Busy as a …

Posted on July 17, 2021August 16, 2021 Posted in Flowers, Hobbies, Nature, PhotographyTagged #beekeeping, bees, blackandwhite., colour, macro, nature, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR, nikonz65 Comments

Back in 2013 I did a post about my friend the Beekeeper.You can read that here. I’ve always had a fascination for bees and often sit and watch them work their way over my lavender and other plants in my garden.

I sat there a few days ago with my Nikon Z6 and a 300mm lens, and this little guy shows up and places himself in profile. The shot is handheld, I supported the lens on my knees. It’s heavily cropped too, but as I wrote in the original article I never did buy that Macro lens. Although I hear that Nikon have now produced a 100mm Z-mount lens to a reasonable price. So who knows?

Just for a bit of fun here this the same shot in black and white. I’m still playing around in Capture One

Nikon Z6
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
PP Capture One

Sandals

Posted on June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 Posted in Photography, Still LifeTagged blackandwhite., childhood, leica, leicaq2monochrom, memories, shoesLeave a comment

It’s raining today. I was supposed to be doing other things . However those were outside. Still after wondering what I should use my time on I found my daughters sandals on a shelf by the window. They made a great subject for my new camera’s macro function. This shot was taken handheld and at ISO1600

I’m very pleased with the result so I thought I’d share it with you dear reader.

Leica Q2 Monochrom
ISO1600
PP.a little in Silver Efex Pro III

Doing the Twist

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Posted in Architecture, Art, Landscape, Norway, PhotographyTagged blackandwhite., kistefoss, nikonz6, Norway, thetwist, travelLeave a comment

One of my fav shots from last summers lockdown summer holiday. It’s an art gallery not far from my home. I had to photoshop out the crowds and a large crane over the trees but overall not a bad result.

Pause for thought

Posted on April 7, 2015 Posted in Art, NorwayTagged #oslo, #vigeland, art, blackandwhite., leica, m9p, MonochromeLeave a comment

Whispering Grass

Posted on March 21, 2015 Posted in Landscape, NatureTagged black and white, blackandwhite., Denmark, leica, m9p, Monochrome, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asph, travel6 Comments

Waiting

Posted on March 17, 2015 Posted in Photography, TravelTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., carl Zeiss 80mm FE, Denmark, epson V700, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, kodak, Medium format, Monochrome, T-MaxLeave a comment

A fishing boat waits patiently for a day out besides a deserted café

Tied Up

Posted on February 25, 2015 Posted in Still Life, TravelTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Denmark, Hals, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Medium format, square, T-Max3 Comments

One of the shots from my recent trip to Denmark. I choose to shoot with my Hasselblad 203FE and 80 mm lens. I took along some T-Max 400 asa and shot off four rolls in the short time I had.
The film was developed in T-max soup for 6mins and 45 secs at 20°C. The Negatives were scanned using my Epson V700 and Betterscanning.com holder.

The wait.

Posted on December 26, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Norway, People, PhotographyTagged black and white, blackandwhite., holtefjell, hunting, leica, m9p, Norway, people, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asph2 Comments

Another from my hunting trip.

…where’s the dog

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Norway, PhotographyTagged blackandwhite., holtefjell, hunting, leica, m9p, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asphLeave a comment

Taken on a recent hunting trip. a friend checks his dogs whereabouts.
Since the picture I took of the equipment I used got into explore on Flickr here it is

I thought I ought to share one of the shots I took .