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This is sinful, Father.(Nikon D800, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, 1/400, auto ISO)
03/03/2026

This is sinful, Father.

(Nikon D800, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, 1/400, auto ISO)

It was the coldest day in Riga today. But the sun was out, so...Gotta go out there and risk frostbite for a few keepsake...
20/01/2026

It was the coldest day in Riga today. But the sun was out, so...

Gotta go out there and risk frostbite for a few keepsakes.

Winter birds of Riga. (Canon 7D mk2, Canon 24-105mm EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, / 2000, -10°Celsius)
17/01/2026

Winter birds of Riga.



(Canon 7D mk2, Canon 24-105mm EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, / 2000, -10°Celsius)

New year's midnight 2026.(Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, -9°C)
03/01/2026

New year's midnight 2026.

(Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, -9°C)

Holy frozen night, two days before Christmas. Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, -7°C.
23/12/2025

Holy frozen night, two days before Christmas.

Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L USM IS, Auto ISO, -7°C.

Riga Christmas Market. (Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm EF-L USM IS)
21/12/2025

Riga Christmas Market.

(Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm EF-L USM IS)

It's the season of lights. (Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L IS USM)
17/12/2025

It's the season of lights.

(Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L IS USM)

After years of avoiding the inevitable, I finally decided last September to take the hobby more seriously. So I started ...
16/12/2025

After years of avoiding the inevitable, I finally decided last September to take the hobby more seriously.

So I started watching photography videos on YouTube for hours on end, bought a couple of vintage books on the subject, and haggled with an FB seller for a decent all-manual prime lens which I then slapped on to my old micro-4/3 Olympus camera.

Everyday I'd click away as I walked our dog around the city. I'd come home with a couple of hundred of pictures each time, downloaded them all to my laptop, and purged 90% of them that didn't meet my initial eye test.

A couple of weeks later, I felt confident enough with my understanding of lighting, space, ISO, shutter speed, and aperture that I decided to "upgrade" my kit to a 20 megapixel professional Canon camera with a fantastic lens... both are over a decade old.

Along the way, I began to "frame" in my head what I was seeing instinctively. I was no longer taking hundreds of photos each day; economy of effort happened through trial and error, I guess.

I also paid for a photo editing software--- one of the best decisions I made recently.

I am now on my fourth month into this journey and my fascination with the whole process of capturing moments and memories from MY perspective is still growing. I'm gonna have to keep doing this thing from the looks of it.

Here is a collection of some of the images from that month of discovery which I thought are good enough to share with you folks. I hope you enjoy them.

(Olympus E-M5 mk2/ meike 25mm manual cine lens, Canon 7D mk2/ 24-105mm EF-L USM IS lens)

My wife: It's 1 o'clock in the morning. Where are you going?Me: It's snowing and it's well below freezing. The lighting ...
14/12/2025

My wife: It's 1 o'clock in the morning. Where are you going?

Me: It's snowing and it's well below freezing. The lighting will be perfect...I'm going out on the street and take a few pictures.

Wife: You're insane.

Three months into this hobby and my wife thinks I'm nuts already. 🤣

Anyway, here are some photos I took about an hour ago.

*Canon 5D mk3, Canon 24-105mm f/4 EF-L USM IS. -5°C, light powdery snow, slight breeze.

Birds of winter. Riga, Latvia.
12/12/2025

Birds of winter. Riga, Latvia.

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