About Me

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am an amateur photographer from Newcastle upon Tyne. I live with my husband, Graeme, alongside our 7 dogs, 3 cats and 2 ferrets. We are both interested in dog agility and I have recently started some gundog training. As well as our own dogs, I run a dog walking and pet care service. I am also studying canine behaviour and training, so always have a dog or two as a good photographic subject. I have completed two basic photography courses as well as a night photography course, to try to improve my existing skills, as well as develop new skills and find some new subjects for my photography. I shoot most of my photos with a Nikon D3000. I have two lenses - the 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 and the 55-300mm 1:4.5-5.6. I mainly use the 55-300 lens, as it covers most bases for the type of photography I enjoy. I also have a Nissin Di622 Mark II flashgun and have recently been gifted a Manfrotto tripod.

Friday, 18 May 2012

The Angel of The North

I decided that as I live about 15 minutes drive from this sculpture, it was about time I got some photos of good old 'Rusty'. I must admit, I have never been all that bothered to visit it. However, once you are near the sculpture, you realise why it is so famous. The scale of it cannot be portrayed in words and you really need to visit to take it in.

I went along with my husband in the early evening last Sunday. It was a rather cloudy day and it was actually a good time to visit, as there were not that many visitors around. Even in the 15 minutes we were there, several families turned up, posed to have their photos taken and left again.


This photo shows the magnitude of this sculpture. The teenaged couple turned up as I was taking photos and didn't seem to mind being included in my photo.



The first photo was taken as a large jpeg and this one was taken as a raw image. First time I have ever shot in raw and I am impressed. The amount of detail you can edit into your photos means you find the details that are not visible in the original photo. Great for these low light conditions.


I am certainly glad I eventually went along and took in this sculpture. It is a symbol of the North and we should be proud of it, as it is here to stay and certainly attracts attention.


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