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Top of the Ridge

posted by andy on 02.21.10 @ 6:24 pm | 7 Comments

For Humphrey (and other fellow travellers ….)

Cassa Ernesto

Ernesto Vida!

Spirito d'Ernesto

Revolution 1

Revolution 2

Revolution 3

posted by andy on 01.18.10 @ 5:18 pm | 2 Comments

Rio: Centro Photos

Rio: Centro, Theatre

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

Rio: Centro

posted by andy on 01.18.10 @ 5:07 pm | 0 Comments

Rio: Santa Theresa

This place is going to become very famous! Any photographer worth their salt could spend hours photographing this quarter square mile!

Montmatre of the South

On the Hill

Bar

Santa Theresa

Bondee Cable Car

Tram Stop

Santa Theresa

Santa Theresa Jail

Bar

posted by andy on 01.18.10 @ 4:46 pm | 2 Comments

For Mike Pitt — Bar Jobi

Just for MIke, some photos from his favourite Rio Bar!

Jobi

Jobi

Jobi

posted by andy on 01.01.10 @ 9:28 pm | 1 Comment

SLR Weight — Going backwards

The discussion following my recent photo post is quite fascinating. Understandably, as most people here are backpackers, weight is an issue.

Last night I dug out my old Olympus OM4. This was a superb camera. I’d forgotten how small and light it was — amazing compared to even medium sized digital SLRs.

I wonder why we can’t got back to these sizes. The OM 4 only had one fault, the battery life. It was powered by two small pill-type batteries and they tended to drain quickly especially if the camera was out over a cold night.

These days you might need a little more space in the camera to take a modern battery. But then again do we need all of the features we get these days?

Do you really need Auto Focus? This is helpful (especially as you get older) but it is amazing how often the focus is not quite spot on.

Do we need all of these exposure modes on high end camera? I stick mainly to manual and aperture priority where I can trust it. I don’t use shutter priority or various programme modes.

Is it just me or old fashioned aperture rings easier to operate that all of the new fangled ‘wheels’?

What I really value is quick on/off, high ISO, different metering options and sometimes auto ISO.

Some of the new compacts and 3/4 cameras seem to be going back towards basics.

Digital SLRs are just too heavy. Cradling my OM4 it seems to me that there’s no need for it!

posted by andy on 11.18.09 @ 11:06 am | 23 Comments

Photo: Time for a Camera Upgrade

It’s quite a time since I wrote anything for this blog’s occasional photo project. But I’m now looking to upgrade the camera, so what are my particular criteria for upgrading?

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posted by andy on 11.16.09 @ 9:39 pm | 10 Comments

Cairngorms: shots that got away

Stuck at home with a viciously heavy cold. Decided to cheer myself up with some of the photos from the Cairngorms that didn’t make the cut first time round.

Autumnal Lane

View From the Top I

COlin @ Summit

View from the top II

Waterfall

Glen Tilt

posted by andy on 11.15.09 @ 12:58 pm | 4 Comments

Cairngorms Photo II

Sheltering from the sun

It was so hot this poor calf was having to take shelter!

Duomid Twice

A pair of Duomids in the Highlands!

A Real Man's Lunch

A real man’s lunch — nan, sausage and cheese from a tube!

posted by andy on 10.26.09 @ 8:49 pm | 5 Comments

Style Gurus on the Hill

Gear Heroes

Phil and Colin — Phil with big stick and Colin with Skins pack

Phil's Shoes

Phil’s shoes. He reckons everyone will be wearing these soon!

posted by andy on 10.26.09 @ 8:44 pm | 9 Comments

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