Nineteen │ GF1 + Leica 45mm F2.8 │ 45mm F5.6 1/1000s ISO100Cycling near Utrecht, I happened across this artist's pavilion in suburban Leidsche Rijn.

Smarties │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 9mm F4.0 1/640s ISO100Like a wireframe CAD model, the reflection of the chequered façade describes the shape of the car in the foreground. The colours seem to rain down onto the windscreen. This is the Casa Confetti student residence at the University of Utrecht's De Uithof campus. In this case, getting up early was rewarded with good light.



Diamond │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 7mm F4.0 1/3200s ISO100This is Blok 18 on Amsterdam's man made archipelago of Ijburg. They had an open day and we took the opportunity to have a look at some of the apartments. The minimalistic geometry of the building lends itself to photos with a degree of abstraction. 

Circle │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 14mm F5.0 1/640s ISO100

Men at Work │ GF1 + Lumix 20mm F1.7 │ 20mm F1.7 1/125s ISO125This is sort of a self portrait, taken during a lull at an assignment photographing a corporate event last night. A good friend of mine loaned me his expensive D700 (imagine that!) for the event but I was also experimenting with my diminutive GF1; talk about David and Goliath. Of course the mighty Nikon is a more capable performer, but Micro Four Thirds shows promise. Face detection autofocus and exposure is excellent in sorting out difficult – and constantly changing – conditions with clothes that vary from white to black and backgrounds with a similar amount of variability. Once the camera detects a face it really works, resulting in perfect exposures and focus. But there has to be a reasonable amount of light. Otherwise the task was best left to the mighty Nikon with its blazing speed and superb high ISO image quality.

Web │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 7mm F4.0 1/40s ISO250This is a photo I took in Tokyo's Iidabashi Station. The design by Makoto Sei Watanabe features a network of green tubes growing up the staircase towards daylight.