OlyVision #1, September 2017 | Page 41

An old fort house , HDR © Kevin Chaplin

An old fort house , HDR © Kevin Chaplin

Since it was released the 12-40 2.8 Pro has become my favourite lens .

I don ’ t have the time to change primes in the concert environment and I certainly don ’ t want to be changing lenses in a dusty and dirty building either .

It ’ s fast to focus , very sharp , light , compact and ideal for me and my needs .

I love how light and dark are playing in my images and I like to try to use it to get a feel of the places I photograph .

Rather than the studio perfect look some go for , I also tend to do a lot of HDR ’ s in derelict buildings .

I really think that HDR technique suits these kind of images in much the same way that B & W fits street photography .