I’ve being using the Kowa 8.5mm lens a lot recently. I love the virtually no distortion and the edge to edge sharpness. The effect this lens has on landscapes is amazing. It transforms an ordinary scene in to something truly special. I bought a Kood ND filter which screws in to the lens hood – this enabled me to play around with… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: May 2015
Pet portraits
This week I decided to try some pet portraits – I’m an animal lover with a dog, Dougal the crazy Spinger Spaniel and three cats, so it wasn’t too difficult to find subject matter! I thought I’d try three very different approaches, using different photographic techniques and different KOWA MFT lenses. From a standard portrait… Read more »
Creating atmosphere
A completely new project for me this week, I was asked by a friend of mine who is a member of a rock music band if I would like to do some photographs for their new website. The brief was to produce a set of images with a ‘gritty’ feel of the band and individual… Read more »
Nature’s beauty
This weekend was mainly spent indoors due to disappointing weather, but I was determined to get some photography done. My Dad is a keen orchid grower so I headed over to his greenhouse and thought I’d give the Kowa 25mm f1.8 lens a try on a subject matter I’d not really photographed before. Using natural… Read more »
Sea of Blue
Although not at the coast this weekend – I was still treated to a ‘Sea of Blue’ at a local nature Reserve called Parrot’s Drumble. The reserve derives it’s unusual name from a combination of its previous owners, the Parrot family, and a local term for a stream running through a wooded valley, drumble. It’s… Read more »