Author Archives: Andrew
After an inevitable delay while I set up my new PC, I’m finally back to sorting out some images. The new beast certainly does what I wanted it to. Processing an 18MP RAW file on the old laptop took up to 30s, now it’s less than 3!
I’m not a “cat person”. Whereas dogs are usually very docile around me cats are usually plain hostile, and even the friendlier ones usually make a bee-line for my scrotum with their claws… However, this moggie in Cuba wasn’t doing anyone any harm, and I liked both the “through the keyhole” effect and the restful colour palette in this shot. I hope it also lowers your pulse by a bpm or two.
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Musings on why my laptops are getting bigger and heavier, instead of smaller and lighter Continue reading →
For the last couple of years, I’ve been working fairly regularly with a chap called Carl. The other day a group of us were chatting, and got to talking about cars we had owned. Among others, Carl had once owned Continue reading →
Friday, October 28, 2011 in
Thoughts on the World
Not a lot to say about this one – it just made me giggle when I was reviewing the photos from a wedding I attended last weekend. Enjoy 🙂 Continue reading →
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Uncategorized
There’s a lovely moment in the film Sahara where Pitt and Giordano are following a typically desperate plan in the hope that if they can kill the villain his men will just surrender and lay down their arms. When, to Continue reading →
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in
Iceland Travel Blog,
Photography
After a week of beautiful but desolate landscapes in Iceland, I fancied a bit of colour and vibrance from Cuba. This was the first shot in the list, and a bit intriguing. It’s definitely one way of keeping your car Continue reading →
Thursday, September 1, 2011 in
Cuba Travel Blog,
Travel
I was ready for a quiet day of mainly driving on Sunday. I was also ready to report a total of about 1800 shots taken, which is a bit lower than for the Cuba trip, not unreasonable given the slightly Continue reading →
Saturday was when our tour really delivered on its “fire and ice” moniker. We started the day at the Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon, where an edge of the enormous Vatnajokull glacier calves off into the sea. Whereas 100 years ago this Continue reading →