Category Archives: Landscape Photography

#Photography: A Trip In Sight 🏙📷

Walk and stop..

This post was written on the 22nd February: I’ll be referring to the events from that date.

The dialogue:

You know when you mix up dates, so you convert your plans into a productive session. I wish I had the canon with me, but these photos were unexpectedly taken. The professional camera would of given me clearer shots. Oh well, maybe next time I can get some good shots on my next trip.

It wasn’t too cold tonight. It was a bit breezy, but nothing you can’t handle without a warm coat and winter accessories (scarf, gloves + hat). We’re coming to the end of February, so March is round the corner.

I hear Spring calling, that means more sun, and also the occasionally sprouts of rain to deal with it. Rain and sun go together; it’s nice when it forms a rainbow. Other than that, you can enjoy it from where ever you are in the world.

Take a look at the photographs I took yesterday: 

Thank you for viewing these pictures☺️

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography📷

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Once Upon A 5am Rise⏰🌅

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Artwork produced by Robin Moline

Once upon a morning…

….you wake up and rise. Unfortunately, you might wake up at a time that is inappropriate for you, but who’s to say it weren’t meant for something you were supposed to do. There are many reasons for being up at this time, it may cause you sigh or wish you go back to bed. This is time where your mind is silenced by the peaceful sounds of nothing. While waiting for the sun to come up, because everything is dark in sight. You hear the effects of driving cars every so often, depending if you live on a busy road or off the main road. Everything seems to popping off in the distance. There’s a party over there and you’re listening.

There comes a time, when it’s okay to resume your schedule. The jump out of the covers to pursue the day. A follow of daily routine that consume your day. It starts with a brush off the teeth and tongue. The eventual end pancaked out in bed (alone). Everything that fills you your day is a sandwich filler. Whether it be a job, children or pursing hobbies; it is a full time occupation of it’s own. You sense the cold these days before you leave your home. It allows you to make good choices of clothes to wear for extra warmth, so you’re not overstimulated by these bitter temperatures.

In the UK, the weather has a individual mind. It can go through different types of changes a day. Increasing and decreasing the temperature as it wants. It fluctuates like the sun and moon does. It is surprising you can wake up to snow dust. The adaptation to it is a must, sometimes you’ll be controlled by an external situation that you can’t trust. That doesn’t always mean to lock yourself in a box. You are free to do as you please, as long as it feels good to you. Make sure you carry emergency winter supplies such as a scarf and gloves. This will help you when it gets rough.

Note: I wrote this as bed time story for those who are wide awake at this time. The time you read it isn’t limited to one specific point to the day. So feel free to browse through at any day.

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Like a butterfly, you eventually drift off..

Thank you for reading this passage

Chanda D

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#Photography: Waterloo Walking 🚶🏾‍♀️🌃

Chanda Demi Photography Chanda Demi PhotographyHave you ever gone somewhere and after you’ve left the location, instead of going straight home.. you’ve decided to take a detour?

That’s how I ended up here, take a left.. take a right and see what’s in sight. The explanation for the two photographs you see above.

I’ve realised it’s not easy to shoot at night, you have to fiddle around with the camera settings, to figure out the best match for the lighting you’ve been presented with.

You do what you can, with what you have and make the most out of it

Feel free to share your tips below on how to capture pictures in low light👇🏾

Thank you ☺️

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography📸

#Photography: Barbican Strolling 🚶🏾💦

It’s the winter months, so every time I see sun. We don’t get much of it, so it’s basically similar to finding treasure LOL. It gives me the urge to go outside and take some more photographs. I took a trip to the Barbican centre, as they had a water feature in the middle. I didn’t know if I could get in because it’s Boxing Day, but I trusted my instincts and a way came (long story so I won’t get into it lol).

Anyways here’s a selected few of the pictures taken:

I hope you enjoy looking at the photos👁

Visuals and edited by Chanda Demi West 📸📸

#Photography : Static Streams💧🔮💦

Here are three photographs taken at Kensington Gardens, London. I’ve included two landscape ones and one ornament picture. I tried to get there before the sun went down, but at least I managed to take them before it turned pitch black.

It can be tricky taking images during this season, because outdoor natural lighting can be so fickle. Nevertheless, you have to make the most of what you’ve got and see how you can improve it post-production.

I hope you enjoy viewing the photos 📸🙌🏾

Image source: Chanda D Photography

Location: Central London

Scattering Skies🌏☁️🌈

Quick Capture – Sunset
I decided to find out why and how the sky manages to change colour. I think that’s what’s so attractive about it. Usually it’s normally blue, so when there’s a slight deviation from the norm; it’s noticeable. It’s not something you see all the time, so when it does occur. It is eye catching, you want to stop everything you’re doing just to capture the moment, before it goes away. The sky is forever renewing itself, so it’s calming to pay attention to it.

Scattering is the term used to describe this effect the sky creates-

Scattering Skies – Science Daily

On http://www.sciencedaily.com , Ackerman says “Because the sun is low on the horizon, sunlight passes through more air at sunset and sunrise than during the day, when the sun is higher in the sky. More atmosphere means more molecules to scatter the violet and blue light away from your eyes. If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red.”

Essentially, giving where the height of the sun is that day and the intensity of the air. This determines how much sunlight is passed through. It provides more chance, in the atmosphere to produce a variety of colours; if the molecules are able to travel long distance. So therefore, it’s a combination of many factors working together to create an eye-catching end product for certain parts of the world to see.

Next time you’re outside while this happens, don’t forget to stop and stare at this piece of art👩🏾‍🎨

That’s one science fact learnt for today.

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Chanda D

Sunshine vs. Sunset.. How The Two Met 🌞🍂🍁

When you see the sun in the morning, it’s good to take advantage of the weather, to capture photographs. This is because the strong lighting coming from sky, helps boost the quality of the image.

It’s also a relaxing activity to do, as your mind is focussed, whilst soaking in the rays. Two-in-one 😅😉

I took some photographs earlier and here are my favourite ones:

Take one
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4

I hope you enjoyed viewing them 🙂
Chanda D

Sunset Reflection 🌅🌈

I think it’s nice to watch as the sun set in, because the sky tends to display a variation of colours, which blends to create a rainbow (despite there being no rain). I managed to capture the sky, right before it turned dark. 

I’ll demonstrate the before and after pictures below:

Before
After

I decided add a silhouette effect to the photo, to emphasise the difference between the sky and the objects around it. The shades that appear give the sky a dynamic appearance, because it paints blends of colour. The idea was to focus on promoting the lower end of the colour spectrum, with a hint of brightness. 

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You’re never too busy to take a moment and notice your surroundings #VisualAwareness 😂. 

Chanda D

Rainy Day Photography ⛱🌅 : BTS 

The sky caught my eye last night, whilst I was on my travels. It was blue but the clouds had a warm pinkish tone to it. Also, it displayed a streak of orange. So, I decided to capture the moment, before the sun went down. It was also raining as well, as I thought that would add to the effect too.

I’ll show you a before and after picture of the images: 

Before
After
That’s all the BTS information on how the photograph was manipulated. Both taken and edited by me.

The aim was to bring out the warmer tone, to give it a subtle calmness.
Rainy days aren’t always so bad. 

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Figuring Out London 💦🌲💧

Landscape photography allows you to capture everything at once and in one photo, to create the bigger picture. You can use the buildings and objects in the camera frame, to construct shapes and dynamics, within the image. Here’s some pictures I took earlier on today: 

Trafalgar Square Water Fountain
Waterloo Bridge
St James Park