On a complete tangent from my usual posts, I feel more people should be subscribed to this YouTube channel: youtu.be/6VnEJ4VBhZM This is in my mind the purest form of YouTube videos, circa 15 years ago. #music #youtube

Something a bit different this week - a video about some reasonably priced microphones: youtu.be/e_TB6aGMnPY #videography #youtube #audio

I've swapped back to Kagi (kagi.com) for search again - the ability to block domains from your results is so useful I'm not sure I can live without it any more. And Google etc are the most useless they've ever been, pushing whatever makes them money rather than actually finding good results. #tech

Somehow never noticed this old sign before in an area I walk through regularly. Mono profile with +3/-3 on highlights/shadows on the Bf, for those interested. 📷 Sigma Bf, 35mm f/2 DG #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

This new prime is ridiculously good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i67... It was quite funny walking around with it on the Bf for the day 😅 #photography #camera #lens #sigma

First of two new videos today. YouTube certainly seems to have nobbled their platform this month as even videos on new products like these aren't doing well for me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qswd... #photography #camera #lens #sigma

Late summer bug photography with a bargain macro lens: youtu.be/t-fN_UT0HUw #photography #nature #macrophotography #youtube

It’s a hard life for a dog #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

Forgot to share this latest video on the weekend: youtu.be/YkTFAJY8f1g Trying out a few new things lately with stuff I already own! #youtube #wildlife

Street shot on the Sigma Bf that I’m pretty pleased with. Cine profile set to +5. #photography #streetphotography #sigmabf

Getting just the right caffeine dose to let me to focus on video editing is apparently no different from the Ballmer peak in programming: xkcd.com/323/ Today, I've gone too far in the X axis. In the next couple of hours I'll travel very briefly through the peak, and then fall asleep #youtube #adhd

Adding this to my whimsical photo collection. #photography #analogphotography #streetphotography #harmanphoenixii

Took me most of today but I've got a pretty good idea of how to scan Phoenix II now. I'll be posting brief guides and Negative Lab Pro presets for new film stocks over on my Patreon, for those interested: www.patreon.com/posts/136761... #photography #analogphotography #streetphotography

Working on scanning my first test roll of Harman Phoenix II, and so far I think it's even more awkward to scan than the first one. I've seen some decent results elsewhere but only in very flat light - in high contrast scenes it seems to be all over the place. #photography #analogphotography

Somewhat laid-back video this week, with some landscape photography on the Sigma Bf in mid-Wales 😀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BYR... #photography #youtube #sigmabf #wales

Managed to get most of the spilt beer remnants out of the top dials on my Z9 🤡 #photography

New lens release day! This one was surprising for me, and it's very good for the money: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs6N... #photography #streetphotography

Thought this video would be a quicker edit than it ended up! But anyway, thought I'd point out some of the interesting features of the Bf that aren't very easy to find: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEkf... #photography #sigmabf #youtube

New doc releases today! - Ultrasonic recording of a starling that can record and playback virtually any sound - Analyzing incredible slowed-down bird songs - Showing you how to do this (and way more) on the cheap youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo

Got a bunch of videos about the Sigma Bf coming up, but this one has steam trains so it gets to go first: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Svg... #photography #sigmabf #youtube #steamtrains

I met these guys at The Photography & Video Show in London earlier this year, and they're lovely people with some very nice cameras for sale; so it was nice to see a video from them pop up on YT for me today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSlD... #photography #analogphotography #filmphotography

New, short, video about Ilford Ortho 80 up today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLK9... #photography #filmphotography #analogphotography

Bad: the shutter of the Leica IIIf I bought recently is indeed full of holes Good: it produces crazy shit like this Shot on Harman Red, which looks pretty great too. #photography #analogphotography #filmphotography

I'm terrible at self-promotion but I'm gonna give it a go for once: I've finally gotten around to setting up a Patreon page: www.patreon.com/c/RobertMay I've had YouTube memberships enabled for a while but I really wanted somewhere where I could share more updates, downloads etc. #youtube

Typical. Sold my Z9 video cage last month because I never used it. This month I have a use for it.

Forgot about this shot from the other day. I've been quite liking this Fujifilm C200 LUT I got from somewhere on the S5II - has a pleasing look and I'm pretty happy with the JPEGs from it. 📷 Lumix S5IIX, 50mm f/1.8 #streetphotography #photography

Figure I'll repost the video link once with one of my favourite images of the bunch. Doesn't he look happy to be at the beach? #filmphotography #analogphotography #shittycamerachallenge #starwars #believeinfilm

A hungry mouse tries to reach the remaining bird seed on a windowsill. #photography #wildlifephotography

Easily one of the best cameras I've ever stumbled across. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUC... #photography #youtube #filmphotography #analogphotography #starwars

Another gear video this week - but normal programming will resume from the next one 😅 I actually have a few fun ideas lined up for once. www.youtube.com/watch?v=68WJ... #photography #youtube

Interestingly these weren’t even the first window cleaners I saw out in the torrential rain this morning. At least they were dressed for it, I suppose 😆 #photography #streetphotography

This week’s video is on the Nikon Zf, but beware: it’s not as glowingly positive as most 🙉 youtu.be/iAuOsNmBfEQ #photography #nikonzf #youtube

Heard two unexpected things on the radio in shops today. 1. An ill-advised autotune cover of Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus 😐 2. Gunjou by YOASOBI. I was not expecting j-pop in Cardiff, though it is appreciated 🤖 Makes a change from the same five songs on repeat at least.

On the scale of dull video subjects, tripods have to be up there. But this is at least quite an interesting one (cos it's super affordable)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx-z... #photography #youtube

It's annoying that there still isn't an all-in-one mid-range mirrorless camera that does everything well, including action. #photography #cameras

All the big glass buildings outside Cardiff Central do have one upside - interesting reflected sunlight effects 🤔 #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

The more I look at it, the more I like this photo from right at the end of the video - something really satisfying about the light, lines, and way the subject stands out in the crowd. #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

Had to reupload this after Davinci Resolve decided to upload the wrong version somehow, but anyway - street photography in Oxford with an uncommon Nikon lens! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5n... #photography #streetphotography #travelphotography #youtube

I feel like this is my Martin Parr-esque-ist photo for a while. I love taking photos through the train windows and this is easily my favourite in a while 😆 #photography #streetphotography #documentaryphotography

Here's one of the images from yesterday that'll be in an upcoming video. Comparing Nikon's B&W profiles won't be the subject of it but I thought this shot showed an interesting comparison between Deep Tone Monochrome and the default 🤔 Which one do you prefer? #photography #streetphotography

Day of street shooting in Oxford and I feel like I’ve sweated my brain out of my body.

I’ve always appreciated that Cardiff Central’s platforms are zero indexed. Just feels right. #programming

Today I learned that there’s a very large insect here in the UK called a “cockchafer”. Which I would be giggling about if I hadn’t discovered this when one flew in through the bathroom window a short while ago.

Some street shots from today, straight outta camera. I do like the Nikon monochrome profile - really seems to nail the contrast more often than not. 📷 Nikon Z9, 85mm f/1.8s #photography #streetphotography

Reposting this as the discount code expires tomorrow, so if you're after a decent bit of cash off any DxO products - now's yer chance. Something not mentioned in the video: these new models were also released in a free update to PhotoLab 8, which is nice! #photography #youtube #wildlifephotography

Picked up a curious M42 lens the other day - a Pentax 55mm f/2.2. Not come across one of these before so curious to try it out 🤔 #analogphotography

Ooh, an unexpected update to DxO PhotoLab just dropped - adds support for DeepPRIME 3 and the new X-Trans model beta. Now I'm wondering if I missed a press release because I would have mentioned that in my video 😅 Not sure it's worth an entire extra video, tbh. #photography #dxophotolab

Managed to guess how a Pentax 50mm f/2 K-mount lens reassembled after I apparently didn't mark it correctly when cleaning it. Nicely assembled little lens - curious to see how it performs optically now as the f/1.7 version is much more common. #analogphotography #camerarepair

Well that's the first time in a while I've had to film and edit a video in one day, but it just about turned out alright 😅 The latest DxO PureRAW is making me regret selling my Nikon Z 1.4x TC as it can actually completely fix the CA problems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZAA... #photography #youtube

Trying to record in my office without capturing the audio of my cat licking her arse is remarkably challenging. It must comprise most of her day at this point.