-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Visitors
Author Archives: the moderator
Can photography lead to better health?
In this fast-paced, 21st century with all the technologies of mobile phones, TV shows, emails, computers and social media forums, it’s easy for your day to become full of the intensity of misdirecting your time. A lot of people live … Continue reading
Posted in Our thoughts and general articles
Comments Off on Can photography lead to better health?
Intrepid Adventure
Having used a large format camera during my early career in addition to printing exhibition and advertising images from large format film, it come as no surprise that despite the advent of digital photography I still love large format photography. … Continue reading
Posted in Cameras and lenses
Comments Off on Intrepid Adventure
A tale of 3 STC polarisers
This review is a follow up to a previous article where we compared several brands of polarising filter. When we last performed the test we used a STC hybrid polarising filter and a STC ND 16 (CPL-M ND16) polarising filter, … Continue reading
Posted in Filter Reviews
Comments Off on A tale of 3 STC polarisers
Yes I’ve done it! Have you done it too?
So an interesting title. What have I done? “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft a-gley, [often go awry]” [From Robert Burns Poem – To a Mouse, 1786. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-best-laid-schemes-of-mice-and-men.html] My plans were for a nice trip to … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment reviews, Our thoughts and general articles
Comments Off on Yes I’ve done it! Have you done it too?
STC Sapphire UV Filter
Whenever STC announce a new filter, I must confess we get a little excited. (Sad I know! We must get out more!) But there is good reason for this. From past experience with STC filters, we know their filters are … Continue reading
Posted in Filter Reviews
Comments Off on STC Sapphire UV Filter
The Photography Show 2019
What a weekend! Having returned from our annual visit to The Photography Show at the NEC in Birmingham, it is time to review the event. On arrival we headed straight over to see our good friends William and Ashley from … Continue reading
Posted in The Photography Show
Comments Off on The Photography Show 2019
How do you see your images?
How do see your images? Is this on a smartphone? A tablet? A laptop? Or do you even get prints made somewhere? The reason for the question is – if your images are only stored electronically, are you sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Book, DVD and Exhibition Reviews, Our thoughts and general articles
Comments Off on How do you see your images?
STC Astro Multispectra Clip Filter
In this article we are testing the STC Astro Multispectra Clip Filter. What exactly is this filter and what does it do? The filter as with all clip filters from STC, fits inside the camera body in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in Filter Reviews
Comments Off on STC Astro Multispectra Clip Filter
OLYMPUS FL-LM3 FLASH
HOWEVER I OWN A PANASONIC GX 8 ! Tech Spec: Guide No. – 29.86′ (9.1 m) ISO100 Exposure Control – TTL Vari-Power – 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64 Bounce Head – 0° to +90° Swivel Head – left and … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment reviews
Comments Off on OLYMPUS FL-LM3 FLASH
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018
Off we went to Waterloo Station to visit this annual exhibition of UK landscape photographers. This exhibition also tours the rest of the UK via the rail system; below you’ll find the venues and dates: London Bridge – 18 February … Continue reading
Posted in Book, DVD and Exhibition Reviews
Comments Off on Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018