October 19th, 2011

The new Canon EOS 1D X

For many years I have been a reasonably happy Canon shooter. Much to my excitement I heard about the new Canon 1D X. At first glance I was really pleased with what I read. Full Frame, 12fps, 2CF card slots, etc: features promising increased usability and functionality.

Much to my horror I found out that [...]

February 22nd, 2011

My interview at Radio X

This image was taken in Hungary, on my photographic tour in Pusztaszar at Bence Máté’s Bird Hide Farm. This Heron portrait was chosen as a favorite from the interviewer at Radio X. Click on the image for a larger version. Click on the larger image to exit the large view.

From 7 March until [...]

August 22nd, 2010

Macro Adventure

Today I attended a macro workshop, organised in cooperation with Photo Video Marlin, with the emphasis on using household items. In some distant years I ran after bugs and butterflies and photographed some flowers. Trouble with natural subjects is that they move …. duh … but that is the problem of macro. Flowers rock in [...]

April 25th, 2010

Website & Blog Service

In 2008 I started my own blog and loved the way WordPress handles content. Although working in the IT industry myself, rules I teach my customers I didn’t do myself. Sort of like the handyman not fixing things at home. Things went wrong in October last year, when my server and backups burnt down. A [...]

January 28th, 2010

Award: Swan Snooze

Last October I entered a few images of my portfolio to the UBS Employee Photo Contest. A large number of images were submitted, total more than 4000. The jury evaluations required a bit more time than anticipated. Today it was announced that I won the second price in the category “Nature & Landscape”.

The [...]