If you look at the two images I posted of my cat, MagRat, you'll see that the first picture looks normal, whereas the second picture has an "attachment" frame around it. If you want your pictures to appear without the attachment box, then you need to click on the "Place Inline" button when you post ...

First off, there's no such thing as "cheating". Photography isn't a high school exam. We're here to take the best possible pictures we can, and that means learning from experience or from others' experience. One of the biggest challenges facing photography teachers is that their pupils often have th...

Now that's what I call "social distancing" with style. Looks like a great place to live.

Rick

Apparently, if my information is correct, the Olympus OM-4 will not meter correctly if you power it with modern batteries. I have an Olympus OM-4 and understand that it will work ok, and meter correctly, using 765 zincair hearing aid batteries. I HAVE NOT TRIED THEM, but reports are that they work. ...

The "challenge" here is to get your lighting right in order to photograph something like a highly-reflective Sports Trophy, or maybe the Polished Steel Bascinet from the suit of armour in your castle's great hall. For those peasants who don't possess such things, you might try a Pewter Beer Tankard ...

The concept of MICRO-4/3rds is supposedly based upon small size, light weight, affordability, and excellent ergonomics. All things that Olympus have excelled at, ever since they introduced the OM-1 and OM-2 35mm film cameras in the late 1970s. As such, many people have questioned Olympus' decision t...

Sometimes, a picture just looks nice. One to enjoy.

Rick

Careful, Lemonhawk, I fed the MagRat and she decided she was moving herself in at 8pm on Christmas Eve. She's now eating me out of house and home, and is very bossy. I will soon be in total servitude to this daft pussycat. What is interesting is that most characterful cats are the black and white tu...

Hi Derek, Yes, you should definitely join in on the livestreams, only problem being we're very limited in how many words we can write. You mention self-isolating. That's not necessarily a problem, just stay away from crowds. Which reminds me of an old edition of Punch, the humourous magazine. They d...