Vintage Lenses – Lens/Camera Combinations
It’s getting on for nearly a year now since I started regularly using vintage prime lenses, choosing to shoot with them rather than my modern Fujifilm alternatives, mostly zooms. I don’t own a vintage zoom lens. I’m not sure why that is other than I’ve enjoyed using my new prime lens collection and just not…
Travel – Ladram Bay, East Devon, UK
We took advantage of some recent good weather in the UK and booked a short caravan holiday, Mon-Fri, at Ladram Bay on the East Devon coast. A late booking discount meant we paid £360 for an eight berth caravan plus an extra £40 for the dog. We knew we were in for a good week…
Lens Artists Photo Challenge #404 – Subjects that begin with the letter B
Beth hosts this weeks Lens-Artist Challenge which is – Let’s have a little fun and feature subjects that begin with the letter B. What subjects can you find that start with the letter B? You can choose several different subjects and share one image of each one. I’ve had a scan through my pics and come up…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #403—Tools of Photo Composition: Perspective, Depth, and Scale
John has set this weeks challenge – Tools of Photo Composition: Perspective, Depth, and Scale This is an interesting challenge for me and another Lens-Artist learning curve. Using perspective in relation to photography is, as John says, something I already did without realising I was consciously using perspective as a tool. The first thing I…
Travel – Rethymno, Crete, Greece – 2026
We revisited Rethymno, Crete, at the beginning of the month staying once again in the Aquila Porto Rethymnon Hotel. This was a half board deal, booked through TUI, flying from Bristol UK into Heraklion, Crete. The flight and airport were pretty uneventful although the transfer from the airport to the hotel took 90 minutes in…
Vintage Lenses – Three New Nikon Lenses
Its been a while since I posted in relation to my vintage lens journey and I’ve added to my collection during that time. The first of my recent acquisitions was a Nikon 105mm f2.5 Pre AI lens. It was a popular lens back in the 70’s and 80’s and was made famous by Steve McCurry…
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