Under Flying Concrete

Here the massive concrete arches of London's Waterloo Bridge loom over the flimsy folding tables of the Southbank Centre Book Market. I like places like this as they're being used in a way probably not intended by the designers; there's a kind of sponteneitity you just don't get in a more controlled environment.

Row by Row │ Sony RX1 │ 35mm F2.8 1/200s ISO100

Browsing │ Sony RX1 │ 35mm F5.6 1/250s ISO100

Framed

I think it goes without saying that this photo was taken while I was in London. That's the beauty about photographing icons, they are self explanatory. They are also so well known that we can recognize them with very little visual information. Of course these iconic structures have also been photographed so often that it's easy to become bored. Not another photo of St. Paul's!

Among Friends Part 2

This is the second part of the post about the evening I spent with my friends and fellow bloggers in London. I thought I'd wait until I got back home to post more photos since publishing posts from my iPad is somewhat cumbersome. But back to my friends: Cristian and Kesh are not only fun to spend an evening with, they're also both talented photographers You can click on their names to check out their blogs. I haven't forgotten you either, Sam; it was a great that you could make it as well and not only your for your patience while posing for test photos.

As I already mentioned, I had a chance to try out Cristian's Ricoh GXR Mount A12 with the Voigtländer Nokton 35mm F1.2 on it. I only managed to get about half of my shots acceptably sharp. Needless to say, I was pushing the limits of the GXR, trying to manually focus the Voigtländer wide open at the the maximum sensitivity. My lack of familiarity with Ricoh's innovative peaking mode probably also led to some errors of judgment on my part.

The top row of photos was taken with my RX1, the bottom with Cristian's Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Voigtländer 35mm F1.2 lens.

Among Friends Part 1

Last night I had the pleasure to spend an evening with a small group of passionate photographers. We had a lot to talk about and even had a chance to try out each other's gear. I was able to take the impressive Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 for a spin on a Ricoh GXR. I'll post more on that and include links to my friend's blogs when I get back to Amsterdam.