This summer….
Well, what is there to say about this summer? Feels like we have April lasting the whole summer… Below are two short Time-Lapse videos showing some impressions captured this summer.
Photo: London Bridge
Three exposures done with a Canon 7D, with basic tonemapping applied using the photomatix plugin for Aperture.
HDR photography
Last friday evening I had the pleasure of joining Trey Ratcliff, together with at least 50 other people, on his Photowalk at the Southbank in London. Although I couldn’t stay for the whole time due to other plans, it was a really enjoyable experience. Thanks Trey! I also took it as an opportunity to finally [...]
Apple Store – Covent Garden, London, Opening Day
As I am sure, everybody is well aware that Apple opened a new Store in London on Saturday. And It is an impressive store. One of the biggest Apple stores in the world. Chris Pinnock and myself went there on Saturday morning to have a look around and take some pictures and Videos. I also [...]
Naked Bike Ride – London 2010
Every year, a large crowd of people join the Naked Bike Ride through London. Naked Bike Ride – London 2010 from Mike Hellers on Vimeo.
Video: Timelapse – London
TimeLapse London from mikehellers on Vimeo. The above Video is a collection of timelapse videos done over the last few months in London. I have used a number of different cameras to take the pictures: Canon G9 with CHDK, Canon 500D and Canon 7D with external intervalometer. After converting the individual images into timelapse Videos [...]
Video: Ice sculpting at Canary Wharf
Photos and Video captured using a Canon 7D. Music: Denny Schneidemesser – Heart of the Winter
Photo: London Eye by night
Captured using a Canon 500D on a cold but clear evening early november 2009. Exposure time was 30s.
Summer in London
Well, everybody who lives in London must have noticed it: Summer has arrived! Not a surprise then that i have spent most of the weekend out in the town, and of course had my camera with me most of the time. What is the result? More media to fill those tubes. Let’s start with some [...]
Another day in London
A collection of pictures taken this saturday in London.
Gigapan – Blackwall basin
Yet another Gigapaixel panoramic image for the collection. Taken from Trafalgar Way looking over Blackwall Basin towards the O2. Click the image to open the viewer.
Photowalking around London
The following pictures have been taken with a Canon EOS 500D during a walk around London on a sunny (well, cloudy) afternoon. Enjoy!
Where’s Willis. The story behind the creation of a 2.6 gigapixel image of Londons Southbank
People who are following my blog on a regular basis have without any doubt noticed that I have somehow become fascinated by gigapixel panoramas over the past couple of months. A few weeks ago, SkyMovies contacted me asking if I would be interested in working with them to create a gigapixel panoramic picture for their [...]
Form 5090
As most of you know, I am spending a bit of time these days taking pictures in and around London. And I can now add myself to the list of people who ave been stopped by the police under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act. And a such I have now my first (probably not [...]
Panorama: Canary Wharf by night
I finally made my first attempt at shooting a high resolution panoramic image during the evening. Regular visitors will recognize the view of Canary Wharf already. It was unfortunately rather windy outside, causing the camera to not be always as stable as needed for these long exposure shots, but for what it’s worth, I am [...]
London Millwall Inner Dock Panorama
As always, enjoy. View of Millwall Inner Dock towards Canary Wharf Panorama size: 877 megapixels (59295 x 14798 pixels) Input images: 154 (22 columns by 7 rows) As always, you can find the complete list of my panoramas here.
Photowalking at the Southbank – more panoramas
As mentioned in the previous post, I spent yesterday afternoon walking along the Southbank along the river Thames, taking a number of panoramas using the GigaPan robotic camera mount. I have finished the stitching process and they are all up on the Gigapan.org website now. Enjoy zooming around the pictures. For a better experience, go [...]
Photowalking with the GigaPan
It was yet another sunny winter day here in London yesterday. I decided to take a tripod, the Gigapan and the Canon G9 out for a walk along the Southbank along the river Thames. While my computer is still busy stitching some of the panoramas together, I have finished uploading the first one to gigapan.org. [...]
Suzanne Vega & Seth Lakeman – iTunes Live Festival
I got two tickets yesterday to go and see tonight’s concert at the Koko in Camden/London. The gig, which was part of the London iTunes Live Festival featured Seth Lakeman and Suzanne Vega! To be honest, I didn’t really know Seth Lakeman before, but it was a wonderful concert, and will certainly invest some of [...]
Using the bus in London has become a joke!
I live and work in London since January 2007 and for the first time in my life I do no longer have a car. Until recently I have been rather happy with public transport in this great city. I use all means of transport, from DLR and tube to boats and buses. Especially buses can [...]