Category: Photography
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Choosing Your Next Camera – Part 2
Lesson #6 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses In last week’s lesson we took a look at the main features to look out for when buying a new camera. The features we went into in that lesson should have helped you narrow down your choice to a few cameras, but now that you have to make…
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Sliema Photowalk
Today I went out for an impromptu photowalk with my brother (the wife joined us half-way through). I was sitting at my desk working but could not sit inside while there was lovely weather outside waiting for us. I called my brother and we decided to head to Sliema, the sea-front city in Malta where…
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Fashion Story: The Empire
In March’s shoot for Vida magazine, the stylist, Sarah, wanted to go for a super-retro look. Forget the sixties and turn the clock back further to the twenties and thirties – the days in which Boardwalk Empire is set. All the photos were shot with my Canon EOS 50D with a Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens.…
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Choosing Your Next Camera – Part 1
Lesson #5 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses Choosing a camera has never been harder. There were times when different types of cameras lived in completely different price points and you effectively bought the best camera possible within your budget, possibly after having decided on which brand you prefer. This still works well in two categories…
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Grrrr (A Jupiter-6 Test-shot)
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ Jupiter-6 180mm f2.8 lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 180mm (35mm equivalent: 288mm) Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/640s ISO 800 Was playing around with my new baby – a Jupiter-6. It is a 180mm f2.8 M 39-mount lens built in Russia in (or around) the ’60s. I bought it with a…
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Peace in France
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: f4.5 Exposure: 1/1000s ISO 200 I don’t live in a big city. Heck, our country is less populated than a suburb in one of the world’s major cities, so in comparison our life is relatively laid…