By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
The flight from Paris to London is barely 45 minutes long, but you would be forgiven for thinking that you have landed in a parallel photographic universe, such is the contrast between the higgledy piggledy nature of the British capital and the orderly manner of its French equivalent. Fusion cuisine with custard meets macaroons line-up. […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Just returning from a visit to my son in Oxford with 800+ photographs of the Cotswolds in my cards (what’s that? New InSight Guide in preparation? Yess!). It’ll take time to process and organise all this but, given the date, why not start with a small sample of pumpkin carving and orange house decorating? Ready […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Is this a travel photo ? It was made during a very recent trip to Oxford (England), yet depicts a samurai that appears to be laughing. Or shouting. Many will claim that samurai have no relation to Oxford and that this image, therefore, is not a valid travel photo, such as one of the Radcliffe […]
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Consistency of style is an important distinction between amateurs and true artists. An Ansel Adams print is immediately recognisable, as are the works of many other famous names. Whereas amateurs often have no style of their own or have too many, exploring various appealing alleys simultaneously. I believe modern image manipulation software is partly responsible […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Walking the streets of Oxford a few days ago (will have more news about this soon), I stumbled upon this mean machine. It was dark grey and looked menacing. So I got close with a Zeiss 25mm Distagon wide open and let the nose become the center of attraction. Back in LightRoom, I accentuated this […]
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