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Death and Service
My brand new iPad died today. One minute I was taking notes on it. Next minute, dead as the proverbial fat bird with a big beak, or the Norwegian Blue (lovely plumage). There are three theories which fit the available Continue reading
Keep Taking the Tablets
I’ve recently purchased an iPad, partly to satisfy some unrequited gadget lust, partly to satisfy some real needs for which I hoped it might be a good match, and partly to try and understand what all the fuss is about. Continue reading
Season’s Greetings
A very warm “Merry Christmas” and best wishes for 2011, from all at Coppertrees to all the followers of my blog. Andrew Continue reading
Sunnier Climes
With Britain well and truly in the grip of Winter (where’s that global warming, then?), and more snow on the way, I thought this might cheer people up a bit! Continue reading
First Bibble Plugin Published
I’ve just published my first plugin for the popular image processing suite, Bibble. CAQuest manages chromatic aberration correction, so if you find yourself always having to apply correction for “purple fringes”, this is the tool you need. To find out Continue reading
Cuba Travel Blog – Quick Update
If you want to read all my articles in chronological order, you can now do so at www.andrewj.com/blog/cuba. Continue reading
Cuba Photo Notes
“Photographer’s paradise” is probably putting it far too strongly, but Cuba does provide easy access to a great range of material in almost every genre: fashion and international sports might be a bit of a challenge (unless you bring some Continue reading
Cuba Reflections
I’m safely back home with a load of photos to process, so this is just about my last post on Cuba. There’s probably one more to come on the technicalities of photography there, but I thought it would be good Continue reading
Smokin’
I’ve heard it all now – a flamenco version of “Smoke on the Water”! Richie Blackmore would approve. Excellent. Continue reading
An Uncomfortable Vision
I took this picture almost on auto-pilot, and was immediately torn about whether to keep it, or delete it. Was I guilty of exploiting the little girl? However, what happened next was interesting, and a tale worth telling. Another tourist Continue reading
The Last Post?
Back to Havana, so I’ve managed to catch up a bit. However, even this took visits to two hotels to find one with working internet service! I hope you enjoy the mega update. This will probably be my last update Continue reading
Economic Anomalies, Part 2
Two observations from the last few days: Cuba has two currencies: the Convertible Peso, used by tourists and businesses which interact with tourists or trading partners, and the National Peso, used by Cuban Nationals for everyday activity. The buying power Continue reading
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