The latest roll shot with my XA2 yielded some more photos that I like. Continue reading “More from the XA2”

I took my Olympus XA2 for a spin the last week and what can I say? This camera always makes me smile. It’s tiny, fits my pocket and does not weigh me down. And at the same time it is such a wonderful package. Continue reading “The best lens ever!”

I developed the roll of film from my Leica IIIa shot entirely with my new pinhole lens 2 days ago and at last I have been able to scan the negatives.

They mostly are OK, but well…. they are Pinholey of course. Unsharp, fuzzy, sometimes dreamlike… interresting! Continue reading “The Leica IIIa Pinhole Edition…. Results!”

I have had the intention to do some pinhole photography for some time now and some weeks ago I took the plunge and ordered a beautiful wooden pinhole camera from Elvis Halilović at Ondu in Slovenia. I went for a standard 135 model as I would be able to scan the negatives on my dedicated film scanner and as I wanted to experiment a bit and see if I’d get on with pinhole photography…… and also because it’s the cheapest camera they offer.

The camera arrived some few days later and it really is a thing of beauty. Handcrafted from real wood, polished and treated with a natural wax it looks and feels stunning.

And that shutter mechanism is so complex 😉 Continue reading “The Leica IIIa Pinhole Edition”

Stairs are always good for a photo, don’t you think? Continue reading “Stairs at Night”

Nearly one month ago I published this post, extolling the virtues of 3 compact cameras, the Contax Tvs, The Ricoh GR1 and the Olympus XA2. Continue reading “Compact Camera!”

People keep their heads down. Continue reading “Rainy Days in 2017”

OK, I guess you think ‘there he goes again about those darn phones’. And guess what? You’re right! There I go again, but this time it’s nothing to do with the worth or unworth of the phone cameras. Continue reading “Phones… yet again!”

I have to admit that, though I love film, I also use digital for pure convenience. But not a digital camera as such. I rely on my iPhone just because it lives in my pocket all of the time.

Continue reading “iPhoneography”

As I said in this post back in September of last year, I accepted an invitation to a TV show featuring 12 budding photographers here in Luxembourg. The whole thing is a ‘shootout’ with one leaving the contest each week… reality style.Now it’s official and the series will start airing on January 28th and I can talk about the experience. http://tele.rtl.lu/emissiounen/generation-art/ And here’s me…. http://tele.rtl.lu/emissiounen/generation-art/990744.html … Continue reading I’ll be on TV….

So as promised in my Trains post I headed back out to the train station, past the old farm the next day, still friggin’ cold, with my Canon A-1 and a new acquisition, the Sigma Mini-Wide 28mm f:2.8. Continue reading “What a difference a day (…lens) makes”

What is more rewarding to photograph than old farm equipment (well, apart from train stations, airports, streets……. yadda yadda yadda).

The magnificent, weathered textures play nice with the old lens. Imperfections upon imperfections. Combine this with nice grainy HP5 and you’re in heaven. Continue reading “The old Farm”