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Jazz
Had a nice evening listening to various Jazz styles (amateur and professional). Shot some photos using the 70-200mm. Due to the stage setting had to use 3200 and 6400 ISO at f2.8. Still came out OK. The performers are Yvonne Smeets and … Continue reading
Lunteren
Here are a few pictures taken this weekend during a brief stay in Lunteren, near Ede in The Netherlands. I used exclusively my Samyang 85mm f1.4 on my Canon 5d (full frame). This lens is really old-school. It is totally manual with … Continue reading
Lucca
Here are a few shots of the quite wonderful city of Lucca. Didn’t know quite what to expect and the weather wasn’t too kind but the city is quite a discovery and well worth the detour. Based around an ancient … Continue reading
Zandvoort
Today the weather was good, the sun was shining and the races were on at Zandvoort race track. Being naive, I just assumed I could turn up and take pictures. Well sort of. I was told by a nice young … Continue reading
Rotterdam
Had a nice day out on Sunday in Rotterdam. Along with some fellow members of Images Photo Club under the guidance of Michiel, we took advantage of the good weather to stroll around the city taking photos of everything and … Continue reading
Bubble Trouble
Here is my attempt at shooting both bubbles (washing-up liquid in water) and oil drops (cooking oil in water). The setup was simple using my EF-100mm macro, a glass dish suspended between two chairs and some coloured paper on the … Continue reading
Vogelplas
Last weekend before the snows I had the chance to try out my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS mk1 with the 2x converter (mk2). I’ll leave you to guess which photos had the 2x converter. Pictures taken at the Vogelplas in … Continue reading
Cristina
Spent some time last week for a photo shoot in our makeshift studio. I shot all photos using my second hand EF 70-200mm f2.8 L mk1 lens and had great fun doing so. I did have a little trouble with the … Continue reading
London scene
Here are a few of the more unusual shots I took from a recent trip to London and its environs. I only used the EF 16-35mm on all shots I took that week. It makes you think differently when you … Continue reading
Smoke
Something I wanted to try for quite a while….. Smoke…. Well here are some of my efforts. I used an insence stick as my smoke source and my Metz flash at 1/16 power. I used my EF-100mm macro lens but … Continue reading