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#157. Color Efex. Now, surely, that’s canned art, right ?
Zen Lantern 1. Nikon D800e. Solarization preset in Color Efex 4. In my previous post, I took Nik Software’s Silver Efex 4 for a spin, really not expecting to be as impressed as I was. Various sites in...
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#167. (In defense of) More blur
Hi every one. Here is a third contribution from our South African friend Paul Perton, a pro photographer from Cape Town who is defending our rights to make blurs a part of our art! Go Paul! I...
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#179. Talking with Master Photographers (1) : Hans Strand
This post is the first in a new series where I’ll be asking questions to photographers I particularly admire about their vision, their craft and a few tips for the rest of the world. For this first...
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#187. Of Kiwis and time
The photograph that started it all, although I didn’t know it at the time.Waterfront piles, Wellington. Nikon D2x, Nikkor 18-70 zoom. “Whatcha photographing mate?” It’s early November and I am standing...
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#192. Blogging is dead. Long live blogging.
Ocean sunset at Noup I got an e-mail from a photo buddy in Australia earlier in the week. He has stopped updating his excellent photo blog, largely because he feels that the page views and feedback he...
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#195. Talking with the Masters : Paula Chamlee and Michael Smith on...
For this second episode in our new series of interviews of the great photographers of our time, I’m really proud to publish a long and fascinating discussion with Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee....
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#244. Limbering up
The unintended face of sunset In the couple of weeks since I got back from Greenland, winter has arrived full-on in the Cape. The weather has gone from it’s usual late autumn balmy to wet, overcast and...
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#277. Fighting off Otus envy.
Kogel Baai morning Zeiss’ 55mm Otus doesn’t stir me much. Of course, I want one; I’m a photographer after all. But I’ve got an ancient 50mm f1.4 manual focus AI Nikkor that delivers fantastic images...
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#323. Winter Portraits of Nothingness
Exploring the creative limits of a lens is tremendous fun. Having been seduced by the enveloping softness of the OTUS 85/1.4’s rendition, I decided to embark on a mission with little chance of success:...
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#422. Giants of steel and glass. But it depends how you shoot them! (1)
The area West of Paris called La Défense was once the largest non-metropolitan business district in the world. Hatched in the 60s, it was a cluster of skyscrapers built across the Seine river in a...
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#244. Limbering up
The unintended face of sunset In the couple of weeks since I got back from Greenland, winter has arrived full-on in the Cape. The weather has gone from it’s usual late autumn balmy to wet, overcast and...
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#277. Fighting off Otus envy.
Kogel Baai morning Zeiss’ 55mm Otus doesn’t stir me much. Of course, I want one; I’m a photographer after all. But I’ve got an ancient 50mm f1.4 manual focus AI Nikkor that delivers fantastic images...
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#323. Winter Portraits of Nothingness
Exploring the creative limits of a lens is tremendous fun. Having been seduced by the enveloping softness of the OTUS 85/1.4’s rendition, I decided to embark on a mission with little chance of success:...
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#422. Giants of steel and glass. But it depends how you shoot them! (1)
The area West of Paris called La Défense was once the largest non-metropolitan business district in the world. Hatched in the 60s, it was a cluster of skyscrapers built across the Seine river in a...
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#607. WIP: Order in chaos
What is WIP Work In Progress (WIP) is a new series I just came up with. The goal is to share ongoing long-term concepts and photo series. We at DS talked a lot about personal development as a...
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#641. Finding Solace.
Adrian Turner: I recently wrote about my lack of inspiration following a particularly challenging period in my life, that left me feeling emotionally drained and creatively barren. My inspiration came...
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#682. More London Photography
Having made the case for London as the perfect canvas for color and monochrome photography, I’d like to share a final set for this year. London has been an important part of my life this year as...
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#691. In the style of (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery)
Welcome to another DS collective blog post. This time, we are each paying homage to a master of the craft we admire by sending in pictures in which we imitate that person’s style, in one way or...
View Article#1013. Lockdown – past caring what day it is
When you’ve exhausted just about every idea, tired of yelling at your similarly incarcerated family, got over Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and bored friends and acquaintances with e-mails and text...
View Article#1063. Wobbly Beach People – Abstract Watercolour Street Art
In the art world different mediums and techniques of paint are used. Most of the mediums are opaque and forgiving. Take oils for instance – should an artist make a mistake, he may wait for the oil to...
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