cannon street – Ricoh GR-Diary

City of London Enterprise

December 28, 2012May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged cannon street, City of London, GXR Mount A12, People, ricoh GXR, street photography, Voigtlander Nokton 35mmLeave a comment

GXR A12-M, f1.4, 1/1125, ISO 336, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Train Home

August 23, 2012May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged cannon street, City of London, Ricoh GRD IV, snapseed, train stationLeave a comment

GRD IV, f2.5, 1/233, ISO 80, RAW

Cannon Street Bridge

May 21, 2012May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged cannon street, City of London, GXR Mount A12, landscape, London, Ricoh GR lens, ricoh GXR3 Comments

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1 sec., ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Behind the Glass

December 8, 2011May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged abstract, cannon street, GXR Mount A12, London, low light, ricoh GXR, shadows, Voigtlander Nokton 35mmLeave a comment

GXR A12-M, f1.2, 1/73, ISO 3200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Not sure why but I really like this picture and reminds me of the scene from a movie, this is why I cropped it to 16:9 format.

Carrying Their Collection

November 30, 2011May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged cannon street, GXR Mount A12, London, People, ricoh GXR, street photography, Voigtlander Nokton 35mmLeave a comment

GXR A12-M, f1.2, 1/270, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Seeing Double

January 12, 2011May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged blackandwhite, cannon street, low light, nokton, panasonic gf1, People, reflections, Street, street photography, streetphotography4 Comments

GF1, f0.95, 1/160, ISO 640, JPG b&w, 50mm (Voigtländer Nokton f0.95 25mm)

The Nokton is a fantastic lens and gives a very film-like quality to pictures, especially if you set the camera to b&w. I just love the character of this lens and aside from my Leica f2.8 28mm R mount lens this is my favorite lens for the GF1 and shows that opptical quality beats software corrections anytime.
But not just the quality is fantastic also the bright aperture allows for very fast shutter speeds at low ISO even in very dark conditions.

The only problem is at times to nail the focus and although I did not do it in this picture I still like it best from today.

Breaking the Law

February 27, 2009May 26, 2019Posted in NewsTagged cannon street, City of London, police, Ricoh GRD, street photography, streetphotography5 Comments

GRD, f2.4, 1/100, ISO 400, JPG

On my way to catch the train I saw this at Cannon Street Station. I found it quite funny that the police guy was taking pictures with a big and heavy dSLR camera and external flash. Seemed quite odd to me and I could not resist taking a few pictures myself, even when it (maybe) meant breaking the law.
I am not writing this post from a jail cell so good thing the police here was busy dealing with real criminals ;).
If you are wondering what I am on about read here for more details.