Back to Italy!

For 2013 we’ve come back to Northern Italy. It’s a place we both love. Frances has long harboured a desire to visit Verona, and I wanted to revisit the Dolomites through which I took a fleeting drive many years ago, Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Italy 2013, Travel

Balloon Fiestas – The Awards

We are becoming quite the connoisseurs of balloon fiestas (unless fiesta is its own plural :)). Following on from Northampton 2008 (0 balloons) and Albuquerque 2012 (over 500 balloons) we’ve now added Britain’s biggest festival on Bristol, which featured a Continue reading →

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in Thoughts on the World

Capturing the Setting Sun

I’ve been catching up with some of the outstanding shots from our USA trip in 2012. One of the most successful days of the whole trip in photographic terms started in the fascinating Bisti Badlands, and ended on a short Continue reading →

Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Photography, Travel, USA 2012

World War Z – One from the Ministry of Strange Coincidences…

I’ve just posted my review of World War Z – The Book. In it, I liken the book to a science fiction version of “The World At War”. Now here’s the real oddity – the book of The World at Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World

World War Z – The Book

“The World At War” with Zombies! Continue reading →

Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World

Canon EOS 70D: Cynical, Substantial or Stepping Stone?

I am trying to work out what to make of the announcement of Canon’s new 70D. For those of you who haven’t caught up yet, Canon have finally, after four years, upgraded their APS-C sensor technology, yesterday announcing their new Continue reading →

Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Photography, Thoughts on the World

Iceland Album Now Online!

I’ve finally posted my complete album from the 2011 Iceland Trip! Please look inside and let me know what you think… Continue reading →

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Iceland Travel Blog, Photography, Travel

A Delightful Little Surprise

I’ve just finished processing the photographs from my 2011 trip to Iceland! I’ll get the best up on my site over the next week or so. At least I’ve avoided the second anniversary of the trip… There was a wonderful Continue reading →

Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Iceland Travel Blog, Photography

Improved Capture

Following on from the last post, I thought I’d pop up an example to highlight the improvements possible through just the right choice and use of software. The picture above was taken back in 2008, on my old Canon 40D. Continue reading →

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Barbados, Photography, Thoughts on the World

What’s More Important: Hardware or Software?

We live, as some of you might have noticed, in a digital age. The displacement of older technologies by digital versions has been accompanied and largely enabled by rapid, substantial advances in technology. Yet a couple of recent experiences suggest Continue reading →

Monday, May 20, 2013 in Micro Four Thirds, Photography, Thoughts on the World

Back to the ‘Fray

Oh well… The annual pilgrimage to the sun has come and gone, and it’s back to the ´fray. (I assume that “fray” is a contraction of “affray” – is that correct?) Updates to my web site are almost complete. As Continue reading →

Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Iceland Travel Blog, Thoughts on the World, Website & Blog

El Dorado Blues

Like the predecessor novel, Wahoo Rhapsody, this is an enjoyable romp which charges on at an impressive pace. As a complete antidote to all the “Templar Treasure” novels of recent years, while this does feature a long-buried fabled treasure, which Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Reviews