A companion to this - and only a couple of arches away from the earlier shot.
Garage
Tag: Sonnar
Rich
A quick portrait of my mate Richard taken with the Zeiss 55/1.8 on the A7r down the pub last night. Shot wide open as another Bokeh test type of shot.
Swans
Kind of a Bokeh test for the Zeiss 55/1.8 here. This is a shot of a couple of the (apparently) newly fashionable ceramic Swans my wife has been collecting for a few years. There are about half a dozen on a shelf by the stairs of our little flat in East London.
Car Park
Not the most seasonal post ever, but it is still within the 12 days of Christmas... Anyway, I was walking past the Castle Terrace car park in Edinburgh today and noticed that they had some quite extensive Christmas decorations, which seemed really odd for a car park. It's remarkable that they probably make the place look… Continue reading Car Park
Union
In Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick
Now that I have my A7r back I'm playing around with the Contax 90/2.8 I bought in the summer, but never got much time with due to the damned camera dying on me. It's a great time to get out there with a camera since, for me there is something magical about mid winter sunlight… Continue reading Hackney Wick
#26 Shoreditch High Street
A short series about colour, pattern and movement as seen from a #26 London bus.
Urban Pastoral
A minimalist composition I liked the harder shadow of the CCTV.
FOOD
I'm not sure that I'd want to buy what these guys are selling. Theres definitely a mixed message in the brand...
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Shot with my newest lens - a Contax G 90/2.8 Sonnar for the old Contax G1/G2 AF rangefinder style cameras. I was lucky enough to pick up a black one so it matches nicely with my A7r. I'd like to have tested it out a bit more - most of what I've been able to… Continue reading ->