Recent content by kejago (Kev)

Ha! That won’t help me much though, the closest other buddy in Switzerland is right on the other side of the country!

Yes! Also exactly this. The social side is a huge part of photography for me. And with communities changing, going to social media, I just had the impression that this side of photography for enthusiasts was dying. Forums and places like Flickr no longer so active. No more photowalks. So this...

What ai could never replace: “ Mate, let’s meet up for a beer and go take some photos. And have another beer after to talk about and compare what we got. “ This. The human aspect. And that’s part of why I enjoy photography.

This is what I found too. The phone's produce excellent images. And they are wonderfully convenient. But for me, they miss the intentional creativity that a dedicated camera brings. I am less in the moment with a phone. Less intentional. And that is what I would like to get back to. Keep the...

I found it. Edited and linked to the photographer.

Talking about ai... I use ai extensively in technical matters for work. I also use it as a tool for learning. As an experiment, I just threw a photo a random file I downloaded based on when I was investigating the Canon R5ii into ChatGPT, with a prompt: "Can you access the EXIF data on this...

It was not that one... but when I searched for it, Reddit popped up in the search. Mmm. May need to explore Reddit a bit too. But I just found the forum I had in mind that I used to browse, but was not active in: it was "Open Photography Forums".

There was a popular American forum, but for the life of me I can’t remember what it was called, let alone find out. Could it be this one you are referring to?

Yeah, you are right. phone cameras are definitely responsible for more photos being taken now than ever. I was more referring to dedicated camera type of photography. This nuance got lost in my post.

Yeah, spot on about Flickr being a former shadow of itself. This is what I have noticed. Thanks for the glass.photo tip. Signed up.. looks good... but a bit clunky as a free version :)

Hi Tim :-) My office is (or rather was) in Zurich, by Sihl City. Currently in talks to move back to Züri. :-) I looked at the Swiss Photo club way back when. The Geneva group came across as very cliquish, and were trying to "sell" courses. It wasn't my cup of team. I was looking for...

So now I have a MILC instead of a DSLR! :D Thats tickles me. :) Yeah, I suppose change is inevitable. I think mobile phone cameras also eroded more traditional forms of photography. But, you know, there is something to be said about holding a chunky beast and pressing real physical buttons...

Cheers Pete. Do we call these new mirrorless marvels DSLRS still? :-) I am moving from an old Nikon D700 to a Canon R5ii. So technology sure has progressed! :-o

Life happened. Mental health happened. I lost my mojo. But now I am tentatively coming back. Old Flickr is still there. Browsing some photos... boy, is there some talent out there. Impressive. Really impressive. Anyway, while looking around, I just had the feeling that photography as a...

This year has just about seen itself out. Good thing too... It has been one hell of a year, that for sure. It started off OK... was just getting into the 52 that started... and in Feb went back to South Africa (where I am from) for the 1st time in about 7 years. I went on a emotional roller...