Mark Shimazu Photography

Canon 5D Mark III, 70-200mm f/4 IS USM at 200mm, f/16 for 1/50 at ISO 100

The second powwow shot featuring the male performer was done with the lens racked out to 200mm to get as tight of a composition as possible. An aperture of f/16 was used to get a slow enough shutter speed to convey motion. It took numerous frames to get the right combination of sharpness in the performer’s face, the sense of motion of his body and colorful regalia. The 6 fps of the 5D Mark III certainly came in handy in making this shot.

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Just one beautiful photo from a versatile and interesting blog. Even though I don’t read Spanish I love the photography!

Beautiful photo and an interesting story of how it was taken.

Broken Light Collective

Photo taken by PJ Brez, a 28-year-old man who lives in the South Korean countryside. He has experienced depression, loneliness, homesickness, and feelings of isolation. He teaches English conversation at a university in Korea, but photography is his passion.

About this photo: “I was out on Korea’s west coast doing some solo camping when I took this shot. It was taken in a place called Anmyeondo. I was really drawn to the area because the beaches were vast and vacant, had beautiful sights, and I could rest, relax, and do some introspective reflection. I set up my tent right on the beach, and went to scout out some ideal areas for taking some photos. I came across this particular spot after trekking the beaches for a few hours. I arrived shortly after noon, and I knew I’d have to come back for sunset. The location was perfect, for it was…

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Growl Tigger's Blog

This is one of my most vivid early memories, even though it is from 45 years ago.  With most of the UK currently blanketed in snow, it seems a good time to recall my first snowman!

Our family, Mum, Dad and I, lived in a three-room flat, that took up the first floor of a converted Victorian house, in the South East London suburb of Annerley.  We had lived there for just over 4 years, after leaving a cramped bed-sit in Paddington, in 1963.

The front window, in the bedroom, overlooked the small garden and the road.   There was only light traffic on Haysleigh Gardens, as it is a side road off the larger Annerley to South Norwood road, and there were few parked cars as hardly anyone in the road owned a car.  With the house split into three flats, including one in the basement, I rarely played in…

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