Towards the end of 2020, I headed out to The Roaches in the Peak District. It’s a popular area with climbers and gives excellent views over the Staffordshire countryside. You may recall that 2020 was when the world was in lockdown with COVID. Because of this, I hadn’t been out much with the camera and … Continue reading Mistakenly Shooting JPEGs
You may already know but I recently purchased an Olympus EM5 Mark III camera. So far, I’ve found the camera a joy to use, and I’ve been delighted by the images and colours produced. One disappointing area however has been the High-Resolution mode which I recently suggested was the camera’s weak spot. When used in … Continue reading Olympus EM5 Mark III High Resolution Mode
I’ll soon be making a trip which involves a fair amount of trekking, some of which will be in mountain areas. But as well as trekking, I’ll be shooting regular travel photography and need to be confident in the quality of the photos. Most of the images will be used on the internet, but some … Continue reading Obsessing Over Camera Equipment
As I mentioned last week I bought a new camera, a used Olympus EM5. It’s an excellent camera and I love the colours. Last weekend I took it out for a trial and managed a few nice images but also ruined a few for reasons I’ll outline. Recently I’ve been experiencing problems with flare when … Continue reading Forgetting the Basics of Photography
I must admit that I’m rather addicted to photographing landscape scenes at sunset and sunrise. When I look at my Instagram feed, I can see that most of my images feature a colourful sky of some sorts. There is however another type of scene that I find more attractive than a sunset or sunrise. These … Continue reading In Search of Painterly Landscape Light
I was out on Wednesday evening, heading over to the Peak District to photograph the landscape. The plan was to meet up with a friend at Higger Tor in the hope of shooting a great sunset. The conditions were forecast to be perfect. Once on Higger Tor, we spent an hour or so finding possible … Continue reading Evening Shoot on Higger Tor
I’ve been flat out working on several projects over the past few weeks and haven’t managed to do any photography. Instead, I decided to work on some old images from a trip to Bolivia in 2014. This is something I like to do from time to time to see how old RAW files respond to … Continue reading When Are We Cheating?
A couple of days ago, I shared this image on my Instagram account. Blackpool Beach and Pier I shot it using a Panasonic G9 with Leica 12-60 lens at 12mm. It’s a handheld exposure of 1/125” at f/7.1 and ISO200. Personally, I like this and find it an improvement on the original image below. Yes, … Continue reading When a Fake Sky is Ignored
Last week, I shared a landscape image that I’d taken from Burbage Edge on the Peak District. I used it to talk about the quality of my Panasonic G9 micro four thirds camera and Leica lenses. But the real reason that I was on Burbage Edge wasn’t to test the quality of the G9. It … Continue reading Sunset Photography on Burbage Edge
Yesterday, I met up with a friend in the Peak District for some photography. The day before, I spent a lot of time wondering which camera should I take. The choice was to go with my Fuji XT3 which is the camera I use most often. Alternatively, I could take the Panasonic G9 micro four … Continue reading Micro Four Thirds Delivers The Goods
The Lightweight Photographer 