the way by the older more experienced (and larger) players. If you thought indoor hockey was for wuzzies then think again. This is ice hockey without the iceskates and padding!

Portrait of Henrik

Night Light

I tried taking a photograph in almost total darkness tonight. We've had our first snow and straight away it's not quite as dark as before. There was just enough night light on this little forest road near our house to capture the landscape with a 5 minute exposure. It's hard to believe that I could hardly make out what was in front of the camera in the darkness before I released the shutter.

Family Photographer

The problem with being the photographer in the family is that you are more often than not excluded from the family photos.

Camera and flash set up and ready, "stand over there Lorienne...point the flash this way with your left hand out from the side and shoot...", "Click!" Copyright Lorienne Bell!