Photo posts
Formats: Photo posts
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A tree does not burn alone
A pine forest portrait read closely. Real Olympus E-M5 II EXIF, a likely Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95, low sun, 1/8000 s mechanical shutter, measured tones, and one fix with annotated crops.
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It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot
A garden path portrait read closely. Real Olympus E-M5 II EXIF, a likely Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95, low warm sun, shallow focus, measured shadows and one fix, with annotated crops.
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One man cannot launch a vessel
A close reading of a black-and-white dawn photo of a crowded wooden boat in shallow surf, with its real settings, four dust spots and a Swahili proverb.
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Mountains never meet, but people do
A centred portrait under a hazy mountain, read closely. Low sun, open shade, aerial perspective, the real Olympus EXIF at 1/8000 s, and a 20 minute exercise.
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The sun cannot be covered with mud
A close reading of a harbour photo shot straight into a low sun: the flare, the haze, the two skies, an exposure read from guy wires, Monet, the Bechers, Sandburg's fog and one fix.
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A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many
A close reading of a black-and-white Istanbul photo. Two head sizes, a ferry's name and its smoke give away distance, aperture and shutter, with Ara Güler and Orhan Veli alongside.
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The eyes say as much as the mouth
A close reading of an over-the-shoulder portrait in soft daylight. The turn, the catchlights, lens distance, shutter and aperture trade-offs, and one fix, with annotated crops.
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The player is lost, the onlooker sees clearly
A close reading of a black-and-white photo of men crowded round an outdoor card game: the ring of bodies, dappled light, lens, exposure guesses, one mistake and a drill.
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The darkest place is under the candlestick
A close reading of a black-and-white mirror selfie in a clothing boutique: the hidden face, the seam of the mirror, soft shop light, focus through glass, settings guesses, one mistake and a drill.
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What you give away is yours, what you keep is lost
A close reading of Emin Mahrt's photo of a purple Soviet Pobeda under three EXCHANGE signs in Georgia, with light, lens, LED shutter clues and Rustaveli.
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If you wait, the sea road will have fair weather
A close reading of a hazy harbour photo with a red ship throwing water. Colour, haze, light, lens, shutter and aperture estimates, one mistake and a 20 minute exercise.
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Bread is in the lion's mouth
A close reading of Emin Mahrt's black-and-white street photo of boys at a simit cart, with long lens, soft light, three whites, shutter guesses, Güler and Pamuk.
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Whoever loves the rose bears its thorns
A close reading of a film portrait on an old stairwell. The look, the high angle, flash or window, the grain, a guess at the settings and how to try it.
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Looking at flowers from horseback
A close reading of a tilted look up past railway wires at two green domes: layers, hard light, a 23 degree roll, the smeared girder, are-bure-boke, one mistake and a drill.
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Walls have ears, paper screens have eyes
A close reading of a warm, film-like photo shot through an old window. The double grid, the low sun, the ghost bricks, likely lens and settings, Baudelaire's shut window and one fix.
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A white colt glimpsed through a crack in the wall
A close reading of a wood pigeon frozen beside a paint-splattered wall: field marks, grey light, distance and lens, shutter estimates, one mistake and a 20-minute drill.
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Balaclava and Rug
I edited a photo of a girl in a balaclava and rug, made the balaclava gold and added big golden Bitcoin logos.
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Yes, you can work more than 30 hours a day, if you multi-task on two devices
Yes, you can work more than 30 hours a day, if you multi-task on two devices
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Kuala Lumpur Photography Day-Trip with OMD-EM5II and Voigtländer 25mm F0.95 and Furaha to the Caves
Kuala Lumpur Photography Day-Trip with OMD-EM5II Micro 4/3 and Voigtländer 25mm F0.95 and Furaha to the Caves Waiting in the lobby for our grab drive. In the car with Furaha 30 min drive to the caves…
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Dolphin Watching in Zanzibar
Fishermen fixing their nets on the beach, Bill Gates' private island and the clear water around it where the dolphins hunt. A boat day on Zanzibar.
