As is typical of any weekend on which I feel like taking photos, the British weather gods decided to be contrary and it poured on both Saturday and Sunday. However, I was not to be denied, and set off for the London Butterfly House in Syon Park to take some pictures anyway: thus we see how the British weather is slowly transforming me into a "flower and bug" man against my natural inclinations.
I'm uploading my pictures from the outing on this page, whose contents you can expect to grow considerably over the next few days.
Somewhere, someone mentioned that they're hasslin' amateur photographers (in the UK) taking pictures in public places. Sounds nuts and sinister--until one sees such obvious descent into thinly-disguised pedo-porn.
Posted by: gene berman | February 27, 2007 at 11:50 AM
Drats, my dastardly plan rumbled! Come Igor, let us flee the scene ...
Posted by: Abiola | February 27, 2007 at 12:04 PM
Nice shots. I notice the girl's hand is casting a shadow on her face -- was this taken with the on-camera flash, or was the SB-800 not turned up (with the bounce card pulled)? Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: AmitC | March 01, 2007 at 12:19 AM
Actually, I used the diffuser, with the flash head at an angle of 45 degrees or so. The shadow you see is mostly there because of the sunlight, as I was using ISO 400 and a relatively wide aperture at the time in order to conserve battery life.
Posted by: Abiola | March 01, 2007 at 09:35 AM