Bulgarian Stockphotos

Archive for January, 2010

Caption:

Spanish Folk Musician In Bankia.

Description:

There is a strong tradition of folk dancing and singing in Bulgaria.

Frequently singers and dancers from other countries participate in the local festivals

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Photo Comments:

A picture like this poses quite a few challenges:

The sunshine was very bright making for over contrasty lighting:

I chose this view because the musician was in open shadow.

This is a time to check the histogram if you can and make sure the highlights aren’t blown out.

I wanted a neutral background without fussy details.

For this I used a telephoto zoom to reduce the depth of field – not always easy with a crop sensor camera.

I chose the angle carefully to exclude bright foliage and light leaks.

Focussing is vital here, the eyes must be sharp.

In this situation I prefer to focus manually.

Caption:

National Palace of Culture in Sofia.

Description:

The NDK – National Palace of Culture is one of the iconic buildings of Sofia.

It dominates part of central Sofia.

It was awarded 2nd prize of 2003 by the International Association of Congress Palaces.

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Photo Comments:

This was a straightforward shot from the technical point of view.

I wanted to include enough surrounding and background information to give a sense of place and, given the changes in fashion and the architectural renovations planned, maybe a sense of time too.

Caption:

Smashed Car In Sofia the Capital Of Bulgaria.

Description:

This parked car was hit by a high speed drunken driver in Sofia in Bulgaria.

One of the reasons why I favour Alamy is that they have no restrictions on subject matter.

I take the view that a good picture should appeal to someone and I don’t personally enjoy taking cut out pictures of people pretending to be in business.

The point is that I believe that stock photography should cover a broad spectrum of subject matter.

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Photo Comments:

I came across this smashed car without my camera.

As it was within walking distance I returned as soon as possible.

I took this photo handheld with a low and close viewpoint to emphasize the damage while including a reasonable amount of background information.