Back to the archives

Every now and then I go through the archives and look for photos taken long ago I may have overlooked for one reason or another. Maybe a new technique I learned over time may add something special to that photo, or maybe I just see it in a new way that I didnt see it before. Anyway here are a few:

This is from a photo trip in St Mary:

This one I took at Lyme Quay. My wife and I are split on this one, I like it, she doesnt. To get a few more opinions I posted it in a few groups on flickr, turns out most ppl dont like it either. This happens from time to time, where I like a photo that most people dont seem to like:

This is from Hope Gardens maybe 2 years ago. Trying something with lots of contrast and shadow:

This is also from St Mary, same trip as the first photo I believe. This is my favourite. Its also available for sale at http://dillyseyes.exposuremanager.com/g/black__white

Also gave the blog a face lift. I may change it again, not completely satisfied. Tell me what you think.


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Jamaica Carnival 2011

Ah yes, another year, another Carnival Sunday in Kingston. The parade seemed pretty big this year, in comparison to previous years. This time I decided to catch the parade across from JAMPRO (im usually at Devon House). The rain was really coming down whilst on route to my spot, but stopped just in time for the parade. I was kinda disappointed, was hoping to get some shots of the revellers in the rain. They went by kinda fast so didnt really get in a lot of shots. So we moved to Kings House road and met them there again, where they moved a bit slower since there was more crowd.

One year i'll follow the bands from start to finish. One year. Til then here's a sample of what I got. Enjoy!

Kimberley and Andre Wedding

Date: March 27, 2011
Location: Knutsford Court hotel (preparation), UWI Chapel (ceremony), Pollyanna Caterers (reception)
Scheduled start time: 3 pm

The day started off with brilliant weather, the kind every couple hopes for: bright and sunny but not too hot. Things started off a bit rocky as the bride was having unexpected car trouble, and arrived at the hotel a bit later than expected. Weddings are complicated events, and often times things go wrong on the day, so you have to just work with it sometimes. The preparations also ran a bit later than usual so the ceremony was a bit off schedule. The ceremony was very heartfelt none-the-less, with the couple reading their own vows and also including the bride's late mother into the sand ceremony as a tribute. As we were pressed for time (and disappearing light) we had to do away with the original plan of doing the wedding party pictures at Hope Gardens, and did what we could at the Chapel Gardens. Not the most photogenic of places but I think we got a few decent shots in, despite the fact that I wasnt mentally prepared for Chapel Gdns (I usually scope out all the locations beforehand). The reception ran very quickly with pretty much no break, there were some good laughs, the couple had fun trying to figure out how to drink from each other's glass, the best man speech shot, fierce battle for the bouquet, and lots of bell ringing for the couple to kiss (instead of knocking the glass). All in all a good day but a very long day, basically on my feet 12:30 pm - 9:30 pm straight, quite a marathon.Couldnt eat either as the reception went without breaks, so in the future need to stock up on some energy bars for situations such as these. This is my 3rd wedding, learnt a lot, still a lot of learning to do.

I put the below sideshow together (trying a ting). I didnt focus much on the choice of music, just kinda threw something in there, was going mostly for the visuals and the transitions. Please let me know what you think, I may offer this in my package in the future.

http://www.vimeo.com/23101757