Yet another trip from my recent visit to Nantes in France. This time I was walking along the river and spotted these three bird(two cormorants and a heron). They appeared quite tame as this was shot with my 45mm prime - it was the longest lens I had with me at the time. Fortunately it … Continue reading Friday image No.034
Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 4
Telephoto (Long) Zooms Continuing this miniseries, it’s time to take a look at telephoto lenses. I class these as lenses that have a focal length beyond 45mm. And please do remember, I only cover lenses that I have used. As I haven’t yet tried any pro level lenses in this class I haven’t included them … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 4
Another Door
As my previous image of a door in Nantes has drawn such favourable feedback I thought I would adjust one of the others. This one is perhaps not as elegant but it was still in use as I found out. Someone opened it from the inside just as I was lining up the shot. I'm … Continue reading Another Door
Friday image No.033
I was in France this week to see my new Grandson. It doesn't feel like two minutes since I was bringing my daughter home from hospital after she was born. Time passes so quickly. Anyway I thought I would share this shot of a typical French door. I just love the worn out look. I'm … Continue reading Friday image No.033
Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 3
In this posting we will look at the lenses falling in the super wide angle category. I define this as being those that are wider than 24mm (full frame equivalent) or 12mm (Micro 43). At the time of writing there are only two zoom lens options which are described below. Headings are links to amazon.co.uk … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 3
Friday image No.032
A simple image from my trip to Whitby last week where I was busy trying out a new camera. I will reveal shortly just what that camera was, and why I want to use it to make some comparisons. It's going to get interesting. I hope you like the image and have a great weekend.
Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 2
In this post I am going to share my thoughts on some of the Standard zooms I have used. As there isn’t really a definition of what can be considered a standard zoom, I view these as a zoom that will go from moderate wide angle (24mm or 28mm) through to short telephoto (80mm to … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 2
Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 1
I recently bought another camera (used) and whilst I will have more to say on that in the future, one thing it made me realise was just how good the Micro 43 lenses are. But this isn’t the case for all of the Micro 43 lenses; there are some really poor ones out there. When … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 1
Friday Image No.031
Regular readers will have noticed that I didn't post a Friday image last weekend. That's because I was on my way to the Lake District (the Wasdale area to be precise) for a long weekend of walking and taking photographs. The image above is from the Saturday walk up Yewbarrow (again to be more precise … Continue reading Friday Image No.031
Deciding how to edit a photograph
Following my last blog post on the Essential Skills for photography, the question was posed "Where I’m stuck is the step between picking the strongest image and playing with software. How do I decide what to do with it. " This seemingly simple question is one of the most fundamental in photography and is one … Continue reading Deciding how to edit a photograph
The Lightweight Photographer 