Quest for the magnificent light

Let's start today with some background about how I select the pictures shown on this blog. This would explain why I present now a couple of shots taken in early March, when my country was still covered with thick snow... Living in the digital age It is cheap to take a photo. And the relative cost is basically the same as taking 1000 shots.  Most probably every photographer has some kind of process to select the pictures they publish; this is even more important in the age of digital cameras! (But if you check popular photo sharing sites, you can see the opposite as well..) So how can we ensure that we keep only the best photos? Check my guide to find some advices. :) Capture only the scenes you really like.  It is hard not to use your expensive photo gear just for the sheer pleasure of operating your equipment; but this habit rarely leads to good pictures. However if you find something interesting, then it is worth taking pictures with different settings and fr...

I have to admit that the backwater near my home in Tiszafüred impressed me a lot. Sunsets are always amazing there! And I just had to walk a few minutes from my home to enjoy them, which I miss a lot since I have moved to Budapest. This was the most significant impact, which made me a hobby photographer.  In early spring I took a walk on the dam around the backwater with my trusty 5D. I found this bike waiting for its owner in the glowing, late-afternoon light... Gone fishing.  Metadata Camera: Canon 5D Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135mm f3.5 MC