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Cracking the
Morse code
Each year, hundreds of Inspector Morse fans
set out to follow in the footsteps of TV’s
irascible detective. But as Oxford tour guide
Bill Leonard explains, most amateur sleuths
haven’t a clue where to start...
Sophie Lawson investigates
Radcliffe
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NSPECTOR Morse may
know whodunnit in Oxford
– city of dreaming spires
and countless TV murders
– but it takes a location
detective to lead tourists to
the scene of the crime.
In the novels, author Colin
Dexter could easily move
Morse and his sidekick
Sergeant Lewis through the
Oxford he knew so well.
But it was not so simple for
filmmakers faced with crowded
streets and reluctant owners.
Television crews succeeded
in making Morse synonymous
with the city by capturing the
honey-coloured atmosphere of
both Town and Gown through
its colleges, pubs, streets and
bookstores.
this building that the diva Radcliffe Camera and nearby the Harry Potter movies. In
is shot during the Encaenia Catte Street is believed to have Twilight Of The Gods, the
(honorary degree) procession. been the home of the city’s post-ceremony party gathers
Radcliffe Square: There is an rat-catchers. in Tom Quad.
aerial shot from the villain’s Christ Church: The producer n The Oxford Of Inspector
helicopter of this area, known of no less than 13 British Morse by Bill Leonard is
as the heart of the university. prime ministers. Also famous published by Location Guides
The square is dominated by the for Hogwarts’ dining hall in – www.oxfordguides.co.uk.
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I
am a big fan of HDR (high dynamic range) photography but I’m also aware
there’s a lot of confusion over what it is, when it should be used and how to
do it. Confusion shared, not least, by me. But I thought I’d have a stab at an
idiot’s guide which people can feel free to correct.
But I know what you are thinking. These all Now, you and I know that the Ratty steam
look like ‘normal’ pictures whereas the HDR train doesn’t look anything like this – and yet
shots you see posted up on Flickr normally look the heavily HDR-d effect is not displeasing.
like something created by Roger Dean. HDR can be used to push colours and tones
Well that’s because people couldn’t resist to their limits to create some very arty
taking software designed to overcome the photographs but it’s worth remembering that
problem of heavy contrasts and using it for its original purpose was simply to create more
artistic effect. Push the buttons on the HDR ‘real’ pictures.
software to the limit and you end up with How can you find out more? I’d suggest
something like this: visiting Photomatix and downloading the free
version of their software. The website includes
manuals and you’ll also find tutorials elsewhere
on the web. But in short, take three different
exposures (typically -2, 0 and +2) of a subject
that doesn’t move (use a tripod), then use
Photomatix to merge all three images and
create the finished HDR image.
A new view
of New York
Rebecca Lewis gets a fresh take on
the city’s most famous sights
N
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ew York, show, it’s worth thinking
New York, out of the box if you want of the iconic Empire State
so good they your picture to stand out Building, he animates the
named it twice from the crowd. shot by focusing on New
– and, thankfully, there’s Robert Hands’ idea of Yorkers descending to the
also more than one way illustrating the New York Subway.
to photograph its best- Stock Exchange with a Over to Jonathan
known landmarks. As Wall Street sign in front Crosby, whose unusual
these ingenious shots by of the US flag is right on angle of the Statue of
RedStock photographers the money. In his photo Top tip
Liberty is a refreshing Look at a
break from run-of-the-mill shot from all
angles before
travel snapshots. you press that
And finally, there’s shutter
M
Y college project
had the theme of
‘Sanctuary’, so I
have been off in
search of waterfalls. A visit to
Canonteign Falls on the edge
of Dartmoor National Park in
Devon, England, proved to be
the highlight of my research.
Although it was a sunny day,
these woodland waterfalls had
the right light to create this
shot. I wanted to achieve a
milky water effect, so I got out
the tripod and experimented
with different shutter speeds.
The best shot was this
one, set at 1/1.25 of a second
– although it’s also worth
dropping the ISO down to 200
and going for an even slower
shutter speed.
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