A few weeks ago I dove into my Fujifilm camera settings again, played around with some presets and stuck with the Velvia. I like the vibrant colours that it produces along with the high contrast to separate the subjects. Deep dark shadows work well and I can get the needed result with minimum editing afterwards. […]Read Post ›
France is in a reflective period. Reflecting on health issues and a sudden rise in numbers of Covid patients in the last week or so. The second wave? Remains to be seen… For now though, masks have become mandatory in all close spaces. Whoever disobeys or simply doesn’t have one, a fine of 135 euros […]Read Post ›
Summer is in full swing here in South of France. There are days when you just don’t want to get out. Staying inside, hiding from the sun in front of your fan or air conditioner. Avoiding the heat is possible early morning (when I usually work) or later in the evening after the sunset around […]Read Post ›
After some time off, I feel like it’s good to come back to blogging with this particular post. It’s a part of a Friendly Friday Challenge. Photography is my passion, my hobby so it would be natural for me to share some tips, well I prefer to say advice for anyone who is just beginning […]Read Post ›
I glanced at it. There it is, siting on the shelf. Waiting patiently the next adventure or just waiting to be picked up. One thing for sure it won’t be at that spot for a long time and I shall use it again very soon. I’m just taking a break. There’s nothing wrong with taking […]Read Post ›
Last Monday in France all schools lifted their restrictions and for the last two weeks everyone has to attend the classes. Not everyone will for sure. Parents who prefer to keep their children home need to provide a valid reason or a certificate from a doctor. So it’s just like this. Teachers who had around […]Read Post ›
Hi guys. I would just like to share my first thoughts on using Darktable. I mentioned in one of my previous posts that I was finished with Lightroom and I was trying out this new open source software Darktable. It has been a couple of weeks and I am still learning. In some ways the interface […]Read Post ›
We are having a great beginning of summer period in South of France. I’m talking about the weather. The temperatures so far have been considerably low for June in this region. The hottest day so far was probably +28°c and the rest of the time no higher than 25°c and around 15° at night so […]Read Post ›
Not to sound over dramatic but the time has come… to replace my old dying MacBook that is. I’ve been using that machine since 2009 and for the past 3 years it’s been gradually slowing down making it frustrating to work on. I’d still use it for blogging and reading or typing but photo management has increasingly […]Read Post ›
Montpellier is waking up from its 2 months lockdown nap. There are signs and stickers in populated places and shops. People keep distance in general or those who care do anyway. Thinking if you have a mask with you on the way out has become normal. You never know if you need to pop into […]Read Post ›
