Photo of the Day – 14 May 2016: Sailing By
This shot was taken at Kassiopi on the north coast of Corfu. Now it is a popular tourist destination, but as a port in historical times it had greater significance and provided shelter for boats against Mediterranean storms. The Venetians considered its defence sufficiently important that it required a substantial castle built atop the headland which is […]
Ctein’s Observations
The meeting with Ctein was a social event, but a few things came up in conversation which I thought are worthwhile passing on here. It is really just bits and pieces, so I’ll talk about each item under separate bullet points. As you would imagine, a lot of what he says concerns printing, so I’ll […]
Tollie Red Kite Centre
I joined local camera dealer Ffordes for a day at the Tollie Red Kite centre for an event organised in conjunction with Tamron. Red kites are magnificent birds and I was interested to see how the centre compared with Gigrin Farm in Wales. Both places feed the birds at a regular time which guarantees that […]
Photo of the Day – 12 April 2016: Ullswater in the Rain
Arriving at Ullswater in the Lake District hoping for a sunset shot, instead I was greeted by persistent rain. At first it did not seem too heavy, but that was illusory. My jacket did not have a hood and very quickly my hair was soaked. I suppose all that water in the area has to […]
Going Back
I have recently started going through all my digital images for a new presentation which I am preparing about my approach to photography. The idea is to show my progression over the years and highlight any improvement I might have achieved. I do hope there has been some and that I have not been going […]
Don’t Chase the Picture …
…… the picture will come to you. I do not normally expect to receive photography advice via the BBC News Channel, but that is what happened during a recent episode of its travel show segement which featured Cuba. It came from a man to whom several minutes were devoted; part time B&B owner, part time […]