A while back I ordered some Lomochrome Purple from the nice people at Lomography. The film allows you to shoot infrared-style photographs. Although the resulting photographs look very different from standard color negative film (greens become purple shades), they are developed using the same C-41 process. The film mimics Kodak’s old Aerochrome (slide/E-6) film line, …
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E-P5
It’s about time I got around to writing this, I’ve had the E-P5 for a couple of months now. I ended up with one primarily because I wanted the Olympus 17mm lens in black, which wasn’t available at the time in the UK, unless it was part of a kit. Let’s tackle the biggest issue …
Fleetwood Mac at the O2 with the E-P5
On Friday night last week I headed for the O2 arena in North Greenwich. For once I wasn’t there to ride the cable car! Fleetwood Mac were playing a show at the O2 and a firm my company does business with offered to take me and some others on hospitality. I’m going to confess now …
Dorset with D800E, D600 and E-P5
I was lucky enough to spend last week in sunny (at least last week) Dorset, in Studland on the Isle (though not an Island, “just” a penisula) of Purbeck. It’s a very beautiful location, particularly in great weather. I’ve always enjoyed visiting, partly because of family holidays in the area but also because of a …
It all looks different from up here…
Today I was lucky enough to visit Coq D’Argent, a restaurant in the city on the roof garden of 1 Poultry in the City. 1 Poultry is perhaps one of the last buildings of the postmodernist architectural movement/style to be completed. It’s certainly striking, with its pink and yellow alternating limestone cladding. It has …
Venice Simplon Orient Express
A very nice trip on the Venice Simplon Orient Express for lunch. A bit silly, who takes a train that goes back to its original destination (don’t answer, all those who, like me, have got half way to the North West on a Virgin train only to return to London)…? This was a ride on …
GH3 and my new black Oly 75mm
So I’m officially a fashion victim. I decided that a GH3 with silver lenses mounted just looked odd. In particular I’ve been lusting after the Olympus 75mm lens in black rather than silver. It’s always stuck me as a lens that would be great for stills and video. I found the black version for a …
Fujifilm XF 27mm lens: Some Impressions
This last few weeks haven’t offered many opportunities for photography. I moved offices about 2 weeks ago and frankly I’m still getting used to the new building and the wider area. What has turned up in that time was the rather impressive (but within its limits) Fuji 27mm lens for the X system. I’ve put …
Gigs
It’s that time of year again when blue flags come out and vast numbers of performers try their luck with the Mayor of London’s “Gigs” big busk competition.The Gigs busking competition has been running since 2009. Gigs takes place every year and is open to all Londoners aged 11 – 25, whatever musical style from …
Shoreditch Street Art with my X-Pro1 and Xf27mm
So it has been a funny old week in my new office, not a million miles away from Liverpool Street. We’ve had a dead mouse in a desk, builders playing a girder and spanner symphony across the road and a seemingly endless walk to the kitchen. It is however a considerable improvement on a building …
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