Black and White Woes

I've been having problems with my black and white processing lately. I've not been happy with my output and I've been struggling to get a finished image that I am happy with.The problem seems to be that whilst controlling the shadows and the lights to ensure that there is detail in these areas, I … Continue reading Black and White Woes →

Looking to the past, and not liking it.

I've been looking at all my images on my Flickr site.For some time I’ve been thinking it's time for a bit of a clean up and so I've gone all the way back to the very first images that I placed on the site, including those done with my aging Nikon compact.Oh dear what a … Continue reading Looking to the past, and not liking it. →

2010 photo book

As well as ensuring that I do all the assignments set by the Viewfinder digital Camera Club, I am in the process of sorting all my images from last year into a photo book cataloguing my best pictures of 2010. I have spent a few evenings trying to decide which company to use for … Continue reading 2010 photo book →

Prints ordered and received.

On Wednesday (it is now Friday) I ordered two black and white prints from Loxley Colour. They actually arrived today and I must say the quality is superb. I ordered them via their online order entry system which was very easy to use. They arrived at my workplace in a stout tube well packaged … Continue reading Prints ordered and received. →

Inspiration block

So the new year has started and with it a new set of challenges to attempt as a member of the Viewfinder Digital Camera Club. My problem is that at the moment I have arrived at an arid stretch of uncompromising desert known as 'photographer's block'.I just can't visualize any images for the projects. At … Continue reading Inspiration block →

A couple of shoots

I've been on a couple of more photog outings since the last post - Chesterton Windmill and Stratford upon Avon. The former could easily have been a photographic disaster. The day was sunny, but with that low, winter sun that slices through your eyes like a laser beam and seems to be everywhere you want … Continue reading A couple of shoots →

Finally got out with the new lens

So I ventured forth with elder brother, carrying my photographic backpack containing two cameras: the E-30 and the E-620, the former laden down with the new 14-54mm lens . We decided we would try the Malvern Hills and the weather people had assured us that the sun would come out to bless the Worcestershire countryside.Well … Continue reading Finally got out with the new lens →

Got the lens – need the weather!

So Christmas has been and gone, and Santa delivered my new lens.But the British weather has decided to act up.The snow of the last week or so has started to melt leaving brown, slimy sludge on the roads. on the grass and fields patches of green showing through a once white covering, like a tatty … Continue reading Got the lens – need the weather! →

New Zoom for Christmas

After some time deliberating, it was the ever present restrictions of cost and availability which made me choose the Zuiko 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 II zoom lens as my Christmas present this year.I had originally wanted the Zuiko ED 12-60 2.8-4.0 SWD zoom. It has been getting rave reviews and seemed to be the perfect standard zoom. … Continue reading New Zoom for Christmas →

Where’s my money?

It's been a couple of weeks or so since my last blog, so I thought I would fill you in on the E-1 saga.Well, surprise, surprise, I was not contacted about a replacement E-1 camera and so at the end of the week I contacted Mastercard and registered the transaction complaint. Over the next couple … Continue reading Where’s my money? →