Tag Archives: Olympus
Snæfellsnes wide-angle.
The 9-18mm lenses I’ve just bought are, in the words of the photographer who won the chance of endorsing them, “perfect for panoramas”. In a rare astronomical conjunction where marketing met reality and they both shook hands with user requirements … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Iceland
Tagged 9-18mm, Ari Þorgilsson, Íslendigabók, Ólafsvík, Búðir, Beach, Columbus, Cristopher Columbus, Europe, Grundarfjörður, Guðriður, Guðriður Þorbjarnardóttir, Hellissandur, Iceland, Ingjaldshóll, Island, Kirkjufell, Laugarsbrekka, Lýsudalur, Mountain, nature, Neil Young, Olympus, Panorama, Photography, Sea, Sky, Snæfellsnes, Snow, Víðförla, Wide angle
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Sleepless in Seoul.
The idea for this post’s title has been respectfully pinched from this lovely Instagram account. The idea of jet-lag was so new to me that it took me an inordinate amount of time to come to the conclusion that what was … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, South Korea
Tagged Asia, Central Park, city life, Composite mode, Composite photography, DJ Krush, Downtempo, Incheon, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Jet Lag, Korea, LEED, Lights, Mu getsu, Multiple exposure, Night photography, Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Olympus, Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III, Posco Tower-Songdo, Republic of Korea, ROK, Seoul, Skyscraper, Songdo International Business District, Songdo International City, South Korea
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The sublime art of panning, or how to fail in Chicago and succeed in London.
Panning, excitable teenagers on Youtube will tell you, is a technique used in photography where the camera rotates on its Y axis in order to keep a moving object in focus. If done well, the result will be a striking … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Europe, UK, USA
Tagged Bicycle, Bike, Bridge, Charity race, Chicago, Chiswick, Cyclist, Europe, Illinois, Lincoln Park, London, London Prudential 100, Motorbike, North Chicago, Olympus, Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III, OM-D, Panning, Prudential, Richmond, Shutter speed, Street photography, Street race, Thames, UK, USA
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Wine, London and fireworks.
A few years ago I tried, together with some friends, to head downtown to see the fireworks. In a word, it was awful. Pissing with rain, the centre was a mess of angry people, mounted police who’d clearly lost their … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, UK
Tagged 2017, 2017 Fireworks, 2017 London Fireworks Photos, Acton, Big Ben, Canary Wharf, City of London, Fireworks, Fireworks Pictures, Houses of parliament, London, London Eye, London Fireworks, London Mayor, London night views, London skyline, New Year's Eve Fireworks, NYE, NYE Fireworks, Olympus, Sadiq Khan, Shard, UK, United Kingdom
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