Illuminations Tour
Blackpool Illuminations Tour
14/10/08 23:26 Post: Commissions
Taken at 8:37pm during the Blackpool Illuminations Tour. Wednesday 8th October 2008.
The conference was an exciting opportunity to photograph a number of events and presentations. The highlight of the morning was Wayne Hemingway MBE (Co-founder of Red or Dead & Hemingway Design) and his keynote speech (or should that be performance?!). In the afternoon there was an ‘Open Space’ forum which provided a major opportunity for delegates to discuss their ideas and concerns. In the early evening we all gathered for the annual AGM meeting at the Grundy Gallery, set with a beautiful backdrop of the current exhibition from Heather & Ivan Morison entitled ‘The Opposite Of All Those Things’. After the minutes were taken, we walked towards North Pier to be taken for a tram tour of the Blackpool Illuminations. I’ve never been on the tour before, so it was great to finally learn more about about it and take in the whole experience.
Taking photographs in trams at night time is quite a task! There isn’t much available light (surprisingly for an Illuminations tour), however I did my best to use what was there. This is my favourite photograph from the tour and shows the conductor keeping an eye on proceedings.
Technical Information
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR
Lens: Canon EF-S 17mm - 85mm IS USM
ISO: 1600
Focal Length: 22mm
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
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