I have to admit that I have never been very good at taking detail shots. I’m not talking here about macro work but about identifying and shooting abstract details and patterns close up. This is the sort of work that photographers such as David Ward have become well known for. It’s not that I don’t … Continue reading More Details
Tag: Compact Camera
My San Francisco Trip
As some of my recent blog posts mentioned, I have recently returned from a trip to America. Part of this trip was a week in San Francisco, hence the image at the top of this post. The purpose of this post however is not to tell you all about my trip but to share a … Continue reading My San Francisco Trip
The best thing to have with you in a Desert
Stop for a moment and think about the answer to the following question. What is the single best thing to have with you in a desert? The answer is a Sony RX100. If there is one subject matter I really love to photograph its sand and where else do you find lots of sand but … Continue reading The best thing to have with you in a Desert
Photo Acute Photography Software
Every so often you come across a piece of software that redefines what you accepted as the rules of photography. Something that makes you think how on earth did they do that. Well I may have stumbled across such a software package and it’s called Photo Acute. In brief this is a software package to … Continue reading Photo Acute Photography Software
Technology Marches On
Yesterday, for some reason I was looking back at some images I shot a year ago in Norway, including the one shown above. At the time my lightweight travel camera was a Panasonic GF1 which soon after I upgraded to a GX1. At the time I was very happy with this camera and the quality … Continue reading Technology Marches On
Lensmate Adapter for Sony RX100
Looking back a couple of months when I first purchased my Sony RX100 I said that I needed some form of adapter in order to use ND Graduate filters with this camera. As most of my work is shot in the landscape, ND graduate filters are an essential accessory for me and I just can’t … Continue reading Lensmate Adapter for Sony RX100
Last of the Snow (for now)
Well the snow came as predicted but in nowhere near the volume warned by the ever panicky media. Where I live in Saddleworth the snow can really pile up and I have known the road across the moor to be closed for months with snow drifts deep enough to cover cars and vans. The 4-6 … Continue reading Last of the Snow (for now)
RX100 Processing Error – Oops
In my earlier posting about my experiences with the Sony RX100 I mentioned that the results were very sharp and that when printed looked almost unreal. Well, I have a confession to make in that the error was mine it appears. In the past I have used a number of RAW converters and I often … Continue reading RX100 Processing Error – Oops
RX100 First Real Impressions
Finally I managed to get out with the RX100 at the weekend and despite all the snow headed to North Wales with a friend. The light didn’t last long before the sky closed in with it starting to snow again. Fortunately I managed to get quite a few shots with the RX100 which has allowed … Continue reading RX100 First Real Impressions
Sony RX100 – A Good Question
Following my blog posting to say that I am upgrading my LX5 to a Sony RX100 someone asked the perhaps obvious question why I had picked the Sony. There are so many high quality compacts now coming onto the market, why this one. In answering the question, I couldn’t provide one overriding reason so thought … Continue reading Sony RX100 – A Good Question
The Lightweight Photographer 