Category: Photography

  • Notes on mobile phone photography

    I’ve always been somewhat of a purist where photography is concerned. I’m not a fan of heavy editing, and I’m particularly wary of applying any automated changes made by some random algorithm to my carefully planned out shots. Call it pride, call it being a dinosaur, hell call it stupidity, or combine all three –…

  • Forget about the evidence. Live your life.

    I love photography. I am never far from a camera, and never quit looking for pictures. Sometimes I realize that whenever I’m out and about I automatically look for photos, no matter whether I am out shooting or not. However recently I have been taking my camera out with me less in everyday life, and…

  • Windmill

    Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 55mm (35mm equivalent: 88mm) Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/2500s ISO 100 I spotted this windmill in the middle of a field while on a day-trip to Gozo last week. I’m not a big fan of heavy editing to give pictures a retro…

  • Nissen Huts

    Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 17mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm) Aperture: f3.5 Exposure: 1/320s ISO 160 Remember the Filigree shop from in the Crafts Village from yesterday? The rest of the crafts-people work from Nissen huts that were left over from the time when this area was…

  • Please Come Back Tomorrow

    Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 17mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm) Aperture: f3.5 Exposure: 1/250s ISO 160 Visited the Crafts Village in Ta Qali (Malta,) recently and took a few shots in the area. The place is usually bustling with activity most of the day because tourists flock…

  • Clay Snakes

    Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 55mm (35mm equivalent: 88mm) Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/100s ISO 400 An experiment in extremely shallow depth of field. These are miniature clay snakes that were being prepared for a crafts lesson. Offhand I can calculate a depth of field of a…