Grockles! (Santorini Portfolio Now Online)

Grockles! Other tourists (I suppose I have to admit I was one of them :) ) taking in the sunset at Oia, Santorini
Camera: Canon EOS 40D | Date: 30-09-2009 16:56 | ISO: 200 | Exp. Time: 1/60s | Aperture: 6.3 | Focal Length: 110.0mm (~178.4mm) | Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

Well, I’ve finally finished processing my shots from last year’s trip to Santorini. As expected, lots of blue church domes and sunsets over the caldera, but a few more unusual images as well. The sunset light there really is quite magical, and lifts even the banal to something special. Getting a spot in Oia for the sunset show can be a bit of a challenge, as the above shows.

The portfolio also includes some of my most successful underwater pictures so far. I’m finally getting the hand of using my Canon G10 underwater, and then properly post-processing the shots.

Let me know what you think.

Andrew

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Caldera Sunset #3

Sorry there was no photoblog post last week, but I was busy processing my shots from the wedding of my good friend, Dave. Here’s a third (and, I promise, final) “Caldera Sunset” shot from my Santorini trip. This one works, Continue reading

Monday, September 27, 2010 in Photography, Santorini

The Half Arsed Agile Manifesto

If you’re wondering why agile methods don’t work in your organisation, look no further than this. Very funny, but scarily accurate. In the words of the Tao of Lao-Tsu, “If you want to control something, you must first let it Continue reading

Saturday, September 18, 2010 in Agile & Architecture

Caldera Sunset Zen

I’m making good progress on sorting out my photos from last year’s Santorini trip, with the intention of getting them finished before the anniversary… 🙂 I was going to publish a series of the Caldera sunsets in weekly instalments. I Continue reading

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 in Photography, Santorini

Caldera Sunset #1

I’m finally getting round to processing the shots from my Santorini trip – only about a year late! The sunsets over the Caldera really are quite amazing. Here’s one, and I’ll post a couple more over the next few weeks. Continue reading

Thursday, September 9, 2010 in Photography, Santorini, Travel

21st Century Schizoid Man

Ruminations on leadership, and how leadership responsibilities change with your perspective Continue reading

Sunday, August 29, 2010 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

I Don’t Want to Sound Complainin’

My review of the Canon 7D. The headline: great electronics, poor ergonomics. Continue reading

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Photography, Reviews

Memo to Car Museum Curators – Give Them Space

There are lots of great car museums in the world, and I’ve visited more than a few. However, the majority are difficult or impossible to photograph, unless you’re a “down in the details” sort of photographer, which I’m definitely not. Continue reading

Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Photography

Integrating External Content with WordPress

I’ve been developing andrewj.com for about 15 years, and although I’m not that prolific I’ve built up quite a lot of content. I recently converted my blog from an old bespoke (= “custom”, for my American friends) solution to one Continue reading

Thursday, August 12, 2010 in Code & Development, My Publications, Website & Blog

Hereinafter

We used to take the mickey out of Japanese user manuals for not being written very well. My favourite example was “engine not turning very round”, although sadly I suspect that may have been apocryphal. Now, I think there’s a Continue reading

Monday, July 26, 2010 in Photography

Nice Palette

Here’s a picture from my Swiss trip last year. I was a little disappointed with my shots from Montreux – it’s such a compact town it’s very difficult to isolate the buildings and features from one another. However, I’m reasonably Continue reading

Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Photography

First Photo Blog Post

Hi, welcome to my new photo blog. Here’s a shot taken on my trip to Santorini last year, a “grab shot” of a rather nice yacht scudding along in one of the island’s trademark sunsets. The triangular shapes at the Continue reading

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Photography, Santorini, Travel