I have recently been on a stock photography trip to the north-west coast of England to capture images of a stereotypical seaside resort. The destination? Blackpool of course! I timed my trip to coincide with the annual Blackpool Illuminations display, an event which would excite any photographer who enjoys capturing images during the hours of dark.There were a handful of obvious subjects which I needed to photograph, such as the tower and the pleasure beach, but I was also looking for alternative shots which captured the essence of this infamous resort.
This trip also happened to be my first chance to try out my newly acquired Canon Eos 50d. I purchased this camera to ultimately be my 'back-up' body to accompany my full-frame Canon Eos 5d. I must admit that I am really enjoying using the 50D and whilst the image quality may not quite be up to the standards of the 5D, the 1.6x crop factor on the sensor and the impressive 6 frames a second shutter burst is allowing me to capture some images that I may have missed with the 5D.The new Blackpool images are now online, follow this link to be taken directly to the seaside!
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