Detail of the interior of a friend's apartment.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Picasa
Since I usually don't find the time to write something on this blog, I will just start using the "blog this" button in Picasa and just upload a picture now and then. Comments are still appreciated (not that anyone actually checks this blog, but hey, you never know...)
If I go for a beer in the weekend, it's almost always in Café Café, and we usually drink Vedett...
If I go for a beer in the weekend, it's almost always in Café Café, and we usually drink Vedett...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
30
A lot of my friends are turning 30 this year, which means there will be a lot of birthday parties. Last weekend, there were 2 of them...
Olaf and Joachim turned 30...
and so did Tom and Gert.
Parties are always a great occasion to make some portraits of people, because they are usually in a good mood (especially after a few beers :-)
Olaf and Joachim turned 30...
and so did Tom and Gert.
Parties are always a great occasion to make some portraits of people, because they are usually in a good mood (especially after a few beers :-)
Friday, February 29, 2008
What are good pictures ?
I've been thinking a lot about what defines a "good" picture, and still haven't really found the criteria which I can use when I'm in the field taking pictures.
What I have learned, is that a picture does not need to be perfectly in focus to make it a good one. Even under- or overexposed pictures can be beautiful to me.
I have noticed that definitely not everyone thinks that way, but that doesn't stop me from experimenting a lot with it (especially over-exposure, which usually reduces the object of the picture to it's essence). So I thought I'd post some of those pictures here and see what you think of it...
In the last picture, the fish on the foreground seem to float out of the water which wouldn't be the case if it were correctly exposed...
And here some other pictures I like, but I don't really know why... Maybe you can tell me ? Or maybe nobody else even likes them :-)
What I have learned, is that a picture does not need to be perfectly in focus to make it a good one. Even under- or overexposed pictures can be beautiful to me.
I have noticed that definitely not everyone thinks that way, but that doesn't stop me from experimenting a lot with it (especially over-exposure, which usually reduces the object of the picture to it's essence). So I thought I'd post some of those pictures here and see what you think of it...
In the last picture, the fish on the foreground seem to float out of the water which wouldn't be the case if it were correctly exposed...
And here some other pictures I like, but I don't really know why... Maybe you can tell me ? Or maybe nobody else even likes them :-)
Krakow
We spent last weekend in Krakow.
Very nice atmosphere, and good food at reasonable prices :-)
Here are some of the pictures I took:
Also, on a little market in the jewish neighbourhood, I bought these 2 medium format camera's for only 40 Euro:
The one on the right is a polish camera, and has a 75mm f3.5 lens. With this camera, I've already noticed that it's almost impossible to focus properly because the glass plate on which the image is projected has a very rough surface.
The one on the left is a russian model with a 75mm f4.5 lens. This one is in a better state than the other camera, the glass plate in it is very clear and even has a matte cirle, which makes focusing much easier. Tomorrow I will go and buy film for it. Can't wait to see the first results !
Very nice atmosphere, and good food at reasonable prices :-)
Here are some of the pictures I took:
Also, on a little market in the jewish neighbourhood, I bought these 2 medium format camera's for only 40 Euro:
The one on the right is a polish camera, and has a 75mm f3.5 lens. With this camera, I've already noticed that it's almost impossible to focus properly because the glass plate on which the image is projected has a very rough surface.
The one on the left is a russian model with a 75mm f4.5 lens. This one is in a better state than the other camera, the glass plate in it is very clear and even has a matte cirle, which makes focusing much easier. Tomorrow I will go and buy film for it. Can't wait to see the first results !
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I hope...
I hope I will someday be able to take pictures like this guy:
http://www.valentinvieriu.com/
For me, this is as good as photography can get...
http://www.valentinvieriu.com/
For me, this is as good as photography can get...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Nouvelle Vague
We went to see Nouvelle Vague at the MOD in Hasselt last month, and they were great !
Definitely see them if you have the chance.
They sounded great, and apart from their voices, the 3 singers also had the looks to match those voices,
which is a nice bonus of course :-)
Below some pictures taken from the front row.
50mm Pentax-M, ISO 400, 1/20, f1.4
50mm Pentax-M, ISO 200, 1/60, f1.4
50mm Pentax-M, ISO 200, 1/60, f1.4
Definitely see them if you have the chance.
They sounded great, and apart from their voices, the 3 singers also had the looks to match those voices,
which is a nice bonus of course :-)
Below some pictures taken from the front row.
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