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Motrr Galileo - automated iphone motion system

Finally got my new Motrr Galileo today,  I signed up for the Kickstarter two years ago.. wow. good things come in small packages and to those with a lot of patience.

Obviously my main interest in the Galileo is panoramas,   it can also be used for time-lapse video, and live camera remote operation.

So far the only app doing automated panorama capture is the SPHERE app for the iphone. coool stuff. CLICK THROUGH FOR MORE DETAILS AND SAMPLE PANORAMAS

Panasonic GH2 - replacing my Olympus E3 / E5 ? - not so fast..!

Having just unwrapped the new Panasonic GH2,  my first real question was, will this camera replace my Olympus E3/E5 camera..?  This seems like a reasonable question since I have a sizeable collection of profesional Olympus lenses.  The quick answer is NO not yet... Keep reading for more of my reasoning on this.

GH2 with leica 35LUX v2 - Isolating the subject

Selective focus is maybe the number one way to isolate a subject from the background, often it is discussed how much DOF is needed and how much DOF one get from a particular f.stop  - fullsize jpg's after the read link.

M8 - Zeiss 28 Biogon hood - Keep it tight !

M9 owners need not apply, this hood is strictly a 35mm FOV hood made for the Zeiss 28mm 2.8 Biogon. 3D printed with lots of space for UVIR filter and ever a ND filter if you are so inclined.  notice the cutaway material to make for a easy finger grip on the hood and lens, Available to order now.  Click to read the rest for more pictures.

3 painters - 22 years, maybe repetition helps the understanding.?

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The question naturally is, why do we do this and what do we get from it over time?  
The setup; Lately I have become more and more aware that I repeat images, backlighted trees in mist, backlighted portraits, natural textures etc.  

One moment on the Tram in Hong Kong

While traveling back to central from kennedy city on Hong Kong island, the tram is fairly low by Danish standards and I litterally have to fold my head down not to bump to ceiling.  I was manuvering to frame some images and noticed this girl, while I framing the mother looked back at the huge pinky white guy leaning with a camera, safe to say she is not exactly expressing confidence.

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Part of a series I captured on the Hong Kong island. M9 35LUX f.1.4 iso 250 1/30th
Additional images after the break.

New Lens Hood for Voigtlander 35mm 1.4

If you are a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 "wide open" ND filter, street kind of guy... this is your hood.!

UPDATE:  I was just told this hood also fit well on the Zeiss 35mm C-Biogon f2.8

UPDATE:  M8 users - this hood is now also available for Zeiss 28mm 2.8 Biogon Click here.

Im one of those guys who DO believe in the magic effect of Lens Hoods, as far as Im concerned, any optical element (read my lens) works best when shielded from as much stray light as possible.  When out shooting on the street it can be hard to remember to shield the lens everytime we turn into the light a bit. 

The Voigtlander nokton 35mm 1.4 have a really nice look wide open which I happen to love,  however that dinky little excuse for a lens-hood, well, lets just say,  I don't love the official hood one bit. 

Leica M9 - exactly what I hoped it would be

Leica finally shipped my M9, it arrived the first week of November.   By now I was getting concerned since the internet seems to be a flurry of conflicting opinions and reviews of the Leica M9 camera.  Well I did not need worry, the M9 is here, and it is exactly what I wanted it to be.

The Image Maker - Bob Krist in Colorado Springs

Olympus E3 with 150mm 2.0

Last week I had an oppertunity to spend the weekend with National Geographic photographer Bob Krist, seen here in a picture from Garden of the Gods, in Colorado Springs CO. What a fantastic photographer, and a inspired teacher and speaker.  This was a weekend class put on by National Geographic Traveler.

Proof of Concept - Crop factor lens hoods

 

So this is revising a previous post, about my quest for a better lens-hood when using a crop-factor camera with lenses made for full-frame.   a bit of patience, a 3D printer and a cad file have solved my problem for now.

UPDATE - I now have a very clean new tight lens-hood for the nokton 35mm 1.4 available for sale. Click here to read about the new design