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Some photographs of St Albans

Alex Lillo — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:38:43 +0000

I finally spent some time processing the pictures I’ve taken during the last 2 months, since we moved to St Albans. Only 4 passed the pre-selection, but I’m quite happy with them. Hope you like them as well.

If you don’t have steady hands, check this

Alex Lillo — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:44:17 +0000

The Movi M10, a handheld 3-axis digital stabilized camera gimbal. You can film steady images while you run, and even use a camera operator to focus, how cool is that?

Via Core77.

Best CPL filter review ever

Alex Lillo — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:56:29 +0000

Whilst checking for a polarised filter for my new lens I found this great review on Amazon. Needless to say I rated it as helpful.

I bought these with the forethought of attaching them to my grizzled mug in a way not too akin to a befuddled Patrick Moore. They are fashionable. Do not get me wrong but alas it was a sad day when I realised that the poor mechanical construct left marks all over my face. I was now being tracked and hunted for sport like a poor man’s Logan’s Run. I looked like a panda and no doubt a sexy one at that (needless to say there would be no more near extinction if all pandas were as sexy as I). I tried in vain to remove the marks from my face but alas I was tranquillised, stripped and shipped off to the moscow state zoo. I was begrudged and needless to say I was not ashamed that I wept in the muscular, hairy arms of the russian lion tamer. His name was Alfonso. We had a brief and fleeting relationship where he was my strong bamboo and I was his erotic panda. needless to say I was left instantly when Katie Price turned up dressed in leopard print and sporting novelty cat ears. The Harlot. I still rue and lament my time with Alfonso and I left a broken man. Literally. Anyway. I digress. About the filters. You can wear two at once if you like and look like a mooneyed John Lennon and this is by no means a feat to be sniffled at. I’m just saying Kids today don’t know fashion when it hits them. Also the front filters stick and you can’t put a lens cap on because they’re tiny. Rubbish things.

Read the original review on Amazon.

There’s a robin in my garden

Alex Lillo — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:52:21 +0000

We’ve been cleaning a bit the garden, removing weeds and creating a more habitable space. Two green bags of removed plans later means a lot of new exposed soil, and for birds that calls for loads of food available!

In minutes we had two robins around, not worried at all by our presence but excited by the number or caterpillars and other tasty stuff revealed.

With a 300mm lens at hand it was the perfect opportunity for some bird shooting. Unfortunately fully zoomed the maximum aperture is f5.6, what means not enough speed with the existing light. Conditions were also quite windy, so I raised my ISO to 800 in an attempt of gaining enough shutter speed to hand hold my camera and get a decently sharp exposure.