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Album Published September 20, 2019

Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D shots (6 new items)

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Leaves (2 new items)

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Black and white urban landscape (2 new items)

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Album Published September 19, 2019

Birds (20 new items)

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Wildlife (3 new items)

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Album Published September 19, 2019

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Album Published September 19, 2019

Sony A200 shots (10 new items)

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Album Published September 19, 2019

Color Landscapes (9 new items)

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Album Published September 19, 2019

Color urban landscape (2 new items)

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Album Published September 19, 2019

Nature close up (1 new item)

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Album Published September 18, 2019

Abstract (1 new item)

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Album Published September 18, 2019

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Album Published September 18, 2019

Leaves (2 new items)

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Album Published September 18, 2019

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Album Published September 17, 2019

Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D shots (18 new items)

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Album Published September 17, 2019

Abstract (3 new items)

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Album Published September 17, 2019

Color Landscapes (13 new items)

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Black and white landscapes (1 new item)

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Album Published September 17, 2019

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Essay Published September 16, 2019

Shooting the Sony Alpha 200 (A200) in 2019: a Nikon D80 with in body stabilization.

After Sony bought the Minolta photography department, they released in A100 in mid 2006, the A700 in mid 2007, and the A200/A300/A350 in early 2008. 2 years after the Nikon D80, we find the same SONY ICX493AQA CCD sensor (wich is… Read more

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Content Published September 16, 2019

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Album Published September 16, 2019

Birds (30 new items)

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Spider webs (1 new item)

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Album Published September 16, 2019

Color Landscapes (1 new item)

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Album Published September 16, 2019

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Essay Published September 15, 2019

Shooting the Minolta Maxxum / Dynax 7D in 2019: back to the fundamentals of photography.

The short lived most advanced Minolta DSLR was released in late 2004. It became later the foundation for Sony's A-mount cameras. It featured the first in body stabilization in a DSLR, a 6MP CCD sensor and loads of controls. This camera is a… Read more

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Album Published September 15, 2019

Pictures for essays (3 new items)

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Album Published September 15, 2019

Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D shots (20 new items)

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Album Published September 15, 2019

Birds (4 new items)

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Color Landscapes (15 new items)

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Black and white landscapes (1 new item)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Sony A200 shots (5 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Black and white landscapes (6 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Color Landscapes (14 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D shots (20 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Wildlife (2 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Nature close up (2 new items)

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Album Published September 14, 2019

Street Photography (1 new item)

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Album Published September 13, 2019

Sony A200 shots (10 new items)

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Album Published September 13, 2019

Architecture (8 new items)

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Album Published September 13, 2019

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Album Published September 12, 2019

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Album Published September 10, 2019

Birds (16 new items)

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Featured albums

  • Nightmares

    A series of studio self portraits.

  • Self Portraits

    Black and white self portrait taken in my studio.

  • Muses

    Inspire me

  • Maelle

Featured essays

  • Into my Darkness

    I am an autistic photographer, battling depression at some degree for ages, and what actually now feels like all my life. Read more

  • Scars

    A conceptual poetry and photography book. Read more

  • Moments in Time: Corsica

    Corsica. A small island in the Mediterranean Sea, also known as the "Isle of Beauty", that is like a miniature continent with incredible geographical diversity. Most people see the sun, the turquoise waters, the beautiful beaches and gorgeous mountains… Read more

  • Shooting the Nikon D200 in 2019

    The D200 is a camera I always loved. At the time it came out, it was a hell of a camera for the price Nikon asked. Shooting it in 2019 is still a pleasant experience. Read more

  • Old but still good: Sigma APO macro 180mm f/3.5D EX IF HSM for Nikon

    This macro telephoto lens appeared in march 2001 on Sigma website, almost 20 years ago. It is a robust and well built macro lens with a minimum focusing distance of 46cm for a 1:1 ratio. I bought mine used in perfect condition, boxed with the pouch… Read more

  • Shooting the Minolta Maxxum / Dynax 7D in 2019: back to the fundamentals of photography.

    The short lived most advanced Minolta DSLR was released in late 2004. It became later the foundation for Sony's A-mount cameras. It featured the first in body stabilization in a DSLR, a 6MP CCD sensor and loads of controls. This camera is a… Read more

  • Shooting the Nikon D70 after 15 years in 2019

    2004... Jesus, time passes quite fast. I won't review that Nikon D70, the specs sheets and reviews are everywhere on the internet. Only 3 figures are significant anyway: 6. 1 megapixel CCD sensor, 1/8000th second max shutter… Read more

  • Shooting the Sony Alpha 200 (A200) in 2019: a Nikon D80 with in body stabilization.

    After Sony bought the Minolta photography department, they released in A100 in mid 2006, the A700 in mid 2007, and the A200/A300/A350 in early 2008. 2 years after the Nikon D80, we find the same SONY ICX493AQA CCD sensor (wich is… Read more

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