My wonky eyes have given me an idea for a new photography project.
(more…)Photography
The Watchers
I went for a walk at Westbay today, which is something I do quite often. I took my camera along and my Samyang 50mm f/1.2 lens. This lens is manual focus only and using it today was frustrating. (more…)
Lightning Over Dorset
I was very lucky to get this shot last night. I’ve tried to capture lighting before but never quite got a satisfactory shot. This one however is pretty good. (more…)
Sparrowhawk
Deadly goings on in our garden this morning as a Sparrowhawk captures a small bird. (more…)
Front Element Dust – One Man’s Quest
Maybe others have done this before, but I want to relate a little story of how I solved an issue with my Fujinon 18-55mm and a persistent blob of dust on the inside of the front element. (more…)
Camera Gear Forums & Obsession With Sharpness.
It is mad how much stock people put in sharpness. On camera gear forums it seems to be the aim for many people – they’ll post what they think is an amazing shot – because it is sharp, not because of the composition, light, subject etc. People rate lenses and cameras on how sharp they are as the primary factor. I think it’s all bonkers.
Back when I used to have a little film camera and all my prints were 6×4 I don’t remember anyone talking about sharpness. Being in focus yes, but nothing more. But now folks can look at 100% images on large monitors they become obsessed with the pixel sharpness, throwing away images that would make pretty large prints before sharpness was an issue – even if sharpness actually is one.
But that’s gear forums for you. Go somewhere more about the end product and there’s less focus (no pun intended) on sharpness. Go to places that are about the art of photography – sharpness much less of a thing there.