Photography…mostly.

random thoughts

  • Squeezing in a wee test

    Squeezing in a wee test

    Imagine sitting in Volvo heated seat holding a BMW M5 steering wheel while changing gears mated to a Bugatti Veyron mixing petrol and fire venting gas out a TVR exhaust cloaked in an Aston Martin suit? This cannot be done outside a Top Gear Research Facility, but in photography it is available to all.
    I have been testing a Sony A7R mirrorless camera recently and would like to show off some very early test frames. This camera has astounding image character and although early days, I’m looking forward to bolting all sorts of lenses onto it.
    First comment is the great dynamic range of the sensor. The lens used in this test is a perfect match with great detail across the frame giving lovely colour accuracy. Wide open it drops the background with an attractive character.

    I will also write about my success getting Nikon flashguns to work with this camera, if there is interest.

    All images shot with Sony Zeiss 35mm f2.8 lens.

  • Aberdeen University library

    Aberdeen University library


    Aberdeen University library

  • A cold Dollar

    A cold Dollar

    Went on a photographic wander awaiting a friend enduring Dental work. It was a cold and misty February morning, but there were a few characters about.

  • Camera bag for a mountain bike

    Camera bag for a mountain bike

    I was on a mission to build the best camera bag for my mountain bike. It must transport a 35mm SLR body and three lenses from wide angle to telephoto while protecting it from excessive shock and weather. Shown below I have a full size (Gitzo) fibre tripod secured to the down pipe with bungee anchored in a bottle cage. Its not ideal, but tripods are required if your paying £2k for a lens, so its better to humf one than curse blurry shots. (more…)

  • The JJ Abrams Filter

    We watched Star Trek at Glasgow’s IMAX. So impressed I bought a JJ ABRAMS filter on Etsy and tried it out on Glasgow’s Pacific Quay. Wow even the drain covers shone.

     

     

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  • Surgical creative photography

    Surgical creative photography

    Something different, putting some garden flowers under the surgeons scalpel.