I have recently joined Alamy and started shooting stock photos. I composed this one with financial crisis and recession in mind.
Stock photography by Daugirdas Racys at Alamy
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Money
Horse
200mm looks like a wonderful lifestyle lens. It is great for kids, portraits, animals, birds, and even landscapes.
Birch tree forest
With 200mm one could find a forest at the heart of London, near Tate Modern gallery.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Clifton Bridge
Clifton bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in Bristol.
The city was a testing ground for my new Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens which proved invaluable. A full frame camera such as Canon EOS 5D may have complemented the lens even better for wideangle views of the bridge.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Crocus
Crocus is one of my favourite flowers, particularly the blue variety.
I chose very shallow depth of field to emphasize pleasing pastel colours, and create a photography that would resemble impressionistic painting. Diagonal composition helped to add interest and dynamism, while the several imaginary triangles defined by the flowers create a focal point.
The photo would have not been possible without my new Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod with horizontal column that enabled me to take longer exposure at ISO 100.
Snowdrops
2009 spring season has started in mid February with the first snowdrops. The vegetation is delayed by a couple weeks compared to the last year due to much colder winter.
The flowers are taken at the riverbank, Canley ford, Coventry. The out of focus orange background is created by the sunlit river with a much warmer colour tone. I used my favourite Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens for this photo and just a touch (-2EV) of fill in flash.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
One World Week 2008 at the University of Warwick
It has been a great week with plenty of activities, be it parties, concerts, talks, or sports competitions. I have been one of the people from PhotoSoc photographic the event. So my photos are all up on flickr, http://flickr.com/photos/daugirdas/collections/72157603811133811/
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to take a look. I am also looking for any comments and constructive feedback.
Please note the work is copyrighted, and may not be used for any purpose except personal use without express author permission.
Finall, I would like to include some highlights of the events.
Asian dances
African dance
In motion
Russian performance
Flamenco dance
The carnival
The concert
Kasai Masai african band performance
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Grey Squirrel photoshoot session near Coventry cathedral
Now the actions starts! Some squirrels are scared away so easily, but not this one. Fair enough, I had some walnuts in my hand, but I can't remember hanging any on the lens!
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Trip to London (28/01/2006)
About the trip
Duration: 13:00 to 20:00. Cost - £5.5o (www.megabus.com).
Buckingham Palace
I visited Buckingham palace shop. They have some toys, luxurious porcelain crockery and other nice knick knacks for sale. The prices as expect are fairly high, about the same as in Debenhams.
Then I headed towards the Palace itself. I took a few more photos of Victoria statue, and the guard (this time they were in warm winter coats). Some tourist even asked me if I could sell some photos, but I didn't have a business plan. Then I went through St. James park to the Piccadilly street.
Piccadilly
The street has many luxurious hotels, cinemas and restaurants. I spotted quite a few homeless
as well. Obviously the street is very overcrowded just like the rest of the city.
The St. James market is located just by the St. James church. Mainly various handcrafts and souvenirs are for sale. The church looks pretty dull from the outside. The interior is very similar to St Paul's cathedral in Birmingham. It has balconies from on the sides of the church; it reminds me more of an opera theatre. And indeed, many evening concerts are held there.
Then I headed further to the Piccadilly circus which is famous for its advertisements. The whole building front is dedicated to the bright LED screens. It looks a bit more impressive than on a photo.
National Portrait Gallery
The gallery is situated next to National Gallery in Trafalgar square. The entrance is free. It kept me busy for about an hour. They have anything from portraits of Tudor dynasty to modern photography. However I couldn't find any foreign painter works.
Covent Garden
Covent garden is a modernised "market". One can find very interesting handcrafts, jewellery and other items for sale. Many luxurious shops, cafes and restaurants have also moved in to the market building. However I found street performances to be the best attraction. They do tricks such as juggling knives while on a monocycle. They obviously don't forget to tell jokes, etc.
The area also includes some museums like Theatre museum, Transport museum, and some very nice cafes.
The long walk to somewhere
I was going towards the river, or so I thought... The weather was bit wintry, i.e. strong cold north east wind, about 0C. Well anyway I kept going for a bit (at least half an hour). The next thing I saw was The Royal Courts of Justice. It's closed on Saturdays (free admission) so I couldn't look around. The building are really impressive, most likely gothic style. It seems there is something to see wherever you go.
St
. Paul's Cathedral
Normally they charge £9 for entrance. However fare dodging is more than easy. Why go for sightseeing when you can go to an evening service? That only costs £1 or so (the collection). I will have to try it with Westminster Abbey next time.
Anyway, the cross shape Baroque style cathedral is very impressive. The wall are decorated with very outstanding mosaics, some nice paintings. It is really odd compared to any other British church, i.e. it looks very European.
Riverside walk
After service I finally managed to get to the river Thames. I found a few minutes to visit Tate Modern. I only had time to see Rachel Whiteread exhibition (also other exhibitions were not free). See http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/whiteread/default.shtm
After walking a mile or so I went back towards Trafalgar square and had a dinner at chinese restaurant. That worked out pretty cheap in terms of London: all you can eat + green tea for just £8.
Photos can be found @ webshots (IMG_2765 onwards)
Duration: 13:00 to 20:00. Cost - £5.5o (www.megabus.com).
Buckingham Palace
I visited Buckingham palace shop. They have some toys, luxurious porcelain crockery and other nice knick knacks for sale. The prices as expect are fairly high, about the same as in Debenhams.
Then I headed towards the Palace itself. I took a few more photos of Victoria statue, and the guard (this time they were in warm winter coats). Some tourist even asked me if I could sell some photos, but I didn't have a business plan. Then I went through St. James park to the Piccadilly street.
Piccadilly
The street has many luxurious hotels, cinemas and restaurants. I spotted quite a few homeless
as well. Obviously the street is very overcrowded just like the rest of the city.The St. James market is located just by the St. James church. Mainly various handcrafts and souvenirs are for sale. The church looks pretty dull from the outside. The interior is very similar to St Paul's cathedral in Birmingham. It has balconies from on the sides of the church; it reminds me more of an opera theatre. And indeed, many evening concerts are held there.
Then I headed further to the Piccadilly circus which is famous for its advertisements. The whole building front is dedicated to the bright LED screens. It looks a bit more impressive than on a photo.
National Portrait Gallery
The gallery is situated next to National Gallery in Trafalgar square. The entrance is free. It kept me busy for about an hour. They have anything from portraits of Tudor dynasty to modern photography. However I couldn't find any foreign painter works.
Covent Garden
Covent garden is a modernised "market". One can find very interesting handcrafts, jewellery and other items for sale. Many luxurious shops, cafes and restaurants have also moved in to the market building. However I found street performances to be the best attraction. They do tricks such as juggling knives while on a monocycle. They obviously don't forget to tell jokes, etc.
The area also includes some museums like Theatre museum, Transport museum, and some very nice cafes.
The long walk to somewhere
I was going towards the river, or so I thought... The weather was bit wintry, i.e. strong cold north east wind, about 0C. Well anyway I kept going for a bit (at least half an hour). The next thing I saw was The Royal Courts of Justice. It's closed on Saturdays (free admission) so I couldn't look around. The building are really impressive, most likely gothic style. It seems there is something to see wherever you go.
St
. Paul's CathedralNormally they charge £9 for entrance. However fare dodging is more than easy. Why go for sightseeing when you can go to an evening service? That only costs £1 or so (the collection). I will have to try it with Westminster Abbey next time.
Anyway, the cross shape Baroque style cathedral is very impressive. The wall are decorated with very outstanding mosaics, some nice paintings. It is really odd compared to any other British church, i.e. it looks very European.
Riverside walk
After service I finally managed to get to the river Thames. I found a few minutes to visit Tate Modern. I only had time to see Rachel Whiteread exhibition (also other exhibitions were not free). See http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/whiteread/default.shtm
After walking a mile or so I went back towards Trafalgar square and had a dinner at chinese restaurant. That worked out pretty cheap in terms of London: all you can eat + green tea for just £8.
Photos can be found @ webshots (IMG_2765 onwards)
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