By pascaljappy | Opinion
A new perspective on an old question. Beyond the use as a visual notebook, at which it excels, the smartphone has progressed tremendously to capture more and more of the ‘serious’ photography market. Periscope lenses, larger sensors, better colour science, better DR, RAW files, and probably more, add to the list of features bridging […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
Nature isn’t all about green leaves and sandy beaches 😉 One of the beauties of running a blog such as DS is the possibility of regularly viewing the work of creative photographers (you know who you are 😉 ). This obviously percolates through my mind and makes me more aware of scenes that I […]
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By Bob Kruger | Art & Creativity , How-To
Blame it all on Levon Biss and his TED talk. Inspired by his son, Sebastian, Levon related his experiences making really large photographs of really small things over several years. After watching his talk I said to myself, “I can do that.” That launched me on my ongoing macro photography journey. Rather than me […]
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By Paul Barclay | Review
Welcome back to my post-repair review of the Leica SL2 and a selection of third-party lens. In this section we will be looking at the Zeiss 35mm f1.4 ZM Distagon lens, which many readers here at Dear Susan fondly known as “Audrey”. The lens was mounted on the Leica “M Adapter L”, which is Leica’s […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
Welcome to this month’s collective post featuring your favourite photographs of August. As ever, thank you to all who participated, and to those who will comment and share. Life’s better together 🙂 Leslie Ashe 3 from a short break in the west of Ireland. Deigh Bates From the Oregon Coast. Philippe […]
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By philberphoto | Review
There are multiple stories as to why Laowa are called Laowa. The recently-come-to-prominence Chinese lens-making company itself is called Anhui ChangGeng Optics Co. Ltd., and it trades under Venus Optics. So why Laowa? Laowa, basically, means old or venerable frog. One story relates this name to the first poem writen by a then very young […]
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By Nancee Rostad | Art & Creativity
While visiting my favorite beach town, I was delighted by the sight of an old-fashioned cottage garden designed to lead one to the entrance of an equally charming store. Billowing mounds of white daisies, stunning vintage roses, pert pansies, and raspberry-hued hydrangeas filled the 15 x 20 ft. area with color & beauty. […]
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By Paul Perton | Art & Creativity
The Paulerspury Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club used our (the Priory Marina that is) parking facilities on Sunday 20th, while the members took an afternoon voyage on the John Bunyan tourist barge. This left a dozen and a half virtually priceless cars in care of a security guard, who was happy to let me wander and […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity
The elbow is a much under appreciated part of the body. Its often ignored. Look at them closely and you will see they are all unique and they are everywhere you look. You may be forgiven for thinking I am about to give you the elbow but you would be right. No man lives without […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Can we all agree that 100Mp is enough for anyone? And that larger pixels are better pixels? Have you ever compared modern, high-resolution files at 100% to older, lower-resolution, photos at 100%? The comparison is not always flattering for the more recent offerings. You might question the purpose of looking at a file at […]
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