PhotographWorks

This was after a photo walkabout, with about ten of us in a pub and Michaelangelo talking to Omar, whom I had never met before.

And this is in a Starbucks, deep in a conversation.

This was in the Van Gogh Museum and I was resting on a bench and sitting next to this woman. She was absorbed in what she was doing and I took the shot from very close.

Such nice light coming in from the window and what a nice window, tall and letting light in from above. And a pale, neutral colour on the wall. What is not to like as a setup?

This is the Fuji X-T50 with 35mm f2 lens, and I grew to like it as the holiday wore on because I started to like what came out of the camera. To begin with I was shooting big scenes that were too far away to really show what the camera can do. Then as I was reviewing the shots in the camera I began to see what was working.

I got the camera specifically as a carry-around and travel camera. I couldn’t put up with using my GRIII for everything because without a viewfinder I am shooting blind – or at least with less certainty.

In terms of image quality the X-T50 is of course ‘better’ than the GRIII because it has more pixels. But really it is just different. Except I have to give it to the Fuji. For the shots that work, I like it more and already after just a few weeks I have developed a good feeling for it and am becoming attached to it as a tool.

I am putting this in the ‘street’ category because the man did not pose but was unaware I was taking his photo.

My wife is tickled by the fact that I have a new friend whose name is Michelangelo. But it is and we went on a photowalk. 

Outside the Tate Modern, this woman – Tasha Tarusova – was singing. I thought she had a voice that could carry the 4 Non Blondes song ‘What’s Up’ and she offered to sing it and I photographed her.