More Reflections

X Play, f2.0, 1/30, ISO 64, JPG

Lights on the Water

X Play, f2.0, 1/15, ISO 1000, JPG

The Sun and the Moon

X Play, f2.0, 1/129, ISO 50, JPG

Reflection

TG-4, f5.0, 1/1000, ISO 160, RAW, 61mm

Leaf

GR, f8.0, 1/60, ISO 100, RAW

Lights on the Water

GR, f2.8, 1/30, ISO 9000, RAW

From Hue to Kuala Lumpur

It was again time for a trip out of Vietnam and back to Kuala Lumpur. I set off in the morning on my motorbike to Da Nang.

I left quite early to have plenty of time to get there but to my surprise the tunnels they have been working on were all finished so this cut down the time to get to Lang Co considerably.

In Da Nang I even had time to chill a bit and have breakfast and coffee before heading to the airport.

After arriving in Kuala Lumpur and making the long trip to the city from the airport, I was about to head for dinner when it started pouring.

I decided to just take money and my Olympus TG-4 with me and head out anyway, it was nice and I got some nice photos.

It's nice not to have to worry about the camera with the TG-4, sure the GR would have offered much better image quality but the TG-4 just works and I don't have to care about it too much.

Curved

GR, f8.0, 1/500, ISO 100, RAW

Reflection

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/4000, ISO 200, RAW, 21mm (Voigtlander Heliar f4.5 15mm LTM)

Two Ways

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 100, RAW

It's been a great but freezing day, thanks to the holidays there were only a few people around London so it made for a nice walk during lunchtime.
Thanks to the low hanging sun creating long shadows it meant the light was great for photography. I did take quite a few photos during my lunchtime walk but when I came across this reflection it reminded me of an older photo I took a few years ago. I did take a few photos here of people and cars but this is he one I liked best.
I am a big fan of reflections and try to always incorporate them in my photos if possible.

The Lost Posts - Part 13: Welcome Bear

N5, f2.4, 1/398, ISO 100, JPG

OXO Sunset

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/164, ISO 200, 22mm (Voigtlander Heliar f4.5 15mm L) 

Took this at the end of another warm and sunny day while having a drink after work.

I like to include reflections in my photos and found that here it almost looks like an alien invasion taking place due to the shape of the roof.

'Sorry, that last hand nearly killed me'

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 2500, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Ok, I can't go a whole week without taking pictures of people in the one or other way, this is more a details of the building but still a person needed to be in the frame.

Reflection and Lines

GXR A12-M, f1.2, 1/23, ISO 3200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Took this on my way back home from the cinema, it was handheld at 1/23 so I was not sure I would get it sharp enough but it came out fine.

City Reflections

GXR A12-M, f6.3, 1/164, ISO 200, RAW, 21mm (Voigtlander Heliar f4.5 21mm L)

We had some really nice weather during the day, it was a bit windy but the sun was shining and it was bright enough to use the Heliar 15mm again. It is a great lens but feels quite strange to use after all the time with the Nokton 35mm.

City Lines

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/470, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Took this during lunch from the roof terrace at the One New Change building, I took a few landscape pictures and even a panorama with my Nexus 4 phone but this I liked best because it's more abstract.

I will have to return there with a wider lens and take some nice panorama shots of the City and St. Paul's.

Looking at Reflections of St. Paul's

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/189, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)


This is looking in the opposite direction from where I took this picture, just a few months later and with a different lens.
I really like the details that the GXR managed to pick up in this picture..

Double Reflection

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/870, ISO 200, RAW, 22mm (Voigtlander Heliar f4.5 15mm L)

I really like wide angle lenses and find them a lot more interesting than focal lengths over 28mm, while it's more difficult to work with the you always get a more interesting perspective on things.

Reflections of St. Paul's

GXR A12-M, f4.5, 1/1070. ISO 200, JPG, 22mm (Voigtländer Heliar f4.5 15mm L)

Seeing Double

GF1, f0.95, 1/160, ISO 640, JPG b&w, 50mm (Voigtländer Nokton f0.95 25mm)

The Nokton is a fantastic lens and gives a very film-like quality to pictures, especially if you set the camera to b&w. I just love the character of this lens and aside from my Leica f2.8 28mm R mount lens this is my favorite lens for the GF1 and shows that opptical quality beats software corrections anytime.
But not just the quality is fantastic also the bright aperture allows for very fast shutter speeds at low ISO even in very dark conditions.

The only problem is at times to nail the focus and although I did not do it in this picture I still like it best from today.