PhotoBlog : Colours

Nov 26

PhotoBlog : Colours

A selection of photos, each with a particular colour, click on any image to download hi-res for free from MorgueFile. See me, see Kieslowski… I do like the way I have handily annotated each...

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What The Romans Did : Part 2 – Up Pompeii

Nov 20

What The Romans Did : Part 2 – Up Pompeii

Following on from the unacclaimed post on Herculaneum, the inevitable Pompeii post rears its head. This was my second visit to Pompeii which is perhaps reflected in my slightly unenthusiastic collection of images or perhaps I was just deflated after a rainy morning in Herculaneum. The thing that strikes you most on leaving Herculaneum and arriving in Pompeii is quite...

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PhotoBlog : Italy in HDR

Nov 03

PhotoBlog : Italy in HDR

If you have a DSLR and you’ve not tried doing some HDR images, you really should. It’s a lot of fun. You just need to guard against getting carried away with it like me. What is HDR? You ask…Have you ever taken a photo of some mountains and sky and either the mountains have been under-exposed and black or the sky blown-out and white? This...

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What The Romans Did : Part 1 – Herculaneum

Nov 01

What The Romans Did : Part 1 – Herculaneum

Any traveller with a sense of decency will, on visiting the vicinity of Naples, decide that a visit to some Roman ruins in on the agenda. Most will choose Pompeii but many will find good reason to saunter along to its little brother in the ‘cities dug up from under volcano stuff‘ stakes, Herculaneum. The story is so famous it requires little re-telling...

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