Have the confidence..

Having worked at this festival a number of times, I knew, when packing, that all I needed was a couple of camera bodies and 2 or 3 lenses. Of course, thats not what I packed. As ever confidence deserted me at the last moment, with the worry of jobs I may or may not get, leading me to pack a couple of additional lenses (the 16-80 for example - 24-120 in "real money" ).

X100VI in Cannes

A little bit of fun and the last post on the X100VI for a while (probably). Here are all the images I picked on the X100VI that I shot during my 10 days at the Cannes film festival. There are 435 images (at 24fps).... https://videopress.com/v/KMMk7pxy?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I'll do the same with the X-H2s & X-H2 in … Continue reading X100VI in Cannes →

Contrasts of Cannes Pt.2

Following on from the previous post, a more in depth look at Cannes during the festival. Shot in a single afternoon (except for 2 images) , on my X100VI in Acros (for the techies) as I walked around the town which is full of contrasts every where you look. The focus for the 10 days … Continue reading Contrasts of Cannes Pt.2 →

Contrasts in Cannes

Yesterday (the 2nd Wednesday of the festival), I decided not to photograph any red carpet events, instead I wandered around the town in the afternoon, then later, at dusk, carrying my X100 fixed lens camera to photograph some of the atmosphere of the town and the visible contrasts Weirdly I worked at times in colour … Continue reading Contrasts in Cannes →

Sometimes it does not feel like work

Seeing as I don't really walk that far on these mornings, it's a little tricky not to be repetitive. Today, with the sky & tide as it was, I decided on trying for a shot that featured the low sun, a breaking wave and a groyne.