My training routine has taken a bit of a hit recently. The karate club at which I train has lost one of its venues, which has reduced them down to one ninety minute session a week.
There has been a unexpected benefit, which is that a bit of my time has been freed up, although it took me a while to appreciate that it could be used for photography. The penny finally dropped whilst I was sat in traffic on Hotwell Road, looking across the river at the SS Great Britain.
So, long story short, a couple of weeks later, I was back with my camera and tripod. The evening was perfect (I assume - I'm new to this nocturnal photography lark) being very still, with a low overcast and I made a number of images.
One thing that I didn't expect - because I hadn't thought the process through, really - was how long it would take to make each exposure. I set the shutter speed to 30 seconds and then varied the aperture to control exposure, which meant that with post processing, each one took a whole minute, which is a long time when you're stood around in the cold. Then there were a couple of occasions when I released the shutter accidentally whilst trying to get the camera to autofocus - I was wearing gloves, to be fair - and during one exposure I made the beginners mistake of kicking the tripod.
Anyway, the image above is the first decent shot that I produced during the session. There are a few more to come, which I'll post over the next few days.
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