Notes on the Canon 5D MkII, with Nikon G to EOS adapter and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye

May 3rd, 2012

Some more nuances of the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR I have found out about after using it a bit more, along with my experience of using a Nikon G to Canon EF mount adapter and the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye in Nikon mount on the camera. [...]


Inverness panoramas

April 23rd, 2012

Some panoramas from a walk round Inverness in October 2011. [...]


IR with the Fuji IS Pro and lenses that don’t accept filters

April 18th, 2012

How to attach a gelatin / acetate filter to the rear of a lens to allow shooting infrared images with lenses that don't have filter threads. Example photos using a Lee 182 light red filter meant for use with lighting / flash units. [...]


Canon 5D MkII First Impressions

April 14th, 2012

Lots of photos from my first afternoon using a Canon 5D Mk II camera, with the Canon 100mm/2.8 Macro and Miranda 24mm/2.8 MC Macro lenses. How the handling and operation compares to the Nikon D200 and Canon 450D I am used to using, and a brief note on what I think of the image quality. [...]


Local Spring daffodils and Oiso

March 22nd, 2012

A couple of recent panoramas of Spring daffodils in Market Harborough and some older panoramas of Hōtoku Ninomiya Jinja and Ōiso, Japan. [...]


Scotland panos – Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

March 15th, 2012

Panoramic photos taken during a walk up Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, near Loch Ness, Scotland, in Autumn 2011. [...]


Tips for taking the nadir photo of a panorama

March 3rd, 2012

Tips for taking the nadir (down) image for a 360° panorama. By following these tips when taking the panorama you can minimise your time patching the nadir in Photoshop. [...]


Scotland and Hakone, Japan panos

February 24th, 2012

Some panoramas from Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, the Abriachan Forest in Scotland, and Hakone in Japan. [...]


Steadepod Camera Stabiliser Review

February 18th, 2012

A review of the SteadePod camera stabilising device that screws into the bottom of your camera, including crops of example photos taken with and without the SteadePod. [...]


Snowy panoramas

February 13th, 2012

Some panoramas taken on a walk near East Farndon, England, during the snowy period in February 2012. [...]