By Nancee Rostad | How-To
This morning while gazing out the laundry room window as I folded towels, my eye was caught by the interesting shadows, reflections, and light patterns on the wet asphalt outside my home. Folding abruptly stopped, camera was located, and the shooting commenced. This is how it typically happens for me. Some might call […]
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By Paul Barclay | Travel Photography
After 10 days of traveling for the holidays at the end of 2019, I felt the need to get my camera and myself outside for some photography walks around some areas of Seattle I really like. Below are the results of those two successive walks. Last Photo Walk of 2019 All of these images […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
“Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.” Master lttei commented, “Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.” – From Hagakure Is this photograph funny or revolting? I can’t make up my own mind about it and imagine it will divide readers as well. It also illustrates how we should consider humour in […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
When conceptual artists trust so much museum space, when even I put so much emphasis on intention as the main ingredient in great photography, what room does this leave for discovery, personal interpretation and improvisation? It’s an essential question. First because DS is a self-proclaimed travel (ie, available sight, as opposed to studio) photography blog. […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
We departed Hobart, Australia, in the evening on a sunny January day in early 2020 on an expedition cruise. Our destination was the Subantarctic region south of New Zealand, this is located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude between 46° and 60° south. Our expedition was scheduled to take […]
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By Pascal Ollier | Opinion , Travel Photography
Photography, beyond the recreation, the pleasure, the excitement, may also at times serve a higher purpose, i.e. to report history. This article will humbly attempt to contribute to this mission. Enjoying a respite in the winter rain, I decided to go and visit Breendonk, a fortress surrounded with water built early in the 20 th […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Review
Two friends (Dallas and Philippe), two similar 100mm macro lense, one location. Do they produce similar photographs, and how do the lenses compare on looks? Dallas (Milvus 100 Makro) begins Philippe and Pascal have a tradition of naming their equipment (photographic). Naming things has never really been my thing. Until I purchased a Zeiss Milvus […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion , Review
Is this a review? Nope. Statement of the obvious? Nope. I’m deep in a personal preference fight with myself. I have to stop and take stock; Zeiss’ 25mm Biogon, or the 35 Distagon. Which is more likely to be my lens of choice as I wander the streets? Most people would forgive me choosing my […]
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By John Shingleton | Travel Photography
I just spent a very hot weekend at Bathurst for the 12 hour GT race which is held on the Mount Panorama road circuit widely recognised as one of the great motor racing circuits of the world up there with Spa-Francorchamps and the Nordschleife Nurburgring. Saturday morning was spent travelling to Bathurst over the Blue […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
Just an hour by plane south of Mexico City lies Oaxaca, destination for the many tourists who prefer the streets to Mexico’s resorts and beach life. Served by a small – some might call it regional – but nonetheless highly efficient airport. The heart of Oaxaca is definitely its Old Town. A world apart from […]
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