Mississippi Minimalist

Not much to say about this one. I’m just catching up with some shots from our USA trip last year (trying to clear the decks a bit before the Bhutan trip which is now less than a week away). I’m … Continue reading

Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Travel, USA 2014

The Tail End

Day 16 A much better night’s sleep. Washingtonians obviously follow the "Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting" rule, and cause less trouble on other nights. I’ve also developed a hybrid bath towel and pillow scheme which fares rather better in the … Continue reading

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Photography, USA 2014

Washington – The Monuments

Day 15 A rubbish night’s sleep. Between stupid pillows (of which more later), shouting drunks in the street, private cars beeping horns and the local emergency services insisting on using full sirens and horns throughout the small hours neither of … Continue reading

Monday, October 26, 2015 in Travel, USA 2014

The End of the Road

Day 13 A day of odd contrasts. We awake to fog so thick we can’t see Abbot Lake from our room, a distance of about 30m. It’s still thick by the time we’ve had breakfast and checked out, and the … Continue reading

Continuing the "USA 2014" Travel Blog…

I just realised that for some reason I never posted the last few days of our blog from our trip to the USA in 2014. Since I’m shortly going to start another one, I thought I should get my house … Continue reading

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in USA 2014

Morocco Portfolio Uploaded

I’ve just finished processing my shots from Morocco, and have uploaded the portfolio to my album. In addition, there are several new panoramas you should notice at the top of my web pages. Take a look at www.andrewj.com/album/Morocco Continue reading

Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Morocco Travel Blog, Photography, Travel

Panasonic GX8 – First Impressions

  I was asked the other day what I think of the Panasonic GX8. As I predicted here, it’s absolutely the right size: sit it on the desk next to the GX7 in its half-leather case, which is how I … Continue reading

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in Photography

Man at Work

Another low-contrast shot from the Marrakech Medina, which didn’t look promising out of the camera, but I think works well after processing. This was at a much shorter range than the "bread" shot of last week’s post, but the cloud … Continue reading

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Morocco Travel Blog, Photography, Travel

A Laser-Like Focus?

I suspect we all have something which can attract our attention, like a missile locking onto a homing beacon, even against significant background noise. With Frances, it’s shoes. With me, it’s bread! There was a scene in the excellent, but … Continue reading

Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Morocco Travel Blog, Thoughts on the World, Travel

More Multishot Techniques, and Going 3D

I have been using multiple shot techniques almost as long as I have been interested in photography. My earliest stitched panoramas were in the days when you got a spare set of prints and took out the razor blade and … Continue reading

Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Photography

It’s Not Just What You Do With It, Size IS Important

On paper, the Panasonic GM5 should be an ideal "carry around" camera for me. The same sensor and processor as the excellent GX7 and GH4 in a neat pocket-sized packaged. A proper electronic viewfinder. Access to all the Micro Four … Continue reading

Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

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