Azore Gigabytes

September 25, 2014 in BLOG POST

Azore Gigabytes

After 8 days in the Azores, my hard drives are full and my computer has grinned to a halt! I leave the Azores with over 200GB worth of Images saved to my drives. The Nikon D800's Raw files prove to be both amazing and overwhelming when it comes to workflow and file handling.

Shooting Raw on this trip was not even a question. Why when you have the ability to shoot at 36 MP would you not? I can't wait to get my hands on my new Pentax 645Z and then I will truly experience the frustration the "spinning circle of death" on my Mac!

Ok that is enough camera Geek for now.

Here are some more shots from our 8 days on the Island!!! More to come over the next week.

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Panorama Stitched together in Autopan pro.

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Panorama Stitched together in Autopan pro.

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Panorama Stitched together in Autopan pro.

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Panorama Stitched together in Autopan pro.

Horta AZ

September 22, 2014 in BLOG POST

Horta, AZ

With just a couple of days left, I have photographed over 150GB worth of images. With still lots to see and to shoot, here is a small selection of images from the past couple of days!

Equipment:

Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-24 2.8, Nikkor 70-200

Sigma 50mm 1.4 art, Sigma 35mm 1.4 art

Fujifilm XE-1, Zeiss 12mm 2.8

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This shot is a 30 image panorama. The original file size is over 150in long! Can't wait to print this one out!

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Another pano, this time shot from a bit of a higher angle. All Panos are shot hand-held. defiantly a Gorilla type of photography.

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Using my Nikkor 14-24 with a massive polarizer over the lens, I managed to get a bit of a long exposure.

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Using the "Big Stopper" I managed to slow my shutter speed down enough to snap some long exposures during Mid-day.

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7 Image Pano. This Church looks out over the town of Horta. The Church is only open on Aug 1st every year.

Mediterranean Life

July 10, 2013 in BLOG POST, Travel

Mediterranean life

I was incredibly lucky to spend the past 8 Days on the beautiful Island of Malta. Its an amazing country full of kind people, good food, incredible history and of course; amazing architecture. The rugged Island coast line boast some of the most impressive fortified cities, build centuries ago during the time of the Crusaders and the Ottoman Empire. The Island is overwhelmingly historical and the architecture of the cities is definitely impressive. Malta sit's only around 90km or so off the coast of Sicily and you can definitely see the influence in the food in Malta. Fresh pasta's, sauces and fish!

Here are some samples of my Mediterranean trip!

The amazing Commando restaurant, owned by my friend Rossana and Damien Ciappara. The food was amazing and the service and atmosphere made me to and eat there almost every night!