Dubai July 2013

Gallery July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 toadovisionDubai, Photo Galleries, photography, Travel2 Comments

Cockelling November 2010

July 17, 2013July 24, 2013 toadovisionB&W, Black and White, New Brighton, Photo Galleries, photography, Travel, water, workLeave a comment

The New Brighton (UK) cockel beds have been closed for many years. But when opened up in November 2010 a small army of workers appeared. Predominately Welsh and Polish these men worked long after dark, filling large sacks of cockels by sifting and washing the sand. These sacks would then be collected by speeding mini-tractors.

Technically a Lumix 3, RAW and converted to B&W

An evening in Madrid

June 27, 2013June 27, 2013 toadovisionBlack and White, Madrid, Nikon, Nikon V1, Photo Galleries, photography, TravelLeave a comment

Said he was 70 years old with a fifty something brother. Wanted me to photograph him so he could send a copy to his brother. He wanted to show off his hair to his bald brother

Venice July 2011

March 31, 2013January 19, 2016 toadovisionarts, Black and White, curiosities, Nikon, Photo Galleries, photography, Samyang 35mm, TravelLeave a comment

Moonlight

Moonlight

Security measures

Pushing off

Golden worms

A selection of curiosities and a few views. An overlarge range of styles and images here but I needed to get them finished.

A swift dash up and down the Seine

March 7, 2013January 19, 2016 toadovisionNikon, Paris, photography, Statue of Liberty, transportation, TravelLeave a comment

I have worn out many sandals looking for the Parisian Statue of Liberty, and there it was! These photographs were taken during an evening diner cruise.

Vienna September 2012

February 22, 2013March 11, 2013 toadovisionBlack and White, Nikon, photography, Samyang 35mm, Travel, ViennaLeave a comment

Three hours in Vienna and a bit more

Lisbon on a Bank Holiday afternoon

February 14, 2013February 12, 2016 toadovisionBlack and White, Lisbon, photography, Portugal, rare days, Samyang 35mm, transportation, TravelLeave a comment

One of those rare days when I had a few spare hours.
These were all taken with the Samyang 35mm

Under the Sea January 2013

Gallery February 14, 2013January 19, 2016 toadovisionBlack and White, Indian Ocean, Maldives, Nikon V1, photography, Scuba, snorkel, Travel2 Comments

I really thought it was dying but the locals said it was a lazy fish. Ten minutes earlier I’d found a snoozing reef shark

A ray in sunshine

Angry fish

Hunting

Carry on hunting

All these were shot with a Nikon V1 in a pleasantly inexpensive case. (£75.00) using a 10mm lens which is a 27mm equivalent.

I also used a couple of Green Force LED video heads for lighting. Not an inexpensive option including a multi headed umbilical plus power pack. Despite all these shots being at snorkel depth extra light is essential for any realistic chance of a decent colour balance. I could have used flash but the V1 is a pain in the 4rse by not having any conventional flash interfaces. But as I was also shooting video with this camera and a GoPro H3 (black) the video lights were the best choice.

Previously I’ve used Nikon DSLR cameras, 20mm and 85mm lenses in a EwaMarine case plus a D800 flash.

Comparing video output from the GoPro vs. the V1, the V1 wins every time. The only thing going for the GoPro is the wide angle of view it can provide, but usability and battery life are dire. I won’t bother with it again, purchased a cheap underwater ‘point n shoot’ which I’ll try out for video.