http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php Landscape photography - advice that makes a difference en-us Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:40 -0500 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:40 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Robin Whalley Robin Whalley Robin Whalley <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1337024500"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_GX1_2012_05_1000486_1337024500_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Reblogged from my Lightweight Photographer blog www.thelightweightphotographer.com Today was a great day for photography. I met up with a friend in Manchester where we spent the entire day shooting urban scenes. The weather played ball for once and the light was simply stunning. It was the sort of crisp clean blue light that you get in early April which makes architectural images (especially metal and glass) simply sparkle. Take this image where I was fortunate enough to ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1337024500 Lightweight Photography http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1337024500 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1337024500 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:40 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336597635"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_5D_2012_04_IMG_5567_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Landscape photography is a fun but frustrating hobby. You spend hours in a field or on a beach or mountain, often in poor conditions and then more hours in front of a computer. At the end of all these hours of investment in possibly thousands of images, you might end up with one or two that you are satisfied with. You then invest more time perfecting these few masterpieces that represent the culmination of ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336597635 Thoughts http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1336597635 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336597635 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:36:24 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336248970"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_GF1_2012_02_1030206v2_1336248970_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Now if you are reading this posting on my regular Lenscraft blog ( www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog ) you might wonder what's going on so I will take a moment to explain. After a lot of soul searching about my photography I realised I am enjoying my photography more when I am using lightweight equipment; it helps me feel more free and creative. I decided therefore to create a second blog on WordPress ( http://thelightweightphotographer.wordpress.com/ ) to explore this, but I will ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336248970 Announcements http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1336248970 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336248970 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:27:10 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336078698"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_5D_2012_04_IMG_5795_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Last night I was becoming quite frustrated by an image I was trying to process which just wouldn't match my vision. I experimented for some time but every adjustment I made just created colours that were too strong or enhanced an element of the image that I then found distracting. Nothing I tried for well over an hour seemed to work. You see the vision I had in my mind was all about balance ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336078698 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1336078698 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1336078698 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:30:45 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1335730086"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_GX1_2012_04_1000323_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Readers of my newsletter will know that I set myself a new year's resolution at the start of the year not to buy any new camera kit. Consumables and small accessories were excluded because I couldn't expect to go a year without purchasing any. Even so I have failed. The other day I purchase a GX1 as a replacement for my GF1 which I have owned for about 10 months. The decision was not ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1335730086 Announcements http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1335730086 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1335730086 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:08:06 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334952940"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_5D_2012_02_IMG-4583_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> A few blogs back I wrote about my desire to create a photography book. Now the time has come to update on this exercise and say how much I actually gained from the exercise. My intention was to create and publish a book of my images electronically, preferably in iPad format as I believe this is a great new channel for Photographers to distribute their work. If you have ever looked at images on an iPad ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334952940 Announcements http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1334952940 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334952940 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:15:40 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334426513"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_GF1_2012_1040924_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I have just read an article that made me think about the future and how it was necessary to save huge sums for your pension in old age. If you think this has nothing to do with photography, please bear with me. The article talks at length about how we as a nation are saving nowhere near enough money to retire and that we are all destined to live out our old age huddled around ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334426513 Thoughts http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1334426513 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1334426513 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:01:53 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1333567015"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_5D_2012_02_IMG-5486_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Only one month after I had taken a trip to Formby and captured what I thought was a great clutch of images, I had the opportunity to revisit the same location. This isn't something that I would ordinarily do however last time was so successful that I couldn't resist. Well, just as you would expect, the weather played a major role, the light was completely different and the image opportunities were completely different. I did ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1333567015 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1333567015 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1333567015 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:17:48 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1332791423"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_GF1_2012_1040833_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> If you are a regular visitor to this sit you might have wondered why I have not updated the blog much recently. Well the answer is that I have been away on a well earned holiday in Norway. Whilst i did take a camera along with me (my trusty GF1) I didn't expect to shoot anything remarkable although you never know. That's why I am so pleased to be sharing this image with you. I captured ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1332791423 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1332791423 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1332791423 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:50:23 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1330980102"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2012/generated/RWhalley_5D_2012_02_IMG-4899_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I have to admit that I have steered clear of the trend for creating a photo book that many photographers seem to have followed recently. If I'm really honest, part of me was put off because it is a trend, a bit like HDR I suppose. I couldn't see any real value in this activity and could only see lots of printing/publishing companies making money out of photographers. For some reason over the weekend I decided ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1330980102 Announcements http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?action=comments&entry_id=1330980102 http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?entry_id=1330980102 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:41:42 -0600