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More iPhone blues… Where’s my Nikon DSLR?

Posted on 13 January 202313 January 2023 by ilagardien

As I start turning my attention to Istanbul, I recall some of the pictures I made in that great city and how I wish I had used a my Nikon DSLR. There is no comparison. The first picture was was made at breakfast – from inside of the Turkish Kitchen – and the second later…

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iPhone Blues

Posted on 10 November 2022 by ilagardien

I am a bit disappointed that there is a growing distance between my use of the iPhone and my DSLR for photography. The DSLR is clearly a much better, much more flexible and technically more adaptable which allows for greater creativity, than the iPhone. But, the phone is more convenient; I have it with me…

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Buitenkant Street, Cape Town (iPhone Blues)

Posted on 10 November 202210 November 2022 by ilagardien
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Anti-G8 and Anti-War Graffiti in Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003
Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Bastakiya, Dubai 2012

Workers. Heads bowed down in the heat

Verona

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