Watching the Ships Roll In

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/3000, ISO 200, RAW, 21mm (Heliar f4.5 15mm LTM)

Chatting

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 2500, RAW

Watchin' the boats roll in

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

Boats and Clouds

GR, f8.0, 1/2000, ISO 100, RAW

Just a photo I took on my way to work this morning, nothing too exciting but I did like the clouds and the light.

Foggy Morning

GR, f8.0, 1/250, ISO 100, RAW

The day started with a lot of fog but it turned out to be a very nice and sunny day in the afternoon. Still, the fog did make the walk across London Bridge a bit more atmospheric and a change from the usual.

Square London

GR, f8.0, 4 sec., ISO 100, RAW

I planned on having something more fitting for St. Patrick's Day and maybe have a photo of a pint of Guinness instead. Still, I took this photo after having some Guinness and being on my way back.
Maybe it's a bit of a boring photo that everyone takes and I have posted a few photos like that but maybe the square format makes it slightly different.

Early Morning Commute

GR, f5.6, 1/640, ISO 100, RAW

Commuting in London is one of the worst things that you can ever experience but there is one way of commuting that is actually very enjoyable and this is taking the boat to work. This means you need to live along the route and be willing to pay extra but it's a very nice way to get to work. While I can't commute by boat, at least I don't have to take the Tube because there is really nothing worse than that.

Exhibition

GR, f2.8, 1/125, ISO 1600, RAW

Some days are not very good for photography, despite going for a walk during lunch and after work, I didn't really get many good photos today.

Crossing Tower Bridge

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

I had some time in the morning so figured I take a slightly longer but more scenic way to work. I took this photo while crossing the Tower Bridge and wanted to try a different angle and view.

Tower Bridge in the Morning

GR, f8.0, 1.5 sec., ISO 100, RAW

Another long and busy day without much time for photography but at least I had some time on my way in early in the morning. It was a cold morning but clear so this made for a very nice sunrise, although I didn't catch all of it.

Texting

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 800, RAW

Took this one in the morning on my way to work, it's been a cold and frosty morning but this made the light quite nice with the frost being in the air.

More RD1 London

It's been a very nice and sunny day today. I set off with my RD1 and Ricoh GR lens, to meet up with Kesh and do some photography around More London and the Tower.

It was good to spend a day just focusing on photography and have the right light to shoot.

At first I focused mostly on the architecture and took just some occasional people shots but while reviewing my photos, I ended up actually having quite a lot of people photos to chose from.

On my way back I also stopped for a quick shoot at the Tate Modern, I haven't been there for quite a while so it was good to have a few minutes to wander around.

Since I ended up with a lot of photos I liked I decided to post a series again.

Moon over Tower Bridge

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1.3 sec., ISO 200, RAW, 22mm (Voigtlander Heliar f4.5 15mm L)

Took this on my way home, the moon looked great but unfortunately I did not get it very close due to the wide lens I had with me. Still, I am still impressed by the level of detail the GXR A12-M manages to capture thanks to the excellent lenses and the sensor which works great with the lenses.

Fog over Tower Bridge

GXR A12-M, f11.0, 1/3000, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm) 

It was a foggy morning but the sun burned off the fog quite fast, when I got into Cannon Street and saw the nice light and fog I had to take a few pictures.
This is my favourite although I also have some with the Heliar 15mm that I really like.

Olympic Bridge

GRD IV, f6.3, 8 sec., ISO 80, RAW

Arrived

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/500, ISO 125, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Today, I got my GXR Mount A12 module so on my way home I decided to take the boat so I have a nicer journey and can take some pictures on the way. This was shot using the electronic shutter scene mode, I still don't understand why this is hidden away in the scene modes so I will have to send Ricoh an email and see if it can be moved to the normal shooting modes.

New and Old

GF1, f8.0, 1/2500, ISO 100, RAW 3:2, 56mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Boatride Home

GF1, f7.1, 1/40, ISO 100, RAW, 14mm, (Panasonic f4.0 7-14mm)

Lovers at Tower Bridge

GXR A12, f2.5, 1/36, ISO 1600, RAW, 50mm

The GXR is equally fun and frustrating to use. I love the handling and build as well as the fantastic lens but the slow and unreliable AF manage to frustrate me to no end every time. I almost missed this picture because the camera mis-focused twice (and took ages to actually get there) and made a lot of noise so I had to manually focus in the end. This works great thanks to the distance and DOF scale but due to the useless magnification it's impossible to see if I focused properly so it's always a guesswork.

Overall, I enjoyed having the GXR with me but wished I would have taken the GF1 instead because it is simply more reliable to get the shot and has a working AF even in low light.

Tower Bridge

GXR, f6.3, 1/570, ISO 200, JPG, 50mm

Just some fun with the color modes of the GXR. It is great that Ricoh offers this much customization as it allows for some interesting effects, shame this is burried so deep into the menu system to be more usable.