My favorite subject . . . Here are two images made under similar conditions within seconds of each other. Both were made with a 50mm Olympus Prime Lens. One lens, however, is the Zuiko 1.8 made for a 1970s OM-1. The other lens is the Zuiko D Macro, a lens made specially for digital photography [...]
This sad looking girl seems to have blue hair! In this image of Amazon there is a strange blue fog in the top left hand corner of the image. This is called lens flare and it occurs when shooting into a light source with an imperfect lens, either because of its design, or the materials [...]
“PLEASE, do me the greatest favour by removing those ghastly weak photo’s which you have used on your website”, wrote Sally Soames. Then to rub salt in the wound she sent me an example of what a gritty image really can be.
“This sure beats the hell . . . . . . out of doing . . . . . . the washing up Mummy!”
Before The FijiFilm FinePix E-900 hasn’t featured lately in these posts, but it remains one of my favorite cameras. Even after nearly three years of use it stands up well to the competition from other compacts on the market. The problem with it, and all compact cameras, is that it’s difficult to throw parts of [...]
Platon, Churchill, or George Bush Snr?
OK so the new gallery in the right hand column is noisy, and it contains over 700 images already posted here. So why have I posted it in preference to the second part of the Julia Roberts’ Lookalike Makeover that was featured last week. The truth is, gentle reader, that I am designing a professional [...]
The light, and symmetry between the two boats makes this shot work. Over the last four years I must have taken at least a dozen pictures of this footbridge. All have merit in their own way, even when taken at different times of the day, or year, with alternative cameras and settings. This is the [...]
Kumlubük at twilight We get boats of all shapes and sizes visiting Kumlubük but the yacht on the right of this picture is one of the largest I’ve seen here. It seems to be about the size of a Bosphorus ferry but is just a toy for the rich and famous.
The Four Thirds system uses a 4:3 image aspect ratio, in common with compact digital cameras. This differs from other DSLRs which usually adhere to the 3:2 aspect ratio of the traditional 35 mm format. The Four Thirds standard specifies the aspect ratio in addition to the size of the imaging circle. A major reason [...]
“There are lots of fish today aren’t there Mummy?” My two chick-a-dees are sitting on the quay opposite Pineapple in Netsel Marina. Here huge fish are to be seen swimming in the harbour. A piece of bread instantly attracts them in shoals. This simple image was really quite difficult to take because, contrary to the [...]
Olympus E-3 plus Zuiko OM 50mm This lens produces images with a gritty quality . . . . . . it’s a function of the bokeh, no doubt!
The Moon Above Amos
Japanese Rose, E-400 plus FL-36 Flash Regular readers know that I tend to eschew flash, although I possess a number of flash guns. The Olympus FL-36 is the smallest of these and I sometimes mount it because it is relatively light and has an IR focus assist panel. This means it may be used in [...]
Not a flower portrait, and not by Irving Penn For over forty years the venerable Irving Penn has been photographing blooms. Penn has the ability to make anything look dignified in his photographs, even death and decay. This perhaps above all his other talents is his genious. I read recently that David Bailey sometimes spends [...]
The Moon Above Amos, Olympus E-3 handheld using Image Stabilization
The Moon above Turunç Harbour. Olympus E-3, Summilux 1.4 at F 4.0
The Moon over Ortahisar photographed from Mantar Evi All this recent photography of the moon reminded Nurgul and Irem of the time we spent in Cappadocia together last month. It was there that I made this amazing image of the full moon over Ortahisar. It was taken with an Olympus E-400 camera and the 40-150mm [...]
What are these two mischiefs up to? Amazon has been off school for this week because of some mix up in appointing her a class teacher. It’s great really because although I get more done in the days when she’s at school I also miss her horribly when she’s not here. Anyway she’s been wanting [...]
OM Zuiko 1.8 at 1.8, Processed in Bibble Pro, Lightroom, and Photoshop 7 I am enjoying using these old manual focus lenses and then processing the ORF files using some of the latest software on the market. In the image above I’ve aimed for a delicate pastel quality. The image was taken against the light [...]
If you’re passionate about photography you take pictures of whatever subject matter is available. Here at Amos flora is a good choice because it’s abundant. This image was taken as dusk approached. Without the E-3′s image stabilization I doubt that a sharp image would have been possible. Panasonic/Leica Summilux 25mm 1.4 at f 2.8
A touch of lipstick makes all the difference! The Orange Tree Cafe hasn’t featured much in our entries this year. For some reason we’ve spent more time at Pineapple. Today, however, we had lunch there and I was able to remember just how wonderful the light is for photography. These images were taken with the [...]
“Don’t take my photo because . . . ” . . . I’m taking Mummy for a walk “First we go up here . . . ” . . . then we get all the way to here . . . ” . . . and then we run . . . ” . . [...]
It is quite remarkable that after more than a decade only today did I notice the blueness of my wife’s eyes
A ‘Minor’ Masterpiece, Methinks? There is much that is beautiful about Rhodes, and a little that is, somewhat, tawdry. I came upon this ‘street art’ in the old city that I find quite amusing. It must have a story but my Greek is non-existant so, unable to discover its history, I will let it speak [...]
The old city on Rhodes is a fascinating place. My sole quibble is that even at this time of the year it is packed. Instinctively I feel at home on the Island, even though it is a place with a turbulent history. I recently remembered that my grandfather’s surname was Rhodes, perhaps that’s part of [...]
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Stephen Jeremy Maxwell Bray lives with his wife Irem, and daughter Amazon at Amos, Turunc near Marmaris, Turkey..
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