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OCOLOY Week 9
Wednesday 18th of March 2015
There are clearly not enough pictures of cats on the internet so this week I took some more. flag texture flag texture shed roof shed roof coin jar coin jar ornate shadow ornate shadow the junction The Junction playground wobbler playground wobbler dry flower buds dry flower buds
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OCOLOY Week 8
Tuesday 10th of March 2015
I confess I was quite slack this week, not taking any photos at all until the weekend, and even then only getting out for an hour or so on a dull, cloudy evening. Still, it was good to get out for a walk over to the beach again – with the bad weather it’s not really been worth it very often. I also had some more thoughts on the ‘dishonesty’ of adding grain to my photos even though practically spea…
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OCOLOY Week 7
Wednesday 4th of March 2015
After a bit of a slow start Wednesday to Friday, the weekend was really productive for me: each day I went on a nice long walk up Lowestoft’s main shopping precinct and high street, then back along the seafront. On Sunday the weather was cold and grey and windy whereas Saturday was bright and sunny (but still pretty cold and windy). Surprisingly though I feel like the pictures I took on the dull g…
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OCOLOY Week 6
Monday 23rd of February 2015
This weekend Zoe and I paid a visit to Beccles, an old town a short drive away. Unfortunately the weather was rather dull, and being Sunday all the shops were shut. On the other hand, this meant the place was very quiet and peaceful. I’ve also been very busy at work lately, too, which has meant I’ve not always had the energy for making a good effort to get out and take pictures. Still, the short t…
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OCOLOY Week 5
Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Bit of a lazy start to the week, but by Sunday I was much more active, and went on a nice walk. Sadly the weather was flat and grey, but I saw that as a challenge. Morrisons Morrisons shower scrub shower scrub litter bin and signal box 6P29 fragile bench fragile bench wood’s edge wood’s edge curvy hangout curvy hangout flags flags
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OCOLOY Week 4
Tuesday 10th of February 2015
For this week I’ve gone with the suggestion to stick with just one processing preset in Capture One – Robert Boyer’s Tri-X +2 , which is a grainy, contrasty and ‘vintage’ look that I really like. Admittedly, it’s a bit… dishonest, perhpas? I mean, the output from the X-E1 is nowhere near as coarse-grained – the picture below shows a 100% crop comparing the normal Tri-X preset (with grain amou…
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OCOLOY Week 3
Tuesday 3rd of February 2015
Gosh what an uninspiring week! Perhaps it’s just the initial excitement of starting a New Project wearing off, or perhaps lack of sleep, but this week I really struggled to find motiviation, and on a couple of days didn’t even bother to get out of the house for a walk. Sidenote: I’m still using Capture One 8 for my pictures, but I’m trying out Robert Boyer’s B&W film presets , specifically Tri-X …
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OCOLOY Week 2
Tuesday 27th of January 2015
This week was a mix of clear skies and bright winter sun, and dull overcast days where it was a struggle to find anything interesting to shoot. I’m quite pleased with my efforts to consistently go for reasonably long walks (at least 30 minutes) every day, one of which was after sunset – I think in the future I’ll try to get more pictures at night, to explore the possibilities. abandoned delivery …
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One Camera, One Lens, One Year: The Beginning
Tuesday 20th of January 2015
I’ve previously written about the use of my Fuji X-E1 and XF 35mm f/1.4 lens, and how it still doesn’t feel completely natural. This project is, in part, an attempt to overcome that. Mike Johnston of The Online Photographer wrote a post last year specifying the details of the project, and I’m going to stick to it with one exception: instead of printing the photos, I’m going to choose one photo…
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