Woodwalk
Taken in the walk that connect the Alton Towers Hotel with the Alton Towers Theme Park. An amazingly beautiful and fun place where I had a wonderful couple of days. This exciting walk was the gateway to a day of thrills and funs including the great Air Flying Coaster.
Photobird.com - "Woodwalk" in Rafa Torcida's UK 2004 slideshowNemesis
Taken in Alton Towers. Nemesis is an incredible inverter coaster themed as an apocaliptic monster. The day was so grey and stormy that I tweaked some settings to get this gloomy atmosphere.
Photobird.com - "Nemesis" in Rafa Torcida's UK 2004 slideshowCovent Garden Sunday
Another cloudy day in London... we went to Convent Garden to "feel the crowd"... amazing place, full of life. Original was in colour, but it was so dull I decided to turn it to black and white. After turning I applied some duotone adjustments to get the mood.
Photobird.com - "Covent Garden Sunday" in Rafa Torcida's UK 2004 slideshowFairytale Garden
Taken in the Alton Towers Hotel the evening I arrived there. Nice place, specially for kids and youngs-at-mind. For the first time in my life I found the "artistic" filters of PS of some utility to get the "tale" mood I wanted for this shot. I also wanted to reflect the bad and grey weather of the evening so I slightly "deteriorized" the colours.
Photobird.com - "Fairytale Garden" in Rafa Torcida's UK 2004 slideshowDeep Thought
I'm always lurking for a portrait opportunity... my couple was having some deep thoughts while relaxing in a cafe in Alton Towers... available light was just perfect... I set the metering to spot and just fire. No digital touch over light or colours, just sharp because of the resizing. At least a portrait I like :).
Photobird.com - "Deep Thought" in Rafa Torcida's UK 2004 slideshow