By Paul Perton | Travel Photography , Uncategorized
From the official Web site: Up Helly Aa, which takes place in Lerwick, Shetland, on the last Tuesday in January every year. Up Hele Aa involves a series of marches and visitations, culminating in a torch-lit procession and the burning of a galley. The following Wednesday is a public holiday in Lerwick to […]
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By Paul Perton | Monday Post , Uncategorized
Hating Lightroom. Hoping Luminar’s next release is mainstream usable. Still having issues with ON1 RAW’s blowsy attitude. Wanting RAW Power to get yet more traction. Thinking Capture 1 V12 might be the tipping point. It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m printing, or at least trying my best. Mirage’s software […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post , Opinion , Uncategorized
Defending giving in to GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) might seem strange coming from a guy who has spent all of this year with a 20+year old lens (Leica Elmarit R 28mm f:2.8) mounted on a 7-year old camera (Sony NEX 7), both more-or-less-loved leftovers from past times. When I lost my gear to […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post , Opinion , Uncategorized
At some point it is good to look at the past to take stock of the present. Let’s go back to when “serious” digital cameras replaced film. Why did that happen? Practicality was the main reason, not IQ. Always-on LiveView and the ability to chimp, the instant availability of results, variable ISOs are but […]
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By Paul Perton | News , Uncategorized
Spring’s not quite here down on the Southern Tip, but the fynbos is already showing out and a quick Saturday post seemed like a great idea. We only got back from our Spanish eat-athon (with the UK-based rest of the family) a couple of days ago and were welcomed with […]
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By Paul Perton | How-To , Uncategorized
Just a few weeks ago, Cape Town was in real danger of becoming one of the world’s first major cities to run out of water. In several storage dams, the water level was nearing single digits; unrecoverable reserves, as the movement of water would stir up way too much silt and rubbish from the dam’s […]
Continue readingBy Paul Perton | Monday Post , Uncategorized
Why I will absolutely rush to buy the new mirrorless Nikon but will probably never take possession of one… Breathlessly waiting for the big announcement of Nikon’s mirrorless delivery date. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t even drink coffee because I’m so excited to finally be able to buy the camera(s) I’ve […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post , Uncategorized
Not many victims of conspiracies live to tell their stories, but I do. Ever since I announced that I was retiring from my photo hobby, I have been subjected to a combination of attacks and manipulation. In command of this are the 2 Pascals. The one that you know, and a brother of mine also […]
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By Paul Perton | Interview , Uncategorized
Kirk Tuck. American. Working photograher. Videographer. Lighting trainer. Fiction writer. Photo blogger, GAS sufferer extraordinaire and gear wonk. Kirk hopes being interviewed on DearSusan will make him famous. It most likely won’t, but his views make interesting reading, as do his almost daily blog post(s). Kirk, you’re becoming something of a […]
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By Paul Perton | Monday Post , Uncategorized
She said; “Would you like a fortune cookie from the Universe?” “Yes please.” And there it was; “The universe seems neither benign, nor hostile, merely indifferent.” Carl Sagan. Welcome to AfrikaBurn, South Africa’s annual four day festival of art, creative activities, music, dancing and other largely adult fun, deep in the heart […]
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