12 January

This was a tough one. I had a couple of ideas which revolved around movement which didn't work out in practice and also some things that I was eager to get done. Carol kind of pre-empted with the latter but I went ahead and took some images of the brochures we have been looking at … Continue reading 12 January →

Auto ISO

I spent my early photography days using film, especially reversal film which resulted in slides to show in a projector. Reversal film is not as forgiving as print film and that meant that you had to be pretty accurate with all camera settings and that included using the ISO recommended by the manufacturer. I started … Continue reading Auto ISO →

11 January

I decided to use the tea caddies for the assignment today, and set them up in various ways; singly, just using the tops and lying down, but it was side-by-side that I thought I had the best representation of their colour. Once I took the pictures in this layout however, I realised that the eye … Continue reading 11 January →

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 →

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 →