the Fuji X-E1 usage in the real-world

There is no secret I really enjoy shooting the Fuji X-E1. So much in fact that my Canon DSLR stays at home. I bought the Fuji X-E1 kit especially for travel. But why not use it for more “serious” work…

There is no secret I really enjoy shooting the Fuji X-E1. So much in fact that my Canon DSLR stays at home. I bought the Fuji X-E1 kit especially for travel. But why not use it for more “serious” work…

In a very controversial move from Adobe, the future of the Creative Suite will be tied to a subscription model. Photoshop CS6 (the latest Creative Suit version) will be the last to be purchased with a perpetual licence. Starting in…

Adobe has released the first beta version of their popular photo editing and library management tool – Adobe Lightroom, which now reached version 5. This update includes all the features in Lightroom 4, especially the new cameras added in the…
No, i am not moving into astronomy photography. It’s just that my Lightroom developed a localized black hole. Where all my photos from 2010 went, and as bonus they took the main catalog with them. While downloading the pictures from…

Black and white photography can be evocative, touching, even haunting. It is said that the best photographs are those that can cut all the clutter and convey a message, a story, in a minimum of elements. And reducing a photo…

Sometimes people look at me somewhat strange when I tell them I have no particular plan when I start traveling. I have a general idea what I want to see, and at one point (morning coffee) I read the guide…
As you are probably accustomed already, I try to upload from time to time a new photo album to Picasa and here. This time there is a mix of photos from New York, Rome and Toledo included. And even one…

I finally managed to setup my laptop to also use my Philips LCD, and Lightroom is pretty happy with this change. Now I can enjoy multi-monitor features – and the truth is that it is a pretty nice improvement. I…
Today brings a new set of photos that I just finished to post-process. I know that I should probably just upload one huge set and then let you enjoy them, but remember that the blog name is “bits and bobs”.…
Today I added a few photos to Picasa gallery. They are very different from the photos I usually upload – these are heavily processed in Adobe Lightroom. I hope you find them interesting. Some are different interpretations from the black…

Take one part Lightroom, one part beer and one part playfulness and the results might be surprising. This evening, bored of hostels, reviews, train schedules and other plannings I decided to experiment a bit. Some of the results might be…