St. Paul's in early morning light

Effects applied in FX Photo Studio: Gamma + Brightness/Contrast + Crystal River + Vintage

Other apps: Pro Camera + HDR Foto

Apps Featured:
ProCamera
HDR Foto
FX Photo Studio

POTD: Bridge to the Icon

(taken with iPhone and edited in FX Photo Studio App)


Apps Featured:

• FX Photo Studio

POTD: St. Paul's Dome

1. Original Version

(taken with Canon IXUS 310HS) (Courtesy: Ian Woodberry for the idea of taking this picture from 6^th floor of One New Change)

2. Old Photo Version

(edited in Dynamic Light app and then converted into an Old Photo in PicFX app)

3. Triptych Version

(converted into monochromes (blue, gray and green colour filters) in Noir Photo app and then collaged in Photo Wall app)

4. Shining Dome Version

(edited in Bleach Bypass app – applied Muted Monochrome filter)

Tuesday Thunder - St. Paul's and Gherkin

I have a bonanza of FIVE pictures today, albeit of the same place, but in different shades. The setting is South Bank view of St. Paul's and Gherkin. I love this view – am not sure if it was better without the cranes that seem to be omnipresent throughout London nowadays, but nevertheless, I have used them to my advantage in some of these pictures.

Firstly, I should thank Ian and Carolyne for waiting patiently while I took this picture in their company. Next, lets put the feast on the table. J

1. Unedited version. It was dusk time with clear sky and good natural magic hour lighting.

(taken with Canon IXUS 310HS)

2. Monochrome. There was drama in the scene with both water and sky in ample abundance in the frame; also, the tall cranes accentuated the dramatic story. All these elements are compelling enough to convert this picture into a Monochrome.

(converted in Noir Photo app)

3. Cinematic. The shot looked fit to be part of a Hollywood movie – so, I added some cinematic effect to it.

(applied Drama filter in Snapseed and thick vignettes in Bleach Bypass to give the spotlight effect)

4. Artistic. No explanation required here. The photo effused so much of artistic flare that I felt it natural to apply an artistic filter to it.

(applied Clarity and Magic Hour filters in Camera+; added some sharpness in PS Express; concluded by adding a gritty black border in Camera+)

5. Sunset Enhanced. I used Sunset Taker app to enhance the evening colour in this version of the photograph.

I hope you like today's post and there is at least one version which manages to hold your attention – tell me which one!

St. Paul's Panoramas

Continuing with the past two day's theme, we have some more of St. Paul's today – this time in the shape of Panoramic pictures. I haven't dabbled with this part of photography before, and have started experimenting it recently.

On this occasion, I took some pictures from the terrace of the One New Change mall – on recommendation from Ian (you get the credit again J). Basically, I took some 16 pictures spanning from Shard to St. Paul's part of the view and then stitched them together in Autostitch app. I loved the result and hope you like it as well. Then, I took a second panorama of the front side of St. Paul's, which has come out more like a fisheye picture but that's the best I could create from such a short distance.

(taken with Canon IXUS 310HS and stitched together in Autostitch)

(taken with iPhone and collated in Autostitch)

P.S.: Yesterday's voting result: Cinematic version (#3) won hands down, closely followed by the Monochrome version (#2).

Bridge to the Monument

Bridge to the Monument, a photo by girish_nayyar on Flickr.

Completely unedited pic taken with Canon IXUS 310 HS