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First of what should be a number of posts with images I took on my recent trip to Germany. Enjoy! The rest were also taken with my Tamron 35-80mm Macro lens, with the last image being a subtle pseudo-HDR (made … Continue reading
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After thinking I bagged a bargain Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 lens today on eBay, I realised that it was, in fact, the rather more ordinary f/2 version! Anyway, I dug out some of my old kit and found some M42 mount … Continue reading
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I’ve always read online and in magazines about the strengths of shooting in RAW mode. However, I’ve never seen a noticeable increase in quality when I had done it in the past, and the extra time it takes to process … Continue reading
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Playing around with my fisheye lens on a nice evening around my house. Above is a shot of nearby Gloucester Road (well, not actually of the road itself!), which is a haven for independent, local shops in Bristol. I love … Continue reading
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I took this second image, of my vintage glass, for the second DPChallenge Open Challenge for this week: “Tilted III”. The lenses are, from the top: Asahi 50mm f/1.4 Super-Mutli-Coated TAKUMAR, M42 Mount (1971) Asahi 135mm f/3.5 Super-Takumar, M42 Mount … Continue reading
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This week’s two Open Challenges on DPChallenge are “Books” and “Tilted III”. Wanting to experiment with my macro lens, the brilliant Tamron SP 35-80mm f/2.8-3.8 Adaptall-2, this is the shot I ended up liking the best. Following many long discussions … Continue reading
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I had a friend and his fiancée over for coffee the other day and she noticed my camera kit whilst over. Not difficult, considering I had my flash mounted on a light stand with an umbrella sitting in the corner … Continue reading
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Yesterday, and Saturday morning shopping found a new shop on my local Gloucester Rd (lots of independent shops) specialising in fresh cheeses! The brie is local, from Somerset. The mature cheddar is from somewhere in the West Country, forgot where, so … Continue reading
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Thinking about my girlfriend and the time she will be spending with her family at her home in Germany brought me to my photo archives… And a series of multiple images I shot of their house in the snow at … Continue reading
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Right, it should be fairly obvious that I’ve combined the two techniques from the previous two posts. I have to say that I like this a lot and will be making more like this in the future! Only, perhaps not … Continue reading
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Wanted to do something a bit more artistic today and so found a great tutorial at WEGraphics.net. Above is the result after about two hours of fiddling with taking a photo and following the tutorial… Not the most creative post, but … Continue reading
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I’ve been feeling quite guilty at letting my 2010 photo project drop so easily in January, and I’ve been thinking all month for something inspiring to start the ball rolling again. I’ve decided to go for digital manipulation as … Continue reading