Having had some poor results when I first started printing photographs at home (colour casts being a big problem) I became a convert to using colour management on my PC. I’ve been calibrating my screens for several years now using an X-Rite i1 Display Pro. X-Rite (who also make ColorMunki calibrators) and Datacolor (with their […]
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An Infrared Day at Stourhead
A day’s shooting in IR at Stourhead
Beggars Fair 2017
Pictures taken at the Romsey Beggars Fair, 8 July 2017
Winchester Cathedral Crypt
Pictures taken in the cathedral crypt
A trip to Skomer
I’d been thinking of making a trip to Skomer for quite some time. Along with many other photographers, I was attracted by the opportunity to take some shots of sea-birds (particularly puffins, of course). In early May I was spending a few days about 15 minutes away from Martin’s Haven (where you catch the boat […]
Animals and Birds
Some animal and bird shots taken at Marwell Zoo and The Hawk Conservancy Trust
Homebrew camera/flash trigger
My background is in electronics and computing and, like many others, I have a long list of potential projects to design and build as and when I find the time. One item that was on that list for many years was a trigger to drive a camera and/or flash gun in response to various events. […]
New Forest
Photographs taken in the New Forest National Park, Hampshire, UK
Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII external power supply (AC-5 alternative)
This article is for information only. Any mistakes in providing power to your camera can cause irreparable damage to it. In particular, incorrect voltage and/or polarity are critical errors that are highly likely to destroy your camera. If you decide to make your own power supply for your camera, it is at your own risk. […]
Infrared photography
My first digital SLRs were Olympus E-4xx and E-6xx 4/3 mount bodies. With the E-5 being the last 4/3 mount body produced, I had to decide what to do next if I was going to stay reasonably current with technology. Fortunately, Olympus provided a route to micro 4/3 that allowed using the older mount lenses […]