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Next stop, Mumbai CST
One of the most ingenious use of the inside of a subway train I have seen are these life-sized wall to wall photographs of jammed packed commuters in a Mumbai train on Line 53 of the Amsterdam subway. (watch a video here by Jorn van Eck) Just love the juxtapositioning (that damn word again!) of one of the most crowded and overused public transport systems in the world with a modern, clean and efficient European subway.
An English variety
Volunteer harvester, Bothy Vineyard, Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire
Sian and Richard Liwicki runs Bothy Vineyard in the Oxfordshire countryside, a small specialist vineyard producing a variety of award winning wines from five and a half acres. I had the opportunity to visit a harvest this weekend and photograph some volunteers and friends picking the ripe fruit from the vine straight to press. The morning was cold, dank and foggy, just nice for saturated colours of the vine leaves, and no shadow. The misty sky became a large softbox.
Dinosaur Coast
I love this stretch of coast on the south western flank of the Isle of Wight. From Compton Chine to Brook Chine, this is where you go to find evidence of footprints and bones of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous rocks that make up the crumbly sea-eroded cliffs. It is also the spot to view amazing panoramic sunsets.
I seldom make use of my tripod, but I wanted to finish off a couple of rolls of 120 film with the Rolleiflex. Got tempted to use the M8 as well for immediacy. I am pleased with the rendition of the M-lens. Not so pleased is the noise at 640ISO on the M8 though, so these were taken at 160ISO with -1/3 stop.
San Marco, Venice
Photo © Steven Lee
Just been going through my Venice images from February, my, how time flies, now we are already in July. Beginning to lay out our Venice Blurb photobook, and came across many gems from our participants too! It’s amazing how everyone’s vision of a place differs when some effort is applied to create something meaningful as opposed to just snapping away at postcard type images. Photographing in limited time, and with a purpose always make one become more creatively tuned to see new pictures, and experiment with angles, emphasis and personal styles. More later…
Wheat field, Burgundy
Evening meal out. St Tropez.
explorenation.net ~ photography posts, workshops, writings and thoughts by Steven V-L Lee 
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