Had snow over the weekend and so took the opportunity to do some off-road cycling with my mountain bike.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2013
Cycling in the snow
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Dec 292012
A 1:12 scale model of a 2012 Harley Davidson FLSTF Softail Fat Boy motorbike. Photo taken using three flashguns bounced off the ceiling for even lighting. There was some ambient tungsten lighting but its contribution was minimised somewhat by using a 1/250 second shutter speed and the flashguns at full power. I used a Nikon D800 camera for this at an aperture of f/8 and ISO 100 so there should be plenty of detail there for a very large print; I may do a silver print at some point.
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/slides/_DSC2196c.html
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Photo of mini replica guitars
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Dec 242012
I’ve just uploaded a photo of mini replica guitars. Each guitar is about 25 centimetres (or 10 inches) in length. The guitars were elevated about 2 centimetres from the background lying horizontally on a flat surface. I used three flashguns bounced off the ceiling for even lighting.
Left to right:
Fender Stratocaster, Johnny Cash’s acoustic, John Lennon’s acoustic, Noel Gallagher’s Epiphone Supernova.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Abstract photos using liquid
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Dec 202012
Some abstract photos now online:
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/Abstract%204/
…and…
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/Abstract%205/
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Abstract photos, the dark side
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Dec 022012
Following on from Abstract 1 and Abstract 2, I now present Abstract 3. Again, based on the clichéd smoke photography, these do have a beauty of their own.
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/Abstract%203/
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
More abstract photos using smoke.
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Nov 252012
After yesterday’s photos, I’ve created more today and all using the same theme:
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/Abstract%202/
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Abstract photos using smoke
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Nov 252012
I’ve uploaded some abstract photos to my website. I used smoked to create these abstract photos and these are my first ever attempts; I must have got lucky with the setup as I had no real problems. The minor issue that I did experience was the external flash overheating and shutting down after a few shots. So rather than waste time or miss interesting patterns whilst waiting for the external flash to cool down, I used my camera’s internal flash to experiment but the results were less than ideal.
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/Abstract%201/
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Aug 042012
I’d already posted a number of photos of the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in various places, and I’ve now collated these and put online at a single resource:
- Photos from the London 2012 Opening Ceremony
http://www.metalvortex.com/images/Misc%20Photos/London%202012%20Olympics/
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Jul 282012
There are certainly plenty of videos and photos for this event, but I thought I’d post some here that are a little bit different.
In terms of an event, I especially loved the industrial drummers and the chimneys, the children’s fantasy nightmare, the music video on the house, and the final fireworks.
The music throughout was excellent. With the drummers, I felt every percussion it was so loud, the body taking the brunt of the sound. Awesome! And then the final fireworks, deep impact sound ripping through your body, I loved it!
I have videos of the event and I’ll upload those to YouTube at some point, but there’s just so much to do right now!
Ok, this first photo one is not from the Opening Ceremony but was taken just before the dress rehearsal on Monday 23rd July 2012:
These flowers are along the Greenway gate into the Olympics Park, just a couple of hours before the Opening Ceremony on 27th July 2012:
These are “out of focus” shots of lights in the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012; I like to call these the Olympic Rings :
The following are more traditional photos from an Olympics Opening Ceremony, just to provide some context!
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
May 282012
Swinley Forest
A video showing the first half of the Seagull Run in Swinley Forest on Sunday 27th May 2012. I was pretty much tired at this point, made a few mistakes, but am reasonably content with this run.
Swinley Forest, Seagull Run
The conditions were dry, a bit dusty, with some muddy holes dotted around (between Star Post 6 and Lower Star Post).
Squirt lubrication
The Squirt lube kept the bike chain very clean and well lubricated; running smooth. See photos below of the untouched chain after Swinley.
There is some build-up of wax on the jockey wheel but this does not interfere with the chain. Any dirt that is stuck on the wax will likely be shed. If I had used my normal wet lubrication then this chain would have been quite messy, with the oily-dirt mixture grinding the chain. The chain is a Shimano 10-speed HG-X (XTR M980).
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012