Author Archives: Andrew

The Alien Has Landed, and It’s &*&^(* Huge

Alienware Aurora
Camera: Canon EOS 40D | Date: 29-11-2009 17:03 | Resolution: 1731 x 1206 | ISO: 400 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Exp. Time: 1/60s | Aperture: 4.0 | Focal Length: 17.0mm (~27.6mm)

For any of you labouring under the myth that new computer hardware is smaller than old, please meet my new “mini” desktop! 🙂 If you’re struggling with scale, the monitor is 24″.

And what’s really scary is that this is the smaller model in the range. They make a big one, too!

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Venice Photos Coming Online

I’ve just published some of my photos from my trip to the Venice Carnevale 2009. There are some more scenery and miscellaneous shots to follow, but if you like pictures of pretty ladies in striking costumes, look here. Continue reading

Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Photography

Take Your Photography to the Next Level

A Great Inspiration For When You’re Stuck or Frustrated Continue reading

Thursday, May 28, 2009 in Photography, Reviews

City of the Sun

Well written, but uninspiring Continue reading

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Reviews

Legislative Stupidity

Observations on the stupid “anti-photography” laws introduced in Britain in February 2009 Continue reading

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Personal News, Photography, Thoughts on the World

Website Returns, and New Photos

Apologies for the state of the website over the last week – a problem with the hosting server. I seem to have worked around it for now, so thanks for your patience and those who alerted me to the problem. Continue reading

Friday, March 6, 2009 in Photography, Thoughts on the World, Website & Blog

Photographing the Southwest

Simply the best photographic guides to this amazing scenery Continue reading

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in Photography, Reviews

Quantum of Disappointment

I didn’t like “Quantum of Solace” – here’s my review! Continue reading

Saturday, November 8, 2008 in Reviews

Underwater White Balance

If you’re lucky enough to own either a waterproof camera, or a waterproof housing for your digital camera, you’ll have experienced the problem of trying to correct for the extreme blue cast of shots taken underwater. The problem is that Continue reading

Friday, July 25, 2008 in Photography

Photography Blog

I’ve now created a separate category for photography-related blog posts, so if you’re interested you can track these separately Continue reading

A Shortage of Analysts?

Bemoaning the systemic failings which are leading to a general lack of good business analysts Continue reading

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Meltdown

A cracking thriller, and an intriguing insight into the world of high finance Continue reading

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Reviews