A sunny spell....and my Minolta 7D

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A sunny spell today prompted me to get out of my bed and leave the house with no breakfast whatsoever, as I haven't been that lucky lately in finding a time with good lighting to take some shots. Even so, there was not much to shoot around or maybe my artistic eye may have stayed in bed for the day. Then the light started to fall...So here are today's:

Verticals become verticals again.

Never thought Photoshop's distortion correction tools were this effective...

An artist of a different kind - Sertac, chef, taking a break

One of those shots you gotta take for some reason...

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Luis

Homing in on the detail...

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I had taken this photo way back in June. I was a some good distance away from this group of pigeons, they were enjoying the sun so I decided to take a shot. They still looked a bit distant on the photo, so I decided to home in and trim it down to what I found interesting.
All creatures big and small enjoy the simple things in life.



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Luis

Random YOWSA! YOWSA! from file....

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Luis

Random celebrity picture from file....

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Sophie Okonedo
at the premiere of "Stormbreak"

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Luis

Hmmm...low light...a red ceiling....a flashgun...and an S3 pro....

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I was lucky today that I was meeting friends later on the day after going for some shots, since I realised after putting my hand in my camera bag that I forgot to bring the right lens for the day, as the light was not great today. So I was pretty much stuck I brought out a telephoto lens that focus at some distance and apertures start at f4.5 only....not good for London in the winter...So as I said, I met some friends later on the day and I had plenty of scope for some nice interesting portraits with a few characters...lucky enough I had my flashgun in the bag so all I can say is thank you guys, you provided me with some material for today!

Here are the shots:

Tanya - Faster Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Hisham - Handsome "son-a-gun"

Neo - Just Slick

Hung - Just Sharp

Alex - The Ace

Hard and Soft

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Luis

Aaaaaaaaand The Viewfinder is back!!....

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With new photos and photos from file and new gear.

I finally got my hands on the mean machine Fujifilm S3pro. I coupled to that the very useful Sigma 18-125mm DC lens. I found the lens to be sharp enough, for an everyday, consumer lens of such an extended range. Not a bad lens at all for the money, contrary of what a lot of the reviews will make you believe.

Here are the most recent street and random snappings.

Real or not?

A street opera singer in mid pitch shift.

Fujifilm S3pro
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Contemplation

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Trafalgar Square's new guardian

Fujifilm S3pro
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Kevin Zegers on the world premiere of his new film
"It's a BoyGirl Thing"

Cheryl Tweedy in the premiere
of "It's a BoyGirl


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Just couldn't help but take this shot

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Through the Glass

Minolta 7D
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Luis

Today's random snappings...

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Elf-a-YOWSA!!

A little photoshop done but I will let you guess where....no not the ears, the ears were there.....

Elf-a-YOWSA!! 2

And then I feared for my personal safety.... ;D

The National Youth Theatre Celebrates it's 50th

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The National Youth Theatre has today celebrated it's 50th anniversary. The free event took place in Trafalgar Square, in the form of a play with a musical side called "God Save the Teen" about the cultural force that teenagers and their rebellious behaviour have been throughout the decades, in the form of a story about a 1956 teenage boy who falls in love with a 2006 teenage girl by travelling through time due to "The Cliff Richard Effect". Young actors from all over Britain made the cast. The play would often "flood" into the audience and also invited the audience to participate. Here are some photos of the goings on. Enjoy.

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Luis

Night photography with an Impressionist touch...

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Luis

Todays snapshot...

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A slight misfocus but nothing that couldnt be remedied with Photoshop.

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Luis

Random Photo from File

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More people like this are needed in this world...

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Luis

Photokina 2006 bound to be the biggest ever...

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Yup, to all shutter eyes out there, it's back again for another year and it's deemed to be the biggest ever. Photokina 2006 will bring more innovation in the field of photography and certainly will live up to the expectations of many photographers out there who are waiting for some new exciting gear. Keep your eyes peeled and get your info here:

Photokina 2006

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Luis

It's amazing sometimes what people leave on the riverside...

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It is also amazing how the course of nature and time can turn the most mundane things into something really beautiful at second glance....enjoy, I certainly did.




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Luis

Random street snapping....

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Yesterday was a slightly busy day for me so I had to skip updating "The Viewfinder", nevertheless I produced some goods. Here are yesterday's (1) and today's (2) random snappings. Had to do some work to the last two, because somehow today, my camera wasn't much for working under the rain, the autofocus would get tricked by the falling rain! That apart from some cropping. Enjoy!

Hare!Hare!

Today's very welcome weather change

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Luis

New Nikon beast is named...

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Finally, the beast has hatched and has been christened Nikon D80. The upgrade to the seller D70/D70s features among other things, 10MP sensor, new image processing engine, in camera image retouching and built in wireless commander. More on the new Nikon 20 day hatch beast here:

New Nikon Beast Preview

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Luis

New Fujifilm camera takes UV and IR photos...

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Another innovative breakthrough from Fujifilm in the form of the latest upgrade to the S3pro Digital SLR. The New S3pro UVIR, takes Ultra-Violet and Infra Red photos and it is mainly aimed at forensics, scientists and fine-artists. It was also found that more could be taken out from the the SuperCCD SR sensor used in the S3pro than previously thought and that it could provide primarily to criminal law experts the ultimate tool in evidence recording at a crime scene. The camera which will be available in the US already has a price tag of $1,799 body only, while in Europe it's previous version had been banned for falling foul of new laws on the use of lead in electronic components, so it's quite likely we won't see this new version in Europe. The previous S3 can be found in shops while stocks last for 699GBP nearly half of it's original price.

Needless to say I want one :)


Fujifilm S3pro UVIR DSLR



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Luis

Just a reminder....

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Some people have asked if any of the photos are for sale. If you are interested in a photo, please point out which one(s) and what size via email ( mrrubim@yahoo.co.uk ). I am also currently working on a new website for print sales which will open soon, so you can have a look at the full range of prints and you will be able to buy online.

Thank you.


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Luis Rubim

Today's Random and Grabshot....

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As I was heading home with an empty card in the camera and bored to my fingernails with camera in hand, I came across the Premiere of "Lady in the Water" by M. Night Shyamalan. It was in my opinion the poorest premiere ever and Bryce Dallas Howard just simply walked out of the car and went straight to the cinema. She ended up signing a couple of autographs because the car parked too close to the public and the first thing she met on leaving the car was an outstreched arm with an autograph book. Then she took off to the cinema. I only had time for this grabshot, not great but Iwant to keep "The Viewfinder" fresh.

And here is today's random shot:

"I haven't eaten anyone yet....:("

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Luis