At what is probably the first international event where Nikon’s NPS and Canon’s CPS had the new flagship cameras available I couldn’t resist to take them both out for a spin. Readers may remember that I switched from Nikon to Canon about 3 years ago when I was let down by the Canon 1D Mk3’s autofocus […]
A few images from the grand final match where Melbourne City def Sydney FC 4-1. Melbourne won every match in its first season in the league and the grand final.
We’re well into week 2 of the Australian Open. Here are some photo highlights. More images here.
In Apple’s OSX operating system 10.11 El Capitan, the Photos app is set to automatically open when you insert a memory card. While you can change that on a per card basis, when you format the memory card the app will open again. There’s no setting in the app to stop this, but you can […]
The season kicked off in Melbourne with the first derby between the new team from Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory. Here are some photos from the day with a bit of grunge effect. Visit Zumapress.com for editorial licensing. People in photos: LAURA SPIRANOVIC, AIVI LUIK, ALEX CHIDIAC, ADRIANA TARANTO, HANNAH BREWER, BEATRICE GOAD, ENZA BARILLA, TYLA JAY VLAJNIC, THEA SLATYER, MARIANNA TABAIN, AMY […]
This web site claimed that Adobe Lightroom was 600% slower than the competition, taking 190 seconds just to bring 97 Fuji XT-1 raw images into the program. I did my own timing tests with 152 raw files from a Canon 1D-X. Bringing the photos into the current version of Lightroom took about 12 seconds. Clearly […]
The most uplifting sports event I’ve ever covered was the Homeless World Cup when it was held in Melbourne, 2008. You can read about the event here. The event was staffed by largely volunteers, including the photography team. I turned up to cover it as a freelance but after meeting the team led by Michael Brown […]
This is the start of a new series of posts about getting great sound from streaming audio services. This post will focus on Apple Music played from a Macbook laptop to external speakers, not headphones. It would be equally applicable for other streaming services like Spotify, Rhapsody, and Pandora. With the advent of streaming services with […]
International basketball made a return to Melbourne after fifteen years. Rod Laver Arena hosted game one of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championships between Australia and New Zealand with both the women’s and men’s team playing off. Here are some photos. More here.
The International Champions Cup brought these three European powerhouses down to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for 3 matches. Here are some of my photos from the event held during July 2015 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. More here.
Here are some of the places I ate at when I was in town for the month of June: Ask for Luigi, Miku, Jules Bistro, Chambar, Wildebeest, Vij’s, Meat and Bread, Bauhaus, Tojo’s, Zest, Flying Pig, Le Crocodile, Zest, Hawksworth, Hamaei, Tacofino, Floata, and Sun Sui Wah. Ask for Luigi is Vancouver Magazine’s 2015 restaurant of the year, it’s in Railtown, a pretty sketchy part of […]
Here’s another sample and 100% crop from a pre-release 5Ds. EF100mm 2.8L, 1/80th @ f/2.8, ISO 5000. RAW, processed in Lightroom. No chromatic aberration and excellent lack of noise.
After the French Open, I’m in Vancouver in June to cover the matches that are being played her at the BC Place Stadium. The teams playing in the Group stage are Japan, Cameroon, Ecuador, Switzerland, USA and Nigeria. Here are some highlights. More photos here.
My travel plans had me in the Northern Hemisphere in late May and I covered the French Open. The clay surface, the late afternoon light, and the suburban location are the three unique characteristics of this event. The photography points on the major courts are also special. Court level, high up, in the stands, and also low […]
For a gourmand, being in Paris for 2 weeks is like drinking from the fountain. Where to go, so many choices. I found the blog Paris By Mouth and using that as a guide, ended up at Au Passage, Frenchie, Septime, Pierre Gagnaire, L’EPICURISTE, Restaurant ES, and LeDoyen; some old favourites like Relais de L’Entrecote; and […]
Canon Professional Services CPS had a pre-release Canon 5Ds at the French Open. I borrowed it late one day when it looked likely Tsonga was going to win an epic match on centre court. I wanted a loose shot with the crowd celebrating with Tsonga and CPS had a 100mm 2.8L lens that could do justice to […]
A few images from the competition. More images here.
I’ve been puzzled why I couldn’t get the 600EX-RT Speedlite flash to keep up with my Canon 1D-X at 12 fps when the flash is in E-TTL mode. There’s even a Canon video saying that it can (Action Photography with the Speedlite 600EX-RT). But try as I might, the flash slows down the fps to about […]
Selection of photos. More here.
Here are four samples of the 7D Mk II used at the 2015 Australian Open. In the right conditions, it’s very good.
Making some preparations for the Australian Open. In the social media era, posting updates to twitter is becoming part of the captioning process. Here is the list of twitter names of the top-ranked women players at the start of 2015. (WTA rank) (1) Serena Williams @serenawilliams (2) Maria Sharapova @MariaSharapova (3) Simona Halep @simona_halep (4) […]
Making some preparations for the Australian Open. In the social media era, posting updates to twitter is becoming part of the captioning process. Here is the list of twitter names of the top-ranked male players at the start of 2015. (ATP rank) (1) Novak Djokovic @DjokerNole (2) Roger Federer @rogerfederer (3) Rafael Nadal @RafaelNadal (4) Stanislas Wawrinka […]
Selected photos from the weekend’s match
Here is an image at ISO250 for comparison with the high ISO.
