I Bought My First DSLR!

I’ve never been in to photography, in all my time on this earth (that’s not very much) it never really interested me… and I dated a photography student for three years!

Recently, my colleague showed me a website about Urban Exploring, Silent UK, a blog run by photographers who go to urban areas that other people pass by without a second glance. Abandoned buildings, storm drains and train stations are some of the subjects of the stunning photographs shown off there. I guess it appealed to my interest in cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic style because I immediately wanted to take my own photographs. Now, let’s be clear, I don’t plan on sneaking into the London underground or any other secured areas, but there’s plenty of empty industrial-looking buildings near my office and around the rest of town.

But for now, I must practice my new craft and understand the workings of a camera, so I turn to my kitty, asleep in her box (she has a box) and snapped a whole bunch of different shots, using 3 different lenses. Below are the two I like the most. I think I’m going to like the bloom effect you get from slightly overexposing a shot… we’ll see.