D7100 image

I took the image below on a trip out to Blenheim Palace at the weekend. It's no wonder shops are suffering this Christmas with less trade, everybody was at Blenheim - the place was completely rammed full. Anyway, this is an image of one of the statues by the fountains. I thought it would show … Continue reading D7100 image →

First time out with D7100

I’ve now been out with the new D7100 for two short photo trips – little more than snapshot sessions really to see how the camera felt. I had set up all my settings in the evening after being given it on my birthday. There are obviously a few differences with the D800 in terms of … Continue reading First time out with D7100 →

Birthday and a new Nikon D7100

So it's my birthday today and my wife has bought me a D7100 body to go with the D800 I already have and with that, I think my transition from Olympus to Nikon is complete. My remaining two Olympus bodies, the E-30 and the E-1 together with their battery grips and lenses will be packed … Continue reading Birthday and a new Nikon D7100 →

A little bit of support.

I must admit that I have never been one to use a monopod. I use a tripod for landscape work, but for general photography I have never really used a monopod. Why? Well because I found that they actually caused problems with camera movement rather than solve it. I always found that the camera wavered … Continue reading A little bit of support. →

Photographer’s rights – don’t make me laugh.

My brother was walking through his home town early on Armistice Sunday taking pictures of buildings and streets scenes from public roads and paths, testing his new Olympus OMD EM-1, when a small Police van drew up alongside him and an officer got out. My brother was asked what he was doing (I think the … Continue reading Photographer’s rights – don’t make me laugh. →

Photo Hunt Image

I've just realised that I hadn't put an image on the blog for the photo hunt that took place at Baddesley Clinton a couple of weeks ago. Here's an image of the gate in the corner of the garden. When I had originally converted the image to mono, I wasn't really impressed with the … Continue reading Photo Hunt Image →

First image 2013

I've just noticed that whilst I blogged the last image processed for 2012 here, I haven't blogged the first one I completed for 2013. Well here it is. Taken in Stoneleigh village at the start of the year, there wasn't as much snow as the previous year, but I thought I might get some good … Continue reading First image 2013 →

Project updates

I still haven't sent the pictures for my 365 project to the photobook printers. It's on my to do list before the end of the year - and I will get it done. The 'Benches' project is still in the 'gathering of images' stage and yesterday I whittled down over 200 images to around 60. … Continue reading Project updates →

Photographic Freedom (for a short while)

I have just submitted my second module for assessment at the Open College of the Arts. If I do OK in terms of marks, then I won't be starting a new module until January 2014. So I can use the next few months catching up with the backlog of my own photographs.This last module has … Continue reading Photographic Freedom (for a short while) →

Wide views.

I've only managed to get out and about with the new AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f/3.5-4.5G ED a couple of times since I got it, but I have been immediately impressed with its AF speed, sharpness and contrast. The images are punchy and used with a small aperture the lens produces pictures that are really sharp front … Continue reading Wide views. →