tomhide's photostream  

tomhide is a short for Thomas Hideyo Aylett



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Waaaaaaaait! Before sending me a flickr mail - please see below.

A note about the images:

Please be advised the photos I take are copyrighted to me and they are only for enjoyment of viewing for my family, friends and anyone else visiting my photostream only. My photos are not intended to be used for anything else.

In response to some requests, my photos are not for sale, publications (web or magazine) or use for any other purpose. The photos may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed, manipulated, projected, used or altered in any way.

Please refrain from seeking permission to use or purchase the photos and please do not be offended if I don't reply to such requests as some are offended by refusal and I can't be bothered dealing with any BS.

My apologies if I come across harsh but previous experiences has led me to write this boring notice. I'm sure some of you will know what I mean.

I suggest anyone looking for images for their own use to consider purchasing them from the professionals or through Flickr collection on Getty Images where you'll be able to support the photographer/artist through your purchases.

Thank you

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Block List:
Never really had any use for this but nowadays I often use it for people who uses the "Photo of contact" with any other than the person listed popping up on my flickr homepage. I think the "Photo of contact" is such a cool feature but it's a shame it's been misused by some...

Image downloads:
After years of sharing with everyone, I decided to limit this to the contact only after finding my photos at various places that are business oriented or self promotion sites without my permission and encounters with some unpleasant people who can't accept "no" for an answer for freebie requests.
I don't make a dime out of my photos, yet I don't understand how some people feel they are entitled to use my photos for their own gain...





About me and Photography - I grew up in the country side of Japan surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers.
My first camera was a big Polaroid which my mother bought for me when I was about 8 years old. I remember carring that down my neck everywhere I went!

Since moving to Australia and being absent from shooting photos for many years, I purchased my first DSLR camera in 2006. Ever since then I've been hooked at both taking photos and viewing other amazing works made by others.

Most of my photos are of landscape as I enjoy being outdoors but recently I have been snapping random things that catches my eye. Nothing serious, all just for fun!

Equipment: (I've decided to add these information and group my photos by equipment as I personally find it helpful to know what equipment others were using for their work.)







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Canon 30D - Brilliant crop sensor camera. Still going strong today.

Canon 5D - What can I say... Any owner will tell you how good this is. I absolutely love this camera and this will stay with me for a long time.

Canon 5D2 - Mixed feelings about this... The additional features are nice but hard to say I like this better than the original 5D.

Fujifilm X100 - One word: "Awesome". I absolutely love this camera! One thing I've noticed about this camera is amount of people's opinion for it. It's rather amusing seeing some people whine about it. If you want to know what this camera is about, just do a quick search on Flickr and judge the result for yourself.

Sigma DP1 - Unpredictable little camera. Sometimes love it, sometimes I hate it. Some photos that comes out of this little thing looks better than my Canon DSLRs but other times, it'll remind me that it's only a P&S camera.

Nikon F2A Photomic - Given to me as a gift. I haven't really shot much with it but this thing is beautiful to even just look at and it is old as me! I look no where as well kept as this at 30+ years old. Pity they don't make the camera this solid and beautiful anymore. Oh, and 'in my opinion' photo made out of film looks so much nicer than the digital in terms of art work. I really admire many of the film shooters and their work.

Lenses - A couple of Canon lenses which I am very happy with them all. I'd recommend them to my friends and family.

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Zoom
- EF 17-40mm f/4L USM <<< Brilliant wide angle!
- EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
- EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

Prime
- EF 50mm f/1.2L USM <<< wished this was the same size as the f1.4 ver.
- EF 50mm f/1.4 USM <<< IMO, good as the f1.2 ver but lacks in build quality.
- EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM <<< SHARP
- EF 135mm f/2L USM <<< Great bokeh when shooting wide open.





Sydney Sandstorm - Featured on 'Yahoo Germany's 2009 top searches - Flickr momente



QM2 and a Tugboat - 1st place of "Mission of the month Comp theme, Silhouette" 'Digital Camera Magazine - 07' Sept Issue






Subaru Forester XT: Gets me to all the nice photographic locations. Really makes the journey comfortable and fun!



Trek 8500: When I'm not driving. :)