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DPR Wed C&C: My images up for C&C

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:08:20 GMT

]]>This gallery contains a collection of copies (images isolated from different other galleries).
I have presented these images for honest C&C (Comments and Critique) in the Wednesday C&C Thread.
This is a weekly event in the Olympus SLR Talk Forum on Digital Photography Review (DPR).
Sometimes I look for feedback on content, style and expression for images that I believe are OK.
Sometimes I just want technical guidance to steer me through crazy experiments.

This weekly C&C exchange was started by Jonas B in April 2008. Hosting was taken over by Gautham.
After him, I have hosted this thread for more than half a year. Christa and Claus have taken over since then.
The sequence is chronological (not for shooting, but for C&C edition). The title is the one I picked quickly for the Thread.
In the caption, I will provide a link to the posting in the C&C Thread. The input from the other participants is generally in the subsequent replies.
Another gallery in this group contains some crops I made for other people, mostly in the context of the same C&C thread:
http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p705554721

Industry: Antwerpse Ruien, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:55:09 GMT

]]>Some LX3 very-low-light impressions from a walk through the "Ruien" in Antwerp (Belgium). I used the small flash only a few times, in order to preserve the atmosphere.
The "Ruien" were a system of little brooks and rivers, connected by canals, that take their water to the river Schelde. They formed the borders of the old city and a line of defence. With the growth of the city, they functioned more and more as open sewers, taking waste to the "Vlieten" that were the original harbour docks of the city. Over time, the "Ruien" got covered with ever more bridges, construed hop-scotch next to each other to meet the inhabitants' building needs (and their desire to push the smell towards the neighbours). On these vaulted bridges of brick or hardstone, not only roads but also new houses and larger buildings were built. On average, the city is now two or three meters above its original ground level, reducing the first floors of the oldest houses to cellar level. This is where Europe's wealthiest merchants had their warehouses.
There is currently still 8 km of "Ruien" accessible for research and access to the newer sewers, of which 2 km is open for this very special walk through the vestiges of Antwerp's history. The tour starts with a small boat ride to give an impression of times past. But then we come to a landing and continue on foot, through water and muck, between rats and spiders, ancient locks and more "modern" sewage installations. The walk takes us under a succession of the bridges that are the city's foundation. Our guide tells us about the squares and churches that are directly above us and show us street drains and air chimneys that we recognize when back in open air.
This walk offers a totally different perspective on our city. It's like living archeology in our backyard, complete with smells and sounds. Fascinating!

People: Just People Anywhere

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:28:55 GMT

]]>A gallery with casual portrait shots of people I have met anywhere. Most of them strangers.
If you recognize yourself, contact me through the contact option, state the number of the picture and I will send you a digital copy of your portrait.
But to make sure that I do not send pictures to strangers who are not in the shot, please give some evidence that you are who you are (like tell me where the picture was taken).

People: Young Attorneys, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:14:09 GMT

]]>These are impressions from the Annual "Pleitwedstrijd René Ridder Victor" of the Antwerp Bar Association, in the main Courtroom of the former Courthouse.
Young apprentice attorneys compete for the title and the honour of representing the Antwerp Bar at similar international competitions.
They have 10 minutes to plead their client's case in a fictitious dispute, and aim to do so in an eloquent and convincing way.
The Jury consists of former Presidents of "De Conferentie" (the Bar's social association). They quote on eloquence, structuring, legal pertinence of the arguments, language and wit.

Theatre: Twelve Angry Men, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:09 GMT

]]>Shots from a one-night-only theatre performance in a unique and fitting venue.
Schoten based theatre group "Volharding" (Vaarttheater)reprised their 2011 production of the all-time classic "Twelve Angry Men" in the Grand Hall of the Antwerp Courthouse (Richard Rogers architecture).
It was a freezing night and that Grand Hall has a natural ventilation that allows only a certain temperature difference with outside, so it was pretty chilly.
The audience was supplied with little blankets, while the actors had to pretend it was the hottest day of summer. Now that's show business for ya!

Travel: Spain, Barcelona, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:12:41 GMT

]]>Here are my general impressions from a cold, wintery weekend in the great city of Barcelona, Spain.
This general gallery includes just a few photos of the many architectural highlights that Barcelona has to offer, notably the work of Antoni Gaudi.
If you like to see more of Gaudi's magnificent work on secular houses (Casa Mila & Casa Batllo), go here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1031537650
Or go here for a closer look at his sacred masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1055323160
Several more photos of the surfing action on the beach, Sunday morning, are also in a separate gallery: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p620615697

Sports: Surfing in wintery Barcelona, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:23:34 GMT

]]>Some images from a chilly sunday morning walk by the beach in Barcelona, east of Port Vell and Barceloneta.
A more general look of our wintery weekend in the city is here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p807144386
Architectural highlights in are two more galleries, of which the link is included in the "TRAVEL" gallery.

Architecture: Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:58:14 GMT

]]>Here is a closer look at Antoni Gaudi's sacred masterpiece in his totally unique architectural style, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
We had visited the church quite a few years ago, and were in awe then. I have not photos of that visit, but giant steps have been made since then. The results are never less than spectacular.
If you have an old Gaudi book on your coffeetable (like the excellent Taschen edition), you will not believe your eyes.
All images are handheld, without flash, using the Olympus E-5 and a few lenses, with the ZD7-14mm wide angle lens taking care of the bulk.

For a closer look at Gaudi's secular creations Casa Mila & Casa Batllo, go here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1031537650
My general impressions from a cold, wintery weekend in the magnificent city of Barcelona, are here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p807144386

Architecture: Gaudi's Casa Mila & Casa Batllo, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:38:33 GMT

]]>Here is a closer look at some of Antoni Gaudi's secular work in Barcelona in his totally unique architectural style. The gallery includes images from Casa Mila (a.k.a. La Pedrera) (photo 1-24) and Casa Battlo (photo 25-63).
Fro me, Casa Mila represents the bourgeois incarnation of Gaudi's style, while Casa Batllo incorporates the more bohemien, even aristocratic version of his unique vision.
We would have like to (re)visit even more (Park Guell, Palacio Guell, ..), but this was all we could handle on two days.
All images in this gallery are handheld, without flash, with Olympus E-5 and a few lenses. The great ZD7-14mm wide angle lens was a must.

For a closer look at Gaudi's sacred masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, go here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1055323160
My general impressions from a cold, wintery weekend in the wonderful city of Barcelona, are here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p807144386

Gear: Lensbaby Composer

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:20:18 GMT

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Art: Canvascollectie MuHKA, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:35:26 GMT

]]>This is a very partial look at the pre-selection on January 28, 2012, at M HKA (MuHKA) in Antwerp, for the Art contest "Canvascollectie".
My impressions of the 2010 edition are here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p746359758

People: Cooking Workshop

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:31:46 GMT

]]>Johan invited me to attend and photograph a cooking workshop, organised for the visiting guides and foreign contacts of his travel organisation "Hola Pola".
Here are my impressions, shot with a range of lenses on Olympus E-3 and E-5 cameras, mostly in ambient (very mixed and tricky) light, and a few with on-camera flash.

Nature: Kontich Sunset, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:14:51 GMT

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Theatre: Monologen Vaarttheater 2012, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:31:16 GMT

]]>Another set of impressions from a theatre production with my 15 yo daughter, again shot with the Panasonic LX3. This production consisted of 10 monologues by youngsters.
The LX3 set to silent mode, spotmetered and spot-focused, without flash or AF assist light and the LCD at minimum brightness, is a relatively inconspicuous tool (with limited range), suitable for taking shots discreetly.
RAW and ISO 800 were used for a very dimly lit production. Almost all of these images are at full zoom (60mmEFL) from my third row seat, and cropped a bit.

Street: Random Scenes from Anywhere

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:04:01 GMT

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Personal: Xmas Tree Bonfire, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:30:05 GMT

]]>All shots with Rokinon 85mm F1.4 manual focus lens on Olympus E-3. Most shots around F2.0. Ambient light only.

Nature: Malmedy Snow, Dec 2010

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:25:24 GMT

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Nature: Spa - Ardennes, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:42:14 GMT

]]>Impressions from four long walks and some additional stuff (family, friends, Spa cemetery on a hill, logging), shot during five days in the Ardennes near Spa:
* a first walk in the neighbourhood of our vacation home;
* a second walk between Spa and Franchimont and back
* a third walk on the Fagne de Malchamps
* a final walk through the Ninglinspo Valley.

DPR Wed C&C: Crops for friends

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:35:41 GMT

]]>This gallery contains not a single shot that I made.
It is a place where I store images made by (internet forum) friends, that I have altered in some way to provide an alternative vision.
Most often this results from fiddling with composition, sometimes from other post-processing treatments.
The first image is always the original, followed by my version. I make no claim on copyright: that remains with the original photographer.
Most of this was done for the Wednesday C&C Thread in the Olympus SLR Talk Forum on Digital Photography Review (DPR).
Another gallery in this group contains the images that I have offered up for C&C in the same thread:
http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p775804748

Art: 50/50

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:37:29 GMT

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Expo: UKPSG Shortlist resized

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:31:08 GMT

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Personal: Friends and Relatives

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:39:01 GMT

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Sports: Azencross Loenhout, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:21:08 GMT

]]>Impressions of the "Azencross" Cyclo-cross race in Loenhout. All images shot with ZD8mmFE, ZD12-60mm and ZD5-200mm on Olympus E-5 camera.
The first 18 images are from the Ladies' Race. The Elite male cyclists are from image 20 until the end.
Toned and grainy B&W versions of most images and some others, are in another gallery: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p685120685

Digital Gear: Olympus E-System Weatherproofing

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:14:59 GMT

]]>Why is weatherproofing important?
It is not just protection for the trip towards the shoot. It is not just being able to shoot in wind, rain, sleet, snow, duststorms etc.
It is the confidence to shoot anywhere anytime without hesitation. Because hesitation may result in missing the moment.
To get photo (1) near the end of the platform in photo (2) I had to allow my camera to get as wet as in photo (3).
Maybe I will add other examples later.

Sports: Azencross B&W Loenhout, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:56:57 GMT

]]>Impressions of the "Azencross" Cyclo-cross race in Loenhout. All images shot with ZD8mmFE, ZD12-60mm and ZD5-200mm on Olympus E-5 camera. B&W conversion, added grain and toning done in Lightroom3.
The first 25 images are from the Ladies' Race. The Elite male cyclists are from image 27 until the end.
Colour versions of most images, and some more others, are in another gallery: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1052039794

Animals: Cormorants, Geese & Ducks, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:37:44 GMT

]]>Photos with ZD12-60mm and Sigma 135-400mm lenses, alternating on Olympus E-3 and E-5 cameras.

Docu: Place Poelaert, Mar 2009 & Oct 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:56:02 GMT

]]>I happened to be in the "Palais de Justice" in Brussels, on Friday March 13 2009 at 11.55 AM.
Here are some images, all of them with natural light and a fast 25mm lens (Pana-Leica 25mmF1.4), except for one with the Olympus ZD7-14mm wide angle.
In October 2011, I was there again, this time with my Olympus ZD8mmFE fisheye lens, for some more material.

Gear: Displaying Photos on the cheap

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:57:11 GMT

]]>Photos of the set-up are made with Iphone, hence the relatively poor image quality. But you get the idea.
These are simple (office laserprinter) prints, attached with foldover paper clamps to thin strips of metal, suspended from the top of the wall.
For better quality of display (with photos worth the effort) it would be a good idea to attach a little weight at the bottom of the prints.

Digital Gear: iPhone Fun

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:30:23 GMT

]]>A selection of :
* images taken with the iPhone (standard camera or various Apps)
* or processed with various iPhone-Apps, from the galleries of images that I have uploaded and synced for mobile viewing (this category are images of which the original can be found elsewhere on my zenfolio pages).
See also in a few other galleries for iPhone photos used for various purposes.

Concert: Coldplay, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:04:22 GMT

]]>Coldplay performed a very upbeat show in the Antwerp Sportpaleis. I went there and came back with another concert gallery shot with the Panasonic LX3 instead of SLR.
As with Elbow and dEUS, I include a number (seven) of short LX3 video clips. This time I don't save them for the end of the gallery, but instead include them roughly in the right chronological spot.
These clips are straight out of camera : sound is pretty bad and the image quite mediocre, because of changing lighting in the directions where I aimed.
They have no other ambition than to give an idea of lighting conditions and a meagre glimpse of the performance. Better clips can be found online.

Images 3 through 14 show the support act, Emeli Sandé, whom I knew from the great single "Heaven". The rest of her song material is not quite up to that high standard, but still a good warmup for Coldplay.