About

As a rather mature programmer, there is a lot of sitting, inside, staring into a screen. Not very healthy.

So to motivate myself to get out and about on a regular basis, I got my self a decent camera, and started doing long walks and taking photos on a semi-regular basis. At least thrice a week.

Yes, I could have gotten a dog - problem is - I prefer cats 😺

Mostly do street photography, snapping photos of what catches my eye.

Editing

I use Darktable for all my edits and photo-organization. Not that I do much in editing. I tend to do the bare minimal and keep the photos as “real” as possible. Some rotation to get the vertical and/or horizontal level. Cropping where a photo is a bit busy. Finally, to make the colours pop a bit more, I usually settle for a colour temperature of around 5k and apply Fujifilm Velvia (day shots) or Provia (night shots) LUT. Sometimes some minor touch up to get rid of dust-spots, but not often as I keep the gear pretty clean.

Gear

For when nice and dry:

Mind you, when going for a walkabout, I mount the lens I am in the mood for, and won’t carry around any others. Puts restrictions on what I can shoot, but a bit of restraint is a good thing!

Oh, and the R7 and R100 both being a APS-C crop sensor camera - multiply the Focal Length of the lenses by 1.6 for the Full Frame equivalent. The petite size of the camera body and the smaller lighter lenses make for a very good Street Photo combo.

For when wet and miserable:

Not Weather Sealed, oh no - Watertight is more like it. Down to 15 Meters. Not that I do any swimming, but the weather here in Bergen can at times be like standing under a shower…

Contact

Send me a DM on Twitter/X: @DybingRoy