I was very sad this morning to hear of the passing of the great reggae singer, John Holt. Help Me Make It Through The Night is very possibly my favourite reggae love song, and the contrast between his sweet voice and the electric brass section always sends shivers down my spine. We were lucky enough to see John perform several times at the Barbados Reggae Festival, most recently this April, by which time he was probably already ill, but it took nothing from his performance. A great musician, who will be sadly missed.
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Day 4 It’s a long but leafy drive from Memphis to Nashville, a bit like a 200-mile long tree lined avenue, but with bigger trucks! The road is misleadingly uniform, so it’s a surprise how different the two cities are. Continue reading →
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 in
Travel,
USA 2014
Day 3 The drawback of being a stone’s throw from the airport is somewhat curtailed sleep as the flights start at about 4.30. Oh well… First stop is a fabric shop on the outskirts where Frances buys some tassles, and Continue reading →
Day 2 Another early start, but thanks to jet lag it’s not a major issue. Reagan National Airport turns out to be an architectural gem, and I get some great shots of the main hall. Operationally it’s not at quite Continue reading →
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in
Travel,
USA 2014
We had a trip to the USA in late September and early October, which was highly enjoyable and produced a few interesting photos. Here’s what happened… Day 1 Up early for flight to Washington. Everything goes smoothly apart from Continue reading →
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in
Travel,
USA 2014
This week I am supporting the TRW presence at Automechanika in Frankfurt. Due to a cock-up on the packing front by the team leader this morning found us short of a wireless router essential to connect our demonstration vehicle to Continue reading →
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in
Thoughts on the World
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
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
I’m finally getting round to the first pass (!) on my Morocco photos. Work, my app development and the slow release of Capture One support for the Panasonic GX7 have all got in the way. Here’s one from our second Continue reading →
This doesn’t survive “translation”. Researching our forthcoming trip to the South Eastern USA, I found a guide to a small town on our route in North Carolina with the splendid, and somewhat misleading, title Doggin’ Asheville. Not what I expected Continue reading →
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in Uncategorized
My transition from Canon cameras to a lighter micro four thirds system is proceeding rapidly. In the last two weeks I’ve sold off the Canon 550D and Panasonic GH2, which both moved very quickly, my Panasonic flash and my CF Continue reading →
Thursday, July 24, 2014 in
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