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About Critiquing Photos

I'm absolutely not into writing always shit like "Nice tones" oder "Great photo". I'm not here to make everyone feel flattered. When I write something like that - that is because the photo might appeal to me, but there is nothing (obvious) to citizise. But I also write things like "I would have cropped this there..." or "A little bit dark". That does not mean, that it has to be this way; it only means, that this would be a way how the photo would probably appeal even more to me.
And I do not comment photos, which I don' t like a little bit.

About Licensing Photos

All my photos are licensed by the Creative Commons cc-by-nc-nd. That means, that everyone who wants to use the photo for her or his own blog or website can use it, as long as the website itself does not follow any commercial interests. Furthermore the picture must not be changed or altered in any way (crop or change to b&w).

About me

I'm not a professional photographer, my profession is chemistry and engineering. My hobby is photography - so, I would rather call myself serious or dedicated photographer than professional one; both in terms of money and skill

There is not much what I can say about photography without sounding like a know-it-all. It took me a couple of years to realize that photography is more to me than taking snapshots. Maybe in the beginning it was like that, but then it became one of my most important spare time occupations, right next to sports and the other usual things like music, cinemas, bars and so on. It is a hobby, in which I can be creative and while doing that I can relax from a hard day at work just being alone by myself with my camera.
You know, sometime you hear people asking you something like "Is this your camera? Ah. So, a SLR?", predicating a professional status by your equipment. And no, I do not agree with this attitude. I moved from modern digital equipment to old analog cameras, shooting film. If you do so you will realize that disclaiming features like autofocus and exposure metering makes you more aware of your motive, the mood of the scenery and of the whole process of taking a photo. Move on to medium format film cameras (buy an old Yashica or Rolleicord – they are about 100$ or 100€) where a film roll and the film developing costs about 5€ each. Thinking about every photo for at least minute. Basically the consideration which aperture to choose will give you a big improvement on your hobby.I've learnt so much in the last 10 years about photography, most of it in the last 4 years. And there is a lot more to learn. But still, there is much I want to try in photography and much I want to archieve.
Now, go and look at my photostream. Or don't. Take a look at all of my photos at once. Or just peek at the first ones day by day. Sometimes I tell stories about my life. Sometimes they are just about glimpes, things I've seen when life passes by. And if you take photos yourself, take a shot look.
And then go out and take photos for yourself. We never have enough time for that. So do it for me, I barely have time for it.

You can also find me on facebook or add my Google Friend Profile. Some more sites I use are imdb, www.lastfm.de/user/lennox_mcdough and vimeo.

Recently I got a Mail by someone who asked me if I want to swank with the list below. No, I do not. This list is a help for me, comparing the film rolls I've shot. And there is something I also want to show: That you can still take decent shot using old film cameras. Go on, take a look at it.

Cameras

Analog
  Canon A-1
  Canon EOS 5
  Leica R3
  Leica R7
  Rhaco folding camera
  Rollei Rolleicord III - Model K3B
  Rollei Rolleiflex 6008 Professional
  Mamiya 6
Digital
  Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Of course, this is my "current lineup". I have used other equipment. Just as a list: Minox Riga, Minolta Pocket Autopak 50, Voiglaender Bessamatic Deluxe, Zeiss Ikon Contaflex IV, Olympus Compact, Canon AE-1, Zenith TTL, Canon T-50, Fuji GA 645 Professional, Canon IXUS v2, Canon IXUS 40, Canon IXUS 400, Canon IXUS 500, Canon IXUS 850 IS, Canon IXUS 900 Ti, Canon Powershot G10 and a Canon EOS 450D.
I also used mobile phones for photography, but never for dedicated photos (if you wanna call it that way) but rather for the occasional snapshot. You can find some here, as example from a Nokia N91, LG U8130, LG U310, Nokia 6600 and a HTC Desire.

Lenses

Canon EF
  EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
  EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
  EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
  EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (sold)
  EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (sold)
  EF 50mm f/1.8 II (sold)
  EF 100mm f/2.0 USM (tested)
  amron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical [IF] (sold)
  Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM (sold)
Canon FD
  FD 28mm f/2.8
  FD 50mm f/1.8
Leica R
  19mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R
  28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R (once tested)
  35mm f/4 Curtagon PA
  60mm f/2.8 Macro Elmarit-R (once tested)
  35-70mm f/3.5 Vario Elmar-R (once tested)
  75-200mm f/4.5 Vario Elmar-R (once tested)
  500mm f/8 MR Telyt-R (once tested)
Voigtlaender Bessamatic
  Skoparex 35mm f/3.4
  Dynarex 90mm f/3.4
  Super Dynarex 135mm f/4.0
Rolleiflex 6000-Series
  Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2,8 PQ HFT

Photographic Films

AGFA
  Agfapan APX 100 (b&w 100 ASA, cgr, tec)
  Agfapan APX 400 (b&w 400 ASA, cgr, tec)
FUJI
  Neopan Acros 100 (b&w 100 ASA, tgr, tec)
  Pro 160S (neg 160 ASA, tec)
  Pro 160C (neg 160 ASA, tec)
  Pro 400H (neg 400 ASA, tec)
  Provia 100F (sli 100 ASA, tec)
  Provia 400X (sli 400 ASA, tec)
  (Superia) Reala 100 (neg 100 ASA, tec)
  Sensia 100 (sli 100 ASA, tec)
  Velvia 50 (sli 50 ASA, tec)
ILFORD
  Delta 400 (b&w 400 ASA, tgr, tec)
  Pan F Plus (b&w 50 ASA, cgr, tec)
  FP4 Plus (b&w 125 ASA, cgr, tec)
  HP5 Plus (b&w 400 ASA, cgr, tec)
  XP2 Super (b&w C-41 400 ASA, tec)
KODAK Professional
  BW400CN (b&w C-41 400 ASA, tec)
  ELITE Chrome 100 (sli 100 ASA, tec)
  Ektar 100 (neg 100 ASA, tec)
  Ektarchrome E100G (sli 100 ASA, tec)
  Ektarchrome E100VS (sli 100 ASA, tec)
  Portra 160 (NEW) (neg 160 ASA, tec)
  Portra 160 NC (neg 160 ASA, tec)
  Portra 160 VC (neg 160 ASA, tec)
  Portra 400 VC (neg 400 ASA, tec)
  Portra 800 (neg 800 ASA, tec)
  Tmax 100 (b&w 100 ASA, tgr, tec)
  Tmax 400 (b&w 400 ASA, tgr, tec)
  Tri-X 400 (b&w 400 ASA, cgr, tec)

Notes:
b&w ___ black & white film
cgr ___ cubic grain
tgr ___ tabular grain
neg ___ color negative film
sli ___ color slide or color reversal film
tec ___ technical information, data sheet



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