Morning folks - whilst we're waiting for the film stuff to drop as the kids say these days . . . here's a little digital oddity.
And please don't worry film fans, consider this as an interlude in between the main meat and potatoes and the B-film.
Look, there's an usherette down at the front, go and get yourself a Strawberry Mivvi and sit back down!
I recently bought myself a remote control (ML-L3) for the Nikon F750 and initially thinking it was knackered (apparently they don't work very well with Duracells) I decided to test it, and ended up with the picture you see below.
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Self Portrait With Doors |
It is quite a distance from the camera to me, and the control worked perfectly - all you need is a line of sight to the camera . . you don''t even have to point it EXACTLY at it, just its general vicinity.
The weird thing is, I am decidedly happy with said photo . . .
As a long-time, now non-time, reader once said, I am always putting doors and gates and windows in pictures - could it be some weird Freudian indication of my inner feelings about art and self-expression? To which I will reply, after some years of reflection (and in the words of the psychiatrist in High Anxiety):
. . Bullshit . . .
I just like them (doors, windows, gates etc etc).
Anyway, the journey to said photograph begins in the manner below - please bear in mind that I was playing, and as such, absolve myself of all responsibility as to their content or merit and the lack of . . . .
I think they're quite funny including the no-holds-barred horror selfie (5th photo).
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| Nice And Comfy |
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| Is This Thing Working? |
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| The Light Didn't Go On |
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| It Didn't Go On Again |
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| F'ing Technology - It's Still Not Going Off! |
.jpeg "© Phil Rogers,Dundee,Nikon D750,Nikon ML-L3") |
| Maybe It Did That Time |
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| Calm Returns - How Far Can This Thing Reach? |
And that''s it!
Briefer than a wrong-way-around sparkly mankini!!
The lens was a 50mm f1.4 AF-G Nikkor - they're reasonably cheap for a prime and give an excellent quality image - well worth exploring.
The remote is actually incredibly useful.
I've used it since like a faux cable release and MLU lever in a situation whereby the camera was precariously balanced on its tripod, on a bunch of brambles and was leaning into the subject - it worked great, zero movement and the added convenience of not getting your danglers entangled in sharp and scratchy bits.
When spare time comes and revisits me, then I shall get myself out with some more film, but in the meantime, and in the interests of keeping my fingers and brain engaged, thank you for reading.
It's a daft post, I completely agree.
TTFN and keep taking the pills y'bampot.
H xx
These IR remotes are indeed very helpful little buggers.
ReplyDeleteI can totally understand why you like the first photo. Not that I know much art-speak, but I'd say it's a cubist construction, with depth.
Hi Omar - hope you are well, and yeah your description will do for me. All Cube no Tube. Not sure if you know about the Scots insult from the 70's - you basically called everyone a Tube . . strangely out of favour these days, but I still like it!
DeleteAs for the remote, yeah, beats a 50' long cable release!
Well, well, well. Three holes in the desert and all that.
ReplyDeleteNice photos there with a nice feeling. I like the general colour and overall light quality.
Way back when I was thinking about lifting a lens once more in anger, I saw some digital photographs taken by a friend of mine and thought they looked absolutely super - they had a filmic quality to the colour. And when I enquired unto him, yea verily did he respond that his camera bore the Mark of Nikon. I remember thinking that I would like one that could make pictures like that, but got sidetracked down the pathways of anachronistic monochrome madness, sold my soul to Ilford and the rest, as they say, is hysterical.
If I were to dip my toes into digital, then I'm 99% certain that I too would be looking at a Nikon. Despite my prejudice against their film SLRs and especially the users thereof. At least it wouldn't be a Canon. Shudder.
Hi Julian - many thanks for commenting - I know this isn't the usual fare from me, but needs must as they say . . hoping to get some film-type stuff up soon.
DeleteWith regard to Nikon SLRs - honestly, an old early 70's F (doesn't matter if the meter isn't working) and the 35mm Nikkor-O is a heady combination of great handling and reliability. They built them really well and it has a certain air of world domination about it - I love mine and if I had to only have one film SLR it would be that one.
Hope all is well with you both and you're getting in training for sprout season!