Hi,
With the imminent demise of the Skylum Insiders forum I’d like to welcome anyone who has followed me to my humble photography blog. I try and post whenever I can a somewhat eclectic mix of my photography work as well as photography and tech gear that I find of interest.
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Leigh
Apologies for re-posting this but the son of a close friend has kindly given me permission to use one of his band’s tracks to accompany my video. They’re a young duo who toured Canada coast to coast before returning home to the UK. They deserve all the publicity they can get. It’s so hard starting out in any of the arts.
Music: “Midnight Moon” by kind permission of “The Rabbitts” from their album “Tall Pines & Tangled Vines” https://www.therabbitts.com/
Hi everyone,
It’s been three years since I last published a video of my work in early 2020 before COVID brought things to an abrupt end. A lot has happened since then including moving to the UK south coast. I haven’t been idle, this video brings things up to date with a selection of my work from the last three years.
Locations: Bognor Regis, Felpham, Pagham, East Wittering, West Wittering, Chichester, Storrington, Amberley, Arundel, Littlehampton, Bosham, Emsworth, Worthing, Shoreham-by Sea, East Molesey, Richmond-Upon-Thames and Carshalton.
Link https://youtu.be/bZsTgxQ7xmE
Leigh
Hi everyone,
The title says it all. 🙂
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
As my trip to Canada is very much on the cards for later this year to visit my elderly father and my sister and her family as well as (of course) 🙂 an exciting photographic adventure I decided to beef up my travel plug adapter/USB charging capability a bit. I have my trusty Anker 4-port USB charging hub with a selection of interchangeable figure of eight mains leads to fit all countries which is always packed in my travel kit but thought I’d add this as well. To give it its full name “Bigfish Universal Travel Adapter with USB C PD 35W Fast Charging(C3 Port), Worldwide Travel Plug Adapter with 5 USB(2A + 3C), Dual 10A Fuses International Travel Adapter – EU UK US AUS Plugs”
They do them in different wattages up to 65W but the 35W one will suit my needs and the additional/backup USB ports will no doubt come in handy. It’s quite a few years since I travelled across the pond and I really wanted an additional adapter to convert to the USA/Canada/Mexico type 2 flat pin mains sockets although it will also work converting to/from European and British plug types, important as most of my travel is in Europe. All my devices are dual voltage 100-250V so that’s not an issue. I like that it’s fused with a spare fuse included, looks solidly built as well. Two USB type A ports, two USB type C ports as well as an additional fast charge USB type C port on the side. You know how dedicated I am to multi-device USB charging at home or when travelling. 🙂 I also like to have a backup charging solution in case of a fault or accidental damage etc.. As the old saying goes “Don’t put all your eggs in the same basket”. 🙂
All the best,
Leigh
.Hi everyone,
Another work of West Dean Gardens,
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
Firstly another shot from my recent visit to West Dean Gardens. Olympus E-PL8 camera, M.Zuiko 14-150mm lens and Tifffen combined Black Pro Mist 1/4 and CPL filter.
A while back I purchased a small, inexpensive 4in1 U-Green USB 3 card reader hub which I’ve been using on the computer. The device has two USB 3 (blue) type A ports, slots for micro and full size SD cards and the hard wired cable terminates in a USB type A connector with an attached adapter to USB type C. I decided to buy another one to go in my travelling kit. I’m using an app. called USB Media Explorer on my Android phone and, with the hub attached along with an SD card and USB flash drive inserted it copies RAW files from the card to the drive very quickly. I have a dedicated device for this in my RAVPOWER file hub/travel router/USB power bank but this is a nice compact alternative/backup card backup solution. I like U-Green products, I have one of their Ethernet Switches attached to my network router which works very well.
Kind regards to all,
Leigh
Hi everyone,
I’ve not been able to get out for some while, a combination of bad weather, lack of transport and ongoing health issues but I did manage a trip out yesterday to the beautiful West Dean Gardens.
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
I’ve never really used my mobile phone for photography except a few family shots etc. as I’m more than satisfied with my cameras. I thought I’d try using it a bit more seriously. In order to do so I needed a few accessories. First of all I purchased an Ailun Tripod Phone Mount . this mount is much better than my old one which recently broke. It allows the phone to be rotated for landscape and portrait orientations, I like the fitting which is a screw adjustment rather than those hard to work with sprung clamp arrangements. To this I fitted one of my Ulanzi Claw quick release plates. I then attached the Ulanzi Claw U-100 ball head to a compact and lightweight but sturdy SLIK tabletop tripod base. This can also double up as a chest pod. The Ulanzi Claw ball head has a useful cold shoe mount to which I fitted on of my Godox LITEMONS LED 6R RGB rechargeable (Type C) video lights.
To complete the accessories I purchased a set of two white and black coloured bluetooth ATUMTEK Camera Remote Shutters. as well as a K&F CONCEPT 58mm Press-on Phone Lens Filter Adapter. This comes in a nice hard case with an extra mesh pocket to take a filter and with a wrist strap lanyard and they do them to fit 58mm (my standard size) and 67mm filters but you could use the 58mm one with a step up ring if required. I’ve tried this with a CPL filter and also a black mist filter and it works well and I also fitted a screw on metal lens hood. Lastly I purchased an HMKCH Wireless Microphone Kit. In the kit you get a wireless receiver that has both USB type C and Lightning connectors, two lavalier type tie clip microphones, two of each of foam pop shield and fluffy wind shield, a charge cable and a USB A to USB-C adapter. I like that both the microphones and the receiver have a USB type C female connector for charging as I’ve standardised on this type of connector. I tested the mics and receiver on both the phone and my desktop PC (using the USB adapter) and they worked. They’re not the best quality in the world but for the price and my fledgling outing into the world of mobile phone videography they’ll do for now. Move over Spielberg. I’m coming through!. I wonder how much Jeff Bezos and Melania Trump would pay me to film the sequel?, “Melania 2 – Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cinema”. 🙂
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
I spotted these jukeboxes in an antique shop window., Takes me back to my youth with my workmates when we’d go over the road lunchtimes for a beer, some food and to feed the jukebox, happy memories. Everyone’s gone their own way, the pub has long since been demolished and the beer hasn’t been made for years but the music’s always there and that’s all I need to evoke the memories.
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
I finally got the opportunity to get out yesterday and get a few night shots. I took my Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera and M.Zuiko 12mm f/1.8 lens. This shot from the opposite bank of the River Adur looking across the river to the town.
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Leigh
Hi everyone,
Another of my works of Bosham.
All the best,
Leigh
Hi everyone,
I took a trip into Bosham harbour today.
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Leigh
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