experimenting – photography by Gabor Kovacs

silk

7 August 20217 August 2021Posted in experimenting, ICM, lens: 14-42mm, Olympus EM10

An impressionistic photograph with a bit of ICM*

*Intentional Camera Movement.

hazy morning on the Solent (2)

4 May 20213 May 2021Posted in at the seaside, experimenting, Hampshire, Lee on Solent, Olympus EM10

hazy morning on the Solent

3 May 2021Posted in at the seaside, experimenting, Hampshire, Lee on Solent, Olympus EM10

A quick experiment, both in taking the image and processing it.

bug

15 April 202114 April 2021Posted in experimenting, Olympus EM10

buttons

14 April 2021Posted in experimenting, Olympus EM10

beech wood in Spring

20 March 20216 April 2021Posted in black and white, experimenting, forest of bere, Hampshire, Olympus EM10

Another experiment in black and white. After converting to b&w, I heightened the yellow and green tones to bring out the fresh green leaves, which always look like jewels in Spring. I then overlaid a texture – a grainy image of a roughly whitewashed wall, opacity reduced to 20%.

balconies

30 January 202130 January 2021Posted in abstract, architecture, BWPS, Canary Wharf, experimenting, minimalist, Olympus EM1

A first attempt at a minimalist architecture image following a talk at Bishop’s Waltham Photographic Society by Iñaki Hernández-Lasa.

Looking up at balconies, Canary Wharf. Image taken in September 2019. In processing, I cropped the original image, erased a few marks, converted it to black and white and then lifted the cyan to give the little bit of colour.

Caroline

10 January 20219 January 2021Posted in abstract, Bristol, Caroline, experimenting, Minolta Dimage Z3

I took this photograph in 2006, and have just spent time giving it an abstract treatment.

Chess

26 December 202023 December 2020Posted in black and white, experimenting, Olympus EM1

This is actually a test shot for a project I am working on. I have a picture in mind, and I was just playing with angles. I will also experiment with lighting and the positioning of flashguns before I am ready to take the final image. The photo I have in mind will have a background free of distractions. I do have a title in mind – chess enthusiasts may guess from the position of the pieces – but I am not going to use it until I am ready.