Happy Christmas, and love to DRTV

Jasper, my new born wishes all the very best to Kai, Alamby, Lok, and all of the Digital Rev TV team.
http://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalRevCom

20121117 Dog Photoshoot - sort of

On the 17th November, I completed a family photoshoot.

Whilst I was there they two gorgeous pet dogs, that were just awesome.


Do you think they're cute?

Hythe, Kent, Panoramic

Back in August, 2012, we spend a lovely weekend on the South East coast of England.

We stayed in Hythe, in a great golfing hotel called "Hythe Imperial Hotel, Spa & Golf Club". It was a great hotel, very cheap, and clean, and a fantastic location right on the beach.

It's google plus page can be found here. It was just outside this hotel where I took this panoramic.

Lightpainting - poorly

Seems like a recent revival of lightpainting.... so here's my comical effort.

20120912 Dave and Heather Hill

20120912 Dave and Heather Hill. Snaps (litterally) from their wedding reception at West Tower Wedding Venue.

PhotographyByFai SugarSync slide show.

Leica M9 photography porn

Leica M9 photography porn










In August, I had the amazing privilege of getting to take a few snap shots with the fabled Leica M9.

Even more amazing was the fact that it had one of the TWO original 50mm f0.95 Noctilux lens on.

I literally was in heaven - stunning.

Day out in Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral

Popped to visit the famous Canterbury Cathedral, during August 2012.

Lovely weather for a day trip.

Folkestone, Martello Tower, and a bit of Golf

Whilst down in the south east of england last week, enjoying the sunny weather, we played a bit of golf - putting to be precise.

Photo loveliness

Can you guess what you see here?

Body and lens - answers in the comments box please.

#drool

Great food at Rocksalt, Folkestone

We (the wife and I) had the pleasure of visiting Rocksalt - a well known fish restaurant in Folkestone.

Gorgeous gorgeous food in a classy modern setting, overlooking the sea.

Awesome !!!

Google map link.

Hythe, lovely day by the beach

Down at the beach in Hythe - lovely.

Poole park, nice sunny day

Poole park, nice sunny day for a walk.

(image taken on HTC Desire HD)

Hill top view from St. Catherine's, Christchurch, Dorset

Hill top view from St. Catherines,  Christchurch, Dorset.

You can see Hengistbury Head!!!

Sorry, the image was taken via my HTC Desire HD.

Amazing !!!

Lagos, Portugal, Algave, 9th August, Silves, Medieval Markets

Lagos, Portugal, Algave, 9th August, Silves, Medieval Markets.

This shot was taken on top of one of the old castle turrets (access via the information centre).

50mm f10, iso800, 1.3s

20120407 Visit to Lan Tau Island, Hong Kong, Big Budda

Back in April, 2012, we visited Lan Tau Island to see the Big Budda (pics later).

At the base of the Big Budda - this view presented itself when we walked around the back.
(click for larger image)



Stunning.

20120727 Zara and Jims Wedding

20120727 Zara and Jims Wedding.

First dance shots.

Slideshow hosted by Photobox.

Manchester Street Artist performs at the drop of a coin

Manchester Street Artist performs at the drop of a coin.

Waiting Runcorn train station

Some fellow passengers who were waiting for the morning train into Manchester take a quick nap / snooze at Runcorn station.

Zzz...

Portugal Lagos - Day 10 - Day in the Monchique mountains

On day 10 of our Portugal trip in 2011, we took a jeep safari up into the Monchique mountains.
Amazing views !

20120609 Jessica and AJ Roberts

Wonderful day, with wonderful people.

Click below to view the slideshow, and join Photobox for 60 free prints when you join !!!

Angry Birds and Severe congestion on my way to work

Amazingly, this morning I was forced to take a detour whilst on my regular canal route to work.

The normally free flowing canal path had been invaded and blocked by a family of angry swans and their signets.  Signs of "Angry Birds" maybe...

I decided to take a quick snap, as evidence, should any road rage incidents occur.

You just never know....

Chester Town Hall

If your ever passing through the beautiful old Roman city of Chester, its worth a sight seeing walk around the walls of the city !

It also has a very nice town hall.

Beautiful.

Hong Kong Harbour Lazer Show

In April this year, I was lucky enough to be over in Hong Kong.

Each day, at 8pm, there's the famous lazer show display that can be viewed across Hong Kong Harbour. It's fantastic display, and definitely worth looking out for if you're over there.



Fantastic !

Hong Kong Stanley Market rainy scene

All this rain that's currently falling in the UK remains me of something I saw whilst in Hong Kong in April this year.

We were walking through the Stanley region in Hong Kong, looking for a place to eat.
It was raining. To my amusement, a father and daughter rode past on their bike, in the rain...



Lovely.

20120604 - Dominic and Vicky Hudson's Wedding

20120604 - Dominic and Vicky Hudson's Wedding


Evening Images at Plas Hafod



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Another Monaco Harbour, Monte Carlo Harbour shot

Here's another shot of the Monano Harbour / Monte Carlo Harbour.




Shot taken back in June 2009, showing the yachts in the harbour.

Monaco Harbour, Monte Carlo Harbour

Given that the latest Formula 1 race was from Monaco / Monte Carlo - here's a snap taken the last time I was there.




This was taken back in 2009, when I was fortunate enough to have been invited to an amazing wedding !!

Scarab Darkroom - raw file viewer, converter, photo editor

Scarab Darkroom is a digital camera raw file converter/photo editor that supports most raw format capable cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung, and Sony. It is fast, easy to use, and produces excellent results.

You can download it from the link below:

Scarab Darkroom 1.02 (Windows version)

Blow Job by Tadao Cern, photo portraits

Tadao Cern (Artist)
Blow Job 2012
© 2012 Tadao Cern
www.tadaocern.com

Great idea, hilarious results.

Tadao took these shots whilst blasting the participants with strong jets of air.

Visit www.tadaocern.com for more information.

Miniature statue, what is it for?

Whilst in Manchester yesterday (15th May, 2012) I came across lots of these miniature statues outside the town hall, in Albert Square.

Anyone know what they're for?

Image processed using "AfterFocus"on Android on the HTC Desire HD.

Aday.org - daily train commute to Manchester

I only had my Android phone with me for the shot, it was a 0.9 second exposure, taken with "camera fv5".

Some lighten was applied using the "LittlePhoto" app.

The shot was taken at 9.52am 15th May, 2012.

Statue miniatures in Manchester

I came across loads of these tiny clay statues on the floor in Albert Square, Manchester today, anyone know what they are, or even for?

They were placed around one of the main statutes in the square, which coincided with the private hire taxis protest at midday.

Android app "Afterfocus" for selective DOF (depth of field).

Take a look at "AfterFocus"

Android app "Afterfocus" for selective DOF (depth of field).

A great little FREE app that gives you the ability to mark out regions in a picture that you want out of focus.

This means you can give your images to look and feel of images taken on a more expensive fast lens with a wide aperture.

It has the added bonus of giving you the ability to apply some of those instagram style preset filters for added mood or feeling.

A simple idea, brilliantly executed, definitely one to download if you enjoy taking pictures, and giving them something extra, so they stand it from the crowd.

DigitalRev TV - Kai answers 5 Q&A

DigitalRev

A great page written by Kai, from DigitalRev TV (DRTV) and 5 questions posed by the members of its community.

A great read !!!!

"The thing is, I wouldn't worry about trying to achieve a certain percentage rate of keepers. Photography is an art, it shouldn't be consistent. Plus don't think that you have to attaint pro-like status because they would tell you that you should take as many photos as you can. Don't worry about how many photos you take, only worry when you aren't taking any at all."
-Kai Wong

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, Night time shot, Holiday in April 2012

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, Night time shot, Holiday in April 2012.

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Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, Holiday in April 2012

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Here's a quick low res/low quality view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.

High resolution image available on request.

Three Basics of Photography

A quick YouTube video from JMatthewGore covering the three basics of photography, aperture, shutter speed, and iso. More information available on LightAndMatter.org

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 RC2

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 RC2

Adobe has released a new release candidate for Lightroom 4.1. It has added support for the Canon 60Da, the 5D Mark III was added in RC1.

There are various other bug fixes, most notably bugs from RC1.

Lightroom 4 did not properly open external applications when using the “Edit In” functionality.

Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 have been restored.

Addressed performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when loading GPS track logs, using a secondary monitor, and the controls within the Develop module.

Ability to update DNG previews and metadata for more than 100 photos has been restored.

This update allows for improved viewing of subfolders and stacks in folders with a large number of photos.

It was possible that a layout of a saved book could be lost after quitting Lightroom.

Adobe labs link

Android long exposure using Camera FV-5 lite

Here are the results of my long exposure experiment with my HTC Desire Hd, using the Camera FV-5 lite app, with a 20 second exposure, iso 100, in the dark, trying to write my name using the remote for my Sony TV.

It seems the phone can detect the IR signal from the remote.

Hong Kong, Eaton Smart Hotel, Jordan, Pak Hoi Street

Watch "Hong Kong, Eaton Smart, Jordan, Pak Hoi Street" on YouTube

The view from the corner of the Eaton Smart Hotel, on Pak Hoi Street, Jordan district, Hong Kong, just off Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Raw file viewer - Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (16.0.0652.0621)

Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (16.0.0652.0621)


http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26829

I know that this might be old news to some of you, but I thought I'd make this mental note about the fact that it exists.

Microsoft have built a codec that enables the Windows Photo Image Viewer to view the raw file formats produced by many camera manufacturers such as Canon (cr2), Nikon (nef), or Sony (sr2).

Below is a snippet from the link above.

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack provides support for the following device formats:

• Canon: EOS 1000D (EOS Kiss F in Japan and the EOS Rebel XS in North America), EOS 10D, EOS 1D Mk2, EOS 1D Mk3, EOS 1D Mk4, EOS 1D Mk2 N, EOS 1Ds Mk2, EOS 1Ds Mk3, EOS 20D, EOS 300D (the Kiss Digital in Japan and the Digital Rebel in North America) , EOS 30D, EOS 350D (the Canon EOS Kiss Digital N in Japan and EOS Digital Rebel XT in North America), EOS 400D (the Kiss Digital X in Japan and the Digital Rebel XTi in North America), EOS 40D, EOS 450D (EOS Kiss X2 in Japan and the EOS Rebel XSi in North America), EOS 500D (EOS Kiss X3 in Japan and the EOS Rebel T1i in North America), EOS 550D (EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in North America), EOS 50D, EOS 5D, EOS 5D Mk2, EOS 7D, EOS D30, EOS D60, G2, G3, G5, G6, G9, G10, G11, Pro1, S90
• Nikon: D100, D1H, D200, D2H, D2Hs, D2X, D2Xs, D3, D3s, D300, D3000, D300s, D3X, D40, D40x, D50, D5000, D60, D70, D700, D70s, D80, D90, P6000
• Sony: A100, A200, A230, A300, A330, A350, A380, A700, A850, A900, DSC-R1
• Olympus: C7070, C8080, E1, E10, E20, E3, E30, E300, E330, E400, E410, E420, E450, E500, E510, E520, E620, EP1
• Pentax (PEF formats only): K100D, K100D Super, K10D, K110D, K200D, K20D, K7, K-x, *ist D, *ist DL, *ist DS
• Leica: Digilux 3, D-LUX4, M8, M9
• Minolta: DiMage A1, DiMage A2, Maxxum 7D (Dynax 7D in Europe, a-7 Digital in Japan)
• Epson: RD1
• Panasonic: G1, GH1, GF1, LX3

Funky wall art on the corner of Albert Square, Manchester

Came across this funky wall art on the corner of Albert Square, Manchester.

Looks like some sort of drinking campaign, alcohol, drinkaware drinkaware.co.uk type thing, kinda cool !

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate caters for 5d mark iii and with extra features

Care of http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/03/lightroom-4-1-now-available-on-adobe-labs.html

Lightroom 4.1 (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4-1/) is now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs.

The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested
but would benefit from additional community testing before it is
distributed automatically to all of our customers.

The final release of Lightroom 4.1 may have additional corrections or camera support.

Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate
The following bugs that were part the Lightroom 4 releases have been corrected.
The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided
on Lightroom 4 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced
by our customers. These issues have been FIXED:

Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 and before have been restored.

Lightroom 4 did not properly open external applications when using the "Edit In" functionality.

Addressed performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when loading GPS track logs, using a secondary monitor, and the controls within the Develop module.

Ability to update DNG previews and metadata for more than 100 photos has been restored.

This update allows for improved viewing of subfolders and stacks in folders with a large number of photos.

It was possible that a layout of a saved book could be lost after quitting Lightroom 4.

Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate in our (ADOBE) Feedback Portal.


New Camera Support in Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate
Canon EOS 5D Mk III

Lunar Crescent Moon

I looked up to the sky tonight, and noticed another gorgeous Crescent moon, so I thought I'd share !

Queen's Manchester visit to the town hall on 23rd March 2012.

Queen's Manchester visit to the town hall on 23rd March 2012.

The Queen leaving the Manchester town hall, UK, during her diamond jubilee visit.

The Royal Standard above the Manchester Town Hall.


The Royal Standard, and the Manchester Town Hall Clock.


The Queen and Prince Philip leaving Albert Square, Manchester.