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Food Van at a food festival

4 November, 2025

5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival

By Richard Becker

4 November, 2025

/ Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 533/24, /

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I took a German/Italian Countess to a food festival the other week thinking it was the sort of outing she might enjoy, local artisan food producers along with some art and craft stalls. While we were there the light was very dull and flat so we fa...

Motorway bridge over the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal

4 November, 2025

The Motorway Bridge – A One Shot Story

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, /

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This photograph shows the underside of the motorway bridge that crosses the head of the Exe Estuary. I regularly cycle or walk under this bridge. It’s an impressive structure and a testament to our cultural preference for triumphant engineer...

Front view of Samsung L85

4 November, 2025

Samsung Digimax L85 (and How It Replaced a Sigma DP2s)

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Compact Digital, Samsung Digimax L85, Samsung Digital, /

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During the summer I bought a Foveon-based camera, the Sigma DP2s. The DP2s was released in 2010, a minor update to the DP2. I’d always wanted to try a Foveon camera and I thought I had a reasonable buy at just over £220. I knew the DP2s ate ...

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On Tips’n Tricks to ‘take you photos to the next level’

By Andrea Monti

I recently asked a friend, who works on the editorial side of the music industry, to share his thoughts on one of my photographs taken during a flamenco concert. His response wa...

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Autumn Equinox Anarchist Talk and Apple Pressing at Bramley Organic Farm in East Sussex with an Olympus Evolt E1

By Ibraar Hussain

In September last year I was invited to join my friend Paul Cudenec for an Autumn Equiniox talk he was giving at Bramley Organic Farm in Sussex. I of course had my Olympus Evolt...

28 May, 2025

The Anomalous Cemex Plant – A One-shot story

By Marco Andrés

This post was inspired by a recent five frames post on the demise of an industrial feature – a giant concrete silo. The Cemex plant at 1000 La Brea Ave on the western border of ...

Skellig Michael rocks

28 May, 2025

Scaling Skellig Michael (with a Fuji F31fd)

By Dave Powell

You can’t climb Ireland’s Skellig Michael monastery island if the gods of rain, wind, waves and tides are against you. Sure, you can go to the lovely small village of Portmagee,...

One Shot Story - A Photo That Came From Nothing

27 May, 2025

A Photo That Came From Nothing – One Shot Story

By Eagle Omomuro

Once I grew up, I found it much harder to answer simple questions that had once been effortless as a child, questions like “what’s your favorite band” or “who’s your best friend...

27 May, 2025

Parakeets Playing it Cool in the Cold

By Danilo Leonardi

This post is a short, personal record of London’s wild parakeets, seen from a fourth-floor window in West London, from winter into spring. It can be easy to miss what is just ou...

26 May, 2025

Olympus Trip 35 and 35ED – Budget Compacts – a Review & Comparison

By Bob Janes

In the mid 1970s Olympus had a nice range of compact cameras, going from the 1/2 frame Pen to the Sophisticated 35RD. Two of these cameras are the subject of this comparison rev...

25 May, 2025

Photographing the Acropolis with an Antique Roll of Film

By David Pauley

While as a rule I am open to experimentation in photography, I have not dealt much with expired films, despite my admiration for the results many photographers are able to coax ...

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Richard Becker on 5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival
Bad light and my favourite cheese producer not being there dampened my mood somewhat, otherwise I might have been a…
Richard Becker on 5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival
I know what it says! Three words in 3 different languages, but together what do they mean? Or perhaps they…
Gary Smith on Samsung Digimax L85 (and How It Replaced a Sigma DP2s)
Great shots Ed! I recently decided to explore some DSLR's that I missed 10 ~ 15 years ago and picked…

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