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June 2024 : Sunday
Jun 2024 : Sunday
Italian Blues
Daily Photo – Italian Blues
I grabbed this from the west coast of Italy as a rainstorm approached….
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June 2024 : Thursday
Jun 2024 : Thursday
An Alternate Tokyo
Daily Photo – An Alternate Tokyo
Like a different reality to yesterday’s version…
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June 2024 : Wednesday
Jun 2024 : Wednesday
In the Office
Daily Photo – In the Office
I was inside an office-area of Mori Tower (not the observation deck) to get this shot. On the observation tower, they have a bar or restaurant or something that covers up this view! Seems crazy, I know!
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May 2024 : Friday
May 2024 : Friday
Osaka Orange
Daily Photo – Osaka Orange
It’s always interesting to see cities from high up and compare how they are compared to others in terms of overall colour. Yesterday was a section of NYC which was heavy on the blues. Today here’s a chunk of Osaka which is way more in the orange end of the scale.
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April 2024 : Saturday
Apr 2024 : Saturday
Weird Coincidence
Daily Photo – Weird Coincidence
It occurred to me when I was doing the last few posts that new cameras seem to align with workshops/photo adventures. Venice was the H5D, for example, or like here where the 80 Stays Europe tour started in Portugal and was a mix of workshops and photo walks. That was my first real use of the X1D. Now, with the current NZ photo adventure which is just wrapping up it was my first proper “project” with the a7CR. Weird that it works out like that.
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January 2024 : Wednesday
Jan 2024 : Wednesday
The Hasselblad X1D Incident
Daily Photo – The Hasselblad X1D Incident
I like to think I’m pretty good with my equipment and taking reasonable care of it. That the a7R III, for example, has lasted me 5+ years all over the globe, from the USA tour, to the Euro tour (as a backup), to Africa, Asia and most recently my Scottish adventure. You’ll note that I mention backup on the Euro tour. That’s because I’d decided back around that time to move to Hasselblad and their new X1D, as well as taking on an ambassadorial role with them. That’s not something I usually do for a brand but I liked the equipment after some time with the H5D and was interested to see how the support and relationship would be on a larger trip like our bus tour and photowalks from Portugal to Moscow (via loads of Europe). Anyway, on that very trip there was a “small” mishap with the X1D where I (and my team) left a train between Amsterdam and Rotterdam (i think) and well… the X1D continued onwards, alone, never to be seen again! Sorry Hasselblad!
As for the camera, soooo slow…. but that thing did take AWESOME images.
Note: I’m no longer a Hasselblad Ambassador. A mutual, uneventful end to the relationship when they decided to take their ambassador program in a different direction. I’m sure it was nothing to do with losing some of their high-end kit… probably.
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January 2024 : Friday
Jan 2024 : Friday
LinkTree
After using an alternate service for a while, I’ve now moved to LinkTree as a place to gather all of my various platform links in one tidy place. You can check them all out here to make sure you’re following me on all your favorite platforms.
Here’s a picture of a tree. Topical.
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July 2023 : Tuesday
Jul 2023 : Tuesday
By the River in Porto
Daily Photo – By the River in Porto
I think this might be the most underrated city in Europe! Most people that go to Portugal only hit Lisbon, which is great indeed, but this little gem is only a few hours north. It’s where I began my 100km hike on the Camino de Santiago. I spent about a week here exploring the city, having a ton of amazing food, and taking photos. Even better, the whole place was very inexpensive. It’s a great destination and I could not recommend it more, so definitely split any time you have between Lisbon and here. 🙂
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May 2023 : Wednesday
May 2023 : Wednesday
Meeting in the Storm
Daily Photo – Meeting in the Storm
On Day 1 at Camp Walter, we all take a break to come together to discuss our plans for the week. During this meeting a few years ago, a brutal sandstorm blew in while we were handing out assignments. Luckily, I never have to do any real work since I am kinda the camp photographer. This is also lucky, because I tend to be incredibly lazy when it comes to actual hard labor. In the end though, everyone wins as my skills are limited so they’d all need to follow me around and re-do my work anyway. 🙂
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December 2022 : Saturday
Dec 2022 : Saturday
Living in Rotterdam
Daily Photo – Living in Rotterdam
This was another long exposure outside of this radical apartment complex in Rotterdam. We stopped here along the European tour for another drunken night of partying and taking photos. One can make an argument that most of the European tour had too many drunken nights. Another can make an argument there was just the right amount. I have a bizarre ability to take some rather interesting photos when inebriated. I’m not necessarily proud of this, but it does seem to be at least somewhat true.
