And another new link on the blogroll!
March 29, 2008
For the past few weeks or so I’ve been keeping an eye on yOOrek’s Rants’n Raves, watching with delight some of the amazing pics he’s uploading. Some really imaginative and truly inspiring work, I just had to add him to the blogroll.
He’s also got a Flickr page!
Check out some of the latest stuff he’s done with some new kit he’s got.
Photography is not a crime!
March 29, 2008
Just found (and joined) this great group on Flickr “Photography is not a crime“
Here, they can speak for themselves…
About the group:
Please post a photo or up to 3 photos of a situation that got you in trouble . Security guards rushed you? Police threaten to arrest you? Private citizens get upset? In this “post 9/11″ era, when photographers are equated to terrorists and cameras likened to weapons, this is the place for kindred spirits to post, tell the story and share.
Don’t forget to tell the story behind the photo!
And a message from the group’s admin:
We are in the “post 9/11″ era. This excuse is used when people don’t want you to take a photo. Photographers are likened to terrorists and cameras to weapons. It seems scale is important - point and shoot? You’re NOT a terrorist. Big lens, prosumer camera? Well, then, you ARE a terrorist and should be harassed/detained/questioned/arrested for your crime of taking photos. Read the stories, post your own, share, and most important - keep shooting (photos)
So if you’ve got a Flickr account and have had hassle innocently taking pics check ‘em out (and maybe even join!).
At last…
March 27, 2008
Well, its finally happened!
Its raining… I’m up… I’m about… and I’ve got camera with me. Um… but its not very heavy rain. And it didn’t last long. And I was waiting for my mate to finish work before we went out on a photo jaunt.
Nevertheless, its a start.
Latest Flickr Uploads #10
March 24, 2008
Following on from my previous post, the jaunt to Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable produced quite a few demo pics
But there’s only so many pics you can take of a smallish demo (only about seven or so of us there… including yours truly!) before you’ve exhausted most of the likely possibilities.
So to fill in the odd moment here and there I amused myself by snapping some of the local scenery.
A day at the Zoo
March 24, 2008
I know I’ve been whining recently about the noticeable non-happening of bad weather hereabouts but I didn’t expect to end up having to stand around in the sleet and snow all day as my reward!
Ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but not much of a one.
I’ve learned a lesson though (finally!)… wore my thermals today cos I’ve just about had enough this year of standing around for hours at a time in various cold or drafty places and getting completely chilled.
Anyway, the event of which I speak was the demo staged by Bedford Animal Action outside Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable to mark Zoo Awareness Day, which is called every year by the Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) to raise awareness of the suffering of animals in zoos. Its held on Easter Monday which is one of the busiest times of the year for zoos.
So at last I managed to get some snow pics (not quite what I’d had in mind though!).
The complete Set is here
Pitiful, just pitiful
March 23, 2008
Yesterday evening the weather forecasters were predicting heavyish snowfall and hazardous driving conditions for my entire area… all to be happening first thing in the morning.
In fact, even going so far as to say that folk would be waking up in the morning to be greeted by a white Easter Sunday.
“Aha” thinks I, “this’ll be great. Time to get home, get the cameras out, and be waiting in readiness for it to start settling”.
Not a hint of it on the way home though (about six-ish). But then, having settled down in front of the computer for a couple of hours messing around I espy out the window the first few dandruff-like specks falling.
A quick coffee later and wander out to see what I can shoot. Hmm… no big fat juicy snowflakes, no six-foot high drifts… not even any six mm high drifts!
Despondently firing off a few shots that later I’ll be able to intriguingly label “The start of my village’s first real snowfall of the year” when I upload them to Flickr I shuffle back indoors for a bit more computer time.
Ninety minutes or so later conditions outside look a tad more interesting, so time for another sortie. Needn’t really have bothered.
And just a few hours later all hint of the white stuff had vanished. Weather-wise, fairly typical for this area.
Digital vs Film Lenses
March 23, 2008
My previous post triggered a brief discussion in the Comments section about the possible differences between lenses designed for film cameras and those designed for digital cameras.
Indeed, I queried whether in fact there is any difference, or is it all just hype?
Well, I was sufficiently intrigued by this that I ferreted around a bit on the Web and came up with the following… just in case anyone’s equally as interested:
digital vs film lens on DigiForumz (forum discussion)
