Last Sunday found our family in London’s Chinatown, celebrating Chinese New Year. The new camera was put through its paces in the brilliant low angle sunshine; quite challenging conditions for this small but versatile camera.
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This shot is a bit extreme in its contrasts. The little Panasonic has had to do a quick Levels scan to determine the lightest and darkest portions of the picture, and it’s led to this completely unnatural rendering of the upper lanterns. Needless to say, I love it, especially the gradation from red to black seen in the elongated lantern hanging from the red rope on the right of frame.
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These two ladies don’t seem to have bodies because of the intense reflection of the sky in the window glass. Taken in Gerrard Street.
Reds tend to resist being stuffed into a JPEG image, and you can see these reds really squealing in protest at the compression I’m trying to subject them to.
A guy selling paper dragons in Gerrard Street.
While trying to zoom in and frame this subject, my eye was arrested by the poster in the shop window beyond him. Click the next picture to see what caught my eye…
Remember the name, folks; Everwell. The image of the little dude in the stars and stripes shorts splayed out in that crucifixion pose in front of the bikini clad groin will haunt me for a long time.
There’s just too much to deconstruct!
An out and out art shot. Or, a bit of wall at the Eastern end of Gerrard Street.
Family selling dragons and hand drums. Admirable that all ages are working together on the stall.
Looping lanterns.
On the way home we were treated to this amazing display of lights against the sunset, in Oxford Circus.
The camera went to bed, tired but happy.
