2017-07-07 13:58
If you are photographer (and I am guessing many of my visitors are), then you have probably dreamed at some point of winning a competition with one of your images. Be honest now, we all woul… Read More
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2017-07-07 12:06
Amateur Photography is a venerable photography magazine that runs the annual Photographer Of The Year, or POTY for short. The latest round to have been judged is the 'Small Wonders' cat… Read More
2017-07-06 13:12
If you have read any of my previous blog posts you will know that I have accumulated quite a collection of old lenses. Probably my two favourite ones are the Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2.8/28mm le… Read More
2017-07-06 11:18
newbeltane posted a photo:
Colchester Streets Read More
2017-07-06 11:18
newbeltane posted a photo:
Colchester Streets Read More
2017-07-06 11:18
newbeltane posted a photo:
Colchester Streets Read More
2017-07-06 11:18
newbeltane posted a photo:
Colchester Streets Read More
2017-07-06 11:18
newbeltane posted a photo:
Colchester Streets Read More
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2017-07-05 20:17
newbeltane posted a photo:
Bluebell Woods and bench Read More
2017-06-28 10:41
Introduction:Macphun is holding a 72-hour sale of their Aurora HDR 2017 software for Mac. To get the deal before it expires, click on the image above or here.
There are lots of new features… Read More
2017-06-28 00:06
Introduction:One of the great attractions of going with Fuji cameras such as the Fuji X-T2, is the built-in Film Simulations. Fuji was well-known for its fantastic film emulsions for reversa… Read More
2017-06-23 19:19
I bet you are wondering what exactly I am talking about - photographs taken with a drop of water? Well, it's not about portrait photographs of a drop of water. No. It is in fact portrai… Read More
2017-06-22 01:23
If you have read some of my earlier posts, you will have no doubt picked up on the fact that I recently attended an event at Harewood Speed Hillclimb, near Leeds, Yorkshire. I enjoyed a grea… Read More
2017-06-21 23:52
Fuji X-T2 and FUJINON LENS XF 50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR handheld sequence.
Check out my latest post on my portfolio site. I share a sequence of images taken recently and take at luck at how… Read More
2017-06-20 11:07
In my first post in this series, I looked at Photolemur and Luminar. These are two programs that are relatively easy to use and inexpensive too. Both are already or soon will be, available f… Read More
2017-06-19 10:57
My recent visit to Harewood Speed Hillclimb presented me with the ideal opportunity to try out panning. Now for those of you unfamiliar with the term, 'panning' is a technique for photograph… Read More
2017-06-17 11:08
Apologies if you are a Windows user, as this post will focus on software options for the Mac user. Don't despair though, as there are plenty of choices for you out there and I will do anothe… Read More
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2017-06-16 14:48
newbeltane posted a photo:
Pub sign Read More
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2017-06-16 11:35
newbeltane posted a photo:
Flowers, balloons and toys etc left in memory of two Royton women killed in Manchester bombing of 22 May 2017 Read More
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2017-06-16 11:35
newbeltane posted a photo:
Two women talking Read More
2017-06-16 11:09
Street photography is one of my favourite genres of photography. Lots of great photographers who were great at street photography include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Vivian Maier… Read More
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2017-06-16 09:51
newbeltane posted a photo:
Horse eating feed Read More
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2017-06-16 09:22
newbeltane posted a photo:
Great Tit about to feed young Read More
2017-06-16 09:03
Not long after purchasing the X-T2 I visited my family 'up north' as we say. By 'north' I am, of course, referring to the North-West of England; in this particular case, Lancashire and more… Read More
2017-06-15 17:24
If you have read my earlier posts, you will know that I recently purchased a Fuji X-T2, together with the 50-140mm F2.8 lens and 1.4x T/C.
As always, with digital, it's easy to end up with… Read More
2017-06-13 00:27
If you have read my recent posts you will know I recently part-exchanged my A6000 kit for a Fuji X-T2, 50-140mm F2.8 lens, 1.4x Teleconverter and booster grip. I have posted some of my initi… Read More
2017-06-09 14:41
The first image is taken of a relative leaping into the air. The screenshot is at 100% in Camera Raw with no post-processing (other than Camera Raw conversion from native Fuji .RAW format)… Read More
2017-06-09 00:31
I recently made the decision to switch from Sony to Fuji, trading in my Sony A6000 and two kit lenses. I replaced them with the Fuji X-T2 and FUJINON LENS XF 50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR with F… Read More
2017-06-02 09:52
LUMINAR MAY CREATIVITY OFFER: NOW EXTENDED FOR A FEW DAYS!Luminar + Creativity Mega Preset Pack, Essential Pro Secrets for Unleashing your Creativity eBook, Ultimate Posing Card Collec… Read More
2017-04-07 15:19
There comes a time in every photographer's life that the need to upgrade can no longer be ignored. I am at that point right now. For months I have trawled the net, especially review sites, b… Read More
2017-03-25 09:33
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Macphun produce a range of creative software products for the Mac such as Luminar, Noiseless, Tonality and Aurora. The latest version of the latter, Aurora HDR 2017 is now available. At… Read More
2017-03-23 23:44
Photolemur is a photo editor with a difference. It uses artificial intelligence and, say it's developers, a bit of magic! You load the photos, Photolemur does the rest. After 15 m… Read More
2017-03-18 23:51
This is an interpretation, of sorts, of the sculpture at Seaham, of a British Tommy, by local artist Ray Lonsdale. It sits on the seafront at Seaham in Country Durham to mark the centen… Read More
2017-02-11 23:11
At some point in your life, you will become victim to someone stealing your work. This first happened to me many years ago in the early days of the web. A magazine used an image of mine with… Read More
2016-12-29 11:45
I have been experimenting with Luminar, the new photo editor from Macphun. In many ways, it's similar to Photoshop and so many of the other photo editors out there. That's an advantage, espe… Read More
2016-12-23 21:34
Luminar from MacphunIntroduced as:
"Meet the world’s first photo editor that adapts to your style & skill level.
Luminar is the supercharged photo software that makes complex… Read More
2016-12-22 23:15
They say that the best camera is the one you have with you. In this case, it was my iPhone. The scene was taken just before Christmas in 2015. It's taken in Howarth, Yorkshire, close to &hell…Read More
2016-03-07 09:15
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2015-10-23 09:43
Sony have issued an update to the firmware for the A7R II. It adds
the selectable feature for uncompressed 14-Bit RAW image capturesupport to output video via HDMI during use of the Remote… Read More
2015-10-16 17:26
A few recent developments have caused me to wonder what the future holds for photography. One of these is the announcement about the Light L16 camera. In case you haven't heard of this camer… Read More
2015-10-01 07:28
The pace of technological change seems to grow ever faster and it's hard to keep abreast of everything. Even if you try and focus on a narrow area, such as digital imaging, there are so many… Read More
2015-09-24 12:01
Vintage Glass and digital
Hi, I have started a new photoblog so please check it out! I will still be posting here in future as well but this will become a more general digital media and t… Read More
2015-09-22 16:38
One thing you have to remember when using vintage glass on a modern camera is the effect of sensor size. As the Sony a6000 has an APS-C sensor you have bear in mind that a 50mm lens will act… Read More
2015-09-18 20:51
The Rolleinar MC F3.5/200mm lens is another lens I picked up on eBay from exposurelock (for £75).
Rolleinar MC F3.5/200mm lens
The lens is pretty substantial but not overly heavy… Read More
2015-09-17 09:10
Recently I decided to explore the fascinating subject of marrying vintage glass to modern digital cameras. By this I mean the use of adapters to attach lenses from the 'good old days' of fil… Read More
2015-09-17 08:56
Continuing my experiments with vintage glass attached to modern digital camera (namely my recently acquired Sony a6000), I took some test images with a Mamiya Sekor 50mm F2 lens. Below you c… Read More
2015-09-12 16:39
Today I managed to grab some close-ups of my daughter's face with two of the lenses I recently bought:
Carl Zeiss Sonnar F2.8 90mm (Contax G fitting)Fujita F4.5 135mm (Exakta fitting)Here ar… Read More
2015-09-11 16:56
Canon developing next-generation imaging devices to expand the possibilities of visual expressionUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 8 September 2015 – Canon Europe, a leader in imagi… Read More
2015-09-11 15:37
Over the past couple of weeks I have bought a quite a selection of vintage lenses (plus several camera bodies, flash guns, filters etc). Most have been sourced from eBay, though a couple of… Read More
2015-09-07 22:03
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am experimenting with vintage glass on my Sony a6000. In that post I included an image from my CZ Tessar 50mm F2.8 lens. Here are a couple mor… Read More
2015-09-02 10:30
As promised, here are some more examples of images I took in Portugal over the summer:
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2015-09-02 10:08
It's been a year or so since I last posted. A lot has happened in that time (too much to detail here). A lot of it is tinged with sadness, such as the loss of my dad and my father-in-law. I… Read More
2014-08-30 14:32
Here is a recent picture taken on my Nikon D3100 (18-70mm lens). Not a true macro shot so i had to crop quite significantly but nevertheless not bad.
Hoping to one day add a proper macro le… Read More
2014-07-20 16:37
You can win the Fuji X-T1 by entering this competition here: http://is.gd/1WR67O
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2014-05-05 09:10
Sony has announced the Mark II version of its SLT-A77 DSLR with APS-C sensor. Incorporating some updated features the camera will retail around £999 for body only, placing it squarely… Read More
2013-11-28 07:30
SABIC Innovative Plastics: Fiber Optic Connectors Made Using SABIC Innovative Plastics' Ultem* Resin (Photo credit: PressReleaseFinder)
For about $50 per month you can become the proud… Read More
2012-12-19 16:37
Taken in the main square on Arezzo ( a location in the Italian movie 'Life is Beautiful' ). Camera was a Samsung NX11 with 20-50mm standard zoom. I used the panoramic feature. Edited in Snap… Read More
2012-10-20 13:26
Check out one of my latest designs on RedBubble featuring an image of Tuscany, Italy. You can buy the design on a card, poster or print in various sizes. The photo was taken in the region of… Read More
2012-10-20 13:24
Check out the portfolio of Christine Annas and in particular this beautiful image!
"Perfect 10" by Christine Annas | Redbubble:
Related articlesHow to Appreciate Photography. My latest Red… Read More
2012-10-20 13:22
Nikon UK - Digital Cameras - SLR - Consumer - D600 - Digital Cameras, D-SLR, COOLPIX, NIKKOR Lenses
The Nikon D600 has a lot going for it if you are in the market for a DSLR that lies betwe… Read More
2012-10-20 13:12
I bought a Samsung NX11 just before a holiday in Italy and this is an example of the images I took with it. Hope you like it!
Steven Dale
"Italian Beauties" by newbeltane | Redbub… Read More
2012-10-20 13:09
Another of my latest images taken in Tuscany, Italy. The image is a close-up of a sunflower and was taken on my new Samsung NX11 (20-50mm lens).
"Sunflower" by newbeltane | Redbubble:
Rela… Read More
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