Cristian is in the middle of his RTW trip whilst Tom is about to depart on his holidays. Briefly the sun and moon aligned and we were able to meet :-)
So we started off at our usual meeting point - the Camera Cafe. Getting through a few coffees and camera conversation, before heading for a walkabout armed with 2 Ricoh GRs and a Nikon Df.
Although the Df is (for the moment) my perfect camera, it still gets some ridicule from smaller-camera aficionados. I can fit it into a small messenger bag together with a 50mm and a spare lens. What more is needed?!
Granted the Sony RX1 and A7R are smaller but the Df is small and light for a full frame camera.
Anyway...
The first photo is an almost OOC jpeg. I wanted to show how a slightly underexposed RAW can still rescue shadows that can't easily be done from the jpeg (which I haven't really shown here).
Here I was trying out my recent eBay acquisition: a Nikon 20mm f/3.5 AI-S.
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| Nikon Df, 20mm, f/3.5, 1/400s, ISO100 (OOC jpeg resized in Photoshop) |
Strictly speaking, I don't know if this would have been an OOC jpeg if I had selected both RAW + jpeg. Since I wanted to show what the jpeg would have looked like, I created a jpeg file from the RAW in-camera.
Below is a RAW where I've brought some shadow detail (Tom) back into the photo. I've also added a touch of exposure to Cristian's face. It may not look as natural but I wanted to show some of the detail still available in the RAW.
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| Nikon Df, 20mm, f/3.5, 1/400s, ISO100 (RAW) |
We also passed the Southbank. Although I could have attempted an action shot, I was somehow more compelled to take a photo of this kid, waiting for his turn.
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| Nikon Df, 50mm f/1.8, 1/50s, ISO160 (RAW) |
I was challenged to use my Df for some street photography, so here was one of my better results. For some reason I'm lately a little bolder than I used to be. Although I try to respect people's desire for privacy, ultimately it's "them against me" and if people have an issue with their photo being taken, I don't see why they can't come to discuss it.
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| Nikon Df, 50mm, f/1.8, 1/125s, ISO100 (RAW) |
Having said that, I'm not sure I'd like to be a passenger on one of his buses.
I only got one shot off before he moved away. Luckily the Df managed to focus and I was able to get an interesting photo.
We then had a nice lunch at a pub before walking about some more, finally settling at the Mulberry Bush for a few drinks.
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| Nikon Df, 50mm, f/1.8, 1/50s, ISO2800 (RAW) |
