EDMONTON, CANADA. (December 2012). Animals like to stay warm by the fire, too. Permanent photo link here (view larger). Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 ASPH lens at 42mm (84mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, manual focus and aperture priority via LiveView, 3.2s f6.3, ISO 100, 2962 x 3949 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (April 2012). Team Polaroid.  True colour and friendship will save the world. Permanent photo link (view larger) here. Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), Manfrotto National Geographic Tundra NGTT1 tripod, Polaroid tripod mount #111, Polaroid remote shutter button #112, manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA.  (March 2012).  Roasting marshmallows on a Sunday afternoon.  Looks like the bear has some pretty good technique.  :)  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid Spectra Pro instant camera, Polaroid Image film (ISO/ASA 640, expired June 2009), handheld, dial-in manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (March 2012). Pop art! We rescued an old Polaroid Studio Express Model 403 camera from surplus :).  This camera model was once widely used for passport and ID photos before being displaced by digital. Top left: Coke bears. Top right: Peanut's root beer. Bottom left: Cheemo's energy-boosting citrus pop. Bottom right: Robots are the future Pepsi generation. Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid Studio Express Model 403 camera with 4 built-in lenses, Fuji FP-100C Professional film (ISO / ASA 100), handheld, sonar rangefinder-assisted fixed focus, bounce flash fired, 1/125s f8, JPEG scanned from print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (June 2011). Delectable French macarons are the only dessert fit for a king.  Picture available for sale as prints.  Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Summilux 25mm ASPH f1.4 lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/25s f4.5, ISO 200, 3978 x 2652 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (May 2011). Lazin' about on Sunday morning. Permanent photo link here. Original photo properties: Fujifilm Instax 210 instant camera with Fujinon 95mm f14 lens, Fuji Instax Wide film (ISO / ASA 800), close-up lens attached, built-in flash diffused with Charmin toilet paper, handheld, zone focused, JPEG scanned from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (January 2011). In 2011, the bear is still king :) ... and the love affair with instant cameras continues. Is the Fujifilm Instax 210 instant camera the modern-day Polaroid? Purists balk that Fuji's Instax film is almost too good and, therefore, lacks soul. I tend to disagree - the fun, heart, and instant gratification of seeing a photo develop right before your eyes certainly aren't lost on these new Fujis, and this is what matters. Permanent photo link here. Original photo properties: Fujifilm Instax 210 instant camera with Fujinon 95mm f14 lens, Fuji Instax Wide film (ISO / ASA 800), close-up lens attached, built-in flash diffused with Charmin toilet paper(!), handheld, zone focused, JPEG scanned from instant print.

SASKATOON, CANADA. (December 2010). Happy Christmas from dingobear photography. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Summilux 25mm ASPH f1.4 lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld single autofocus, aperture priority, spot metering, 1/80s f1.8, ISO 320, 3898 x 2903 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (September 2010). Last watermelon of summer. Permanent photo link here. Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Polaroid TZ Artistic Giambarba (expired) film (ISO / ASA 100), handheld, manual focus, JPEG scanned from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (January 2010). After a long winter, we're declaring it spring. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Leica D Summilux 25mm f1.4 ASPH lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, centre-weighted average metering, 1/50s f1.4, ISO 200, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (November 2009). For available-light photography and thin depth of field, there's no substitute for fast lenses. Here's a test shot from my new Panasonic Leica D Summilux 25mm f1.4, one of the few truly wide-aperture options available for Four Thirds cameras. Somewhat rare, this was a difficult lens to track down. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Leica D Summilux 25mm f1.4 ASPH lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/60s f1.4, ISO 100, 2671 x 3535 pixels (after crop), RAW.

LUND, SWEDEN. (July 2009). Hello, I'd just like to announce that dingobear photography now has a presence on Zenfolio ... click here, to visit. Feel free to bookmark the new site, browse around and if you like what you see, leave me a comment or even order a print of your favourite photo. Hope you like it even better than a slice of watermelon in summer. Note that in spite of the new site, this photoblog will continue on, of course. Thanks for indulging me in this little marketing pitch - and now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Picture (of the bear eating watermelon) available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, 3-second mirror lock, manual exposure and focus via LiveView, centre-weighted metering, 1s f2.8, 2442 x 2442 pixels (after crop), RAW.

LUND, SWEDEN. (April 2009). Smoothie bear. In a pinch, the legacy OM Zuiko 50mm f1.8 performs admirably as a studio lens. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, 3-second mirror lock, manual exposure and focus via LiveView, centre-weighted metering, 1/30s f2.8, 2415 x 2552 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (May 2007). Hanging out with the editor of daily starfish and waffles, shooting candids with my new camera. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm lens at 90mm (180mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, centre-weighted average metering, noise filter off, natural saturation, -1.0 sharpness, 1/4s f5, ISO 800, 3648 x 2736 pixels, JPEG.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (May 2006). The famous editor of starfish and waffles and dingobear photography celebrates my birthday over a triangular plate of chocolate cupcakes. One of my favourite pictures. Available for sale as cards. Equipment: Olympus SP-310.