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Autumn in Cape Town – RX 100 photographs
Back in the warm south thankfully. Here are a few photographs of the area immediately around our place in the Southern part of the Cape peninsula. It’s late summer here, a lovely time when the winds ease, and the days are long and languid. This year I only brought the little…
Old salts in Salt River
Click to show full size & back button to return to this page Happy New Year! Here’s another in the Salt River series. These two gents I think were waiting for a ride – which was going to come down a street along which the sun was nearly horizontal and in their faces. I liked…
Boat and mill at Nalliers
Today’s photo: Boat and mill at Nalliers. An abandoned fishing boat tied up opposite the old mill in Nalliers, in the Vienne area of France. The river Gartempe cuts its way through some very attractive country, and it is studded with villages like Nalliers at it’s crossing points. Shot with my new Olympus E-M5 Mark…
On Portability – can a phone substitute for a camera?
My recent adventures with the world’s only phone capable of taking RAW images. How does it stack up against a ‘real’ camera? Earlier this year, M*rk sent me this link from the New Yorker. The basic message was that the smart phone, or specifically the iPhone 5 had now replaced even top…
Getting the bread
Today’s photo:Getting the bread. This shot was taken in Nalliers, on the river Gartempe in the Vienne region of France. The old gent was notably wobbly on his bike, and seemed to be heading out to get his morning baguette. Note: Click photo to enlarge – back button to return. This now works for the…
Olympics – closing ceremony
Thanks to a very generous friend, I was able to be at the Olympic stadium for the closing ceremony of the main Olympics. This was a quite bonkers event, but astounding to watch, and wonderful to participate in. Here are some photos, taken again with the little Canon. I have not provided captions for the…