Street Art at Bristol Docks

Another sunny weekend and just a hint of slightly warmer weather, so I thought a trip to the docks was in order.  I was shooting mainly black & white film, but I did pack the Canon 40D DSLR which enabled me to capture these images which are constantly changing.  Presently they are extremely vibrant.

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A Star-Filled Night Shoot in Bristol

Nope, not that kind of star.  This was an 8-point star filter.

Well, this is one of my toys that I've had for a while and not really tried it out.  I'm not going to pass these of as my better photos as it was merely a test to see how the flilter performed.  You can get these cheaply in smallers sizes, so I bought a 49mm version as this will fit most of my older manual lenses.

Carl Zeiss 135mm

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Urban Candids in Bath

Bath is one of my two favourite cities for street candids.  It has plenty to to offer for photographers and there seem to be as many people with cameras as without, so there's very little attention drawn towards urban shooters. 

This was a test of my new Canon 135mm lens; a focal length I don't really use for candids, preferring a shorter focal length for this kind of work to allow me to get closer to the subject. This lens is great for isolating subjects and getting some portrait shots.  Here are a few samples:

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