Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Hawk in Kerang, Victoria For Saturday Critter

 


I make it black and white so the contrast is better. So hard to capture any raptor in flight. I can only wait til they park on the electric cables. 


Sony A7RV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3


Linking Saturday Critter

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Haigh's Chocolate for Sign2

 


People at work inside 


Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4


Linking Sign2 and FACE OFF



Sunday, August 13, 2023

Infrared State Library Crowd for Sunday Best

 




The camera modification is having a low pass filter removed with the sensor primed for n520 wavelength. 

The result is that it should not be used for landscape lol. It does create a good look for people and candid though (at least to my naked eyes). 

Joel is not a fan of candid photography. So I took my stroll in CBD this week. It is not a reliable tool but it can get some nice tones. 


Sony A7RV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM


Linking Sunday Best




Sunday, July 23, 2023

Spiral Stairs in Spencer St Melbourne for Sunday Best

 


Joel and I are trying to re-examine the photos from our regular walks. I like this one the best. 

We were told to leave when a security officer told us not to photograph the stairs. But we were standing in the public space taking a photo of the steps. We could not understand why they bothered. There were tons of the same images on the net too. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6 


Linking Sunday Best






Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Rabbit Rock Silhouette for Treasure Tuesday

 


I stood on this rock taking this shot. Then I was soaked wet by the sea waves. In a few minutes, where I stood was under the sea. It was wild.


This image is what I am after. 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Treasure Tuesday






Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Lyon street view for Tom's Sign2

 


I always love to walk and stroll in the streets of any foreign country. As long as I don't get robbed. 


Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4


Linking Tom's Sign2


Sunday, November 27, 2022

Black and white Sunday cityscape

 


The building looks like some sort of basalt rocks. In one of the alleys along Latrobe Street


Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM


This is linking Sunday Best





Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Port Melbourne black and white

 


A weekend with Joel searching for the slick candid photo. Got nothing but a random snap 


Sony A7RIV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM


Focal Length 135mm




Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Hopetoun Waterfall, Otway National Park for Black and White weekend

 


This is probably one of the most photographed waterfall in my home state. Everyone has to get a shot of this location before they die. 

I have been here since the high school days. A lot of memory here. Now there are far too many kids and photographers that the natural vibe is forever lost.

The shot is more high key because microfourthirds sensor easily get blown highlights. Taking the waterfall shot requires a homogenous lighting that one should only attempt in early morning or late evening time. I am lazy lol. So a high key conversion. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 8-18mm 

You can see my other Australian landscape images in the link below:


Australian Landscape









Thursday, August 4, 2022

Lone Tree Sky Window

 


During a hike in Loddon Mallee Region, there are many natural windows to look through 


Freezing weather as usual. 


Sony A7RIV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM


50mm Photos






Thursday, July 21, 2022

Travancore, Melbourne, Australia

 


Well this area stinks. A lot of sewage and a lot of faeces lying around.


Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

But the lines and patterns are just amazing!

Travancore Blog

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Coffee time


A little twist to image. In Brunswick. Lucky I did not get robbed or kicked. Same casual people.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

What is he up to?


Taken by Lumix 25mm f1.4

Around the corner of Little Collins St and Swanston St in Melbourne CBD.

Hope this is not a new fetish



Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Floating rocks, great ocean road, Australia


This is an image that I think black and white version would show the dynamic elements in the frame better. The rocks look like mushroom almost.

Taken by Pentax fa 31mm

Monday, July 23, 2012

She


Coarse and harsh light. Still, this photo grabs me.

I read an article (by Robert Adam) regarding how one chooses to do as a photographer. This image comes to my mind.

I look at her eyes and wonder what she is feeling right now.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Scooter


This image was taken by Leica 25mm f1.4

There is an emerging trend for people to ride scooters these days. It is a practice considered green and environmentally friendly. However, scooter shared the same mortality rate as people who ride motorcycles in which the mortality rate was being reported up to 50% in 2 years riding time.

Being a Leica lens owner, any image I took has to be converted to black and white, with high punchy contrast and harsh grain added to look like a piece of Leica work. Tha is a generalising statement but that is my view of Leica shooters in general.

Good to see that I have finally managed to utilise my holidays for something worthwhile.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Talking about 4/3s with Joel


My friend, Joel, has been convincing me to switch to the new camera system to experiment. Apart from the skilled preaching on his behalf, this new system does excite me a little.

While we were talking about the limitless possibilities of various lenses of different register distance used on the mirrorless camera bodies, I took out my old camera and canon 24mm f1.4 for some casual snapping.

Not too bad for a lens whose design dated back to 1982...

The day ended with a good nice pasta soup and rich choclate cream. Thank you, Joel.

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