First images

nothing quite like some animal fur to show off the detail a lens can reproduce. This shot has been reduced to 1/4 of its original size and then compressed for web at 60% so a lot of the detail has been removed. The resolution is still very evident though.

Stunned by the quality

After much deliberation, I have started to upgrade my glass stock. Some of the lenses that I have, I've had for decades and even my most faithful Sigma 24-70 2.8 I've had for six years, since going digital. At that time, the resolution from my glass stock was more than adequate for the camera resolution. However, with the latest generation camera bodies, I have notices the flaws in my lenses (or maybe I'm becoming more critical?).

Anyway, this week i took the plunge and stared the upgrade process. Special delivery this morning delivered a Canon24-105 f4 IS lens. First impression? Stunning! All thoughts of work are out of the window and I'm off to shoot some stuff.

Studio shot

This is one from a set of recent shots of my wife, taken for some PR
releases.

Llanvaches Panorama. NP26

I have this posted on another blog but I like it so much, I thought I'd put it here also. I walk past this spot most days; I love the rape field in the background, the colours are just so spectacular. This photo is just stiched, no other processing. I'll be doing a bit more 'darkroom' work on it at some point.

Buttercups

Barry Island

Had the chance over the weekend to pop down to Barry Island - now famous for Gavin and Stacey. It brought back some childhood memories of bad tummies after swimming in the sea but that's all gone now and the coastline is beautiful and clean. Here's one of a series of stiched panorama's that i shot.

One lens, One Hour, One colour

To get the creative juices going, I set myself a short challenge; take my camera, a single, fixed focus lens (a sigma 105mm macro), allow myself one hour to shoot red. >>>>>>

Millennium Stadium Cardiff

This is the view from Block U26, Row 26 seat 19 about 10 minutes before kick off at The Wales v Ireland, six nations rugby match on Saturday 21 March 2009. Ireland won 17-15 to win their first Grand Slam in 61 years. This photo is a stiched panorama of four individual images.