By Paul Perton | Opinion
Many pundits flesh out their reviews with (usually) lengthy and often caustic gripes about interfaces – the way the camera communicates with you and how easy it is to set, or change a specific function. Read any Web review. There’s always a section on the menus and how hard (usually) or easy (rarely) it is […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion
In the couple of weeks since I got back from Greenland, winter has arrived full-on in the Cape. The weather has gone from it’s usual late autumn balmy to wet, overcast and decidedly chilly. The thermometer plunged to 1C the other morning; a definite reminder of my recent Arctic trip. So, it’s been a couple […]
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Hi all, in the middle of a change of professional life and lifestyle, I have been completely swamped by work for the past months, neglecting my beloved photo blog. Thankfully, co-author Philippe has remained faithful and produced many astounding articles on exotic lands such as the Lofoten or Terra del Fuego as well as others, […]
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Which of the two pictures below (if any) would you consider to be art ? Both are quick evaluations of the potential of a panorama, to determine whether it is worth spending more time on the picture or not. The first, above, is a quick and dirty alignment in Photoshop (showing all my technical transgressions […]
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One of the greatest perils in amateur photography is the click as you go syndrome. Whether every angle of a scene fascinates you or whether you are simply compulsive about getting the shot, you often end up taking way too many pictures of average quality rather than fewer better ones. Manufacturers aren’t helping. And it’s […]
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If you’re thinking Marseilles is a rat hole riddled with gangsters living of drugs, well … you’re not entirely wrong 😉 But you’re not entirely correct either and the city also has beautiful features, a fantastic setting and interesting history. After WWII, so many people had no houses that the minister in charge of housing […]
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Reader become friend Christopher Perez has just moved from the US to Paris and needs you artistic help, right now ! As you can tell from the images below, Christopher is no mean photographer. During lunch, last summer, he showed me a portfolio containing glorious prints of his intimate portraits and let me tell you […]
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And now for something completely different 😉 Regulars will know DearSusanS mainly for landscape and travel photography. But there is a series, already touched upon a couple of times, that I hold closer to my heart and which is much less figurative : blurs. As usual, thumbnails do little to present the pictures at their […]
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