Frozen in lime

My cold has now migrated to my lungs, manifested as a cough which is particularly bad at night.
I took some photos of a freeze-dried kiwi recently.


Here are the (fruits of my) efforts.

Frozen in lime.

This Sunday, Cristian, Tom and I are off to Focus.
After the untethered excitement of Photokina, this is a smaller affair, but still exciting nonetheless.
My main interests this weekend are to see what improvements Fuji have added to their X100s and also hoping to hear some news from Ricoh, who have been quiet for quite a while now.

Mannequin catwalk

I'm still suffering from my 'flu but needed to do a few things today, so headed into town.
Along the Strand, I came across the Jessops that had closed, as well as TopShop, which I found quite colourful.
I have also finally installed Lightroom 4. I tried a few edits with it but wasn't too successful, though will need it to process some of the recent RX1 shots, as well as needing it for any new cameras that I might acquire in the near future.

Speaking of which, I need to see how those recent RX1 shots taken on Björn's camera turned out.

TopShop.

St Paul's

I met up with fellow photographers Björn and Cristian today (and Sam too).

On the way to meet them (at the Lord Raglan), I took this picture of St Paul's Cathedral.

Although I've lived in (or very near to) London all of my life, it's not every day that I get to see St Paul's, or indeed find opportunities to take photos.

I also managed to spend a bit of time using Björn's RX1, which continues to impress me. It really is like carrying a dSLR in your pocket.

This one was taken using my Ricoh GRDiv.
I've just realised that my previous posts didn't have a title. I've found where to update it now.

St Paul's, interrupted by a double-decker.

Sitting on the fence

Although I wasn't feeling very energetic, I decided that the weather was too good to stay indoors, so I took the GRDiv and went for a short walk around Greenwich.
Every time the sun comes out, I feel my photographic creativity levels increasing. I am obviously more of a fine weather photographer.

Even though the sun was on the other side of the building, I liked the contrasting colours on these two houses.

Conflicting opinions.

I haven't posted for a while due to work pressures and a general lack of motivation.
I've read that there are several ways to combat photographer's block, including buying/using new equipment.
And so I found myself putting together a Christmas stocking filler...

I only found this after the fact, but useful to know that my shutter operates the same way.

Still in the box.

First steps.

The shutter mechanism.

I always end up with a spare part!