© 2018 by Andrew Caley Photography, Bourton on the Water based photographer

Cotswolds landscape photographer
bourton on the water photographer

Time till next adventure

  • Facebook - Black Circle
  • Instagram - Black Circle
  • Twitter - Black Circle
  • YouTube - Black Circle
  • 500px
  • Pinterest - Black Circle
  • Flickr - Black Circle
  • STILLS

  • VIDEO

  • BLOG

  • ABOUT/CONTACT

  • More

    48 hours in Dubrovnik

    November 12, 2016

    A little rain never hurt anyone

    August 11, 2015

    Guide to Plitvice Lakes National Park

    November 12, 2016

    1/6
    Please reload

    Recent Posts

    How to work full time and travel the world

    September 25, 2017

    Singapore travel guide

    April 9, 2017

    Ultimate 48-hour stopover in Singapore

    March 1, 2017

    Guide to Plitvice Lakes National Park

    November 12, 2016

    48 hours in Dubrovnik

    November 12, 2016

    Dubrovnik travel guide

    October 8, 2016

    10 must do things in Barcelona

    July 28, 2016

    Solo motorbike tour to the Ring of Kerry

    July 17, 2016

    Barcelona travel guide

    June 11, 2016

    Trover, your new travel companion

    May 22, 2016

    Please reload

    Search By Tags

    #san francisco

    48 hours in

    7th rise

    Aperture

    Bad weather

    Black&White

    Bobba

    Chewie

    Cityscape

    Colour

    Composition

    Engagement

    Exposure triangle

    Gran Canaria

    HDR

    HeMan

    ISO

    Iceland

    Landscape

    Lowestoft Pier

    Northern Lights

    Photomatics Pro

    Photoshop

    Ring of Kerry

    San Francisco

    Shutter speed

    Spain

    Surfing

    Tips and Tricks

    To Do

    Travel

    Try something new

    andrew caley

    asia

    barcelona

    bourton on the water

    california

    cotswolds distillery

    croatia

    dubrovnik

    europe

    far peak

    far peak climbing center

    gin

    ireland

    motorcycle

    must do

    off camera

    photo

    plitvice lake national park

    product

    singapore

    toast

    toast the cotswolds

    top 10

    travel

    travel guide

    trover

    try something new for 30 days

    unesco

    waterfalls

    Please reload

    Previsualising Bruges

    September 22, 2015

    |

    Andrew Caley

    Recently had a family trip to Bruges and knew it was going to be a great opportunity to develop my landscape and travel portfolio. With images literally appearing in front of you around every corner coupled with the first signs of autumn in the foliage Bruges is truly a photographer's dream.

     

    To capture a beautiful location in its best light you need to practise pre-visualising an image so you know what you’re looking to capture before pressing the shutter.  Learning that great photos don't just happen for professional photographers is one of the most important lessons to learn, realising that it takes multiple attempts at the same location and trying different angles before they get that image they have pre-visualised days or years before.

     

    Pre-visualising an image greatly increases the chances of success as you know what you're trying to achieve and seen the mistakes others have made before.  There are plenty of ways to pre-visualise an image but one of the easiest ways is using Google images to see the previous images taken of a particular location and checking the weather to see when the best light is going to be available. 

     

    This was one of the main images I pre-visualised and coupled with checking the forecast the day before I knew I only had one quality sunset of the weekend.  The first attempt was during early sunset and with the clouds spanning across the sky that gives great colour contrast to the sky.  It needed a little retouching of the shadows of the willow to try to bring out the greens it really finishes off the image.  

    Hand held at a shuttle speed 1/800th, f5, ISO 400

     

    It always amazes me how much of a difference just an hour makes in photography.  I wanted to capture the same images in a different light so after going back to the hotel to grab the tripod I set up again but this time during the blue hour which completely changed the sky and dragging the shutter to smooth out the water to give some great reflections.

     

    Shot on a tripod at a shuttle speed 2seconds, f6.3, ISO 100

     

    As well as pre-visualising images it's important to capture images that just present themselves to you.  This image pretty much speaks for itself with the autumn red in the ivy leading the eye into the image to the setting sun over the bridge.

    Hand held at a shuttle speed 1/500th, f6.3, ISO 1100

     

    Bruges is full of unique houses with bay windows overhanging the canals coupled with the reflection in the water it really shows the city at its best.  

    Hand held at a shuttle speed 1/800, f5, ISO 1600

     

    Saw this alleyway during the day but wasn't happy with the harsh light so I knew I wanted to come back once the ambient and artificial light started to balance each other out.  The street lights really add to the dimension of the images.  

    Hand held at a shuttle speed 1/640th, f5, ISO 1600

     

    Bruges has a real feel of Amsterdam about it including all the cyclists! So wanted to try and capture that motion against one of the endless labyrinth of back alleys. I didn't have time to set up the tripod for this shot so had to quickly set myself up compose the images just as this cyclist went passed. 

    Hand held at a shuttle speed 1/15th, f6.3, ISO 200

     

    As well as cyclists there is the traditional horse drawn carriage going round the city which is a bit more predictable! Against the back drop of the Stadhuis it shows the traditional and modern side of the city.  

    Shot on a tripod at a shuttle speed 1/30th, f5.6, ISO 100

     

     

    Please reload

    Featured Posts
    • Facebook Classic
    • Twitter Classic
    • Google Classic
    Follow Us