Monthly Archives: August 2012

Infrared images with Efke IR 820 film

I love Infrared photography and practice it every time I find the right conditions (which is bright sun with great cloud formations). The Leica M8 is my IR gear but I have also tried a few rolls of IR films … Continue reading

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Underwater images with Fuji WP Z camera

During my vacations I had with me the Fuji WP Z camera, mostly for family snapshots at the beach. It’s a relatively old waterproof camera with mediocre image quality, but I only shoot underwater shots a few days every year, … Continue reading

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The return of the Fuji X100

Well, that’s a post about a camera I thought I had definitely left behind me. A couple of months ago I gave my Fuji X100 for sale, and was left with the impression it was gone. For some reason (which … Continue reading

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Leica M7 with Kodak Ektar 100

I just scanned a Kodak Ektar 100 film I had shot on my vacations. It was the last roll of Ektar I had, and probably not going to buy another one (at least at 35mm format). (Leica M7, Voigtlander Nokton … Continue reading

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The Light

There are occasions when strong light will create very interesting images. I’ve been searching my archive for some old photos when I rediscovered some images with strong contrast and light. By looking more carefully at them, they were shot at … Continue reading

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Night photography with Ilford Delta 3200 film

Today’s digital cameras can shoot good images at crazy ISO’s with excellent noise control. So, what’s the point of using a fast 3200 ISO film like Ilford Delta these days? For me, quite a lot! This film has given me … Continue reading

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Landscapes with Nikon D800E and Nikon 28-300 lens

This is my second shooting session with the Nikon D800E and the Nikon 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 lens. An all around lens, that provides a very large focal length range, so that you don’t have to change lenses often. The 28-300 is … Continue reading

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Landscapes under Infrared light

Today, I managed to go out in the country for a two hour drive, since it was a beautiful sunny day with great cloud formations. Under these weather conditions, I always grab for usual infrared gear (Leica M8, Voigtlander Skopar … Continue reading

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Sunset on Provia 100F

A sunset images shot a few years ago, with a Leica M7 and Fuji Provia 100F slide film. Except from the panoramic crop, I have done no other post process. Slide film has a unique way of rendering the beautiful … Continue reading

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Images with the new iPad

Although I use the new iPad for myriads of things, I had never used it for capturing images, so I though I’ll give it a try. As expected, is pretty much adequate for the Web and snapshots, but of course … Continue reading

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