VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. (February 2008). Thirty. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/15s f5.6, ISO 100, 3620 x 2655 pixels (after crop), RAW.

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. (February 2008). Under the needles. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 28mm (56mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/80s f8, ISO 100, 3533 x 2649 pixels (after crop), RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Two for the view, awash in Mediterranean blue. Version of picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 21mm (42mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, wireless remote control, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 2.5s f8, ISO 100, 2636 x 1695 pixels (after crop), RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Black shadows. Revolutionary art. Le Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), manual focus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/40s f2.8, 2760 x 2070 pixels (after crop), RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Place Masséna - the electric heart of Nice - on a clear, February night. This was a difficult shot to get. Numerous bright light sources meant the potential for significant lens flare. In addition, a wider lens would have allowed for greater creative flexibility. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 1.6s f8, ISO 100, 3532 x 2649 pixels (after crop), RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (January 2008). The golden sun sets over the pebble beaches of Nice and the sweeping Baie des Anges. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/320s f7.1, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Dreamy Place Masséna is the undisputed heart of Nice, capital of the French Riviera. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/200s f7.1, ISO 100, 3347 x 2510 pixels, RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Life's a beach under the morning, French Riviera sky. Blue-and-white umbrellas line the pebble beach in Nice, France, along the Baie des Anges and Mediterranean Sea. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 25mm (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/200s f6.3, ISO 100, 3243 x 2669 pixels (after crop), RAW.

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. (February 2008). Street photography with an old, film manual focus lens and the slightly smallish optical viewfinder on an Olympus E-410 is an exercise in patience. Here at dingobear photography, we have much respect for those old-school film photographers who shot in everything in full manual and still got great pictures. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus and exposure, matrix metering, 1/60s f4, ISO 100, 3566 x 2674 pixels (after crop), RAW.