Ewen Bell 📷

Editorial photographer. Author, writer and mentor. Traveller and lover of the Arctic and Himalayas. Partner to Shellie Froudevaux.

My Home: https://ewenbell.com
My Love: https://ironchefshellie.com

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2024-09-28 08:08:17

The planet is boiling like a snow dome in a microwave. Abortions are more illegal than guns. Tech billionaires want to exterminate humanity. Journalism has been sold to the lowest bidder. Trump, Putin and Nyetanyahu are just the beginning. We watch the world collapse for entertainment.
Compartmentalize... The more real these existential threats become, the less I can deal with them. I spend my day wondering what to watch on Netflix and scribbling trash on social media. Full cream milk please.

2024-09-14 05:46:24

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I don't mind the rain today. I'm inside and tapping away on the laptop and drinking cups of tea.
The rain is making me feel relaxed. My body is telling me to spend the day off my feet.
Sorry to hear about your Dad. I hope he's enjoying his day regardless of who makes the call to chat :)

2024-09-13 09:50:51

If you have an interest in IR photography, please do yourself a favour and have a little dig around for work by Martin Reeves.
https://www.martinreeves.com/angkor
I first came across his work on a visit to Angkor Wat, and over the years have enjoyed learning more about his photography. IR was his passion and talent.
Martin is a lovely fellow too. Terrible businessman, great photographer. Sound familiar? He's back in the UK these days, but copies of his book "Angkor" are worth chasing down.
#Photography
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2024-09-13 01:54:30

Today is wall to wall weirdness. Exhausting. I am officially old and grumpy.

2024-09-11 23:26:36

Quiet light
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2024-09-11 11:20:20

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Quality writing.
"... every inch the mean man everyone avoids at the retirement home."
"... Trump is Gramps wandering in the streets without his pants on because he won't take his medication."
"... Vote for this man, and be exhausted of four more years of listening to this deranged nonsense."
"... every trait he has and everything he does is terrible, paralyzing efforts to narrow down criticisms into something digestible."
#USpol

2024-09-11 08:03:43

Downtown Melbourne is full of gorgeous photographic moments, and especially in the winter light. Walk with me through some of the inspiration that I have enjoyed right outside my doorstep.
https://youtu.be/WNkVKVP7ADQ
#EwenTube #YouTube #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Melbourne
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2024-09-11 06:25:01

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I'm very proud that when an armament roadshow arrives in Melbourne there are loads of protestors willing to face them down. That's the Melbourne I know.
Meanwhile, here's what sunrise on the Yarra looked like only yesterday.
I know that wars and killing innocent people is a fact of life these days, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
#Melbourne #TimeLapse #Lumix #SigmaPhoto
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2024-09-10 09:58:18

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The wealthy part of town has sharp edges. Step cautiously.
#Melbourne #Monochrome #Naarm #BlackAndWhite #Photography #LumixS9
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2024-09-10 01:15:25

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Timelapse project going OK. Didn't bring a real tripod but no worries :)
#Photography #Lumix
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2024-09-10 01:07:28

Sunrise on the Yarra River today. Mornings in Spring are still a touch cool, but very clear. The river turns to gold.
#Melbourne #Photography #Naarm #Lumix #SigmaPhoto
Captured on the Lumix S5II and Sigma 28-105mm F2.8
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2024-09-08 19:46:40

Just checking that it really is the year 2024 and the best a woman can hope for is to be listed as Pete's wife?
#Straya #AndWife
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2024-09-07 23:21:42

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Cloudless sky at dawn. Yarra River in the heart of the city.
#Melbourne #Monochrome #Naarm #BlackAndWhite #Photography #LumixS9
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2024-09-07 13:00:50

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We humans love to think we're rational, instead of simply accepting our emotional basis for cognition.

2024-09-07 08:28:19

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You have such a good eye Steven :)

2024-09-07 00:15:29

The people who yuk your yum are invariably the people who have no taste.

2024-09-06 04:45:13

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And a few flowers from the same walk. That 105mm at F2.8 gives a tonne of lovely bokeh.
#Melbourne #FlowerPower #Photography #Lumix #SigmaPhoto
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2024-09-06 04:40:59

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Wasn't able to share these pics before, but the lens is publicly announced now so here's a few moments from last weekend when the parrots came to say hello :)
I love it when they come back to town.
And yes, I realise it's silly trying to do bird photography with a 28-105mm zoom but that's what I had on me!
#Melbourne #WildOz #Photography #Cockies #Lumix #SigmaPhoto
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2024-09-06 04:23:24

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#PeerTube version now live as well. 28-105mm F2.8 zoom from Sigma for E-mount and L-mount. And a bunch of my pics from around Melbourne :)
https://makertube.net/w/7J7V3U2ezoduUmSKBB5xfL
https://ewenbell.com/blog/Sigma_28-105mm_F2.8_DG_DN_ART
#EwenTube #Photography #SigmaPhoto #Melbourne
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2024-09-05 19:34:58

Something groovy from Sigma today, their new 28-105mm F2.8 zoom for L-mount and E-mount. Have enjoyed working with this lens over the last few weeks. Blog review and YouTube are now live 🙂
https://youtu.be/Uvr6VqKKXqE
https://ewenbell.com/blog/Sigma_28-105mm_F2.8_DG_DN_ART
Loads of lovely pics from my home town of Melbourne in this video :)
#EwenTube #Photography #SigmaPhotod
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2024-09-05 00:46:50

Time to adult again. Boooooo. Zero stars.

2024-09-04 22:27:04

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🤍

2024-09-02 02:32:39

Shellie doing her thing again
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2024-09-01 11:22:05

Watching #Dexter and there's a scene where they're on the couch talking and feet up on the coffee table... And my brain is just screaming "those monsters, can't believe they wear those filthy shoes indoors???"

2024-09-01 08:39:18

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2024-09-01 08:38:38

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Winter light is giving way to Spring in Melbourne.
#Melbourne #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Photography #LumixS9 #InfraRed
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2024-08-31 12:25:31

Dragged out my tripod and IR filter for a little slow shutter stuff today. Mostly just pointing up at the sky and hoping the clouds break.
#Melbourne #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Photography #LumixS9
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2024-08-30 12:03:54

We're watching a US version of the Great British Bake Off and I feel sad for every introvert in America. Every day must be a nightmare.

2024-08-30 09:08:32

If you have an interest in fine art and photography, you might want to check out Bruce Percy.
He's just started a new "podcast" series you can watch on youtube (and spotify etc). Google his name, you wont be disappointed.
Here's his new video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hmw9o6GYFE
Aside from being very talented, he's a super lovely chap and great company. Go spend five minutes with him and his photos :)
#BrucePercy #Photography #FineArt
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2024-08-30 06:06:42

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Meanwhile let's check on the welfare of workers in the neoliberal economy.
https://theblower.au/@davpope/113047798258934276
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2024-08-29 11:23:17

Apparently it's not rampant profiteering that erodes trust, but demanding resolution to rampant profiteering that erodes trust.
#AusPol #Banks #TaxTheRich
"Matt Comyn tells parliamentary inquiry that criticism of business profits ‘erodes trust in institutions’"
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/aug/29/commonwealth-bank-ceo-labels-greens-tax-policy-insidious-populism-after-firms-98bn-profit
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2024-08-28 23:31:42

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I have my tiny bag with a USB charger and chrome cast so I watch my own YouTube in hotels :)
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2024-08-28 23:07:37

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I still have my old TP link travel router for road trips and it's great not having to connect every device to Wi-Fi at a hotel etc.
But this Asus version looks much more capable in comparison. Just having charging on the USB cable when drawing Internet access off your cell phone is a huge win!

2024-08-28 22:35:40

I did not "let that sink in".
I let it drift away. Far from view and clear of my thoughts. Perhaps it's still out there. Who cares in the slightest?
Today I will let more things drift away, because I've done enough for one lifetime.

2024-08-28 09:36:37

Remember when we used to wait an entire week to see the next episode?
By which time we'd forgotten what happened last week.

2024-08-27 09:09:43

Because @npub1dga…vl50 has been inundated with ICM today I'm throwing this one out there again.
https://youtu.be/vlZbk49VBLY
What I love about ICM is the way colours meld into each other, and the subject is transformed into something that otherwise does not exist.
#MotionOnMotion #Transformation #Photography #ICM #EwenTube
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2024-08-27 06:37:00

This is a totally random share today, as I step through some images from my time west of Alice Springs last year.
There was this moment in Ormiston Gorge when I spent ten minutes with a Dusky Grass Wren and it was just marvellous.
#Lumix #LumixG9 #BirdPhotography #GrassWren
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2024-08-23 07:55:53

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🤍

2024-08-22 00:50:07

There are two kinds of people in this world.
People who assume they're in the way. And people who assume they are not.

2024-08-20 14:00:37

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🤍

2024-08-18 22:18:11

Fascinating episode on privacy and crime and things that aren't crime.
https://pca.st/episode/17f6d98b-b225-4fac-a27c-af7ea46d4776
#SearchEngine #Podcast
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2024-08-17 04:17:13

New on the tubes:
https://youtu.be/lY59-VEOGOY
"A book full of Bird Photography that just makes me sad"
#EwenTube #YouTube #PhotographyBooks #BirdBooks #BirdPhotography #Photography
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2024-08-16 02:23:20

The big takeaway from watching Dexter is just how little I've done with my life.

2024-08-12 22:25:22

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🤍

2024-08-11 11:33:56

It's 2024 and not nearly enough people are talking about The Breeders.
#TheBreeders #DivineHammer

2024-08-11 03:45:53

Art. Life. Love. The universe in a mug.
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2024-08-10 23:59:21

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Running the numbers on IG
36000 followers
500 of them got to see the photo
60 of them hit the like button
0 comments
Same photo here on Mastodon
2800 followers
75 likes
18 boosts
0 fucks to give

2024-08-10 11:44:37

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I just had a wild night out in Melbourne. NOT my usual Saturday night :)
I ran into a nice couple practising some dance moves on the street this arvo. I asked them if I could make a timelapse of their routine. They invited me to come back and film a rehearsal with the full group.
So I hang out with the cool crowd now Steven. I won't forget you though, even though I haz street cred now ;)

2024-08-10 07:05:05

@npub1dga…vl50
Awwwwwww you deleted it! I like it when you get cranky Steven :)

2024-08-10 05:44:23

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🤍
Happy to suggest the eBook format as a potential direction. Maybe even try running my online workshop for them if there was interest.
https://ewenbell.com/ebooks.php

2024-08-10 01:37:19

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Some days I lose sight of how lucky I am to even be alive.
I take for granted that I married my favourite person in the world. That I make a living with photography. That there are days when I get to welcome the sunshine at dawn, or snowfall in the evening. That I spend time with nice people and smart people, and sometimes both.
And that as a kid, everyone thought I'd never amount to anything. Not even me. It's important to surprise yourself.
#Photography
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2024-08-10 01:16:51

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Just a reminder of why I'm absolutely not interested in Bluesky or Threads...
The algorithm.
My Instagram still has over 30,000 followers. IG recently boasted to me that one of my posts "reached" 500 people. Someone thought this kind of notification might inspire me to post more often I guess? Really?
Instead, it underlines that out of 30,000 followers they'll only let a tiny tiny fraction actually see my posts. IG determines that most of my followers do not see my posts.
Zuck sucks.
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2024-08-10 01:03:35

I posted this over a year ago. Just before I started my YouTube journey.
YouTube is great because it's where video belongs. It's a good space for deeper conversations and exploring an idea. It's not 500 characters or less.
It's problematic also, because of advertising. Ads invariably lead to some serious garbage trying to steal your attention.
https://photog.social/@ewen/110567880422092623
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2024-08-09 14:03:56

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Now on PeerTube as well.
"What I learned from judging a photo competition"
https://makertube.net/videos/watch/23c05b59-418e-480e-9e6b-a5efcf93d017
I was asked to judge a competition for a camera club, and that’s pretty much where it all went wrong. This video takes a look at why I'm really not well suited to competition judging, and why "intention" is so important to creativity. Plus a side serve of ICM thrown into the mix!
#Photography #Competitions #CameraClubs #Creativity #EwenTube #PeerTube

2024-08-09 11:14:12

New on the tubes:
"What I learned from judging a photo competition"
I was asked to judge a competition for a camera club, and that’s pretty much where it all went wrong. This video takes a look at why I'm really not well suited to competition judging, and why "intention" is so important to creativity. Plus a side serve of ICM thrown into the mix!
https://youtu.be/euWNe2m6UNc
#Photography #Competitions #CameraClubs #Creativity #EwenTube #YouTube
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2024-08-09 01:59:04

We finally decided to sell our Fuji gear and Shellie did her magic to list on Facebook and deal with the numpties. Actually sold everything to a nice fella in the end.
So all week we've been going out for lunch and spending the Fuji dollars and at the end of the meal we say "thankyou for sponsoring this lunch Fuji!"

2024-08-07 01:12:11

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Doesn't help that all the people I've ever met who boast about being "content creators" turned out to be charlatans and liars who would sell their grandmother for a buck.

2024-08-07 00:35:36

Your regular reminder that people who want your photography for free are making a choice.
This editor gets paid to deliver a magazine, but wants me to work for free and make their life easier.
What "suggestions" do you think I should offer them?
#Photography #MyWorkIsNotFree
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2024-08-06 22:22:50

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Just be grateful I don't have time to take up painting :)
Happy to enjoy your journey though. Keep posting!

2024-08-06 22:12:25

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I take photos precisely because I cannot paint or draw.

2024-08-06 21:13:45

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"Content creators" is such an oxymoron.
Hints at the notion of art taking place, when really the only certainty is brand friendly product.
As someone who has spent too much of my life prostituting my talent to pay rent, I find it strange that anyone would wear this title as a badge of honour.

2024-08-05 07:57:52

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Might lose the external connections at the very least. Hard to unduck some of this stuff :)
I think there's an argument to be made for embracing the ephemeral nature of the internet. We humans tend to believe things are permanent when they are not. Much to be gained by leaning into the idea of archiving whatever you want to keep on your own hard drive at home?

2024-08-05 07:29:00

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I personally love those moments when a discussion or post from 6 years back turns up again. Is that worth paying ten times the cost to maintain?
Likely not.
I think the issue of sustainability for instances in the fediverse is so important. If databases are scaling beyond the budgets of small communities then there needs to be some priority given to rethinking some of the core functionality in Mastodon code .
Can this be addressed at a design level?

2024-08-05 05:41:29

Dropbox really has been a bit rubbish for a while. That whole "offline only but we'll download it when you need it" thing is total bollocks on MacOS. It never works properly.

2024-08-05 00:33:25

Good morning everyone I hope it's a good day today and you make someone smile.
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2024-08-04 11:55:26

All you lovely photographers who are enjoying photog.social if you were thinking about subscribing with a monthly donation then right now is a great time to do that. Your support will make a difference.
Details on how to support this instance on the about page:
https://photog.social/about
https://photog.social/@ambassador/112903436681812006
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2024-08-02 05:34:14

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Sharing pics here on Mastodon is so much more rewarding, as an artist and as an audience.
A photo can simply reach the right audience. No need for judgement. A photo exists because someone wanted it to. They shared it out of kindness.
I don't think this happens enough in camera clubs.

2024-08-02 05:31:09

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Being forced to stand in front of a club and give feedback on EVERY photo is just not something I look forward to. And if the feedback is honest, the club members won't be happy either.
It's such a different framework to how I share and teach in the real world. On my workshops we have depth in discussions and depth to sets of images and a chance for people find where they shine.
Clubs just score photos. It's a very blunt tool for developing talent.
#Photography #PhotoComps

2024-08-02 05:13:47

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Honestly so many pointless images in some of these club entries.
I just don't know where they're coming from. Why enter a photo in a comp if you didn't care enough about the image to bother editing it? Why waste everyone's time. If you don't like the topic then maybe don't enter?
Comps are such a terrible way to push people forward. Folks just wanna hear their photo is nice anyway. Or want to get points towards some other tally and IDK why bother.
More fun posting pics to Mastodon.

2024-08-02 04:30:38

Reviewing images for a camera club comp I agreed to judge.
Has put me in a bad mood. Feel like I agreed to something quite different. Club makes no distinction between composite artwork in photoshop versus actual photographs.
Hard enough giving feedback on images that are just not very good, but now added bonus of filtering through manipulated images.

2024-08-01 02:09:43

Toby and Lauren seem like really lovely people. Another great episode of Heavyweight.
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/76h5z72v
Can listen on your regular podcast app, no need to Spotify.
#Heavyweight #Podcast
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2024-07-30 06:42:22

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I have more ideas than b-roll :(

2024-07-30 06:26:51

New on the tubes:
"I take beautiful photos so people can steal them"
https://youtu.be/Bslgc_PrPKk
If your photography is in any way good, there’s going to be a danger that somebody will steal your work. In a sense, that's exactly the point of everything I do. To what extent are all of dependant on the artistic paths that others have forged for us?
#EwenTube #Youtube #Photography #CopyRight #Sharing
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2024-07-12 05:28:53

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That might be good advice. I got such a great deal on my little mini all those years ago and everything that seems very expensive! That's all inside my head of course. I do like the form factor of the mini for reading books too.
I'll have a tinker with the software you mentioned. I tried a few last night and getting a better idea of what my needs might be. Quickly capturing an idea is a little different to polishing a work of art.

2024-07-05 06:43:27

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I've lived my whole life with a speech impediment and even after 54 years of therapy, counselling, pushing back the boundaries and learning to rewire my brain... I have good days and bad days.
Colds or anything that disrupts breathing are big triggers for speech stumbles. Being super exhausted is difficult too. I have to work so fkn hard to keep any semblance of fluency, and the slightest bump can tip over the apple cart.
Biden works hard to keep on top of this.

2024-01-16 05:09:03

Beyond Black & White - Learning To See The Light
https://youtu.be/_DTToEJgR0Y
"Capturing in B+W is not merely about getting a better handle on light and dark. Given a chance it can drag you much deeper into the entire point of photography as an art form. Today I’m taking you on a deep dive into WHY I love B+W and share a few images from the Manang Valley in Nepal."
#Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Photography #EwenTube #Nepal #Manang #YouTube #EwenInNepal
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2023-07-24 11:27:56

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Seconds later I got a cheeky glimpse of a Heliophorus (Sapphire).
I feel I've wasted my life when instead I could be sitting in a cow paddock at 2900m looking for little flappy blues.
#Bhutan #Phobjikha #Photography #Lumix #FlutterByes #Himalayas #Butterflies #BugLife #BlueMood
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2023-07-24 11:22:48

One of those teeny tiny little butterflies that might be a sapphire or might not and my only reference for Bhutanese blues doesn't actually show the upper wings for most of the species.
I do love how every flash of blue fluttering by could be something totally new to my eyes.
#Bhutan #Phobjikha #Photography #Lumix #FlutterByes #Himalayas #Butterflies #BugLife #BlueMood
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2023-06-18 23:46:04

When social media moved away from posting snapshots of moments, and pushed everyone to post video, something very fundamental changed.
Photos are passive. You walk through them at your own pace. You pause to contemplate an idea, or recall your own experience that connects to the photo.
Video in comparison will consume your attention. Especially edited video. Fast edits. Loud edits. No time to absorb. It's aggressive and dominating.
#PsychologyOfSocialMedia

2022-11-21 05:59:36

Morning light in the Himalayas. We're at about 4500m elevation, with crystal clear skies and not a cloud to be seen, not even clinging to Everest itself.
I love working with wide-open apertures. It helps when the scenery is this special though, can hardly take a bad photo here. This lake is just below Mount Chola.
This image taken with the Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG (for L-Mount) and the LUMIX S5.
#Photography #Himalayas #EwenInNepal #Fotografie #HappyPlaces #SomewhereHigh #LUMIX #LUMIXS5
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2022-11-16 00:30:07

Photography brings me closer to people. I like it when the act of taking a photo becomes a bridge to connecting. The experience comes first, then the capture.
#Nepal #Annapurnas #HappyPlaces #Lumix #Photography #Fotografie #EwenInNepal #InTheKitchenAtParties
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