Second chance gallery

This happens to all photographers. You take some shots and they never see the light of day. For me, it’s usually because they don’t quite fit into the theme of a post or they’ve simply been overlooked.

Here is a selection of photographs from recent sessions in various locations which I’ve finally lavished with some care and attention. This is a post without a common thread, apart from giving some life to shots which didn’t quite fit at the time.

Click first image to launch the gallery

: River Thames, Putney, London

: Maldon, Essex, UK

: Kensington Olympia, London

: Kensington, London

: St Patrick’s chapel, Derry, Northern Ireland

: Maldon, Essex, UK

Tags: architecture, Derry, Essex, London, Maldon, Olympia, photography, skyscapes

15 thoughts on “Second chance gallery”

jdtphotography.co.uk on March 4, 2013 at 09:21 said:

Mike it is always a joy to look at your posts for the perspective and narratives, but as you mention we so often leave a lot on the cutting room floor so to speak. It is good to revisit these images in a different light, tone or colouration as often when we first take the images we can have such an overload that we cannot always appreciate what we actually have. By the way the XE-1 is producing terrific clarity in your images, but as always the photographer is the one with the eye and the camera is merely the tool.
Hope you have a great week.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 4, 2013 at 18:00 said:
  
  James, many thanks for your very interesting and well-considered comment. These images never even got to the editing stage, so it was good to give them some attention. I’m very pleased with the work of the XE-1 – it becoming a real friend.
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on March 6, 2013 at 07:49 said:
    
    You are very welcome Mike
    
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ehpem on March 3, 2013 at 17:20 said:

Lots of nice shots here, I especially like the jogger. And they all opened fine for me using Chrome.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 17:43 said:
  
  Thank you very much and glad to hear that. The jogger was one of my grey day no light shots which I find hard to believe now.
  
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stefaniejasper on March 3, 2013 at 15:36 said:

great share! nice header too!!!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 15:42 said:
  
  Ha! Thanks Stefanie. I only have you to thank for the header :-)
  
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mjculverphotography on March 3, 2013 at 15:21 said:

Hi Mike, I wanted to take a closer look at “St Patricks Chapel” but when I clicked on the thumbnail nothing showed up. The others work just fine. Really like the River Thames.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 15:23 said:
  
  Ah, interesting. Seems fine on Firefox at this end… are you using a different browser? I thought you might like Putney Jogger with the emphasis on trees!
  
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happysnapper71 on March 3, 2013 at 15:18 said:

How very true! I have so many photos that I have taken whilst writing my blog that will never see the light of day! But they are part of the journey, the journey that took me to a place, and became my blog, so for every photo that I have posted to my blog it is supported by hundreds more back home in hard drive back up city!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 15:43 said:
  
  I agree Lucy, some shots simply get left behind because they don’t fit the narrative. Would you consider dusting some of them off?
  
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ckponderings on March 3, 2013 at 14:59 said:

I know what you mean, and I’m glad these saw the light of day! Nice collection, Mike! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 15:11 said:
  
  Thanks Richard, much appreciated. It’s a non-collection collection if that makes any sense!
  
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oneowner on March 3, 2013 at 14:29 said:

Sometimes the right crop or conversion to B&W is all it takes to breath new life into old photos. Well done.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 3, 2013 at 15:11 said:
  
  Thank you very much. I find it a shame to leave some languishing in the digital drawer, so was pleased to break with convention and bring them out.
  
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