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It was not long until my interest for tabletop photography branched off into food photography. I suppose it is built into every Frenchman’s gene pool to “be into food” —although being half-Scot and half-Breton, I’m not exactly sure just how “French” that makes me... Anyway, I like to cook...

The Mediæval fortress of Chalençon and its Romanesque chapel. Auvergne, central France. Nikon D810, Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.4 lens.

Swiss Air Force’s Sud-Aviation/Aérospatiale SA–330 “Puma” helicopter. Nikon D3, Nikkor 200-400mm ƒ/4 VR lens: French Navy’s Westland/Aérospatiale Lynx helicopter. Nikon D3, Nikkor 24-70mm ƒ/2.8 lens: French Air Force’s C–160 “Transall”. Built from 1963 until 1981, the last ones were...

Yes, exactly. The top one with the light at about 90 degrees to camera left, the bottom one with the light also to the left but oriented slightly backlit. There is always, of course, a good dose of sheer luck in the way things happen, as with all wild animals...

OK, thanks, so here are a couple to try and illustrate what I mean by soft, directed light... Of course, the macros are not as good as yours, it’s just to give you an idea! :giggle: Both photos with Z7 and 105 Nikkor macro lens.

French Navy Rafale. Nikon D3, Nikkor 70-200mm ƒ/2.8 lens: The Breitling Patrol flew seven Aero DL–39 “Albatross” jets. Breitling withdrew support in 2019 and the team disbanded. Nikon D3, Nikkor 24-70mm ƒ/2.8 lens: Dassault MD–311 “Flamant”. Built in three versions in the late 1940s. Nikon...

I am kept too busy these days by the “Heritage” photography that takes up most of my time, but I often wish I had time to practice again tabletop photography, or “pack shot” or product photography, whatever you want to call it. It was so much fun thinking about those shots, setting them up...

Also keep the monopod in mind, I have often found that it can be an option in no-time-for-a-tripod situations... For the off-camera flash, something very simple and light, like the Manfrotto Nano stand, your cobra flash (you don’t need the battery pack like the one I use, unless you intend to...

Two channels sounds good. You'll have the best of both worlds!

In the years 2006-2010, I was a lot into aviation photography, and I’m happy to post some selected photographs from those good ole days! French Air Force Alphajet (teaching and training). Nikon D3, Nikkor 70-200 ƒ/2.8 lens: French Navy Rafale. Nikon D3, Nikkor 70-200 ƒ/2.8 lens: Douglas...

When Year 1000 collides with Year 2000... Formerly part of a priory of which nothing else is left above ground, this lovely little Romanesque church was built around Year 1000. It is spectacularly well preserved. Of course, the striking contrast with the enormous and somewhat menacing cooling...

I'm not very much into insects myself (eeeks), and particularly not spiders. That said, some of your macro shots are really excellent and I like the lighting. Is it on-camera flash? Personally, I like to do off-camera, even if it means carrying this extra accessory: I find this setup...

I can relate... but I am sure there is a system to it. Always is. ;)

Hello everyone, Back in the studio today for this macro shot of a Leofoto VH30–R tripod head. I chose it because I have kept the full technical and lighting information as is demanded by the Strobist group on Flickr, so here goes and don’t hate me for that big dump of mumbo-jumbo! ;) I’ll be...

Photo bags is such a great subject to discuss! :p Over the years, I’ve had extensive experience with bags, starting with a shoulder Domke in the 1980s... Since then, I tried so many! My wife mocks me no end on the subject. I’ve had various models from Kiboko (great and very light), Billingham...

The Z mount has changed the rules. With DSLRs, I always stuck to the Holy Trinity —that is, when zooms had to be used, as I normally would favor primes. I figured there was a good reason why the optical engineers had limited the range of the trans-standard zoom to 24 and 70, and I would never...

Thanks Peter !

Thank you very much for your visit and your kind words. As announced yesterday, my photo for today will be another one of Pontigny, placing it in its current setting of fields and woods, and giving a better idea of its dimensions (120 meters long!). The abbey of Pontigny is historically very...

This is a three-exposure panorama that I shot in March 2019 in southeastern Sardinia, at the end of a lost valley where a narrow-gauge railroad, a remnant of the rich industrial past of the island in the 19th century, turns around to go God knows where... The nearest human settlement is 30...

Today’s photo shows the nave of the abbey church of Pontigny, the largest Cistercian abbey church that ever was. Built between 1137 and 1150, it is an enormous church that stands today almost alone in the middle of the countryside, as most of the abbey’s outbuildings have been destroyed during...