It’s Hannah’s birthday today and we’re all jolly keen for her to have a good day. Amazon will be celebrating both Hannah’s birthday and also that of her friend Ege. Here you can see her all decked out in her party frock.
Why buying a Leica is sound economics.
There is much to see here for those who have eyes for the simple and miraculous. For example the light on these rocks caught my attention this morning as I walked to Kumlubuk.
I snapped this with the E-3 fitted with the 25mm Panasonic Leica Summilux, which is undoubtedly my heaviest but best lens.
I like to use old 35mm lenses on my cameras and focus manually. It makes me think about my image and slows the shooting process down.
I was, somewhat, amazed at just how awful it’s possible to make a photograph when one is seeking perfection in an image.
There is something about the Carl Zeiss 35mm Flektogon that lends itself to digital imaging, although this wasn’t the purpose for which it was originally designed.
The Flektogon 35mm will focus down to just a few cms. You can actually get closer to your subject with it than with a Zuiko 50mm Macro and the results are very fine indeed.
OM Zuiko 50mm, Olympus E-3, ISO 3200. The image looks best if you accept the noise for it has a, somewhat, grain like quality.
Cappadocia: What mysteries will be revealled to you in Ortahisar?
It’s still possible to climb Ortahisar but no-one lives in it now. After a shower this hunk of volcanic material looks magnificent, but I still think the view can’t be beaten on the night of a full moon.
If you spend any time in Cappadocia it’s quite likely that you will have seen some of Ramo’s art but not known it. He’s incredibly talented both as a painter and as a stonemason and sculptor whose work isn’t just to be found in galleries, but also as drinking fountains, and shop signs.
These are images from a true authentic Turkish night ~ no television, no fancy dress, nothing contrived, just friends coming together because they can.
You are currently browsing the Pebbles From Paradise weblog archives for October, 2009.
Difficilis,querulus, laudator temporis acti.
Sepuero, castigator, cesorque minorum
Stephen Jeremy Maxwell Bray lives with his wife Irem, and daughter Amazon at Amos, Turunc near Marmaris, Turkey..
If you agree that this web site is a scabby, thumb-twiddlin' rag; written by a testy, grumbling individual who is inclined to praise the way the world was when he was a boy, whilst always playing the critic and censor of the current generation. Then why not recommend it to your friends, or if you prefer, your enemies?
You cannot lose, either may appreciate your gesture. Your enemies may even become your bosom friends, and if not nothing is lost, indeed they might waste so much time surfing these pages that they will sink into total obscurity, and never bother you again.
We do not store e-mail addresses during this process. Both your privacy and that of your friend(s) are assured.
