Category: On photography
Reflections, craft notes and critical takes on making images – techniques, gear rationale, aesthetic theory, images I love and the stories behind selected shots.
Classic images which inspire me
A collection of classic images which influence my photography and inspire me to take photographs
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Legacy Nikon Glass on micro-four-thirds, and a comparison to film
Nikon (G) – M4/3 lens mount In a fit of boredom I recently bought a Nikon (g) to M 4/3 adapter from a company called K&F concept, via this ebay seller for GBP 10: http://www.ebay.com/usr/krazykarl_z A brief intro to K&F mount adapters is available at the link below I’ve been using the mount with two…
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Embracing the commute + photography on the go
For nine years often at the end of my commute i felt myself teetering on the edge of anger and rage – Delayed buses / packed tubes / cramped spaces / fume and sweat choked air / squeezed in / disagreeable odours / thoughtless people… True, there were some cool moments: But they were few…
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Adventures in Analog – 2nd batch (Rolls 3 – 6)
After the euphoria of getting my first two rolls of film back…the second batch has been a massive anti-climax. I’d previously shot with the Contax T2 and Ricoh GR1v – two high end film compact cameras. The films were developed by Snappy Snaps in Soho and I was really happy with the results. Since then i’d…
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Adventures in Analog – 1st batch (rolls 1 – 2)
Experiments with film photography using a Contax T2 and Ricoh GR1v
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Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 – Micro four thirds lens – Low light samples
Low light samples from one of the fastest lenses on m4/3.
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Contax T2 v Ricoh GR1v… in pictures
Side by side images of the Contax T2 and Ricoh GR1v film camera. Two of the best film automatic fixed focal cameras.
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Olympus 75mm Field Test (On E-M5) – 2 weeks in Burma.
Mounted to the Olympus E-M5, the Olympus 75mm 1.8 is near photographic perfection
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