Tag: Dinosaur

Across the road from Glasgow’s oldest adopted resident, Dippy, who is still hanging out in Kelvingrove Museum, there’s a new dinosaur in town. Trix, the Tyrannosaurus rex, is now in Kelvin Hall and she’s a real fossil. Not to throw shade at the still popular Dippy but he (she?) is a plaster cast of a true fossil. Abet a plaster mould with a prestigious permanent home in London.

Being the Easter holiday it’s the busiest place on earth…. (I’ve never been to Disneyland so can’t comment)…. It’s also hot for Scotland right now. The temperature is officially “taps aff” (feel free to google that) in the Glasgow area so of course I chose to kneel on the floor of another museum for extended periods. I think it was worth it though as I have some more long exposure (ghost people) shots. I went all out this time having learned from Dippy. I’m now equipped with a mini tripod (which is usually museum friendly) and a 2 stop ND filter (just enough to stop the camera over exposing the shots).

A quick trip to Kelvingrove to see Dippy while he is in town. I’m loving longer exposures to allow the people to blur. Taken from the first floor so you can get him all in…. well he is 26 meters long.

Long exposure Dippy. So this was just balanced on a microfiber cloth I keep in my bag for soggy days and using a remote trigger. You could probably manage to remove people altogether with enough neutral density filters…. I only own a 2 stop so not enough to go that far. Super busy at weekends and not tripod friendly. But you better catch him before he moves on – Dippy On Tour. (You’ve got till 6th May)