Frown

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 250, RAW

Didn't take many photos today, just a few on my way back from lunch. This I liked best because the expression on her face mirrors almost the graffiti on the wall.

The Guy with the Cane

GRD I, f2.8, 1/160, ISO 400, JPG b&w

I was more inspired to take photos today. I took the GRD I with me because I wanted to focus on b&w and I did take more time to take photos.
When I came upon this guy, I knew I had one of my potential photos for the day. Initially I didn't see him in the doorway and I wanted to just take a photo of the wall art with my phone but he fitted right in there. While I also have a photo of him in colour taken with my phone, I prefer the b&w one.

Walking Past Street Art

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 400, RAW

Althought it was raining in the morning the sun came out in time for my lunch break so I took the opportunity to go for a walk and take photos around Brick Lane and Shoreditch High Street. This underpass I liked and the light was very nice so I took a few photos around.

Day 335 - Gamcheon Culture Village

I planned to go to the Gamcheon Culture Village for a few days now but things always kind of came up so I kept pushing it back.

Day 236 - Chilling in George Town

At first this was meant to be the last day in Penang, or more accurate I was supposed to leave yesterday evening with the night train to KL. But since the trains were all fully booked due to school holidays, I had to stay an extra day.

Day 235 - Even more Art and History in George Town

Ok, you all probably wanted to see some more street art and a few more old houses from George Town. Well, even if you didn't want to see more, I wanted to see more of this and have been wandering around to find the remaining street art without using the map I had with me.

Day 233 - History and Art in George Town

I started the day with a visit to the Camera Museum since it was right next to the guest house I stayed at, it was nice but it's very overpriced for what you get. There are not many old camera shops in most of Asia so I guess in this light it makes sense to have a camera museum but what you get here you get in most older camera shops in London for example.

Day 232 - Train and Ferry to Penang

The train pulled in at the border only a little bit later than expected but the immigration process was very smooth and fast, so fast even that everyone had to wait around until the train started to continue the journey to Butterworth.

Artists

Just two pictures I liked of two different artists at work.

With he below picture, I also got an opportunity to see how the GR performs in a dimly lit venue, it did a very good job although the AF was quite slow at times but always accurate. The high ISO is also very impressive and retains a lot of detail even when shooting at ISO 12800.

for the love of dog

GRD III, f4.5, 1/500, ISO 64, RAW

Crazy Life of a Cow

GF1, f2.8, 1/500, ISO 400, JPG, 56mm (Leica f2.8 28mm R)

Over my Head

GF1, f4, 1/160, ISO 100, JPG, 40mm

Live East

GF1, f5.6, 1/59, ISO 200, RAW, 40mm

Not the greatest picture but I liked the art on this.

Also it shows very well the pretty big distortion the 20mm Panasonic lens has when it’s not removed in camera.

Art

GF1, f2.8, 1/2500, ISO 125, JPG, 56mm (Leica f2.8 28mm R)

All Eyes On You

GF1, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO 400, JPG, 40mm

Urban Woods

CX1, f3.3, 1/270, ISO 80, JPG, 28mm

Took this on my way home today. It is great to have such a versatile camera as the CX1 in the pocket, it gives a lot of flexibility.

Watching the Puppetmaster

CX1, f4.9, 1/310, ISO 80, JPG, 119mm

Took this picture while out today.
I did not take that many pictures today but did get the chance to experiment more with the DR mode. I found out a few things to be aware of and will have to post a full day's entry on this feature. Other than that I am still impressed with the speed of the AF and operation of the CX1. I have posted another entry in my 'CX1 Review Diary' so do check it out if you want.

Noticepost on Bergmannstrasse

GRD, f6.3, 1/500, ISO 200, JPG

On my way out of Berlin, I decided to stop by Bergmannstrasse and stroll around. I first heard of this street during Photokina. Ricoh had two books from Stefan Maria Rother 'BERGMANNstrasse', a German photographer who used the two GRD cameras for his work. The books are worth checking out.

I decided to go there and do my own street and people photography to compare my style with his for fun. I planned of posting a series on it but going there early on a bank holiday is probably not the best starting point for people and street photography. I got some very nice shots none the less but found that this picture, for me, somehow embodies more the street and people who live and pass by there than any other picture I took and it does also not compete with the work of Stefan Maria Rother in any way.

I realized that I posted only street photos from Berlin but not a lot about the place as such. I will upload a Berlin Gallery on Dropbox by tomorrow and provide the link.

New World Odor

GRD II, f2.8, 1/100, ISO 100, RAW, 40mm

Had the GRD II along with me today. Took this picture while out for a walk near Brick Lane. I took a picture of the poster but was about to delete it when the guy came out and this made the picture for me so I chose it as the picture for today.

Cans

GRD, f2.4, 1/20, ISO 200, JPG, 40mm

Today I finally made it to Leake Street, the new home for graffitti artists and unfortunatelly vandals alike. It is an interesting place right under Waterloo station where you can see some nice graffitti art but unfortunatelly also some stupid scribblings by talentless vandals. The guy in the picture is an artist so while I dislike stupid scribblings I agree with what he's doing and think it's cool. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.
I cropped the picture to the 1:1 format, removed some color noise and boosted the contrast a bit. The focus was on the cans and I wanted the guy in the background slighty out of focus and have some motion blur.