Nighttime with the Sony RX100

If the best camera is the camera you carry with you, then my iPhone should beat the competition easily. But accessibility is only one part of the equation. There's a few minor details like lens and sensor size, for instance, that one has to take into account when judging a camera's quality and abilities.
The Sony DSC-RX100 has the size and specs to beat any pocketsize-competition out there. In fact, it even beats entry-level DSLR's, from what I've read. This camera should be a killer in low-light, considering its 1" sensor and max aperture of 1.8. But how do these specs turn out in real life? I took the RX100 out for a boat-ride and into the night. Watch these few minutes of footage and you're in for some real fireworks...

I spent christmas at the bottom of a lake

If you want to know where I spent christmas and newyear's: at the bottom of a lake. Well, much of the time. The other time I spent in a large, comfortable kitchen drinking wine and eating great food prepared by one of my oldest and best friends. Or I was playing with fire, another favorite pastime.

I stayed at an old farmhouse in the Bourgogne, France, on the edge of Lac de Panneciere. The lake was empty and I spent almost every day walking in or around this eerie landscape. My dog and I, two cityslickers getting down and dirty in the mud & rain, feeling very much at home in these surroundings. Our senses on alert, eyes and ears pricked...
Of course I took the opportunity to shoot some footage, if and when the rain allowed for it. My new acquisition, the Manfrotto BHDV-1 monopod, was a godsend. It served double-duty as a stabilizer and walking cane!