Chris’s Cameras
I have been interested in photography for many years. I was given my first camera in my early teens, a 35mm Zorki 4 rangefinder with a 50mm screw thread lens. This was a manual camera and it taught me the basics of composition and exposure and focus control. Since then I have owned many different film cameras including Nikon, Olympus and Leica. I was keen to take up the new digital camera technology when it was brought to the market in the early 2000’s, initially using the early Nikon Coolpix 5000 but quickly adopting the more sophisticated Nikon DSLR products. Recently I have moved across to a Fujifilm mirrorless camera system supplemented by my iPhone which has a surprisingly good image capture capability. I also have an Plustech 35mm film scanner.
Style & Motivation
I am a spontaneous photographer. I do not pre-plan – I simply carry a camera and if something draws my interest I attempt to capture a memorable image. I try to concentrate on composition and focus on points of detail in the scene. I like bold saturated colours, interesting textures and good tonal range. I find some images are presented better in monochrome and I enjoy experimenting with filtering and tone mapping in image post-processing. Subjects that inspire me are dramatic mountain landscapes, historical buildings and their architectural detail, street scenes, flora, and close up photography.
Please use the drop down menu above to see an initial selection of my photographs. You can access my public albums on Flickr by clicking the button below.