Author Archives: kahkityoong

MHT on Google+

Posted on February 15, 2012 by kahkityoong

I’ve put up an album on Google+ after some encouragement from some friends. I’m still dipping my toes and still a little clueless about this whole social networking stuff. What does impress me is the layout of the albums which … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Marketing, News, Paris | 3 Comments

Panoramic Paris

Posted on February 14, 2012 by kahkityoong

I’ve added some panoramas to the Paris portfolio recently. These ones from the Louvre consist of around 10 vertical frames taken with a 16-35mm lens, stitched together in Photoshop CS5. No specialised equipment pano gear was used, just my Gitzo … Continue reading →

Posted in Night Photography, Panorama, Paris, TCBlog, Technique, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Photograph is a Secret

Posted on February 10, 2012 by kahkityoong

Last year I was able to attend the Diane Arbus exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris. While it was interesting and I admired many of the images, I must confess that it wasn’t really my cup of tea. Almost … Continue reading →

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Monello and My Favourite Lens

Posted on February 2, 2012 by kahkityoong

Today, Naturescapes.net announced their “Images of the Year”. This means that the two nature photography forums I am currently involved with have now made their selections from the photos submitted over the past year. Special congratulations to Paul Marcellini whose … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Take Photographs?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kahkityoong

Recently I have received a couple of requests for biographies to go with publications. I usually just send off a cut and paste job from the “About Me” page on my website. You may recall around the time I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Cornwall, My 2 cents, Paris, TCBlog | 4 Comments

The Softly Spoken Landscape

Posted on January 19, 2012 by kahkityoong

A few days ago, a comment was made on my blog article about perfect moments : “I hope you run a travel workshop in the near future. Something really laid back, relaxing and being about experiencing the place. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cornwall, Landscape, My 2 cents, Rants and musings, TCBlog, Workshops | 14 Comments

The Perfect Moment

Posted on January 16, 2012 by kahkityoong

With 2011 just gone, it seems an appropriate time for many people to do a retrospective of their best shots of the year. The difficulty for me in doing the same is that I now tend to keep my very … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Journal, My 2 cents, Paris, Travel, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

The Limitation of Imitation

Posted on January 6, 2012 by kahkityoong

There have been a number of thought-provoking articles in the last year regarding the issues of copying, imitation and the never ending-stream of iconic views appearing on photography websites. Although the issue has been on my mind, I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Paris, Rants and musings, TCBlog | 3 Comments

MHT Retrospective and an Inspiring New Initiative

Posted on January 2, 2012 by kahkityoong

The first email I received in 2012 was a piece of spam from a company claiming that they had been studying the MHT website and could offer their services in improving web traffic. Ironically, www.magichourtravelscapes.com’s Alexa ranking of 400,000 plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Competitions, Cornwall, Landscape, New Zealand, News, Paris, Travel, Workshops | 1 Comment

Black, White & Shades of Grey – Part III – Creative Decisions

Posted on December 20, 2011 by kahkityoong

In the final part of my series on black and white photography, I’m going to discuss some of the creative decisions involved in converting colour images. The decision to go black and white was a bit of a no-brainer in … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White | 2 Comments