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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

As well as shooting the eclipse using the OM System OM-1, I wanted to see how a smart phone would handle it. And it came out a lot better than I thought it would. 📍 Elizabeth Tower, aka Big Ben • London • UK. 📷 Leitzphone by Xiaomi • K&F ND1000 […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

A black and white photograph with Elizabeth Tower silhouetted against a darkened sky as the partial eclipse in London neared the point of maximum partial eclipse.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Have been informed that you can't view Instagram videos without an Instagram account — I thought you could. So here's the same video as linked above, just downloaded and uploaded to Mastodon instead. Enjoy!

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

It took me a while to figure out how to best edit this photo as it was pretty difficult to since pushing of the shadows was liable to leave some banding artifacts due to the fact that I needed to severely underexpose most of the frame in order to […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

A photograph of the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 at the point of maximum partial eclipse. The eclipsed sun can be seen towards the bottom right of the frame whilst the silhouette of the top of Big Ben (from the clock upwards) dominates the centre of the frame.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Did another test of the #Leitzphone by #Xiaomi, this time on a goose, using the telephoto lens again. Look at the 100 per cent crop showing the detail of the eye. All that detail... just... wow!!! #Photography #PhonePhotography #Xiaomi17Ultra

A photo of a goose's head and neck photographed using the Leitzphone by Xiaomi.

100 per cent crop of the photo of the goose's head and neck, focused on the eye.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Here is a photo I shot of Big Ben for Getty Images. Nothing special, right? Well, sure, if you just look at it as a whole. But would you be surprised if I told you that I submitted a photo to Getty, shot with smartphone? Look at all that detail in […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

Photo of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London. The top of the tower is framed by some silhouetted leaves.

A photo showing a 100 per cent crop detail of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster.

A photo showing a 100 per cent crop detail of the clock face of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

What the aurora looks like from my bedroom window. 😍 I live in a suburban town to the east of London and judging from the colours of the aurora which a lot of you have managed to snap and share, this is what my view would have looked like had I not […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

The aurora in pillars of shades of pink and green above the rooftops of a suburban town east of London.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

I feel quite good about myself right now LOL. Good bye, #Adobe! Will by finding other editing programs to put my #photography through now.

A screen cap of a notification informing me that my subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud has been cancelled.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2024

I found this sheet of paper with the K&F tripod which says do not use below -40°C. Lowest forecast of where I am going when I'm there is only -32°C at the moment, so this should be interesting lol. We shall see if anything happens to the K&F tripod lol.

A photograph of a note regarding the K&F tripod.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2024

Just saw this over on bird site. It appears that #China was involved in the severing of the sub-sea cables between Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania by allowing #Russia use of China's ships to do the deed. I think the question is no longer of […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

Screenshoot of a tweet from bird site by Visegrad 24 indicating China may have been involved in the severing of sub-sea cables between Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania.

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