Lives of animals, humans and plants are shaped by strong winds that blow around the globe. How are we influenced by climate Humans are increasingly influencing the climate, but how many of us are aware how hugely shaped we are by the same climate? This summer I found myself explaining the nature of average Croatian […]

How living in two countries has its advantages but also downsides Our regular travel during summer from Ireland to Croatia is behind us and I can collect my thoughts and impressions sitting in my apartment in Ireland. It became sort of mandatory that we travel each summer to Croatia, for seven years now. Visiting friends […]

Oversaturated world. In need of a break from to much informations, my comfort and peace comes in looking in only one image today. I love mornings and that is pretty obvious. I love mornings as the world is still, there is only a sound of nature. I love mornings as they are fresh, new, like […]

What if someone said to you, beyond this point you can’t go? Every path you new, every sight you saw, it’s no longer available. This morning sign prompt me to write about something that is on my mind for quite a while. If you are faint-hearted, please leave as I am about to start a […]

Exa 1a soft bokeh Wedged. This image is already available here In my wanderings around Ireland, I seem to be more keen to go back to soft, unsharp images. As in the whirlwinds of the Instagram all sharp, saturated, applied filters etc. images start to merge into one endless stream of sunsets, smiles, sandy beaches […]

While Irish storm rages outside, I revisited photographs taken in Morocco in 2018. It was just a few days trip to Marrakech and I took only Canon Z135 with me, loaded with Kodak Color plus200 (black and white photos here  ) . Not much, but what was on that film is something that made me […]

Hungry for travels? Today, newspaper in Ireland announced significant easing of restrictions. We returned from our trip to Croatia a few days ago and are still in home quarantine. Traveling was never so complicated like these days. If we didn’t have to, we wouldn’t. Apart from paying for all sorts of tests and increased stress […]

Oreston Görlitz 50mm F/1.8 with Fuji Xt3 Made in East Germany from approx 1960 to 1971 this lens is my all favourite for close ups. It was a bit neglected by me, waiting in my bag, till yesterday. On Face group someone asked me which are the analog lenses that I use with my Fuji. I […]

Film photography – does it have a soul? The weather in Ireland was dark, greyish, low light for days, in one word not ideal for someone who uses natural light for still photography on film. Finally, yesterday I had enough of waiting and setup the scene. Lilies that we bought few days ago were getting […]

Lockdown days are eased with  shooting stills The art of still life is very old, I read that still life paintings in Egypt were created in 15th century BC. By the definition found on Modern Met “A still life (also known by its French title, nature morte) painting is a piece that features an arrangement […]