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November 23, 2010

Old Garage,Shapwick Somerset

Filed under: Digital Photography,Shapwick,SouthWest,Westcountry — Tags: , , , — admin @ 2:43 pm

Somerset has been my home since I was about 7 yrs old.

The Wetlands of Sedgemoor served as my photographic training ground where I would travel around at dawn & dusk both exploring and trying to master my craft.

Even today the same area of moors provide inspiration for my landscape photography and I never tire of re visiting locations and exploring new angles and light.

Some things here never change and I’m glad to say this old garage at Shapwick nr Glastonbury is one of them.

Shapwick-Garage

15th Sec @ f16 , 30mm Lens,Canon 1DsMk2

June 16, 2008

Heron

Filed under: Exhibition,Fine Art,Gallery,Ginger Fig,Heath,Jenny Graham,Level Light,Pennie Elfick,Photographer,plantphoto,Shapwick,simon Plant,simonplantgallery,Taunton,Westcountry — admin @ 6:43 pm


Another dawn sortie on the Somerset Levels.
I’m busy shooting for the exhibition Level Light and while out I spotted this huge Heron from a distance.I always try and keep my camera set for the unexpected shot so I was ready to pounce when this bird spotted me and took off.
I’ve added extra grain to this image as I feel digital images can sometimes be quite souless and I just love the textures I used to get with old emulsions like Agfa 1000 RS.
Anyway back to the Euro championships !

May 16, 2008

Level Light Exhibition

Filed under: Burrow Mump,Burrowbridge,Exhibition,Fine Art,Gallery,Ginger Fig,Jenny Graham,Level Light,Pennie Elfick,Photographer,plantphoto,simon Plant,simonplantgallery,Taunton,Westcountry — admin @ 10:04 am


Here is a sneak preview of one of my images that will be appearing in an Exhibition called Level Light.Level Light is an exhibition of paintings of the Somerset levels by two established somerset artists Pennie Elfick and Jenny Graham.My work was spotted by Pennie and Jenny at the Ginger Fig Gallery in Taunton where it’s sold and they kindly asked if I’d like to show some of my work.
This is the first image I have produced for the show and it’s called May on the Moor.
It was shot nr Burrow Mump at Burrowbridge Somerset.It was so early in the morning that my only company where 2 young Deer who watched me from a cautious distance.
The Exhibition runs at Ginger Fig Bath Place Taunton for 2 weeks from the 3rd-17th July

May 13, 2008

Audi A8

Filed under: A8,Audi,Automotive,Car,Fine Art,Photographer,plantphoto,Rendering,Sea,simon Plant,simonplantgallery,SouthWest,Westcountry — admin @ 7:16 pm


We did some test work in April using the new Audi A8 which I was fortunate to have at my disposal for a week.After much deliberation we finally made our decisions for the locations.Myself and a friend who often drives for me on shoots first found some of these spots on Exmoor 16 years previous when we shot his Ford RS Turbo for my portfolio.Luckily we managed to find our way back to scout out the best time of day for the light.A week or two later at 5.30 am we returned and managed 4 locations before the light was lost.
The images where all retouched and then converted into LAB colour so I could separate the colours and add intensity before converting back to RGB.
As for the car it was nice for a week but I’m glad to get back to my into my BMW for the thrills !!
These images can be viewed at www.plantphoto.com

April 15, 2008

Perched

Filed under: Beach,Dorset,Fine Art,Lyme Regis,Photographer,plantphoto,Rendering,Sea,simon Plant,simonplantgallery,SouthWest,Westcountry — admin @ 12:20 am


When I was around 7-8 I always had a toy gun strapped in a shoulder holster pretending to be James Bond or some crime fighting detective or other.
Later at about the age of 10 or so I was never without a football at my feet and when my interest in Photography developed (no pun intended!)it was a camera that replaced a ball.My camera still travels with me most days especially on family days out which is when this image was taken.Most of my images are pre planned to capture the subject when the light falls at the best angle at the best time of day and season.Sometimes however you spot something that catches your eye in the most uninspiring light and this is one such image.
I did not touch this shot for 6 or so months until I had decided how I wanted the image to be completed.Most of the post production work on this image simply consisted of adjusting colour and tone and took about 3 hrs to complete.
The finished image is available as a fine art print at www.simonplantgallery.com