A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)
Until quite recently, London was a terrible place for cycling in. Now, with traffic so congested
and average speeds reduced to less than they were in the days of the horse and cart,
you're more likely to be knocked down by a bike than a car in central London. And until quite
recently, the A23 through Streatham, where we lived, was a race track to the south. So it's
hardly surprising that the bike here didn't get used much, and was effectively left to rust
picturesquely away under the magnolia.
This was a very old picture shot on something like an Instamatic half-frame camera.
However, on using Perfect Photo Suite to increase the resolution (using fractals) and
converting to a sepia-toned b&w, it now has a certain charm. In order to make the
right-hand side of the frame more interesting than just a dark gate, I have added a window
gobo from Tiffen Dfx, as if a reflection from a sunlit window nearby. This needed to be
angled and tweaked slightly to look natural as it hits the cross-members of the gate.
Until quite recently, London was a terrible place for cycling in. Now, with traffic so congested and
average speeds reduced to less than they were in the days of the horse and cart, you're
more likely to be knocked down by a bike than a car in central London. And until quite recently,
the A23 through Streatham, where we lived, was a race track to the south. So it's hardly
surprising that the bike here didn't get used much, and was effectively left to rust picturesquely
away under the magnolia.
This was a very old picture shot on something like an Instamatic half-frame camera. However,
on using Perfect Photo Suite to increase the resolution (using fractals) and converting to a
sepia-toned b&w, it now has a certain charm. In order to make the right-hand side of the
frame more interesting than just a dark gate, I have added a window gobo from Tiffen Dfx, as
if a reflection from a sunlit window nearby. This needed to be angled and tweaked slightly to
look natural as it hits the cross-members of the gate.
A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)