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I’ve blogged previously on the other merits of Canon’s wonderful EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens, but not really its image stabilisation characteristics. This shot from Cuba shows how good the lens is in that respect. The above is an interior detail from the Teatro Tomas Terry in Cuba, shot handheld in very low available light, at 140mm and with a 1/13s shutter speed. I’m very happy with its sharpness. Some of this may be down to my own steadiness, but it does seem that I can genuinely go to speeds 10 times slower than the traditional “1 over the focal length” rule. I’d be interested to hear what other people have found with similar lenses.
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I decided a while ago that it would be useful to “geotag” my photographs, i.e. to automatically record the location from which each is taken and add that to each images’s metadata. As my next photographic trip is to Iceland Continue reading →
Saturday, July 2, 2011 in
Photography,
Travel
As a general rule, it’s good for an action photographer to get close to said action, but I’ve recently seen a few films that demonstrate there’s a limit. One key example was “The Eagle”. It’s a stirring tale, full of Continue reading →
Monday, May 23, 2011 in
Photography,
Reviews
Thanks to some generous colleagues and the last minute availability of a spare “hospitality” ticket, I was lucky enough to get into a sold-out Roger Waters concert based on Pink Floyd’s The Wall this week. It was a really great Continue reading →
Thursday, May 19, 2011 in
Photography,
Reviews
One of my birthday presents was a dance photography masterclass, hosted at the Victoria and Albert museum and led by renowned dance photographer Chris Nash. This was a bit of a departure for my photography, although followers of my blog Continue reading →
Thursday, May 12, 2011 in
Photography
Are compact and cellphone cameras fundamentally unsuited to a significant subset of the population? I am short sighted. With an SLR I look through the viewfinder at an image focused at the optical equivalent of about 1m, maybe a bit Continue reading →
With my half century finally upon me, my wife Frances has excelled herself by commissioning a most wonderful cake, celebrating my photographic passion! This is well up to the standard of “Bear in a Porsche“, from a few years back… Continue reading →
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in
Personal News,
Photography
I’ve just managed to catch up with some of my shots from recent trips to Barbados, and in particular I’ve added some wildlife, sports, entertainment and underwater shots I’m quite pleased with. Have a look and let me know what Continue reading →
Saturday, March 12, 2011 in
Barbados,
Photography
Those who follow my photography blog will know that my preferred technique for taking portraits is to use my 70-300mm lens towards the long end of the zoom range. It only works as long as the subject is effectively frozen Continue reading →
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in
Barbados,
Photography
As my “photographic eye” develops, I find I’m noticing much more readily the colour of light, and how it can be modified by things both inside and outside the scene. This shot of St. Nicholas Abbey on Barbados is an Continue reading →
As followers of my photography will know, one of my pet subjects is indoor entertainment, photographed by available light. I like capturing memories of enjoyable events, I love the colours of interesting stage lighting, and I like the challenge of Continue reading →
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in
Barbados,
Photography
I’ve just published my first plugin for the popular image processing suite, Bibble. CAQuest manages chromatic aberration correction, so if you find yourself always having to apply correction for “purple fringes”, this is the tool you need. To find out Continue reading →
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