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Here are a few photographs from a couple of nights ago when I took this newly acquired lens out for the first time. I've also included 100% crops from each. All of these were shot at ISO 3200 and I processed them through DXO Pure Raw which tends to soften them ever so slightly. (Also, the...

I just updated to the latest version of Lightroom Classic. While a lot of the focus has been on the Lens Blur and HDR features, the really significant update for me is the Point Colour setting. Not only does this allow very fine-grained control of HSL globally, it also works on local adjustments...

I'm curious about the two questions in the title. I generally don't take a lot of pictures when I'm out with my camera, but in the last two years I've consciously aimed to take more. Previously I might have taken 50-60 shots on a photowalk, while now I might take 150-200. On a recent five day...

I've been looking at getting a few longer primes for my X-S10, starting with a 56. I'm not interested in the the Fujinon 56/1.2 - too expensive, too heavy, too big. I started looking at third party alternatives and was surprised there were so many options. As far as I can see there are 56mm AF...

I just updated LR to the new version 12 which has been upgraded with all sorts of new masking tools. I've only experimented with a couple of them but so far they are superb. Examples will follow, but if you're a Lightroom user you should definitely update.

Since I've been taking a lot more pictures than I imagined and don't want to clutter up other threads I thought I would start a separate one for those who are interested, or who happen to have more pictures to add. Here are a few more of some murals I came aross.

Last week was National Police Week in Washington DC and families and colleagues of police officers visited the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial to leave pictures, flowers and other mementoes of their loved ones and colleagues. Here are a few pictures I took at the Memorial this morning.

This is a question for any Dutch readers. I'm going to be in Amsterdam for a week or so in early March and I'm trying to find out details of any reputable used camera dealers in the city or the nearby area. I'm particularly looking for film SLR's - mostly Nikon and Minolta. Any suggestions or...

Here are a few shots with Ilford Delta 100 taken in Sofia, Bulgaria with my Minolta XD. Starting with a couple of shots of the Museum of Sofia, formerly the city's public bathouse. Just across the street is the spot where the hot spring water that used to feed the bathhouse is still being...

I see a thread for this film in the Colour Film Showcase but I assume that now there is a section specifically for B&W Film I should post this here. Here are a few scenes from Sofia, Bulgaria a couple of weeks ago when the snow was falling. Shot on Delta 400 with a Minolta CD and Rokkor MD...

I couldn't find a thread for 100 Lomo negative. Apologies if I've overlooked it. Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. Minolta XD, Rokkor 50/1.7, Lomo Colour 100

I took a few shots from the roof of my building at sunset a couple of nights ago. (All with X-E2 and XF18-55) Sunset over Manila Bay. Makati Central Business District Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

While the elephants were definitely the highlight of our trip to Laos we did manage a few other trips and tours. One was to the Living Land Rice Farm. This is about 15 minutes out of Luang Prabang and the farm offers tours explaining the process of producing rice from selecting the seeds for...

I'm not sure if this has been posted here yet but at the moment you can get DXO Optics Pro 9 Elite free. This is a couple of versions back from the just released version 11. You can get it from this address. You'll get an email with the activation code and a download link. You also get a 25%...

I've been ordering a few end of year photo books while the offers are good and reworking a few older images. Here are a few from a trip to Islay last year focusing on the wonderful skyscapes.

We just got back from a trip to Luang Prabang in Laos where we signed up for an elephant trek with Mandalao tours. They are the only organisation in Luang Prabang running tours that don't allow riding on the elephants, which was what we wanted. Here are a few pictures from our tour. I'll post...

A few more from Angkor last week.

I finally made it to Angkor last week and spent a few days visiting the temples and hanging around in Siem Reap. I took about a year's worth of pictures in five days and have just about managed to get the total down to around 400. Here are a few I've picked out and done a bit of work on. All...

Is anyone using Affinity Photo? At the moment it's only available for Mac but there is supposedly a Windows Beta arriving later this year. I'm curious if anyone is using it and, if so, what they think of it.

Is it just me or has anyone else been experiencing issue with Flickr loading images very very slowly at times. I've noticed it on this forum but also directly on the Flickr website. While the site loads quickly enough images that aren't cached seem to take an age to appear and sometimes require...

The Cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila is the burial place for more than 17,000 service personnel and a memorial for over 36,000 more. There is further information in the Cemetery Booklet. Normally Manila weather means blue skies and bright sunshine with corresponding hard shadows, or a solid...

I just came across this $499 price on the Fuji XF 55-200 today on Amazon and ordered one. I'm not sure how long this will last but this is the best price I've seen on this lens. http://www.amazon.com/Fujinon-XF-55-200mm-3-5-4-8-Zoom/dp/B00CNZTPGA/

I just came across this $499 price on the Fuji xf 55-200 today on Amazon and ordered one. I'm not sure how long this will last but this is the best price I've seen on this lens. http://www.amazon.com/Fujinon-XF-55-200mm-3-5-4-8-Zoom/dp/B00CNZTPGA/

A few shots from Harrison Street and the Harrison-EDSA junction in Pasay and Paranaque. Thanks for looking. There are some more on Flickr.

I've just completed six months with the Fuji X-E2 after switching from the the NEX7. I did a little write up with my impressions on my blog. Bottom line: no regrets.

...on Harrison Street and Leveriza Street in Pasay City. All shot with X-E2 and XF23.

May I join in? I'm late to the party having only returned from the UK. Here's my first for day 5:

Just arrived back in Manila from a visit home. I didn't take that many pictures being too busy meeting and greeting family and old friends and eating far to much. Here are a few I managed while in London. These were all taken with the X-E2 and the 18-55 lens. This first one is taken at the...

First, a fascinating article on luminous landscape looking at colour perception and photography, Second, a spectacularly cute animal picture (featuring pandas, as I'm sure I you will have guessed.)

I posted some of these and some others on Photographers' Lounge. I redid a few of them in B&W and added a couple of others I haven't previously posted. These are taken in the streets of Pasay City or Paranaque City with the X-E2 and either the 18-55 or the 35. Thanks for looking. More (all in...

A few of months back a number of you were kind enough to offer some advice when I was considering switching from my trusty NEX to Fuji. Just an update to say I went with the X-E2 and 18-55 together with the 35 and have spent the last month adjusting to it - still not quite there but getting...

One of the streets in my neighbourhood is named for William Howard Taft who, in addition to being President of the US and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, was the first civilian Governor General of the Philippines after the Philippines came under US rule following the Spanish American war...

Those of you who are also visitors to the FujiXspot forum may know that I had been considering switching to Fuji from Sony, for reasons too long to go into right now, since I was over there seeking advice. A new X-E2 was waiting for me on a recent visit to Chicago and I took it for a walk along...

Greetings. I'm a long time Sony user (currently NEX7 with primes - 19mm, 30mm and 50mm) but have finally concluded that Sony has limited interest in developing the E mount (as opposed to FE mount) system. With a little money to spend at the moment I'm reluctant to invest it in further...

No matter how crazy your photo project is you might just get a book out of it after 12 years and 30,000 km. Christopher Herwig did.

Having just acquired a little book of Kertesz's photographs of people reading and having decided to revisit my archive of DSLR pictures in light of the new approach I thought, after Kertesz, we could have a thread of images of people reading. Here's one from me to start taken with my Sony DSLR a...

His name is Peter Jones, from Wales, and you can see some of his images and read his story on the blog of Bartosz Nowicki. (via Duckrabbit).

Managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons before the serious packing starts. Here are a few from the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone.

I know some of you on here are connoisseurs of camera bags so I thought I might ask for some advice. I currently use a Lowepro Exchange Messenger bag and I'm looking for a replacement. I want something similar in style - over shoulder/messenger - and similar in size - able to carry an NEX camera...

Bao Bao, the recently born panda cub at the National Zoo, ventured outside for the first time on Tuesday past. I was there a couple of days later and watched as she spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get down out of the tree she had climbed into. I went back the next day (yesterday)...

A couple of examples of brutalist architecture round DC. These are both federal buildings, part of a project on 'Big Government' looking at some of the federal government buildings that people coming to DC don't visit (which means everything except the White House, the Capitol, The Supreme Court...

Latest article by Thom Hogan. Worth a read.

Woodley Park Metro station, Washington, DC. Taken with RX100.

In Baltimore yesterday afternoon: DSC01658 DSC01665 DSC01667 DSC01668 DSC01671

From the country that brought us Moholy-Nagy, Capa, Kertesz and Brassaï.

While browsing the X-Rite website I came across a link to a do it yourself test to help you assess you colour vision. If you're interested in trying it you'll find it on the X-Rite website. I did it twice and scored 7 and 12 - my weak points occurring in the same areas of the spectrum each time.

I visited the Winogrand exhibition at the National Gallery in DC that I mentioned a while back. It opened at the weekend. If you're in DC it's a must see; if you're not in DC it might well be worth your while heading down to see it. First, my confession. I've never been that fussed by...

Video and images from the Shanghai Tower shot by two crazy but brave Russians. Don't watch if you don't like heights.

The Sony a6000, announced today, looks like a good incremental update to the NEX-6. As a NEX-7 user it is good to see that Sony is continuing to develop the APS-C rangefinder style cameras, whatever they choose to call them. Credit also to Sony for keeping the price at least reasonable - $650...

For UK based readers The Guardian is running a competition with the NEX-6 as the prize. It's free to enter since the Guardian and fellow organizers the Australian tourist agency and Singapore Airlines just want to sell you stuff (though you can decline). The picture shows the camera with the...