Greg's Photography

27/04/2026

I take a lot of pictures of my cats. I have been doing that for 5 decades. As the years roll by I have progressively taken more each year.

Chia, my current cat is photo genic, but not at all cooperative, this recent picture was taken with my SMART phone. I use it as my screen saver.

Comments welcome

28/03/2026

I have Canon cameras. Invariably I record in RAW giving me the possibility to make deeper corrections, compared to JPG. I endeavor to get the first image capture correctly, therefore it is rare i need to do post editing, except for lens error correction that the camera cannot cope with IB, and a bit of cropping

Today (28.03.2026) I think I have a change of mind. Instead of looking at RAW as a means of manipulation if I need it, and assuming it was cheating if I used it at all. Now, I look at it as a negative, the same as analogue film. It's process was often adjusted to suite the users needs.

All the camera settings are stored in the RAW image file. These setting can be altered as if they were done by the camera. I understand there are more settings possible and these are often used to excess to create, what I refer to as fake.

If you have preconceptions of the value of RAW, or wondered why many camera manufacturers have their own version of RAW, then this link will be of interest to you.

A long time coming -- DNG for all.

14/03/2026

I am thinking of buying some magnetic filters, Urth Pro in particular. I have read reports the Urth filters have mixed opinions about rattling or coming off. I dom not know about other makes. Magnetic filters cost more than screw-on. I doubt I will be using filters other than a UV at all often.

Bearing in mind my comments above, please answer the questions below.

1. Is it common amongst any high end magnetic filters to come off?
2. Would you advise screw-on all the time?

Thank you.
Greg

11/03/2026

If you bought a used UV filter 2nd hand on an auction site and found it to have a foggy look from being over cleaned, would it have any effect on image quality?

82mm UV Urth 30 coating filter.
To fit Canon RF L 15-35mm 2.8.
Lens in the post so cannot test

27/02/2026

Almost all the time I use manual setting with auto focus on 2 cameras that abound with automatic settings. I believe this is common to many experienced photographers.

How many of you, that class yourselves as experienced, use full automatic and why?

This is not for my knowledge. It is to advise those not so knowledgeable.

29/09/2022

Thought it about time I added a few more pictures. It's been a while since the last time I added any. Just been so busy.

Spent the past week in several parts of Devon. The county is full of photographic opportunities. In my usual style I try to find a quirky angle to capture a scene. No point in getting a photo that you can get from Google.

I'm always ready for constructive criticism. By the way, none of the following pictures have been edited in any way.

Enjoy.

25/10/2021

Jackfield.
Located at the eastern end of Ironbridge. It is a residential, museum, light industrial, and a fantastic photographic opportunity.

I spent a busy hour there on 13 October while I waited for some timber to be cut to size. It was bright and overcast when I arrived, ideal for photography. By the time I dropped off the timber and explained what was required the sun had come out, not what I wanted.

The following pictures are of the museum, some of which are being used for ceramics manufacturing, other areas are unused. I have included a few images of Jackfield Church, it has some interesting Art Deco features.

17/09/2021

How did I do that?
f6.3, 1/1600, ISO-500, 240mm

17/09/2021

Emblem in centre of this Lamborghini wheel cost £250.
f4, 1/500, ISO-500, 24mm

17/09/2021

Silver Italian car at Bridgnorth.
f4, 1/1000, ISO-500, 24mm