John Blackmore

M5 J25 (Taunton) Northbound on Flickr.

Today I’m sharing a much more recent photo, which at the time I wasn’t that fussed about but looking back I think it’s actually not bad.

This is the first time I was out with a “proper” camera, my Canon 450D that I recently purchased. Taken from a small bridge over the South-bound carriageway I was here for about 20 minutes snapping on the way home from work.

A good combination of low ISO and long shutter speed has left me with the motorway just lit enough to see the road markings and barriers, with a nice set of light trails over the top.

M5 Junction 19, Gordano Motorway Services on Flickr.

Over the coming few weeks I’m going to be sharing some of my favourite photos from the last 10 years. All of them were taken by me, most of them through luck rather than judgement as up until recently I’ve been a “full auto” photographer most of the time.

So lets start with a night shot taken just outside Bristol.

Coming home from Uni one weekend I stopped off at the services for a coffee and a short break. I had my camera and tripod with me as I was going back to my parent’s house for a few days so while I was here I thought maybe I’d have a go at trying to capture the passing traffic.

The camera was a Finepix F10, basic by today’s standards but very well received at the time and probably my favourite point and click that I’ve owned.

3 seconds, f5, iso80.