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22 December, 2025
A Morning in Snow – My photo of the year 2025
I can’t really pick one particular image as a favorite since I take thousands in a typical year. But I can say this is a representative example of the kind of image I am most p...
22 December, 2025
Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo Review – A perfect balance of compromise for me!
The Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo is the lens I wished I was reviewing when I was writing about their 85mm 1.8. I really liked that lens, but there was something about its bokeh, its lar...
21 December, 2025
Here Comes The Bride – A One-Shot Story
This photograph is a reminder of the benefits of waiting, combined with some local knowledge. It was made at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, a Shinto religious complex built to honor...
21 December, 2025
A Warm Summer Night – My photo of the year 2025
When I read about sharing my photo of the year on 35mmc I immediately thought of this image from a community event on a warm August night in Iowa. Early this year I decided to t...
21 December, 2025
The Lost Focus
The first roll from my recently acquired Minolta Weathermatic Dual 35 is soft, partly due to its toyish optics and partly because of its quirky AF mechanism. It is so soft that ...
20 December, 2025
Solitude in Shenzhen – My favorite photo of 2025
I’ve tried using Lomo Metropolis before, but that was on full frame with a very cheap point and shoot. This time around I was making an effort to shoot in on 120 with an old Oly...
20 December, 2025
Phoenix (I) Rising, or, How I Tame the Beast
Phoenix (1) Why Bother? When it was released a few years ago, Harman Phoenix was a welcome new kid on the block. Like most, I was eager to try it out. To begin with, I want to s...
20 December, 2025
Graveyard – My favourite photo of 2025
2025 was not a productive year photographically wise for me. A combination of a very minor but niggly medical issue combined with the rarest of things a great British summer and...
