Spring is here at last, after the wash out last year, this 2025 in East Anglia has been quite nice, lovely sunshine though there’s still a chill in the air. I haven’...
Green is my favourite colour by a good margin, and it’s probably mainly because I like being around plants. I find lush tropical plant life relaxing and reassuring. It lowers th...
25 May, 2020
Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Different Compromise for Sharp Focus and Smooth Bokeh
Months back, I talked myself (quite easily I should add) into buying a Sony/Minolta A-mount 135mm STF lens of regular reader Rollin Banderob. I was beyond intrigued by this unus...
18 April, 2020
5 Frames with a 35mm Summicron-R Lens at the Botanical Garden – by Christian Schroeder
It began with a new purchase, a 35mm Summicron lens for my Leica SLR cameras. This lens focuses down to 30cm. So, what’s the deal with that? Normally I have to maintain a 'safet...
About a month before Japan’s world-famous cherry blossom season in late March, is the lesser-known plum blossom season in late February. Plum blossoms in Japan are the first hin...
25 September, 2019
5 Frames in My Garden with a Minolta XD-11 and Ilford HP5 ISO 400 – by Kate Johnson
This series of B&W flowers helped me to discover the beauty of Ilford HP5. Everyone raved about it, but I seemed to be missing the point. However, recently I was ‘forced’ to use...