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Wild flower in the limelight (2020) In my garden. I tried to make this humble little flower the star of the day by lighting it with a snooted cobra flash. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter, handheld. Flash lighting, single exposure.

Nifty fifties (2020) A parade of 50mm lenses: from left to right, my oldest one, the ƒ/2 that came with my very first Nikon F; the ƒ/1.4 that came with my F2; and the modern-day 58mm ƒ/1.4 Nokton made by Cosina for Voigtländer and designed to look just like the older ones... Nikon D850...

Bravo !

A Summer in Rome (2012) Long exposure (21 seconds) on the bridge over River Tiber in front of the Castel Sant’ Angelo. This was designed as a mausoleum for Roman Emperor Hadrian. Construction began in 125 AD and was completed in record time by 139. The central part at the top is a chapel that...

Romanesque Burgundy (2022) In spite of limited technical and financial means, the village church in Farges-lès-Mâcon has been beautifully proportioned and designed, most likely by people sent from the abbey in Tournus —you wil notice the striking similarities in the round, small-apparel...

One last flash-lit bee (2020) Last one, I promise ! :p Gradient light from below, camera right. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 85mm, ƒ/1.8 S, 15–mm Fotodiox Pro extension tube. Flash lighting, handheld.

Graphics card (2020) I needed quite a powerful one when I assembled my new PC and so I chose this MSI GE Force model. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting. Composite shot made up of 7 focus-stacked...

Abandoned mine in Sardinia (2015) Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.

Well, long lenses are big and heavy and slow, unless they're even heavier and bigger and cost one and a half lungs... Getting on in age has its problems as well. Ten years ago, I lugged around a30-liter Kiboko full of primes with a humongous 200-400mm ƒ/4 on top and no complaints. Nowadays, I...

A warm welcome from France !

The Madonna del Poggio in Saorge (2022) In the border region between France and Italy, near the towns of Menton (France) and Ventimiglia (Italy), the Alps come right up to the Mediterranean coastline and fall very sharply into the sea, with few very narrow and enclosed valleys. It can take...

Flash-lit bee (2020) Looking closely at this photo, I realized the bee does not seem to be resting its legs on anything, and therefore must have still been in flight when I took it, only just about to land. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR lens, FTZ adapter. Flash lighting, handheld.

Artoo and friends (2020) Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 85mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting, single exposure.

The mists of Limousin (2016) Driving one morning on a back country road in the province of Limousin, central France. Nikon D810, Nikkor 35mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.

Thank you! It's just a plate of glossy white perspex/acrylic you can get anywhere.

In the limelight (2020) Quiès ear plugs under the light of a LumeCube. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z “Nify Fifty” 50mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting, single exposure.

A tree that’s 4,000 years old (2015) Sardinia numbers a few extremely venerable olive trees. This one, in Santo Baltolù near the town of Luras, is estimated to be around 4,000 years old, which means it was already an extremely old tree when Julius Cæsar was around... 😬 Puts things into...

Oh, I couldn’t agree more! :geek: Doing any better requires specialized equipment. We have a guy like that who’s become quite famous in France, his name is Ghislain Simard. He comes from an engineering background and designs his own custom-made laser-triggered flash barriers and gets amazing...

Bee in flight (2020) Agreed, this one is not very sharp, but it is in flight! :p And it is nicely lit. For me, a major achievement! :rolleyes: Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 85mm, ƒ/1.8 S, 15–mm Fotodiox Pro extension tube. Flash lighting, handheld.

Focusing rail (2020) As Chinese manufacturers go, NiSi is not bad, and even quite good. I showed above one of the filter holders I use from them, and this NM-180 manual focusing rail is a good and precise tool. Not as good as the German-made Novoflex Castel XQ II rail I use with my bellows, but...