Last night as my first attempt at gig photography. When I talk about “styles” of photography I’d like to try out, gigs is always one of them. I mentioned this to Pete, a guy in my office, who I know is quite in to his photography and gigs. He kindly tweeted about my interest and with measures of equal kindness, a band/group/act came forward with a couple of gigs in Digbeth over the bank holiday weekend. I settled on a [...]
My parent’s very kindly brought me a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for my birthday! Its a prime lens, which essentially means its a fixed size and cannot zoom. Because the zooming mechanisms are fairly expensive, by not having one, you can have a much higher quality optic for a fraction of the price. The f/1.8 refers to how much light the camera can let in – the lower the number the more light can be let in, making [...]
Its been a while, almost a year in fact, since any thing changed on this pokey little website. In fact, I stopped writing right about the time I left my job and set up my own company. I shot myself in the foot when it came to blogging – I had a nice site, but it was just too much work to keep it up to date and rolling. Since setting up on my own free-time has become precious, and [...]
On Saturday I visited West Midlands Safari Park. Besides having a great day out, I took the opportunity to snap a few photos. It was territory that could easily have been designed for my AF55-200mm F/4-5.6 Di-II LD Macro lens, which until now has only been put on now and then to play with. This was a great chance to really try it out and get some photos. The weather was a let down, but I’m still fairly pleased with [...]
Last night as my first attempt at gig photography. When I talk about “styles” of photography I’d like to try out, gigs is always one of them. I mentioned this to Pete, a guy in my office, who I know is quite in to his photography and gigs. He kindly tweeted about my interest and with measures of equal kindness, a band/group/act came forward with a couple of gigs in Digbeth over the bank holiday weekend. I settled on a [...]
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I have an old 32″ Sony Triniton TV that is free to a good home. It has the original remote, and considering its age it is still in rather good condition. Its free to a good home, on the condition you can come and collect it yourself. Its big, so you’ll need some boot room and it will definitely take 2 to lift out of the flat. If you have any questions, or would like to declare interest please let [...]
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My parent’s very kindly brought me a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for my birthday! Its a prime lens, which essentially means its a fixed size and cannot zoom. Because the zooming mechanisms are fairly expensive, by not having one, you can have a much higher quality optic for a fraction of the price. The f/1.8 refers to how much light the camera can let in – the lower the number the more light can be let in, making [...]
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Its been a while, almost a year in fact, since any thing changed on this pokey little website. In fact, I stopped writing right about the time I left my job and set up my own company. I shot myself in the foot when it came to blogging – I had a nice site, but it was just too much work to keep it up to date and rolling. Since setting up on my own free-time has become precious, and [...]
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On Saturday I visited West Midlands Safari Park. Besides having a great day out, I took the opportunity to snap a few photos. It was territory that could easily have been designed for my AF55-200mm F/4-5.6 Di-II LD Macro lens, which until now has only been put on now and then to play with. This was a great chance to really try it out and get some photos. The weather was a let down, but I’m still fairly pleased with [...]
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Dad slipped £20 in to a rather offensive birthday card, but at least it gave me enough to head to Gamestation and pick up a copy of Fable II and Resident Evil 5. Both games I’ve played demos of and been very impressed. Resident Evil 5 has unbelievably pretty graphics, during action sequences it generally does take you beyond a game, almost feeling real at times. For a zombie game, this is very welcome. I haven’t had a real chance [...]
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