My Photography Blog
Testing my new Microsoft Lumia 640XL
My new smart phone, a microsft Lumia 640XL has a 13Mp camera with Zeiss optics. My concern was: Is the camera with the Zeiss lens better then the usual Smart phone camera? So it was time to put the camera through the test. I actually think the camera is remarkably good. Please look at the pictures...Read more
Testing my new Microsoft Lumia 640XL part 2
Last time I wrote: " My new smart phone, a Microsft Lumia 640XL has a 13Mp camera with Zeiss optics. My concern was: Is the camera with the Zeiss lens better then the usual Smart phone camera? So it was time to put the camera through the test. I think it is better, actually the camera is remarkably...Read more
Locust laying eggs
Tonight we saw a Locust-bug laying her eggs on our grill cover..... Not a wise plan. I used lens 50 mm. extension ring number 1....Read more
A few macro shots
Lately I have been using my set of extension rings with a symmetric 50 mm lens. Here are some of the results....Read more
Our house in the snow
It has been snowing last night. Today it is freezing with Nor'easter winds that blow ice cold air....Read more
A visit to Annapolis MD
Today we visited Annapolis as one of our weekly trips to get to know the area. Annapolis is the capitol of Maryland, an old, antique town. I posted some pictures to give an impression of the old streets....Read more
A morning walk in our new neighborhood
Recently we moved to Salisbury Maryland, to a quiet neighborhood situated in the woods. These are some photo's made during our morning walk with our Tibetan Terrier dog "Lakshmi."...Read more
Struggling with telephoto lenses
Lately I had some trouble with my mid-class 70 - 300 mm Canon zoom. For some unknown reason the lens did not communicate with the body. We went on a trip and I borrowed Christina's 75 - 300 mm lens (no image stabilization and a lot simpler). The results shocked me. They were so much better.......Read more
Screw
Now the last exercise in macro photography is a screw. What size do you think this is? Canon EOS40D, 50 mm. lens + extension ring 1, 2 and 3, total 68 mm. f 22 and a dedicated Canon speedlite 580 flash. As soon as I have my studio up and running I will go on....Read more
A dusty Lightbulb
This is an other exercise in Macro Photography. This is a small E7 Christmas light, photographed with my Canon EOS40. It is rather dusty, which I did not notice when I was taking this shot.... Extension ring no.1, Diaphragm 16, 1/25 sec at 400 asa...Read more