Photography by Mike Baker » Where is my mind?

While everyone else was striding around the Turbine Hall, he waited.

The view from the Tate Modern, out of the Turbine Hall window.

City Hall, London. My first venture into the world of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.

I took three exposures (1 stop difference), hand-held, leaning against a wall, so I was pretty happy with the alignment of the shots. I’ve since had advice that to get the best HDR shots, a range of 5 stops is recommended, so I will try that (with a tripod) soon.

I’ve used Photomatix Pro to combine the exposures and tone map them (I haven’t figured out how to tone-map in Photoshop). I was so impressed by the ease with which I could do the tone-mapping in the Photomatix Pro demo, that I bought a copy!

I’ll write a bit about HDR photography and Photomatix Pro soon.

The City Hall area is one of my favourite London places. The giant banisters/railings are an eye-catching feature.

The Victorian-style tiles contrast with the industrial balconies.

The Circle, London.