sebadee
@sebadee.bsky.social
Wobbly cameraman • Eager photographer • Lives in France • Fan of Vivian Maier, fast lenses and slow conversations · Pun Loving Liminal
My favourite moment from the Cecil Beaton exhibition.
A small boy in a pink jacket touches a photo of a glamorous woman in a pink frock. A gallery guard was on hand to swiftly intervene with, "You can't touch that, sir!"
Priceless!
A small boy in a pink jacket touches a photo of a glamorous woman in a pink frock. A gallery guard was on hand to swiftly intervene with, "You can't touch that, sir!"
Priceless!
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
My favourite moment from the Cecil Beaton exhibition.
A small boy in a pink jacket touches a photo of a glamorous woman in a pink frock. A gallery guard was on hand to swiftly intervene with, "You can't touch that, sir!"
Priceless!
A small boy in a pink jacket touches a photo of a glamorous woman in a pink frock. A gallery guard was on hand to swiftly intervene with, "You can't touch that, sir!"
Priceless!
I went to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Cecil Beaton exhibition and bumped into @shaunatweets.bsky.social. Here is the picture I took...
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I went to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Cecil Beaton exhibition and bumped into @shaunatweets.bsky.social. Here is the picture I took...
Soho in 2025 has changed much since I was an assistant editor in a post-production company back in 1982. Some places never change, like Bar Italia and Maison Bertaux. Also, the Chinese restaurants on Gerrard Street (Chinatown). Prowler - "Are you naughty... or nice?" - is new to me.
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Soho in 2025 has changed much since I was an assistant editor in a post-production company back in 1982. Some places never change, like Bar Italia and Maison Bertaux. Also, the Chinese restaurants on Gerrard Street (Chinatown). Prowler - "Are you naughty... or nice?" - is new to me.
ICM=Intentional Camera Movement
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
ICM=Intentional Camera Movement
Bar Linda outside Golders Green with my Laowa 12mm
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bar Linda outside Golders Green with my Laowa 12mm
Golders Green Station with my Laowa 12mm. Shutter speed of 1/5s is fun. It's not #icm yet blurs some bits and leaves others clean.
Also, I'm playing with Photoscape X which has a free version that produced this mess.
Also, I'm playing with Photoscape X which has a free version that produced this mess.
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Golders Green Station with my Laowa 12mm. Shutter speed of 1/5s is fun. It's not #icm yet blurs some bits and leaves others clean.
Also, I'm playing with Photoscape X which has a free version that produced this mess.
Also, I'm playing with Photoscape X which has a free version that produced this mess.
A selection of pictures taken with my new Laowa 12mm. Frankly, this is a very hard lens to work with, as it exaggerates whatever is nearby. Duh!
Through the window of a guitar shop, the statue of George Peabody, the Queen Anne statue in front of St Paul's and a diaphanous bus to Golders Green.
Through the window of a guitar shop, the statue of George Peabody, the Queen Anne statue in front of St Paul's and a diaphanous bus to Golders Green.
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A selection of pictures taken with my new Laowa 12mm. Frankly, this is a very hard lens to work with, as it exaggerates whatever is nearby. Duh!
Through the window of a guitar shop, the statue of George Peabody, the Queen Anne statue in front of St Paul's and a diaphanous bus to Golders Green.
Through the window of a guitar shop, the statue of George Peabody, the Queen Anne statue in front of St Paul's and a diaphanous bus to Golders Green.
The city seen from Spaniards Road in Hampstead
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The city seen from Spaniards Road in Hampstead
Dessert is the best I can do
The rest of the evening best left a blur
The rest of the evening best left a blur
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Dessert is the best I can do
The rest of the evening best left a blur
The rest of the evening best left a blur
I was hesitating about posting this image
It doesn't have the same identity as yours
It doesn't have the same identity as yours
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I was hesitating about posting this image
It doesn't have the same identity as yours
It doesn't have the same identity as yours
I just received this superwide lens.
It's a Laowa 12mm f/2.8, which has three things I like, because it:
1) is full frame
2) is not a fisheye
3) has Autofocus
4) didn't cost me an arm and a leg
OK, that's four...
#photography #lensporn
It's a Laowa 12mm f/2.8, which has three things I like, because it:
1) is full frame
2) is not a fisheye
3) has Autofocus
4) didn't cost me an arm and a leg
OK, that's four...
#photography #lensporn
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I just received this superwide lens.
It's a Laowa 12mm f/2.8, which has three things I like, because it:
1) is full frame
2) is not a fisheye
3) has Autofocus
4) didn't cost me an arm and a leg
OK, that's four...
#photography #lensporn
It's a Laowa 12mm f/2.8, which has three things I like, because it:
1) is full frame
2) is not a fisheye
3) has Autofocus
4) didn't cost me an arm and a leg
OK, that's four...
#photography #lensporn
Église Saint-Sulpice in evening light
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Église Saint-Sulpice in evening light
Oh yes, I had a very nice day. My wife took me out to dinner at local restaurant that does traditional French food.
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh yes, I had a very nice day. My wife took me out to dinner at local restaurant that does traditional French food.
A recent visit to the Grand Palais in Paris to see an exhibition of works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten. As always, I like seeing how people react to the works they are seeing, as they so often rhyme. De Saint Phalle's universe is extraordinary.
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A recent visit to the Grand Palais in Paris to see an exhibition of works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten. As always, I like seeing how people react to the works they are seeing, as they so often rhyme. De Saint Phalle's universe is extraordinary.
It's one of my favourite films! And, along with, "A Matter of Life and Death", my favourite Pressburger/Powell.
You're right about the colours, the costumes and the choreography. They featured many of the great names in dance at the time.
And, that 17-min dance sequence is just out of this world!
You're right about the colours, the costumes and the choreography. They featured many of the great names in dance at the time.
And, that 17-min dance sequence is just out of this world!
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
It's one of my favourite films! And, along with, "A Matter of Life and Death", my favourite Pressburger/Powell.
You're right about the colours, the costumes and the choreography. They featured many of the great names in dance at the time.
And, that 17-min dance sequence is just out of this world!
You're right about the colours, the costumes and the choreography. They featured many of the great names in dance at the time.
And, that 17-min dance sequence is just out of this world!
A sunset from a few weeks ago with all the elements I like: Broken clouds, "Jesus" beams and electricity pylons.
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A sunset from a few weeks ago with all the elements I like: Broken clouds, "Jesus" beams and electricity pylons.
In Notre-Dame Cathedral, I was drawn to the votive candles not just as a source of light but as an opportunity to photograph people. This picture is an #icm in order to disguise the faces of those during an intimate moment. I hope this works.
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In Notre-Dame Cathedral, I was drawn to the votive candles not just as a source of light but as an opportunity to photograph people. This picture is an #icm in order to disguise the faces of those during an intimate moment. I hope this works.
Similaire dans le ton, sinon dans l’exécution, à The Black Brook de John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Similaire dans le ton, sinon dans l’exécution, à The Black Brook de John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).
This pic tries to capture the central heart of Notre-Dame, the crossing, looking toward the choir and apse. I wanted to catch the chandeliers washing the pillars and stonework with warm light, while also revealing the stained-glass windows across the apse lit with cool daylight. #icm
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This pic tries to capture the central heart of Notre-Dame, the crossing, looking toward the choir and apse. I wanted to catch the chandeliers washing the pillars and stonework with warm light, while also revealing the stained-glass windows across the apse lit with cool daylight. #icm
This is a detail of Nicolas Coustou’s Pietà (1725) on the high altar of Notre-Dame Cathedral seen from behind. It seems to tell a different story than if seen from the Choir.
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This is a detail of Nicolas Coustou’s Pietà (1725) on the high altar of Notre-Dame Cathedral seen from behind. It seems to tell a different story than if seen from the Choir.
Temporary friends: Notre Dame Cathedral and various cranes.
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Temporary friends: Notre Dame Cathedral and various cranes.
