By Pascal Ollier | Opinion
Among the icons that define the Italian peninsula, one which was developed shortly after World War II definitely stands high, the Vespa Scooter. Its inception recently featured in a Netflix movie as the famous motorcycle celebrates its 75th birthday this year; that has prompted the AutoWorld center in Brussels to put up a spectacular exhibition […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Hello, post #1129 has been placed on hold. Sorry about the inconvenience. Please check again in a few days. I’ll send a new link to it. Cheers,Pascal
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
This is the 4th and last post in series of images of Paris taken in 2021 during limited lockdown. The first was #1103 Scenes of Seine followed by #1107. Churches, Cathedrals and Chapels of the Capital, #1120 Poignant and Particular Paris Every city and town I’ve visited has some form of Street Art. The problem […]
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By Lad Sessions | How-To
Mosses are boring—or so we may think. After all, “rolling stones gather no moss.” These days we take that adage to mean that mosses are dull and static creatures, a bothersome excrescence on dynamic entities like rolling rocks—and rock bands! But in earlier centuries the phrase had exactly the opposite meaning: stay put and flourish, […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
As OS updates sneak into our smartphones, uninvited and undetected, some new features make their appearances and surprise users. AI, it seems, is getting a firmer grip on photographic practises. Among the features that awaited me on my recent trip to the UK was one abysmal “Live” thingy that appears to capture images before […]
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By Paul Barclay | Travel Photography
Good morning class, this is my report about what I did on my spring vacation. As you probably noticed, this is part one of several. I don’t know the total number parts it will be, because I haven’t written them yet. In fact, I haven’t really started reviewing the images yet. Covid, and the aftermath […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Devon and Corwnall are two of the UK’s most revered tourism destinations. But as I found out in Devon and my son in Cornwall, both make you work hard to photograph their beauties. While this post mainly deals with Devon, a lot of the content can be extrapolated to Cornwall, which I have visited […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity , How-To
When Fujifilm entered the digital camera market they did so with a firm intent to pay homage to their film heritage both in the styling of their cameras and in their attention to detail in the colour science of their film simulations. For years the mantra in the digital photography world was ‘I shoot RAW’. […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Visitors to the UK from “Amber” countries need to self quarantine for 5 days at a location of their choice. It doesn’t seem like a long time, until you go through it 😉 Long time no post, sorry about that. My son recently got married 🙂 🙂 🙂 To attend, we booked a trip […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Not a day goes by without a blog post or video describing tips, rules or techniques to make better photographs. 99.9% miss the mark, and it’s not always their fault. Here’s how to use them better. Disclaimer: The following is purely based on personal experience and isn’t sanctioned by any of the official schools […]
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