<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
	<title>chunter - photoblog</title>
	<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com" />
	<link rel="self" href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/atom.xml" />
	<author>
		<name>Colin Hunter</name>
	</author>
	<id>http://chunter.shutterchance.com/</id>
	<generator>RSS LiveUpdate</generator>
	<updated>2008-06-15T09:10:19Z</updated>
	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Worker
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/165051.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				At work in the garden. This hedge at the edge of my garden is a hive of industry at this time of year.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:2ebc3751fc8eaa70060e9d522b3d048a</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Rain Cups
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/157472.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				These are little brass cups on springy stalks designed to capture the rain and sway in the wind. When they collide they tinkle like wind chimes. Well, that's the theory, but it doesn't work! Even so, they caught my eye when I was looking for Canon fodder and so I shot them with a 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS zoom that I was testing prior to a forthcoming trip to Vancouver. I'm looking for excuses not to take the 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, which is monstrously heavy, and on the strength of this picture, and one or two others, I think I can safely leave the heavyweight behind in favour of the much smaller and lighter lens. With a 2x TelePlus converter attached and mounted on the EOS 10D with 1.6x zoom factor, I have the equivalent of 960mm, so beware: I can probably see you from here!
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:4c7f61d9fd360230d1981473ace76c48</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Pacific Princess Surprise
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155864.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				After passing the three Queens (Elizabeth, Victoria and Mary) with whom she exchanged acknowledging hoots as she departed on her latest voyage, I can't help thinking that for this backward facing oarsman it was still a bit of a surprise! Now I know the rule on the water is that power gives way to sail, but not sure about elbow grease!
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:534a8b886f4caf633c14b5d6839f5673</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				www.BEKEN.co.uk
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155294.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				The real professionals! Now here's a job if you like boats: marine photography. How great to be able to combine two passions for a living. Unsurprisingly, this well-known marine photography company was on hand to cover the event of the three Queens - Elizabeth II, Victoria and Mary II - all together for the last time in Southampton. You can't see it here, but I can confirm from other pictures I have that they are using Canon professional ('L') series lenses. You can see their pictures of the event on their web site. I'm sure you can find the URL somewhere!
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:5fb705fb5ec8a2dcff974ca445c5b6f3</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Bow Wave
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155293.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				The Queen Mary 2 moves slowly up river past the Queen Victoria before turning for her departure into open waters. I took this handheld with a 70-200mm zoom with 2x converter from the back of a small motor boat. Obviously a tripod was out of the question as the boat was bobbing like a cork in a maelstrom because of the multiple wakes from the flotilla of craft that had come out to see the spectacle. I therefore cranked up the ISO and opened the aperture wide for a speed of 1/400th. Even so, I had to time my shots so the boat was at the top or bottom of its travel, at which point it was almost stationary for a split second.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:3d6c04b24e40cad50c36157edec8b056</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Queens' Departure
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155288.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				The Queen Mary 2 departs Southampton on 22 April, having earlier paraded with the Queen Victoria and the QE2 in Southampton Water - the last time these magnificent vessels will be together here. As the QM2 rounds the headland, in the distance you can (just) see the Queen Victoria through the haze, also departing on her next voyage. This shot is taken from my brother's small motor boat late in the evening. For your amusement you may like to hear that after failing to get some much needed fuel at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, we limped back on petrol fumes to our mooring at Lymington where, on transferring to the small tender - a tiny rowing boat - to get back to shore, I slipped and sat heavily in the corner instead of the middle, whereupon water poured in sinking the unstable craft. So I got my historic shots at the cost of a pretty cold soaking! Fortunately we had not yet transferred the camera gear to the tender! For some reason, I have a cold today!
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:cbe8412e7469c2bba155a2a353401e5b</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Three Queens
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155282.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				At the risk of boring you silly with these things, (I know Ellie caught these fine vessels from a different viewpoint), here is a very rare picture of three Queens in the same shot. They are, from left to right, the QE2 (Queen Elizabeth II) in for a refit, the Queen Victoria preparing to sail, and the Queen Mary 2, already on her way. We followed the QM2 from her berth up the water where she turned in her own lenth and passed back past the other two for this historic event - the last time they are scheduled to be together in Southampton.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:735e39f85564373ae55350892bcd710d</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				St. Nicholas, Newbury
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/155272.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				Sun streaming through the high windows highlights the warm tones of the wooden choristers' pews. 15-30 Sigma lens on the EOS 10D, giving a 1.6 x field of view magnification.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:f59a79eadb7741d1485715ec87b85c30</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Wiltshire Panorama
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/152677.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				Here's another shot from Salisbury cathedral's tower, at the base of the 404 foot spire. Or more accurately, here are another five shots, merged together in Photoshop. This view looks south over the city towards Southampton. It's just over 5 miles to the horizon in the centre of the picture. I know this because just to the right of the slightly yellow patch is my house behind a clump of trees.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:03c3dafd39fe1c6abeb4bd72e3255d29</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Inspire
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/152676.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				Have you ever wondered what the inside of a church or cathedral spire looks like? No? Me neither, but I was fascinated to see this, the woodwork that supports Salisbury cathedral's spire that reaches 404 feet from the ground. It's not pretty and it doesn't appear to be uniform, but it really is. At each level, the woodwork pattern is repeated a little smaller than the level below it. Note the ladders way up above; maintenance workers need access right to the top. At some point up there it's too narrow to work, so there's a small door that allows the maintenance crew to reach the top from the outside!
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:40a3d0005a2a00b12d10e4a60fc88372</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Spire Shadow
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/152675.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				Salisbury cathedral's spire is 404 feet tall. On a good day, the shadow makes an interesting photo on its own. A shot like this would not normally be possible, but if you take the tower tour, you can reach the top of the tower - the base of the spire - for superb views across the city and beyond.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:ef02eb2a8f98b7d3bcfbbfb1bff3a27a</id>
	</entry>

	<entry>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[
				Salisbury Cathedral Interior
			]]>
		</title>
		<link href="http://chunter.shutterchance.com/photoblog/152673.htm" />
		<summary>
			<![CDATA[
				Salisbury cathedral is one of the most beautiful in the country and if you elect to take the tower tour, you get access to parts you couldn't otherwise reach, which gives an abundance of unusual viewpoints.
			]]>
		</summary>
		<updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<id>urn:uuid:179274d4f5b9275e290f059fc1dbd0d8</id>
	</entry>

</feed>
