Category Archives: Photography

Crash, Bang, Wallop, What a Picture

I was literally just about to get into bed in my hotel in Liverpool last night, when the air was rent with loud explosions. Fortunately nothing sinister – just fireworks giving a cruise ship a good send-off on her voyage. Continue reading

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Dark Shadows

I’m finally getting around to processing the remaining shots from my Morocco trip in 2013! I had parked a number of shots from the Dades Gorge, because we were shooting almost into the setting sun, and they were either hazy, Continue reading

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in Morocco Travel Blog, Photography, Travel

It’s Not the Camera, It’s the Photographer… Well, Sort Of…

There’s a frequently made assertion in photography books and blogs that the choice of kit doesn’t really matter, and a good photographer will make great images regardless. I don’t altogether agree. While I think it’s laudable to encourage photographers to Continue reading

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Photography

Into the (Infra)Red

Last Summer I purchased a Panasonic GF3 which had been converted to infrared photography. Like with many gadgets, there’s a period where you play with the funky effects, and I quite like the way you can get a really deep Continue reading

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Barbados, Photography, Travel

Edge of Silence

We’ve just finished our 30th anniversary viewing of Edge of Darkness. I must now have seen the series at least 10 times, but in this case familiarity breeds respect. Like the best Shakespeare play or Verdi opera the series rewards Continue reading

Friday, May 29, 2015 in Photography, Reviews, Thoughts on the World

A Visitation

Great excitement chez nous last night. The security lights went on and we spotted not one but two hedgehogs snuffling around in the courtyard. Fortunately they stayed round long enough to get a few photos. The security light provided good Continue reading

Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

A Failure of Curation

We visit a lot of photography exhibitions. The majority are inspiring or thought-provoking, and well worth the effort of the photographers, the presenters, and the attendees. Along the way there has been the odd disappointment: sometimes we just don’t connect Continue reading

Sunday, April 5, 2015 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Positively On Fire…

Apologies, my first blog post of the New Year really should have wished you all the very best for 2015. Please accept this as a pseudo-first post, with said wishes. I also just wanted to post this shot from yesterday. Continue reading

Monday, January 12, 2015 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Monochrome, Sort Of…

I’m making use of my new Windows MacBook to catch up with photo processing, including a few shots from our trip to Barbados last year. One of the things I particularly love about the Caribbean are the splashes of colour Continue reading

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Barbados, Photography, Travel

What Camera Should I Buy?

Just Brilliant: Continue reading

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in Photography

New Toy, New Challenges

I’ve just got a new toy, a Panasonic GF3 converted for infrared imported from the USA. I went for the 590nm filter which admits a fair bit of the visual spectrum for the popular “goldie” look, and which makes sure Continue reading

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 in Micro Four Thirds, Photography

Auto Everything? Not Quite…

A friend asked me a few weeks ago about how I get such depth of colour in my images, and whether it was related to using automatic modes on my cameras. I had to explain about shooting RAW and correcting Continue reading

Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Photography