Monthly Archives: November 2008

Review: Photographing the Southwest

A Guide to the Natural Landmarks of Southern Utah, By Laurent Martres

Posted on 11 November 2008 by Andrew - Please share: All Addthis servicesTweet thisYam thisShare on GoogleDigg It!

Simply the best photographic guides to this amazing scenery

If you’re planning a tour of the American Southwest these brilliant books are simply the best possible guide to what to photograph, and how. In three volumes Martres guides you to all the photographic highlights of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. At the well known tourist spots he tells you what and when to shoot for best results, but he’s also not afraid to take you off the beaten path to some less frequently visited scenic gems.

I’ve just completed a photographic holiday following roughly the traditional “grand circle” route, and I couldn’t have got some of my most successful shots without these books.

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Quantum of Disappointment

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Posted on 8 November 2008 by Andrew - Please share: All Addthis servicesTweet thisYam thisShare on GoogleDigg It!

I don’t often review films, but I think someone has to cut through the sycophantic hype and say it: Quantum of Solace is c**p.

This isn’t a Bond film, it’s like a bad entry in the Bourne series. Where is the elegance, the charm we should expect of Bond? Bond films have always traditionally leavened the action with humour and beauty. Both were spectacularly missing from this episode.

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