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 →

BAFTA TV Awards – A quick gallery from the press room

These images were all shot on an X-H2 with the 90mm & F2, 500ISO using the available light... (click through to expand them). I am now in Cannes and the next few posts should be from here where I have travelled with the 2 * X-H2(s) and the X100VI. More soon. J

Why?

9 years ago I started this blog with a post entitled "why". 150 (erratic) posts later and the title seems appropriate again. In Conversation With: Andrew M Smith & Liz Bales during the DEG Roadshow London / BASE Screen Forum on Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 240 Blackfriars Road, London. . Picture by Julie Edwards. … Continue reading Why? →

First Look: Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D

Obviously I was hoping for the same with the 9mm on the H2 in terms of distortion. I know that there is no way the 40MP APS-C sensor can compete with the 50MP Medium format in terms of quality of colour graduations, dynamic range etc etc.