Being in the dentist chair is not my favourite place. I think many would agree. I recognise the importance of having a healthy set of teeth and appreciate the many benefits. However much I review these reasons it does not help with the anxiety. Over the years I have developed a system of what I … More The Dentist and Perspective
Listening to the radio recently, I found myself intrigued by the comments of an author of a new book. The discussion focused on the need, as adults, to play. As children we learn so much through unstructured play, where we make up the game and any rules as we go along. It nurtures creativity and … More Time to Play
A family member has recently been diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or M.E. One way this manifests itself is a constant feeling of fatigue. For a young person who should be enjoying life to the full this is a severe blow. To aid recovery advice has been given to establish what is called a ‘base line’. … More Base Line
If you have a digital camera you will recognise the illustration above that may appear as a dial or in a menu on your camera. Scene, vari program or picture modes are pretty much the same thing. They are an easy way to set up our cameras for certain types of photography. I will be … More Feeling in the Mode – Part One
At this time of year, when the sun rises at a very civilised time, there really is every reason to get up and go for a walk in your local patch. You maybe able to catch the early rays of sunshine Or meet some fun gi At least some one appreciated the joke! But clearly … More Autumn Walk
Yes, sadly its true. We are rapidly approaching the end of summer. The days are getting shorter. But the opportunities to capture the remnants of summer abound as I found out this last week.
As mentioned in a previous post I have a new scanner for my film negatives and I have been testing it out over the last few weeks. The first image was scanned at a resolution of 2400 dpi and is a 6mb file. The second at 9600dpi and weighs in at 80.9mb file. Despite the … More Epson Perfection V370 Scanner – ongoing review
We have had some terrific sunny days followed by equally beautiful sunsets. Food for the creative photographer. On one such evening I had a couple of opportunities to indulge my creativity. Only these photos are fake. The sun sets on the other side of our house. Here is what I really saw. Flat light not … More Creative??
Those words put into the mouth of Shakespeare’s character Hamlet , highlight human mortality. However it is technological mortality that I wish to speak of. An important part of my experiment with 35mm film is scanning the negative and producing a digital file that can be worked on with a computer. I have been happy … More Alas poor Yorick
As mentioned in previous posts some of the film cameras that come my way need some attention. With each successful encounter my confidence grows along with my understanding and ability. A recent purchase saw me come into possession of a non working Kowa SE circa 1964. What made this an interesting buy was that it … More In Too Deep
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