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Another example of revisitng a photo from last year with Lightroom 4 Beta. I'm finding that LR4 is closer to Capture One than ever. I don't think I'll ever need to use Capture One again. Might be questioning whether or not I'll be using DxO Optics ever again as well….

Black Card Technique, no HDR or DRI. EXIF incorrect about focal length which should be the Samyang 14mm F/2.8 lens

One of my dreams when I first entered Art school back in the 80's was to own a Hasselblad camera. I've also loved square format shooting and now I have both dreams fulfilled.

This gorgeous camera has hardly been used (I believe it might have had 5 or 10 rolls through it according to the original owner. Everything on this looks like the day it came out of the packaging. All the original instructions and other goodies like the original strap and an original Hasselblad Close Up slide chart.

The camera was made in 1998 and one of the last of the 500 series (which ended production not that long ago in 2005). The A12 6X6 back is one of the newer models that has a dark slide holder which is very handy and the lens looks mint (Carl Zeiss CB Planar T* 80mm F/2.8). In fact I couldn't bring myself to photograph this but with my very best digital combination the 5Dmk2 with the Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/2.8). I lit it all up with my Elincrom Quadra Rangers as well.

It came also with two Hasselblad bayonet fitted filters (UV and a Linear Polarizer) and also tossed in by my local camera store (Kerrisdale Cameras of Victoria), an old beat up but very clean optically 45 degree finder.

All in all I'm a giddy little boy. I test fired the flash with it and it's so nice to have a leaf shutter (one that I can shoot at any speed).

I can't believe what a difference this is over my Mamiya 645 and how much brighter the finder is.

Can't wait to get this out for some portraits. SO EXCITED!!!

Revisitng some of my past work is something I believe in. If I can improve them with new software or just from my better understanding of my own craft is always an important step in my journey as an artist.

I remind myself of when I was in art college so very long ago of an important lesson I learned from my room mate Brian at the time. He taught me the importance of never holding onto a technique too tightly because I may never explore further experimentation beyond my comfort zone.

Even great artists of our time like Picasso did sometimes hundreds of studies before creating their master pieces and in some cases they even painted over their finished pieces and started over.

This image is another such example for me. Newer tools from a year ago, but also refining my craft and making adjustments to how I present my work is very much a part of my workflow.

Exif data is incorrect in reporting 50mm, it's actually 14mm Samyang.

The last days of this historic bridge are approaching. Today the train section comes down. The cranes are in place and should be complete by the end of the week.

More images from my collection of this bridge can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/kinematic/tags/johnsonstreetbridge/

I only added a slight colour cast to my secondary light, but in this example it shows how easy it is to change the effect on that specific light source. Just lighting painted the edge and a combination of auto mask and erasing to get the effect perfectly on the areas I want the effect on.