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Most of my photos have been taken in Motosu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan - the place I've been happy to call home since 1999.

I like flickr but it's a time consuming thing. I find it hard to keep up with the contacts I have so adding new people gets a low priority. If I find that we've developed a relationship, then I'm more likely to add you.

I like street photography but live in the country.

I like landscape photography, especially long exposure and landscapes that evoke feeling yet I hardly ever take those kinds of shots myself.

I like portrait photography (to look at) but I prefer it in BW.

I like blur, shallow DoF, motion blur, intentional camera movement, and post processing that attempts to evoke mood.

I'm still trying to find my niche. Hopefully, it becomes a little clearer what that is as I go along.

So many great photographers on flickr. Here are a few that I like - some on flickr, some not.

I like Michael Kenna
and Chris Friel or (flickr).

I like Rui Palha (flickr) , Daido Moriyama, Robert Frank.



My gear:
Canon 50D
Sigma 30mm f1.4
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Tamron SP AF 90mm f2.8 macro (the older, film version - bought in 2000)
Canon 28-105 f3.5/4.5
Speedlite 580 EX ii (which I'm still trying to figure out how to use)

imac
Aperture 3
Nik silver efex pro 2

Finally, many of my images are licensed with Getty. If you want to use one, contact me first.

© Copyright Stephen Cairns 2012 | All rights reserved.
Please do not use, copy or edit any of my photographs without my written permission. If you want to use any of my images, please contact me first.