Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres
1 ‘The Wheel of Light’ by Geoff Chalmers
“I took this four-second exposure of the Wheel of Light in Leeds using a Sony A7R IV with a Sony FE 24mm F/1.4 GM lens on a tripod. I like the mix of colours in the wheel and the sense of movement from the light trails of the traffic; I was trying to balance the light from the wheel with the light trails from the moving traffic. It was a challenge to expose correctly as the wheel was changing speed, and so was the traffic. It was fun to explore the range of colours and light trails by experimenting with long exposures.”
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Digital Camera says: Choosing to shoot this image with a long exposure has given it great clarity. The lights from the wheel, the light trails and the starbursts on the streetlights, produced by using an aperture of f/11, have all combined to make this shot an explosion of colour.
2 ‘Volo Bog’ by Scott Daniels
“This image was shot at the Volo Bog State Natural Area, the only open water quaking bog in the state of Illinois, USA, on an OM System OM-1 with an Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 lens at 9mm (18mm equivalent in full-frame terms), set at f/5 in Aperture Priority, and ISO 200. The image is a composite of four overlapping raw frames taken over a 180° arc and stitched together in Lightroom; the shutter speeds range from 1/500 sec to 1/640 sec. The reflection of the sun surrounded by floating leaves guides the eye to the surrounding golden tamarack trees, framed by the brilliant blue water and the cloud-filled sky.”
Digital Camera says: Scott has blended four shots together to produce a stunning panorama. The circular bog with the reflection of the clouds and contrasting trees, as well as some foreground interest, make this a fine example of photo stitching.
3 ‘Cheetah’ by Grant McElhinney
“On a recent trip to the UK, I visited Longleat Safari Park. I had booked the Big Cat Photo Tour, which is an amazing way to get up close to lions, tigers, cheetahs and wolves. We toured the various enclosures of these animals in a Land Rover with the windows open and had free rein to photograph them. This female cheetah was relaxing inside a large hollow log and caught my eye. One of her cubs was just a few metres away lying in the grass near the log. Taken with my Pentax K3 III at 463mm; exposure 1/320 sec at F6.3, ISO 3200.”
Digital Camera says: We love the direct eye contact and the superb range of tones in this portrait. The contrast of the cheetah against the softer background really focuses the attention on the Cheetah’s markings. A stunning capture from the window of a Land Rove
