Author Archives: Andrew
After writing “What I Want From My Next DSLR” I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my two DSLRs. While they are basically superb cameras, one, my new Canon 7D, is badly let down by some very poor ergonomics. This article describes my findings so far, what the cameras do well, and the things about the 7D I really don’t like!
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There are lots of great car museums in the world, and I’ve visited more than a few. However, the majority are difficult or impossible to photograph, unless you’re a “down in the details” sort of photographer, which I’m definitely not. Continue reading →
Saturday, August 14, 2010 in
Photography
I’ve been developing andrewj.com for about 15 years, and although I’m not that prolific I’ve built up quite a lot of content. I recently converted my blog from an old bespoke (= “custom”, for my American friends) solution to one Continue reading →
We used to take the mickey out of Japanese user manuals for not being written very well. My favourite example was “engine not turning very round”, although sadly I suspect that may have been apocryphal. Now, I think there’s a Continue reading →
Monday, July 26, 2010 in
Photography
Here’s a picture from my Swiss trip last year. I was a little disappointed with my shots from Montreux – it’s such a compact town it’s very difficult to isolate the buildings and features from one another. However, I’m reasonably Continue reading →
Saturday, July 24, 2010 in
Photography
Hi, welcome to my new photo blog. Here’s a shot taken on my trip to Santorini last year, a “grab shot” of a rather nice yacht scudding along in one of the island’s trademark sunsets. The triangular shapes at the Continue reading →
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in
Photography,
Santorini,
Travel
Well, maybe not exactly a split as such, but a new structure. “Thoughts on the World” is a pretty eclectic mix of professional, personal, humour and photography-related content. However, one reader who follows mainly my “professional” content expressed a wish Continue reading →
Sunday, July 11, 2010 in
Website & Blog
The limitations of Image Stabilisation, and how camera manufacturers could address them very simply Continue reading →
Thursday, July 8, 2010 in
Photography
Hi, My new blog is now live. This allows a lot more flexibility, including commenting etc. Please can you make sure you are taking your RSS feed from one of the following: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThoughtsFromAndrewJohnston (preferred) https://www.andrewj.com/blog/index.php/feed/ (straight from my site) I Continue reading →
Sunday, June 20, 2010 in
Website & Blog
Quite a lot of news… Migration of our web sites and email to the new hosting server is almost complete. See previous article/rant for some of my findings. After some initial frustration with my hosting provider (WebFusion) when I discovered Continue reading →
<rant>Apologies if the title is a bit strong, but I think it’s the nearest I can get to the opposite of “In Praise of PHP” I’ve just spent a week-end migrating my website to a new hosting server. As part Continue reading →
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