By Nancee Rostad | Opinion
When an empty beach, a retreating tide and a brand new iPhone jumpstart a photographic reboot. In early April I was finally able to get to my favorite beach town in southern Oregon. Eager to try out my new iPhone 13 Pro, the first morning found me making the short journey to a stretch […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity
Putting words to images can sometimes be a challenge which produces interesting results. Not all captions conform strictly to the haiku format but are in the style of. For those who have not yet published their work in book form it can be a rewarding exercise. Try it ! It makes for a personal gift […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity
It was a warm sunny autumn morning – not a cloud in the sky – late in the season but the Cape doctor (that’s our local southeaster ) was howling and sea sand was blasting across the shore. It was time to take the grumpy mutt – the spaniel – for a walk on the […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion
I’m not quite sure why articles like this make me feel as introspective as they do. The fact is, time, place and personality alone are sufficient to produce radically different photographs. The post covering my recent London wandering with Steve and Pascal, or last year’s DS Parisian meander deliver more than sufficient evidence of our […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Is the beach a better opportunity for street photography than the street itself? Reader Steffen Kamprath provides a compelling answer, following our call to contributions : A Force for Positive Change. Beyond the great photographs, I love the arguments and references. Thanks Steffen. Hello fellow photo enthusiast, my name is Steffen Kamprath. I’m an […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion
Zeiss’ 55mm Otus doesn’t stir me much. Of course, I want one; I’m a photographer after all. But I’ve got an ancient 50mm f1.4 manual focus AI Nikkor that delivers fantastic images and I still haven’t learned to get the best out of it yet. Besides which, it was a US$96 eBay buy. Zeiss’ monster […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Dear Mommy and Daddy, today Grandpa and Grandma took me to the sea. There was lots of boats and I chatched a starfish. It was all red. Love and kissez, Tommy Don’t know about you, but this is what this photographs says to me. It’s all about the joy of a 6-year-old who’s […]
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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 […]
Continue readingBy Paul Perton | Review
Nikon moves ahead – it’s full frame camera line-up is currently topped by the D800e and the soon-to-be announced D4something. The big N has done a similar job with it’s lenses, delivering increasingly interesting glassware for the serious amateur and pro alike. Clearly, this isn’t altruism, more an attempt to fend off the charge of […]
Continue readingBy Paul Perton | News , Opinion
At this time of year, it starts to get light here (Rooi Els, around 70km east of Cape Town) before 5 a.m. Most mornings the light show outside the window is blue skies, a few clouds, the warm, rosy tinges of the rising sun and if I am fortunate, the wind isn’t howling*. Up, quickly […]
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