Canon g12 – Andy's Photography blog

I had every intention of making October the month that I made more effort in posting more frequent blogs, yet somehow the weeks have crept silently by and I have not fulfilled the promise, despite regular outings and plenty of ideas scribbled in notepads and on phone apps.

Admin has never been my strong point, I’m a hands on, get the job done (leave the paperwork for later) kind of guy, so the photography bit is easy!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the writing process as much as the outing and the editing, it just takes more of a back seat than the other two processes.

Enough excuses, I wanted to share a few images I took last Saturday with my Canon powershot G12, as it has been somewhat overlooked over the last few weeks, it’s younger sibling, the G1X having its time in the sun so to speak.

More and more these days, I am picking one camera from my retro collection and enjoying the lighter bag and experimenting more with what I have than wasting valuable photography time in deciding which camera to use.

I like the way the G12 raw files handle the editing process, it was one of those moody morning with overcast sky with the occasional glimpse of light escaping the murk, so I muted the colours slightly while introducing a cooler vibe…

For about a year now, I have been shooting exclusively with older cameras, my hankering for the latest and best, a thing of the past as I do not need a camera with the latest video technology, neither do I need a trillion megapixels when the majority of my images are shared on social media.

There is nothing wrong with the latest and best, I am not a hater in that respect, I have simply realised that they are overkill for me.

Up to last year, I would never have entertained the notion of using a small ‘digicam’, until I stumbled upon an online video of Charlie Waite, the world famous landscape photographer, extolling the virtues of his Lumix LX5….

I often set myself challenges for my weekend camera walks, this weekend I had decided to shoot exclusively with a point and shoot camera, with no ‘bigger camera’ as a safety net, as I very often do.

A trip to a favourite steam railway was the venue, the weather, a grey overcast and drizzly affair that was a perfect challenge for the tiny sensor camera.
The fun in using these cameras is just to see how far they can be pushed, as well as how far they can challenge me as a photographer.

I have learned to really like the way they render monochrome images for that imperfect and grainy vibe that adds atmosphere to an image, most of all my photography has become fun again, without my self imposed expectation to get the perfect shot that comes with using more expensive gear.