Photographs

Some photographs by way of a change of subject from technology.  These shots are of the gorgeous English Dales countryside on a trip to Aysgarth Falls, during one of the wettest and stormiest periods in recent memory, so everything was green and wet (except Norman).  Very English.     As is our wont we spent…

Saturday was a typically not very busy day here in the Vienne. In this post I am happy to offer you some photographs of not much happening, which, in an engineering breakthrough, can now be seen by Apple iThing users.…. Last Saturday, after a spot of shopping, and an execrable lunch at the corner bar…

We are back in our favorite quiet corner of France to pay bills and agree the next stages in the endless process of getting our house here renovated.  In the process I have been using the tips from Gary Friedman’s very fine photography seminar in Kingston last week to take some photos of the immediate…

My new little Sony RX-100 camera has sparked a renewed interest in taking lots of photographs – which is the only way to get a few decent ones.  But its lens has made me move to a different style.  A few of the more reasonable shots are shown here, along with a link to some…

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…

Wonderful evening at the women’s football final between USA and Japan.  I ended up in the Japanese fans section for some reason, and they were a delight.  But they were not inscrutable.  Oh no. I must say, the women’s game played at this level is a delight.  The fans were respectful, sober, and mostly clapped…